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ideas for nut/bolt storage
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I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff |
"Jeff Guay" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff When the kids were small I saved the baby food jars. Still use them today. At the time I worked in a company with a sheet metal shop so I had some 16 gauge shelves made to hold them; sort of a "U" shame but with the front leg shorter. The shelves are mounted on a plywood board. |
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message . com... "Jeff Guay" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff When the kids were small I saved the baby food jars. Still use them today. At the time I worked in a company with a sheet metal shop so I had some 16 gauge shelves made to hold them; sort of a "U" shame but with the front leg shorter. The shelves are mounted on a plywood board. Glass jars in a shop area are a bad idea. One will get broken, eventually. Aside from trying to get a replacement that matches, the little glass shards will keep popping up when and where you least expect them. (Or does baby food come in plastic now?) I find plastic peanut butter jars work well- soak the labels and PB reside off, and they are easy to see through, and hold a lot. For small-quantity items, buy one of the ubiquitous blue or gray plastic-box things with clear plastic drawers at the big-box or discount store. Yes, they are junk, but they are cheap. aem sends.... |
I bought a bunch of plastic freezer boxes. ( pint size ) Built a wall shelf unit to hold about 32 boxes. They're cheap, tough, just the right size for a goodly amount of screws, nails, etc. etc Use indelible marker to mark contents..... .. On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:12:28 -0500, "Jeff Guay" wrote: Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff rj |
"Jeff Guay" wrote Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff This isn't an original thought, but I use Flambeau products. Cheap & portable if you need portable storage. I use them because their one manufacturer is about 20 miles from me, they have an outlet/discount store on the manufacturer site which is open to the public. http://www.flambeau.com/hardware/har...talog_2001.pdf |
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:12:28 -0500, "Jeff Guay"
wrote: Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff I just keep them in a big can; then, I go to the hardware store when I need one. Kind of like cutting glass: first, I find a piece in the barn that's about the right size; then, I break it; then, I go to the hardware store. George |
Egg cartons
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" I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Container Store, Get Organized, and many hardware stores have clear plastic drawers about 2x3 inches by 6 deep, that fit into a plastic shelf system with several dozen drawers per set. Very handy, cheap, dust resistant, and no broken bottles nor unscrewing lids. |
Plano makes some great products for storing items like that. Here is their web site
http://www.planomolding.com/ |
ameijers wrote:
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message . com... "Jeff Guay" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff When the kids were small I saved the baby food jars. Still use them today. At the time I worked in a company with a sheet metal shop so I had some 16 gauge shelves made to hold them; sort of a "U" shame but with the front leg shorter. The shelves are mounted on a plywood board. Glass jars in a shop area are a bad idea. One will get broken, eventually. Aside from trying to get a replacement that matches, the little glass shards will keep popping up when and where you least expect them. (Or does baby food come in plastic now?) I find plastic peanut butter jars work well- soak the labels and PB reside off, and they are easy to see through, and hold a lot. For small-quantity items, buy one of the ubiquitous blue or gray plastic-box things with clear plastic drawers at the big-box or discount store. Yes, they are junk, but they are cheap. aem sends.... If you're afraid of broken glass you must live in constant terror. The baby food jar thing is a good idea, only I have the lids screwed to the underside of a shelf, which means that you can screw the container back onto the lid and the containers hang in a neat, orderly row right at eye level. Same jars for twenty years or so. Because the jars seal up pretty well, it does a good job of protecting the contents from corrosion. |
DanG wrote:
I, too, used the jars for years. Asked one of the young bucks at work to save me some jars. He brought in a whole case. Can't use them, the lids don't screw on like the old ones. