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Re: Help me! :(
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lugnet.storage
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Thu, 15 Nov 2001 01:29:08 GMT
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In lugnet.storage, Michael Edwards writes:
> Ok.... I have a problem
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> I have closed my Brickbay store over this problem... my current methods of
> store each item of Lego in bags inside large tubs.. Now i have alot of new
> stock and its getting a pain adding these parts inside bags and trying to
> find bags when new orders come in..
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> Now.. is there any suggestions or someone who can share their secrets on an
> effective storage method that i can achieve for a brickbay store.. My store
> counts around 7000 parts but i have 2 24 gallon tubs of Lego to sort out :(.
> what i like to do is a some sort of drawer system with labels on the front
> so i can effectily pick the items by pulling out the drawers
I would recommend against the drawer mechanism. The reason... scalability.
It seems that you are running into that problem now with your current
sorting mechanism. With the drawers you'll quickly find that no drawer is
large enough for certain pieces and other drawers have 4 or 5 pictures on them.
I don't have any mind-shattering solutions but what I have found effective
for me is the simple... clear bins on a shelf approach. This has scaled
nicely from 100,000 bricks a few years ago to my current 500-600,000 bricks.
I just buy cheap utility shelves from Home Depot and even cheaper clear bins
from Wal-Mart. The great thing is the bins are see-through to identify
parts... the shelves can be labeled with categories of bricks and the bins
themselves come in a large variety of sizes.
Of course the biggest problem is the constant shelf-shuffle as you replace
smaller bins with larger ones but a bit of foresight can avoid much of that.
Just one Lego addicts opinion.
- Jeff
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> Any help is grateful
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> Mike Edwards
> Lugnet Member #151
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> Kanohi-Power - Bionicle Site on the web
> http://www.kanohi-power.com
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> Brickbay shop - Edwards Parts
> http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?u=Bionicle
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