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I've just patched together a "system" for automatic sorting of Lego, and I wonder whether anyone has tried to do the same - maybe with better results. The idea is to have a series of boxes, one on top of the other. Each box has a net as its bottom. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I've purchased a system like this. It is four plastic boxes with square holes that decrease in size from the top tray to the bottom tray. It is not made by Lego. It wasn't cheap... maybe $20, possibly more. But it is handy, to some extent. When (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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D Blomberg <blomberg@netscape.net> wrote in message news:37D572B4.91AF4C...ape.net... (...) I've got plenty ideas, the time to implement them is another matter :-( (...) I guess there aren't enough interested Lego builders. A pity, really. Now, if (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Hmmm, During my "acquisition" phase, I would buy Technic, bring it home, open the box and sort into PLANO tackle boxes. I would rarely build things because I needed "a few more of xyz before I got started" This worked for about a year.... Now (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) There are certainly worse sounds to hear first thing in the morning, no? :-) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I'm about to start teaching a robotics class for 7th and 8th graders and will have 6 Mindstorms kits. I just got one of the PLANO 1126 boxes at KMart for $9.90 These boxes have two sides: Good, but how about looking for stuff?? Can you who use these (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Terry, consider using the PLAN0 37xx boxes. Two of them, (one with special mods) will hold an entire Mindstorms set. They are more transparent than the two sided box. Also, sometimes Walmart has the softsided PLANO tackle bag (black) with (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I just got one of (...) Next time you go to KMart, look next to the PLANO boxes for a one-sided yellow box with adjustable storage compartments. I use these, and at only $4 each they really can't be beat. Troy (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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I've been buying boxes at Target which are the same size as the Plano 3700 boxes but the dividers fit much tighter, plus there are twice as many positions for the dividers. Now if only they carried the thick boxes also... I just did some serious (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Thanks Ralph, etal.. Ralph, what 'special mods' did you make to the boxes. Not in the software I hope :-) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) HaHa, I did have to use the soldering iron to cut away a section so the motorcycle wheels would fit in...I didn't want to use the deeper PLANO box because it would waste storage space. Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Hi Terry, I use the 3700 series boxes myself, and with Ralphs special modifcation tool, they work well with various sizes of Lego pieces. Before I got shelves to put them on, I used the Sterlite brand 22(?) gallon size tote. They will hold (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Cool! How many others out there in LUGNET land use modified 37xx boxes??? I should point out that there are VERY few bits that don't fit into one or another 37xx box from PLANO. If you're willing to use the deeper ones, then even the RCX and (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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OK, great information and websites... Till I get to KMart (need to do a budget) APPROX how much do the 3700 and 3701 Cost?? (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) The 37xx can often be had in a 3pack for about 10 dollars US. The shallowest and medium units are about $4 and the deep unit is about 5$ Your mileage may vary... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at: (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) If you're looking to get a *bunch* of them, contact Plano directly. I bought several dozen of the 3700s for around $2.50 each: (URL) G (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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