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Hi everyone, I've had my collection going for over 10 years now and am finally attempting to get a serious sorting system happening. I have realised how easily that trans elements scratch and, after living inside the Lego bag for years, many are (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) This statement I can agree with completely. The next statement I must comment on: (...) I agree that "oversorting" as you name it causes more difficulty when putting pieces away, but it is definitely an advantage when trying to get to the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Hmm, sorting is for you what it is for us all, that which works best for your given situation. I have all my basic bricks sorted by color and sixe, put into Zip-locks and thrown into big tubs. (1500 peice blue tubs for off colors) I then have (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) all (...) Definitely, dual or triple color sorting systems work very well. For example, I sort all 6x plates into Black with Gray, Yellow with White, Blue with Red. Same goes for 4x plates. My 2x and 1x plates are sorted as Red with Black and (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Some of my akro-mills (and Plano) bins include drawers about six or eight times as large as a standard drawer. I use those. Sure, I still can't fit all my, say, 1x2s of a given color in one, but I can fit enough to build stuff. The rest hide (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I use the following categories in large IRIS drawers (counting upwards from the ground): * 1x2 and 2x2 bricks and plates * 1x3 and 2x3 bricks and plates * 1x4 and 2x4 bricks and plates * 1x6, 2x6, 1x12; 4x6 and 6x6 bricks and plates * 1x8, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I keep my plates of 4x4 und larger in rings. That is, I connect them on one corner or one edge, creating an object. When working, I then have, for example, a ring of 4x6 gray plates from which I peel off plates as needed. Rings can be stacked (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Ah, the age old question... I'm still stuck on using bins, for the reasons that I mostly just don't want to sort down to the "all white 1x4's in this box/bin/drawer", and this method is very easy to move...(I've already moved my collection 3 (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Shaun, I use the Akron Mills bins for small pieces as you do. I have also used the LEGO buckets (old style work much better than new "anti-helmet" style) as mentioned. However, many years ago, I happened upon some kitchen trash cans (30 qt) (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.storage)
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I sort Bricks using LEGO Tubs and Buckets. They are all sorted by type, for really common sizes like 2x4 and 1x4 I usually split up colors. For example I put Red, White, and Blue in one tub Black, Yellow, and Green in another and all other colors in (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.storage)
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I've been depriving myself of all LEGO construction the past month in order to finally sort all of my pieces. Using Akro-Mils units, I've just about completed my first run through the sorting process. My question relates to the sorting of bricks, (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Seen in: (2 URLs) getting more and more convinced I need to buy some of that wire rack shelving. Unfortunately, the consumer selection doesn't have the best sizes, but I may check out the restaurant supply store on South Saunders street and (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.storage)
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I don't use Akro-Mils cabinets, myself, but I recently found them in a store that offers mail order. It's a computer parts store called Halted Specialties, in Santa Clara CA. Their phone number is (408)732-1573, and their website is (URL) They have (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Yes. I have 3 IRIS cabinets of 7 drawers each. [...] (...) The cabinets are about 5 feet tall, and contain 7 drawers each, in three sizes (deep, medium, and shallow). I sit in a chair with a TV table off to one side, where the (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Cool... Upside of that is that interior dividers will give the box torsional rigidity!!! Downside is that you have the parts scrabble problem. Anything with square corners is hard to get parts out of. Which is why I am currently enamored of (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Yes, I agree box strength varies. (...) One clarification is that I am not using the box to hold trays... so those trays are not there to add torsional rigidity... I am usually using these boxes for things like holding a box full of MOCs to (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) An inexpensive hot glue gun and plenty of glue sticks might solve this problem. For me, I use hot glue liberally to reinforce boxes when they are new--sometimes even un-gluing flaps that were glued at the Lego factory. In fact, I use so much (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I really don't think you're unlucky. Hmm.. I have noticed that the 5561 Model Team box is exceptional compared with others I've used. This includes 8277 Giant Model Set (very bad one), 6097 Night Lord's Castle (pretty bad one), 5988 Pharaoh's (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Thanks Suzanne! Very helpful. I snipped it but I have one question. I have found the 5561 and other boxes to be not all that strong. I use a razor to slice the display window cardboard off so the tape doesn't rip the cardboard and weaken it, then I (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.storage)
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This is a tray system I use for LEGO building at home sometimes. Whether or not this method would work for you, of course depends on the type of building you do and how you like to work, etc. But I thought it may be of interest to some people whose (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.storage)
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