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Re: A Monumental Task
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Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:47:38 GMT
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In lugnet.storage, Steven D. Weiser wrote:
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In preperation for my move from theeth chattering, bone chilling, people
don’t know how to drive in the winter, Detroit, to the more mild weather,
laid back, quiet lifestyle in the mountains of Franklin, North Carolina, I
have the monumental task of packing and safely storing for the trip down,
close to 300,000 pieces of Lego and hundreds of instruction booklets.
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I don’t envy your task Steve. This summer, when my wife and I bought our first
house, I had to move a similarly sized collection. I was fortunate in that we
only moved 15 minutes away.
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So, I am storing everything in plastic ziploc bags and then placing those in
the same drawers the parts were in, and using masking tape to secure the
drawers closed. The instructions are going into a couple of 55 quart
containers, also sealed in ziploc bags.
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Since the majority of my collection is in 3033 sized tubs or in shoebox sized
plastic tubs those were pretty easy to move. With the short drive, I wasn’t
worried about those opening up, but with a longer track, maybe some tape could
help. For my drawers of parts, I too took all the parts out and put them in
resealable plastic bags. However, returning the parts to the bins was a long and
boring task. I know others have suggested wrapping the drawer case in plastic to
keep the drawers in place, but if that case is tipped, those parts are going
everywhere. Resorting would take longer than putting parts back in their bins.
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The thing I really have to look forward to, is I will have an 18x20
weatherproof hobby shop to set all of this back up in upon my arrival in
early April. Size of the shop is estimated since I have not actually
measured it myself. But either way, it is still a lot more room than this
10x12 bedroom most of it is in right now.
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Sweet. I’m jealous. My new
lego room is only 8x17 and it’s not enough space for the parts themselves, my
build table AND display space. I need to add some more shelving and install some
better display tables, maybe that will alleviate my space issues.
Jason Spears | BrickCentral | MichLUG | CLB
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