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Re: Storag/Sorting system
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lugnet.storage
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Tue, 7 Mar 2000 18:29:38 GMT
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In lugnet.storage, Ralph Hempel wrote:
> Would the following product be useful for sorting LEGO and how much
> would you pay for it....
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> <http://www.box-4-blox.erg.co.nz>
I have a Box-4-Blox and I use it frequently. It is useful for a rough
separation of big pieces from tiny pieces, but most of the pieces end
up on the second-from-bottom level.
I use the B4B to store unsorted pieces until I can get around to
sorting them, for which it works well, since all of the sifting and
shaking causes the pieces to end up partially sorted.
The problems I have with it are as follows (most of these are caused by
the way that I try to use it):
1. You can use it for either sorting or storage, but it doesn't work
well if you try to use it for both.
2. I try to use it with too many pieces, so the tiny pieces don't
always fall through the holes.
3. I have too many large pieces that are singletons. I don't have a
place for singletons, so they stay in the B4B, clogging it up.
(Really, I should take the singletons out and store them somewhere, but
LEGO produces upwards of 2000 different molded pieces, and I can't have
a place for them all!)
4. I would not advise using the B4B as a permanent storage device
because the trays separate from each other very easily. Several times
I have very nearly dumped thousands of itty bitty pieces on the floor
because I picked up the B4B wrong.
I paid 6.50 USD for mine five years ago, when TRU carried them.
Ah, here's a blast from the past:
<http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=106398688>
--
Susan Hoover
Houston, TX
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