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Re: the evolution of lego sorting
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lugnet.storage
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Wed, 10 Jan 2001 20:58:10 GMT
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Steve Bliss wrote:
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> In lugnet.storage, James Simpson wrote:
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> > In lugnet.storage, Remy Evard writes:
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> > > 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.
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> > 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.
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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 color of 1x2 bricks. Even if each bag had two or
> three colors, you can still quickly zoom in on the specific bag needed, and
> avoid unnecessary wear-and-tear on bricks of any other colors.
Yea, that's what my system is, though I use Hefty brand resealable bags
(note that it's Ziploc without a K and that's a particular brand's
trademark).
--
Frank Filz
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