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Re: the evolution of lego sorting
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lugnet.storage
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Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:58:06 GMT
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In lugnet.storage, Remy Evard writes:
> 3. You give up on individual set boxes and toss all your Lego in a big
> storage bin or a Lego denim bag, or a couple of your large set boxes. You
> become very familiar with the sound of someone digging through large bricks
> looking for a 1x1 transparent red plate.
One of the parameters of my growing storage dillema is how to keep pieces
sufficiently separated such that scratching and scarring is kept to an absolute
minimum when I have to rummage around. My experience is that, in the long run,
if one has to scoop through the parts bin looking for that trans-red plate one
too many times, then visible and often unacceptable wear and tear to the bricks
can't be avoided. This is a real issue for me when it comes to storing pieces
of which I have a lot, e.g., 1x2 bricks; if I'm working on a big project that is
depleting the reserves of, say, white 1x2's, then it becomes necessary to
shuffle through hundreds of other colors until I find that last white one that
is inevitably at the bottom. Perhaps I'm just AR (my wife thinks so), but I *
hate* to scratch my bricks - my goal is pristine pieces for life.
james
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) It's been a long time since I've seen any discussion about this, and I don't remember the conclusion. Do you do more damage to bricks keeping them built in walls/cubes/piles which keeps them "flexed" or keeping them loose which lets them get (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
| | | Re: the evolution of lego sorting
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| (...) I think this is were subcontainers, or even ziplock bags, can be very handy. I can't imagine having separate compartments for each color of 1x2 bricks, but I can imagine having a number of bags in a single container, each bag having a single (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
| | | Re: the evolution of lego sorting
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| (...) I'm right with ya onboard the "I Hate Scratches" bandwagon. Over the years, I've always thought scratches were caused only by bricks against bricks. When I got the whole M:Tron™ collection for Xmas '90, I kept those trans-neon-green pieces in (...) (19 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | the evolution of lego sorting
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| Here's a description of an evolution of lego collection sorting. It might be yours, at least in parts. It's certainly been mine. I might turn this into an essay some day, but for now it will have to begin life as a series of unsupported claims. If (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage) !!
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