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(...) Interesting idea. I may have to try this. My wife already thinks I'm crazy. (...) Hmm. I wonder if they'd fit in a wine rack... (...) Nothing? It's not nothing! Those things cost $0.10 *each*. In Michigan, anyway. Steve (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.storage)
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This is for the recycling set... If you have two liter pop bottles, and some of them are made by different companies, then it is a good bet that the bottles came from different factories...for example, Coca-Cola as opposed to Sam's Choce or Pepsi. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I am currently in the last stages of reorganizing my (primarily) Technic collection. For the specialized Technic elements I am now using Zag Professional Organizers. These are cool in that they do not rely on dividers but instead have small (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.storage)
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(...) If you're curious about types of sloped elements, check this out! :) (URL) [...] (...) I use Acro Mils storage containers and sort everything by shape. Some of the larger bins get split into multiple colors (like small plates and bricks). (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.storage)
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Rob - Thank you - you've been quite helpful. I appreciate your time to follow up on this for me. I think my problem is that the eBags site doesn't welcome me as a eBates member. I don't see the welcome message on the first page, and there's no (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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I linked to eBags from the eBates website. I can't remember if the $10 off/free shipping message was on the intro eBags page or if it was on an eBates page. The first eBags page said something like "Welcome eBates Member!". After I selected the bag (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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Rob - I tried liking through eBates, where I have a valid account, and didn't get the $10 off you saw. Flamingoworld has a 25% off for VISA purchased at eBags, but their link doesn't work. I see other 10% offers from there and other sites, but not (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Yes, I got a set .... At LIC/Orlando, I paid about $94 for the double set of rolling bag and backpack. I've used the rolling bag on a couple of business trips, and it has held up well - no cracks in the baseplate yet, and only a little rubbing (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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Here's a follow-up: I found the bags at eBags. If you link through ebates, you can get the rolling bag for $55 ($10 off), shipping included + 10% rebate from ebates!! Anyone know what the LIC Orlando price is?? -- -Rob. ===...=== New sets and parts (...) (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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I was wondering if someone built one that could sort all sizes. I wan't to dump in a box of legos and have them sorted by color. I think it's a good chalenge (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.storage)
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There is also the problem of whether you're continually rebuilding and unbuilding a model, to consider as well. If you're doing something like taking several hundred pieces apart in order to construct something totally different, then you're likely (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Yeah, but if all your parts are built into models (as mine usually are) you don't need to store. I only break up models when I need the parts for another model, and then I use the left over peices to build something else. This leaves me with a (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I disagree. A good storage system can make finding the right pieces easier, and therefore makes building easier. Well, of course, some people do go a little far, i.e. this box has 2x4 white bricks, this one has 2x2 black bricks, etc. But color (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I've figured out the ultimate storage solution- don't. Build instead. :-) Mike (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I recently made one which could sort white, gray and black 2x2 bricks into compatments. I did it more as an experiment than to serve any practicle purpose. I could probably get ti to work out the size of the bricks too, as I did have a motor (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) use the LEGO Cargo System backpack as my grip (1) for work. It has held up much better then any other backpack or bag that I have used. It gets slung around the locomotive, banged into things, snagged, thrown down onto the ballast, you name (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Always nice to hear of someone who loses count of something (as long as it's not Timmy or JarJar figs). :-) Anyhoo, I don't have an answer per se but do have a reminder that I think is worth repeating: Don't forget to take your batteries out! (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I believe Paul Sinasohn and a few others have this - you can get it at LIC Orlando (I'll be picking one up in Oct if S@H doesn't have them by then). You might want to call LIC/O and see how much they want for it and if they'll ship it. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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Has anyone used one of these LEGO bags for travel? I'm thinking of using one for portable Mindstorming. There is a built in baseplate under the face compartment. (URL) sells them at (URL) sets and parts for sale or trade: (URL) (24 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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I am wondering if anyone has made a brick sorter using Lego mindstorms or another robotics set (24 years ago, 23-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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in article Fy28Fq.K04@lugnet.com, John Gerlach at john.gerlach@bestbuy.com.nospam wrote on 7/21/00 11:23 AM: (...) Ralph Hempel likes the Plano tacke boxes. (URL) haven't tried them myself, so I have no useful opinions. (...) Hope this helps, Doug (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Check out Ralph Hempel's site. He's done a bit of research on storage and storage bin modification. (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Anyone have a good suggestion for safely storing several RCXs? I think I have 8 RCXs now - yes, I've lost count... It's fun when your employer sells Mindstorms sets, and you can get them using an employee discount! <grin> I'm trying to find a small (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.storage)
