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I tend to think that too much sorting is counter-productive. If you have one tray for every possible kind of part and colour, there's gonna be far too many trays for you to lay out before you can even begin building. On the other hand, if you put (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) If you're looking to get a *bunch* of them, contact Plano directly. I bought several dozen of the 3700s for around $2.50 each: (URL) G (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) The 37xx can often be had in a 3pack for about 10 dollars US. The shallowest and medium units are about $4 and the deep unit is about 5$ Your mileage may vary... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at: (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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OK, great information and websites... Till I get to KMart (need to do a budget) APPROX how much do the 3700 and 3701 Cost?? (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Cool! How many others out there in LUGNET land use modified 37xx boxes??? I should point out that there are VERY few bits that don't fit into one or another 37xx box from PLANO. If you're willing to use the deeper ones, then even the RCX and (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Hi Terry, I use the 3700 series boxes myself, and with Ralphs special modifcation tool, they work well with various sizes of Lego pieces. Before I got shelves to put them on, I used the Sterlite brand 22(?) gallon size tote. They will hold (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) HaHa, I did have to use the soldering iron to cut away a section so the motorcycle wheels would fit in...I didn't want to use the deeper PLANO box because it would waste storage space. Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Thanks Ralph, etal.. Ralph, what 'special mods' did you make to the boxes. Not in the software I hope :-) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I've been buying boxes at Target which are the same size as the Plano 3700 boxes but the dividers fit much tighter, plus there are twice as many positions for the dividers. Now if only they carried the thick boxes also... I just did some serious (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I just got one of (...) Next time you go to KMart, look next to the PLANO boxes for a one-sided yellow box with adjustable storage compartments. I use these, and at only $4 each they really can't be beat. Troy (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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