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Re: Sorting
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lugnet.storage
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Tue, 20 Oct 1998 22:47:29 GMT
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jmkopp@projsolutions{StopSpammers}.com
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Duane Hess wrote:
> Does anyone have a method to make sorting pieces easier? I have several
> tubs of Legos which still need to be sorted, but am feeling a bit lazy about doing
> it.
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> Duane
When faced with that problem, i have tried several ways to speed up the sorting
process.
As an engineer type person, i will not be satisfied untill i find the fasted way. My
current method is
as follows: (note: i use hardware style bins for storage)
If I am faced with a 'tub' of peices, i start by dumping them (or half of them) on the
floor. I turn
the floor in fornt of me into a 2 section area, untouched, working, and done piles. i
grab a handful of peices from
'untouched' and look through them for one type of peice. then move the sorted handful
to 'done'. by one peice i mean
a peice that is very common, such as a 2x1x1 or a 2x1x2 and such. by eliminating the
most common peices
the bulk of your pile goes down much more rapidly. after i have removed the stadard
type peice(usually acounting for
60-80 precent of the bulk of the pile) i can move on to the special peices whitch i
sort on the floor and then move in to
the drawers to lessen the number drawer openings i make. Also, before ever starting,
i always remove BURPS and
other such lare mono-peices (including plates of about 6x6 or bigger).
i hope this helps. i have put way too much anal-retentive based so i would feel much
better about my spent time
if it helps someone else :)
--justin
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| (...) doing (...) way. My current method is as follows: followed by 12 sentences of detailed instructions. I've been married to an engineer for 20 years now, and feel compelled to offer you some advice on sorting (knowing the engineer type so well). (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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| (...) eliminating the (...) This is the key insight to sorting fast, I think. When I am trying to digest a big set (or sets) I look through the bags before opening, looking for bags that are similar (or exactly the same for multiple set copies). (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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| Does anyone have a method to make sorting pieces easier? I have several tubs of Legos which still need to be sorted, but am feeling a bit lazy about doing it. Duane ======== Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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