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(...) As I break down sets, usually the minifigs get sorted as torso+arms+head and legs+hips. I only remove arms from torsos, and legs from hips when I am in the process of customizing. When I wash LEGO, the heads come off also. Sometimes when (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) can (...) So you're saying that the cracked arms/torsos on some of my older minifigs are from removing the hands/arms? I am probably the least organized person in Lego, is keep everything in a huge plastic tub, mini-figs ranging in stages of (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I use Gladware, too; it's great for outsized elements, and it's not as cumbersome as tackle boxes. I especially like using Gladware for stuff I have sorted by type and not color, as then I can dump the Gladware container into a larger box to rifle (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I *still* keep the minifigs in their original combinations. May be because I treated them like living people when I was a kid... Break them apart kind of "kill" them you know... ^_^; In the future I certainly will not pull the heads, arms and (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I thought I was the only one who used Gladware and cardboard boxes! I have around 20 Gladwares and 20 envelope boxes with lids, and one huge shallow storage tub. I don't believe someone else uses Gladware. That's comforting. -Adam 8^D (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I use the those cheap Gladware lunch box size containers 25oz for main storage. They are the cheapest - about US$2 for a 5 pack, but strong and transparent. Since I don't put LEGO in microwave I expect those boxs to last a long time. :) And (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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For storage, look here: (URL) have not tried them yet, so I cannot say how good the service is. Rob -- My best email address is: robdye@writeme.com (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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Yes, the heiarchy of AucZilla is quite handy when sorting *but* did you ever notice - there is not a category for modified bricks? Modified plates, yep, modified bricks, nope. I've always been curious as to why that is. Julie (...) then (...) than (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Well, I have been looking at the heiarchy Todd uses in AUCZILLA. Brick height. Rectangle. Non-Rectangle. Modified Brick. Plate height. Rectangle. Non-Rectangle. Modified plate. Tile. Rectangle. Non-Rectangle. Modified Tile. Animal. Plant. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) that is owned by Plano, but it's "Tackle Logic." Rob (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) The biggest damage is usually done by sunlight - witness the effect on 'old' boxes left in the window of dusty old shops. Most lofts will only suffer the heat effect but 40 degrees is not far off that experienced in some holiday spots in (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.storage)
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(...) I do use somewhat of a hierarchy. Each Plano type container holds closely related parts, and then stacks of Plano type containers contain somewhat less closely related parts (for example, there is a stack which is plate like things, 1 has (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Plano makes a bag which will store 4 of their boxes. There are other manufacturers who make similar bags. try a fishing supply or sporting goods house. Rob (24 years ago, 3-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) This is part of my problem...my collection has gotten so big as to be unmanageable. I am working on a heiarchy to aid sorting and organization...there should be another post on this ng tonight on the topic. Rob (24 years ago, 3-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Ugh. Storage. Itsa problem. First off, I suggest you go to your local Dollar store, and see what you can find in containers. You may want to look for something that can be set on one end, as on a bookshelf. Plano boxes are good for this, but (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jul-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I bought a couple Time Twisters sets at KMart this Friday (I know, I know, but they were REALLY cheap, and thus a good parts supply). I don't recall which set it was...has the guy who looks like he's from Greenwich Village, and the machine has (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.storage)
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(...) I had my entire lego collection (minus technic, which is in 2 toolboxes) in two of the ikea chests pictured. That was, until I sorted all the town sets which had been gathering dust under the stairs. My lego is now in the two chests and about (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.storage)
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(...) We use one of those things from the hardware store with lots of tiny plastic drawers for small technic parts. Bigger things go in boxes from Ikea: (URL). They've got several sizes -- some better than the one pictured. (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Oh sure, my car uses ABS to stop safely during the winter months. ;) Ben Roller (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) They already have--and most of us post here. ;) Run, everyone, before the Frigidaire people come to turn you all into refrigerator doors! narf LFB PS: The interior of the units are probably all made of ABS--but the exteriors are usually (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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Christopher Weeks <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote in message news:FwrEwM.JDs@lugnet.com... (...) Most (...) the (...) :-) That, and the fact that the average American would probably switch to plastic the moment someone invents a magnet that attracts (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Exactly my train of thought--the primary purpose of refrigerators is as magnetic bulletin boards[1], the bigger, the better. --Bram 1) mostly for displaying magnets, but also for the stuff the magnets happen to be holding up. Bram (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Ha! Your naïveté is cute, but misplaced. One must never underestimate the power of the refrigerator-magnet lobby. Plastic appliances...puh-leez! Chris (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:FwrBKH.5yD@lugnet.com... (...) large (...) outside. (...) extent, (...) an (...) think) (...) Yes, and I think I know why. It's a lot easier to pressform steel into whatever shape you (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) This may be one place where the US is behind the rest of the world. Most large appliances in the US are indeed made of enameled steel at least on the outside. That includes washers, dryers, refrigerators, ranges, and to a lesser extent, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Enameled steel is passed away long ago, as a refrigerator material. Injection molded plastic (and yes, ABS) is the one mostly used today. Believe me, the company that ý wok for supplies parts to home appliances industry, and refrigeration (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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