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Re: Silly storage question
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Sun, 10 Nov 2002 15:02:12 GMT
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In lugnet.storage, Carl Billen writes:
> I was sorting my pieces and wanted to store away 1x2 and 1x4 log bricks; I
> don't have to many of them, but I find them very useful so I wanted to give
> them their own little storage cabinet plastic drawer. I noticed I had 'a
> bit too many' of the 1x2 to fill a small drawer, but I found it such a waste
> to use up a medium sized drawer for them.
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> And then I got the idea of instead putting them in the drawer all separated
> (so that you had a pile of single bricks), I put them together, making
> little constructions of 13 1x2 bricks stuck on top of each other. This
> allowed me to stuff them more closely together in the drawer. As a result I
> have a drawer only filled for two-thirds because I put the bricks together
> instead of keeping each piece separately.
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> But a friend of mine (who's also busy finding a way to store his bricks) was
> concerned whether this was 'healthy' for the bricks to store them away all
> put together.
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> So here's my silly question : Is it wise to store away the bricks put
> together in order to save space? Or is it recommended that during storage
> all the bricks are not mounted on each other?
I tend to fall into the "better safe than sorry" camp. That is, I
personally like to keep most of my bricks apart. Though I must admit that I
have a couple things that have been together for the better part of a year
now. However, the vast majority of my bricks are separate.
Apart from feeling secure that the bricks aren't getting stretched or any
such thing, there is also a side benefit for me... ease of building. When
working on an original model I will hunt through larger buckets/tub etc for
handfuls of the size/color bricks I think I'm likely to need. These then go
into open top trays on my building area. This then allows me to build,
without having to first 'snap off' the pieces I want to use from some block
of bricks that were snapped together for storage. I also love the sound of
digging through a tray or box of loose bricks. :)
So my vote for the solution to your storage problem? Buy more storage
space. That way you know for sure your bricks are being kept as safe as
possible. I did this myself yesterday, picking up some open top and front
sorting bins (about 5 inches square) and also some no-name Tupperware style
containers for storing larger quantities. Actually, I'm just in the middle
of setting up a new LEGO building area right now, so this topic is forefront
in my mind right now.
Hope you find something that works for you. I find it can take time to even
figure out what it is that you want. I will sometimes wander through a
surplus store or one of those dollar/bargain stores looking for ideas.
Yesterday, it took a trip to the lumber yard to complete the design of my
new building table. But isn't all this part of the fun?
All the best,
Allan
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| (...) Indeed it is. This overall theme of how to store things is a perennial question, and I suspect that there are those that tire of it, but I for one always enjoy hearing different perspectives on it. Don't worry that you're obsessing over (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.storage)
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| Hi everyone, I was sorting my pieces and wanted to store away 1x2 and 1x4 log bricks; I don't have to many of them, but I find them very useful so I wanted to give them their own little storage cabinet plastic drawer. I noticed I had 'a bit too (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.storage)
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