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Keep the whole world singing . . . . DanG (remove the sevens) "Raymond J. Johnson Jr." wrote in message ... ameijers wrote: "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message gy.com... "Jeff Guay" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff When the kids were small I saved the baby food jars. Still use them today. At the time I worked in a company with a sheet metal shop so I had some 16 gauge shelves made to hold them; sort of a "U" shame but with the front leg shorter. The shelves are mounted on a plywood board. Glass jars in a shop area are a bad idea. One will get broken, eventually. Aside from trying to get a replacement that matches, the little glass shards will keep popping up when and where you least expect them. (Or does baby food come in plastic now?) I find plastic peanut butter jars work well- soak the labels and PB reside off, and they are easy to see through, and hold a lot. For small-quantity items, buy one of the ubiquitous blue or gray plastic-box things with clear plastic drawers at the big-box or discount store. Yes, they are junk, but they are cheap. aem sends.... If you're afraid of broken glass you must live in constant terror. The baby food jar thing is a good idea, only I have the lids screwed to the underside of a shelf, which means that you can screw the container back onto the lid and the containers hang in a neat, orderly row right at eye level. Same jars for twenty years or so. Because the jars seal up pretty well, it does a good job of protecting the contents from corrosion. Such is progress. I guess that tells you how long it's been since I've bought baby food. |
"Gino" wrote in message ... On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:12:28 -0500, "Jeff Guay" wrote: Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff A handful of rare earth magnets, a nice big sheet of tin space magnets out behind the tin screw it to the wall and you have nuts and bolts storage wall.g Finally an idea on how to use the tiny magnet I saved from the discarded heads of the Sonic toothbrush. I have a hadful, they are eceptionally powerful and have not found any use for it. Alternate solution needed for Stainless Steel and brass hardware or aluminum small parts. MG |
"Jeff Guay" wrote:
I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? A paint roller tray. Makes sorting though all the misc stuff easy. |
A variation on this is to use a kitchen knife magnet bar, mounted
on the underside of whatever horizontal surface suits you. Then you just stick the jar on by its lid. I've seen bars for sale up to 24" long. Price-to-number-of-jar ratio is still not so favorable, though, but hey, it's my first post! |
If you want to get serious about storage and have an available 36" X
18" footprint of floor space, then get an industrial shelving unit. Make sure it's heavy duty and has about 10 -12 shelves. Space the lower 8-10 shelves about 6" apart. Space the upper shelves about 12" apart. Now buy a case of cardboard bin boxes and a case of dividers. Put it all together and you should have about 100 pull out bins with each one having seperate compartments. It'll store a lifetime supply of small hardware, plumbing, electrical parts, spray paint, car parts, etc and everything will be easy to find. Shelving units aren't that expensive if you shop around. Find a supplier that sells used warehouse/industrial supplies. On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:12:28 -0500, "Jeff Guay" wrote: Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff |
On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 12:11:14 -0800, davefr wrote:
If you want to get serious about storage and have an available 36" X 18" footprint of floor space, then get an industrial shelving unit. Make sure it's heavy duty and has about 10 -12 shelves. Space the lower 8-10 shelves about 6" apart. Space the upper shelves about 12" apart. Now buy a case of cardboard bin boxes and a case of dividers. Put it all together and you should have about 100 pull out bins with each one having seperate compartments. It'll store a lifetime supply of small hardware, plumbing, electrical parts, spray paint, car parts, etc and everything will be easy to find. Shelving units aren't that expensive if you shop around. Find a supplier that sells used warehouse/industrial supplies. On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:12:28 -0500, "Jeff Guay" wrote: Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff Or you can just do this: Gather up all those old nick nack bolts, nuts, screws, washers, pins, etc. Now bring the garbage can near and throw all that old **** away. Next time you do a project go out and get new nuts and bolts. When you are finished with the project, throw away all the extra new nuts and bolts. Do NOT keep more junk. Im sure you have enough now. Bubba |
"Bubba" wrote in message Or you can just do this: Gather up all those old nick nack bolts, nuts, screws, washers, pins, etc. Now bring the garbage can near and throw all that old **** away. Next time you do a project go out and get new nuts and bolts. When you are finished with the project, throw away all the extra new nuts and bolts. Do NOT keep more junk. Im sure you have enough now. Bubba And the following week, usually on a night after the stores are closed, you break something and need that odd sized bolt you tossed. My collection of saved (but sorted or otherwise reasonably neatly stored) old stuff saved my ass a couple of times. |
Great idea. Around here I buy my eggs in clear cartons.
Thanks for the tip "HL" wrote in message news:7lwsd.231972$df2.191775@edtnps89... Egg cartons |
I just throw them in coffee cans. Yea, I have to look through a lot of cans
when I need something but it is rare that I need to and I don't have to take up a lot of space that is required to sort them out properly. "John Hines" wrote in message ... "Jeff Guay" wrote: I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? A paint roller tray. Makes sorting though all the misc stuff easy. |
If I need to do some spray painting I don't need to run to the store.
