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Re: Piece sorting (was: building exhaustion)
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Sun, 23 May 1999 02:29:50 GMT
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Ed, your system sounds like Conan's (the GMLTC host/chief lunatic) in a
lot of ways.
Ed Jones wrote:
> I sort by color and size. I store elements in the storage cases from 545 and
> 575 (those 6 and 9 compartment drawers using 16x32 baseplates as bins. Each
> compartment holds a specific color and size element - 1x2 yellow bricks, 2x8
> blue plates, red 4x5 windows with glass, etc. Each storage cases is labeled.
> I had a shelf unit built to hold the storage cases. I have 20 of these
> storage cases.
He has about 100 or so of these. 40 of them are for basic bricks and
plates, and 30 or so for slopes and windows. A final 30 or so have train
parts, hinges and other specialty bricks, sorted by color and type. In
addition there are 20 quart bins filled with odder things like big wing
plates, burps, corridor sections, etc. about 40 5 quart bins hold things
like printed thinwalls, train doors, 2x2 lattice columns, 4x4 halfrounds
and so forth. Then he uses 1-2 quart bins for the oddest small parts
which are shelved sorted by basic size (1x1 basic parts on the top row,
and so forth)
> I had this problem too. What I found is that when each compartment becomes
> full, I store the excess in clear gallon size zip-lock bags that are stored in
> buckets. I have a bucket for each basic color - white, blue, red, etc. Plus a
> few buckets for those elements that I never use (see when trade/sale page).
> When the bin runs low, I simply refill the bin from the bags.
Right. In the backlot (back side of the basement) are 20 quart bins
filled with common elements. Over the last two weeks we used up 6 bins
worth of 2x4 and 2x2 bricks (and 1/3 a bin of 1x4s) building module
underpinnings. But mostly they are there to refill the bins in the
workroom part.
> The only element that is not stored in the cases/boxes are the curved
> staircases - those I store in a round can - and brick separators - those are
> stored in empty nestle baking cocoa canisters.
A GMLTC tidbit, which was brought in by John K. from the TLG design
shops, apparently. Actually saying the words "brick separator" causes
everyone in the room to throw bricks at you. So we have several amusing
circumlocutions for them.
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