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Re: Storage thoughts
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Tue, 2 Oct 2001 04:42:34 GMT
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In lugnet.storage, Jon Palmer writes:
> Here is a pic of my collection (not including my store):
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7338
yep, you are definately going to need to reorganize when you disassemble the
Bardiel...
> Now that you have an idea of what my storage is like I have a few questions:
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> 1. How/where do you build? The only way I have ever built is on the floor
> with the tubs and tackle boxes sort of wrapped around me. I know many of
> you sit at a table and build. Do some of you do both?
I used to sit on the floor when I was younger, and never considered building
any other way. When I was in high school, my back and neck would start to
ache too much after Lego building sprees, so I started building on the couch
with some card tables in front of me and the sorted bricks all around, or on
my bed (sans tables).
Now that I have a dedicated space just for Lego, I only build sitting at my
Lego table, or standing at a large worktable near it. I have no more neck
pains, which were getting kinda bad for a while.
> 2. I just bought an Akro Mils 23 drawer cabinet. I bought this for my
> brickbay store to kind of test it out. I like it but for even my relatively
> small store the smallest drawers seem too small. I know many of you have
> mentioned this problem. Which do you prefer -- the Akro Mils style drawer
> cabinets or the Plano style tackle boxes? Do some of you use both? I would
> think if I were going to sit at a table the drawers might be better. But
> the tackle boxes would seem to be better on the floor.
I got a few of those, but I find them too small myself. And I don't like
how dark they are, it makes things hard to find.
I have been going through a re-organization lately and have discovered that
for detail sorting, Shimano boxes are my fav. I got a couple a few weeks
ago as an experiment, and I love them. They have rounded bottoms, the large
sized ones are 6 columns by 4 rows, which is a nice number for sorting, and
the rows are modular walled.
They are clear, so I can find what I want in a hurry. They are pretty cheap
too, my Walmart has the larger sized ones for $4.
> Any thoughts and ideas are welcome!
> If anyone is interested I might post some individual pics of my tubs and
> sorting process. (Geeky I know, but I thought it might be useful to someone)
no, not really geeky although sometimes when I come across posted pics of
collections on brickshelf I wonder to myself if the poster is trying to brag
or something. OTOH, when I see sorted bins pics, I usually check them out
because I find it fascinating to learn how others sort.
If you want to see the Shimano Boxes, and how I use them to sort, LMK and
I'll get some pics. Post some pics of your stuff Jon, I'd definately like
to see how you sort.
cheers!
Joel Kuester
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| "Joel Kuester" <septenemae@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GKKAEy.Lwt@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) Yeah I'm mildly concerned that about half of my collection is in that ship. Hopefully its disassembly won't have a terrible effect on my sorting (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.storage)
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| Seeing Bob Carney's well documented lego setup got me thinking about the topic of sorting/storage again. I have a few different topics to address in this post. First I'll describe my storage. I currently have 21 3-gallon clear rubbermaid tubs for (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.storage)
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