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Re: Sorting Methods
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lugnet.storage
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Tue, 7 May 2002 16:33:13 GMT
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> To sort, I always get the big stuff out of the way first. (6x8 plates, etc)
> then maybe I'll go for all the windows I can see in the pile. Then maybe for
> all the red bricks (and then all other bricks). As the pile gets smaller I
> will go for all tiles, & then all plates. etc. I always have a junk (for
> sale on EBAY) bag going as well. (especially for the newish sets that I have
> to sort).
This is more or less the advice that I'm looking for. Basically, I have two
3'x 6' tables covered in miscellaneous parts, plus 3 or 4 3033 tubs with a
variety of parts in them as well.
My inclination is to divide and conquer. Split the larger piles up into
manageable piles and sort like items. All plates in one bucket, all bricks
in another, etc. Once that is complete, each bucket gets sorted by
individual piece; 1 x 2 brick, 1 x 3 brick etc.
> Every month or so I do a clean up of this area.
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> On thing I definetly do is inventory management. I keep my collection under
> control. i.e. I had abt 600 1x2 gray corragated (grille) bricks at one
> point. I had no need for that many & sold some of them. I do this all the
> time. 800 blue plates? For me: ridiculous, I'd never use them, so off to
> EBAY they went.
I never know what I might need so I keep everything :-) I can't bring myself
to part with bricks very often.
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> If I have to spend too much time digging & looking for parts I get
> frustrated & it hampers my productivity. Keeping my collection to a
> managable size is very important to me.
Ditto
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> Best,
> Jonathan
-Duane
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| Simian's advice was pretty good, so is Jonathan's. (...) Divide and conquer and multi-stage sorting are key techniques to huge sorting problems. (...) I haven't learned that one yet :-) Frank (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| (...) I think it depends on how you're set up. I have a table with all my storage drawers on it against a wall. The drawers only take up about 10 inches of tables space (10 inches down the entire length of the table). I use the open table space as (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.storage)
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