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Re: "Reusable" Containers for Storage
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lugnet.storage
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Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:23:45 GMT
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In lugnet.storage, Frank Filz wrote:
> I definitely agree with the point about inefficient containers (though I use
> some re-usable containers to on my work table to hold a working set of
> parts). But key is that's space efficiency. My system is less time
> efficient. You need to find the right balance between at least the following
> tradeoff factors:
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> - Space
> - Cost
> - Time to sort parts into the system
> - Time to retrieve parts from the system
> - Neatness of storage (will your wife let you have it in the living room? in
> the spare bedroom? confined to the basement?)
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> Note that shelving/drawers/furniture is part of the equation also. Also,
> these factors are all interrelated (a more space efficient system could
> improve retrieval speed, but it can also hinder it).
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> Frank
My primary factor, at the moment, is cost. I have a large enough collection that
better storage is necessary (how large, exactly, I'm not sure - it's big enough
to fill a good-sized, non-walk-in closet), but I don't have the money to go to
something more permanent. In that the containers seem to be stacking 5-6 high
without tipping on carpet, I'm not too concerned with tippage. Ultimately, I
wanted to be able to organize quickly and cheaply. I just figured I'd share with
others who might have been disparing at the thought of spending a good chunk of
change on a storage system. Would I like something more drawer-ish? Sure. Will I
be able to get that soon? Nope. Will this work in the interim? I think so.
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| (...) Definitely sounds like the right method for you. If it fits in a non-walkin closet, your collection is probably under 100,000 pieces. At that size, your method has low cost, can be stored in a decent space (with good neatness) and sorting and (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| (...) I definitely agree with the point about inefficient containers (though I use some re-usable containers to on my work table to hold a working set of parts). But key is that's space efficiency. My system is less time efficient. You need to find (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.storage)
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