If I decide to change oil, I can grap an oil filter and oil that I bought on sale. If a pipe breaks, I can make a repair without hunting down parts. If I need some tape or a tie wrap I can find one in less then 5 seconds. If a hose is leaking, I can dig out a hose clamp and/or washer without leaving the house. I think you get the idea. My storage unit has been invaluable and I'm not throwing away my junk when I can organize, store, and use it. On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:05:04 GMT, Bubba wrote: On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 12:11:14 -0800, davefr wrote: If you want to get serious about storage and have an available 36" X 18" footprint of floor space, then get an industrial shelving unit. Make sure it's heavy duty and has about 10 -12 shelves. Space the lower 8-10 shelves about 6" apart. Space the upper shelves about 12" apart. Now buy a case of cardboard bin boxes and a case of dividers. Put it all together and you should have about 100 pull out bins with each one having seperate compartments. It'll store a lifetime supply of small hardware, plumbing, electrical parts, spray paint, car parts, etc and everything will be easy to find. Shelving units aren't that expensive if you shop around. Find a supplier that sells used warehouse/industrial supplies. On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:12:28 -0500, "Jeff Guay" wrote: Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff Or you can just do this: Gather up all those old nick nack bolts, nuts, screws, washers, pins, etc. Now bring the garbage can near and throw all that old **** away. Next time you do a project go out and get new nuts and bolts. When you are finished with the project, throw away all the extra new nuts and bolts. Do NOT keep more junk. Im sure you have enough now. Bubba |
On 12/5/2004 7:16 PM US(ET), GaryH took fingers to keys, and typed the
following: I just throw them in coffee cans. Yea, I have to look through a lot of cans when I need something but it is rare that I need to and I don't have to take up a lot of space that is required to sort them out properly. I keep all my extra screws, bolts, nuts, and fasteners all mixed up in a large 4 pound cookie tin. About every hundred years, I sort them into separate containers. The hundred years is not up yet. "John Hines" wrote in message .. . "Jeff Guay" wrote: I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? A paint roller tray. Makes sorting though all the misc stuff easy. |
"GaryH" wrote:
I just throw them in coffee cans. Yea, I have to look through a lot of cans when I need something but it is rare that I need to and I don't have to take up a lot of space that is required to sort them out properly. One can empty a can into the paint roller pan, sort through the stuff till you find something, then dump the stuff back into the coffee can. And one still has the pan for painting when needed. Not being a coffee drinker limits my options. G |
"JD" wrote in message news:8QMsd.1147$Zo.441@lakeread08... Great idea. Around here I buy my eggs in clear cartons. Thanks for the tip Glad I could help! |
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On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:12:28 -0500, "Jeff Guay"
wrote: I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Ace Hardware. Four blocks away and easy to find what I need, I toss all the rest out. :) Jeff |
But it sounds like you do like to forgo golf, walking, etc and spend
hours of time and gas going to hardware stores hunting down small hardware items that you previously threw away. On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 22:35:22 GMT, Bubba wrote: On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:32:21 -0600, wrote: On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:05:04 GMT, Bubba wrote: On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 12:11:14 -0800, davefr wrote: If you want to get serious about storage and have an available 36" X 18" footprint of floor space, then get an industrial shelving unit. Make sure it's heavy duty and has about 10 -12 shelves. Space the lower 8-10 shelves about 6" apart. Space the upper shelves about 12" apart. Now buy a case of cardboard bin boxes and a case of dividers. Put it all together and you should have about 100 pull out bins with each one having seperate compartments. It'll store a lifetime supply of small hardware, plumbing, electrical parts, spray paint, car parts, etc and everything will be easy to find. Shelving units aren't that expensive if you shop around. Find a supplier that sells used warehouse/industrial supplies. On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:12:28 -0500, "Jeff Guay" wrote: Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff Or you can just do this: Gather up all those old nick nack bolts, nuts, screws, washers, pins, etc. Now bring the garbage can near and throw all that old **** away. Next time you do a project go out and get new nuts and bolts. When you are finished with the project, throw away all the extra new nuts and bolts. Do NOT keep more junk. Im sure you have enough now. Bubba You must have lots of money. Could I borrow (I mean have) some? Lets just say Im not poor. My time is valuable. I dont have time to sort through 10 - 4lb coffe cans looking for that one special thumb tack or that one 1-5/8 long counter sunk phillips head wood screw. I dont have a weekend to spare to make a 40+ row of baby jars hanging from something in my basement and then spending all that time to sort all that **** in all those damn jars. Id much rather spend my time golfing, walking, riding bikes, coaching, doing things with my kids and family. Screws, nuts and bolts are not on the tops of my list. Bubba |
