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(...) The link below is to a flyer for their in-store specials, good at all kinds of K-Marts I believe. I didn't even look for these on the web site on sale. I don't think you'll find them however. BEN (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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IMO, the Akro-Mils cabinets are much better if you can find them in your area. For one thing they stack nicely, and securely. While KMart is selling the "Stack"-on brand, they do not stack at all. They slide right off of each other. A slight bump (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Can you buy at KMart or SuperK these same things at advertised price on Blue Light? Alan C Pflugerville, Texas (...) This (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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IMO, the Akro-Mils cabinets are much better if you can find them in your area. For one thing they stack nicely, and securely. While KMart is selling the "Stack"-on brand, they do not stack at all. They slide right off of each other. A slight bump (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Ben Those are made by Stack-on, Akro-Mills are available at Wal-Marts only around here. Thanx, Mark Millère LUGnet # 525 Visit Milissa's LEGO store, Millère's Spares (URL) -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.market.shopping)
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I think these are by Akro-Mills, the company that everyone raves over. This seems to be a really good deal. I'm going by my SuperK today to try to get some. Here is a pic of the ad. Buy one get one free. (URL) BEN GATRELLE (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Thank you very much! (...) Well, I wouldn't even *think* of selling anything... that's just not the way we work in the LCad community (like you didn't know that already.. hehe) But I have thought about how to get the actual files to people. If (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) WOW!! COOL! It'd be great if you can publish the files that you make this with, or perhaps even sell it because you put in so much work. That's really cool lookin! I wish I had a sorting system like that. I'm still pretty early on in my (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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I threw up a page with some quick pics of my building/storage area. ore importantly are the details of my customized labelling system and the tools I have laid out on paper for the desktop. They incorporate some nice dimension and angle guides (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.cad) !
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(...) Heehee, doesn't sound very encouraging, Ralph! (...) The mess on the floor sounds familiar! My kids have only recently begun collecting Lego and so they haven't created many models other than the main model which comes with the instruction (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I prefer the Hefty One-Zip freezer strength bags. The Ziploc Slide-Loc bags are not as good in my book as the slider slides off the end of the track much too easily. I prefer freezer weight because it is much more resistant to tears. I do wish (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Hi, What's the brand name of the zip bags you use for LEGO storage? TIA, -- Felipe G. Coury Gerente de Desenvolvimento Creation Internet Business (URL) o GuiaBrasil.Net: (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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My children ages 4, 6 and 8 recently began their LEGO collections, and I am beginning by collecting one particular theme for myself. At this time they are interested in the themes and not interchanging the pieces to build new creations. <snipped (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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My children ages 4, 6 and 8 recently began their LEGO collections, and I am beginning by collecting one particular theme for myself. At this time they are interested in the themes and not interchanging the pieces to build new creations. Right now (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I found that more smaller drawers actually work better than fewer large drawers of the same volume, for what it's worth. It's quicker to pull open the drawer of, say, 1x2 tiles and grab one of the right color than it is to, say, pull open a (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Frank, (...) [snip] Thanks first for the quick answer and then for the clarification. I was looking at Jeff Stembel's post and that style of classification seems very reasonable. I'll try to use it with my collection. Best regards for you! -- Felipe (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) The categories really depend on size of collection. What you want to build and how you build should also factor in. There are two somewhat conflicting goals in my mind (well several actually). - You want stuff you use together to be stored in (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Hi, I am quite new to LEGO collection (~5 to 6,000pcs) but something started to bother me. I passed through the sort by color phase. See this pictures to see the only two containers I have (so far).: o (2 URLs) am planning to get about 10 more of (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) One thing I need to do is build a BURP wall to turn the elevated platform which holds some miscelaneous sets above my trains into a proper mountain with tunnel. The one problem is that it is against the wall, and making it a mountain would (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Thanks! I must admit, it was rather fun to take the pictures an write up the message. :) (...) Hehehe, I am actually considering selling some. Still haven't decided, though, as it has really good parts... (...) Oh, I rather doubt that... Most (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Hmm, I know what you could do with those Garden Playmates (says Frank who finally managed to get one...). (...) Wow, your collection must be comparable to mine. Frank (who just had to start an overflow bin for dark grey BURPs because a copier (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I'm having the same problem, though my solutions are slightly differant. (...) I'm in the same boat as far as part count goes. My personal preferance is to only count what I can count; actual sets with "official" piece counts. Anything extra (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Jeff & All, (...) Indeed, but I think in the next couple of months will come down. Taxes and restocking always takes time. I have bough some garage doors and am planning on a big fire station and a American Shell gas station for the next train show (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) heh, you haven't seen my bedroom yet. :) Its worse. :) (...) :( (...) Yup, and hopefully I can find one of Yurika from Nadesico at this weekend's Katsucon convention! :) Jeff P.S. The names are spelled Aeris (or Aerith) and Sephiroth. :) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.storage)
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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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| | Re: Skip Wal-Mart and Amazon; order Akro-Mils catalog
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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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(...) I specifically need Akro-Mils cabinets, as I already have quite a few and would like to retain compatability. But thanks! eric (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I am not sure if this will help or if they will have exactly the shelves you are looking for but I do know they sell units similar to ones pictured at the Enfield model shop. The company is C and H Distributors and their website is (URL) sell (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I am not sure if this will help or if they will have exactly the shelves you are looking for but I do know they sell units similar to ones pictured at the Enfield model shop. The company is C and H Distributors and their website is (URL) sell (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) And the one with all small drawers is nice too, but often too small. (...) Akro-Mils does make these. That's what I'm looking for. (...) Beleive it or not, this is something I was thinking about a short time ago... I wondered how much we would (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I know what you mean. The ones with the 3 huge drawers with smaller ones one the side are nice for certain things but often the large drawers are too large. I really like the one with 3 large drawers, 4 medium, 16 small. I just wish they had a (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Any of the ones that fit with this kind, yeah. I bought them at TCS also, but my needs have expanded beyond the options TCS has provided me... (...) Do they often have other drawer combos too? I guess either way I'll have to take a trip out to (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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