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(...) Heh, what do you think I've been doing for almost two years now??? I think I only had all my sets sorted or built for about the first few months. Of course if you want to see a sad story, go visit Paul Sinasohn sometime. In December while I (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Jeff, Man, you place looks almost like mine, although I have my business stuff and my personal stuff in the same room now. I have not used my collection to a great extent since I started TSSC, and it shows. Hopefully I will ahve time again. I (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) heheh, well, I usually get in more than 2 hours a day... I try for a minimum of 40 hours a week... Jeff (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) What do you think I've been up to for the past 6 months. Even with sorting 2 hours a day, everyday, I'm still buried in brick. EEE...EEEK! Ok, back to work - sorting. Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Well, after not having sorted in about a year, I decided to plunge into it and try to clear out much of my backlog. That was about a month and a half ago, and I am still not finished... I doubt I've hit the halfway point, actually... Word to the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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The dividers stay in well. I really like how two of these will connect together. I am putting together a small lot with six sets and I just sorted them into two of these. I really like the wider compartments, but a downfall is that the container (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) (URL) product ID is 14408, Professional Deep Organizer. The link train is Products > DIY (under Hardware) > Organizers. Look for 14408. Peace, Pat (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Here's what I use for the zillions of 2x4 and 2x2 bricks I've got: (URL) ZAG company calls it a "Professional Deep Organizer". It also comes with eight plastic compartments which you can rearrange or remove altogether (as in above photo). Go to (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I saw these. Unfortunately, it looks like they may not be carrying Plano anymore. How well do the dividers stay in these? I'll probably skip them since they are definitely bigger than the Plano boxes and won't stack with them too well. Frank (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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I found the following containers at Wal-Mart (URL) but the one they have is 3" deep and A Keter model 3600 that is 14 1/4"x11 1/2"x 2 1/2" Two large flex spaces and three width size flex spaces. IN general the width of their sections are wider than (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Ah, that's the question, isn't it? Eric Kinsgley posted something that voiced something I had already been thinking- if enough people want them, then NELUG could possibly just place a bulk order and we could divide them amongst ourselves. I (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) So...how many are in a crate? J (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Unfortunately, you can't order individual cabinets from Akro-Mils, you can only order crates of them... it's a retailers' catalogue. I was so excited when I discovered the catalogue on their website that I ordered one and then called them to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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I just went to the Akro-Mils website at: (URL) ordered their catalog. You can also download a full-color PDF to browse through using Adobe Acrobat. Interestingly enough, the PDF only features the 23-drawer and 36-drawer cabinets, the same two that (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) After posting I checked a catalog from Akro-Mils that I requested and received last year from the company, it's a glossy four-color affair dated 12/99 in the code at the back, and on the two pages devoted to the storage centers we are talking (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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FUT org.us.nelug Would anyone else be interested in this... (...) If we have enough people interested it might be worth our while looking into this. I know some of the drawer configurations can be hard to come by. I personally don't care about (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) I've noted that with most of the things I've run across when trying to secure volume discounts with a manufacturer, you wind up having to go to the "container" or "half container" level to get a discount that doesn't get eaten by shipping-- (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) one (...) order. (...) actually (...) I have one of the 18-drawer units from a purchase more than 10 years ago from where I don't remember (the gray of the cabinet was lighter back then), and I have been looking to get some more for the same (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I could use some of these. All of my Akro-Mils drawer units are either the 23-drawer or the 36-all-too-small-to-use variety. I definitely prefer the cabinets with the larger drawer sizes. I currently have a lot of empty small-size drawers, and (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Hey Everyone, Since so much has been written recently about Lego storage, I thought I'd spill the beans on some products we'll be offering very soon. The first storage option competes directly with Plano and Akro-Mils, and it's called Slide-N-Lock (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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