Nope, but thaks for thinking about me. "FOURRRRRRRR"
Bubba On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:22:57 -0800, davefr wrote: But it sounds like you do like to forgo golf, walking, etc and spend hours of time and gas going to hardware stores hunting down small hardware items that you previously threw away. On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 22:35:22 GMT, Bubba wrote: On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:32:21 -0600, wrote: On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:05:04 GMT, Bubba wrote: On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 12:11:14 -0800, davefr wrote: If you want to get serious about storage and have an available 36" X 18" footprint of floor space, then get an industrial shelving unit. Make sure it's heavy duty and has about 10 -12 shelves. Space the lower 8-10 shelves about 6" apart. Space the upper shelves about 12" apart. Now buy a case of cardboard bin boxes and a case of dividers. Put it all together and you should have about 100 pull out bins with each one having seperate compartments. It'll store a lifetime supply of small hardware, plumbing, electrical parts, spray paint, car parts, etc and everything will be easy to find. Shelving units aren't that expensive if you shop around. Find a supplier that sells used warehouse/industrial supplies. On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:12:28 -0500, "Jeff Guay" wrote: Hi, I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Thanks, Jeff Or you can just do this: Gather up all those old nick nack bolts, nuts, screws, washers, pins, etc. Now bring the garbage can near and throw all that old **** away. Next time you do a project go out and get new nuts and bolts. When you are finished with the project, throw away all the extra new nuts and bolts. Do NOT keep more junk. Im sure you have enough now. Bubba You must have lots of money. Could I borrow (I mean have) some? Lets just say Im not poor. My time is valuable. I dont have time to sort through 10 - 4lb coffe cans looking for that one special thumb tack or that one 1-5/8 long counter sunk phillips head wood screw. I dont have a weekend to spare to make a 40+ row of baby jars hanging from something in my basement and then spending all that time to sort all that **** in all those damn jars. Id much rather spend my time golfing, walking, riding bikes, coaching, doing things with my kids and family. Screws, nuts and bolts are not on the tops of my list. Bubba |
HL wrote:
Egg cartons Ostrich eggs? :) |
Jeff Cochran wrote:
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:12:28 -0500, "Jeff Guay" wrote: I'm trying to organize my garage. My tool box is full of screws, bolts nails, etc. I would like to find some neat storage system for these things. I'm sure some of you have some really creative ways to store all your nuts and bolts. So what do you use for workshop storage? Ace Hardware. Four blocks away and easy to find what I need, I toss all the rest out. :) Send the overage to me, I'll save it... :) It's 5+ miles to town, Ace is EXPENSIVE, plus all the rest of the hassle of not just going to the shop and getting what's needed. Then, if the supply is low, put it on "the list" and replenish next time are in town... |
Jeff Guay wrote:
.... So what do you use for workshop storage? Bought about 50 bread loaf baking pans from the bakery when they updated their ovens years ago...nice, four one-pound loaf trays with a frame around the outside to keep them together. Built several sets of shelving racks to hold them. Could do something very similar with either shop-built drawers or either cardboard or plastic bins... Also keep a commercial assortment rack of machine bolts in both english and metric sizes --these came with wall-hung storage units of their own. |
HL wrote:
Egg cartons Ostrich eggs? :) Weighing in late, but some years back one of my kids made me a nut/bolt holder that has worked well for me. It is baby food tops screwed to a round piece of plywood. I put one screw in the middle of the plywood and mounted it under a shelf in my shop. You put nuts/bolts in the jars and then screw them to the tops mounted on the plywood. It works pretty good and has for years. Just an idea. Bobby |
Weighing in late, but some years back one of my kids made me a nut/bolt
holder that has worked well for me. It is baby food tops screwed to a round piece of plywood. I put one screw in the middle of the plywood and mounted it under a shelf in my shop. You put nuts/bolts in the jars and then screw them to the tops mounted on the plywood. It works pretty good and has for years. Just an idea. My "babies" are gone, but I use 18oz peanut butter plastic jars |
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