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I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just
take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. For those, I can put rows of nails and just hang them. I have three of those plastic drawer things to organize my nuts and bolts and screws. Yeah, right. I need to sit for about a whole day and go through everything just to reset it to zero, and get things straightened out. I went to the Borg, and they want $20+ per each of those plastic cabinets with the drawers. And they don't have any really big ones much bigger than 16 x 18 or so. I kind of like them, as one can see what's in them through the clear plastic, but they always end up jumbled. I have some of those that have a cleat and hang on the wall, but they always end up filled with sand and dust as they are open on the top. They're okay for the welding hardware and rough stuff, but hard to find anything small like a machine bolt or a particular screw. I have been thinking of making some bins, but then again, there's the same problem of them getting dirt and stuff in them over time, and it's hard to see what's in there once the second layer of STUFF is started. Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? $20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Maybe it's time to do the old baby jar thing, but my wrists aren't the best. Ideas appreciated. Steve |
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plastic organizers are not sturdy enough for nuts and bolts, so for
more serious quantities, it is better to go for steel drawer cabinets, huots etc. But in a pinch, smaller plastic 3-drawer cabinets will work. i On 2008-02-18, SteveB wrote: I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. For those, I can put rows of nails and just hang them. I have three of those plastic drawer things to organize my nuts and bolts and screws. Yeah, right. I need to sit for about a whole day and go through everything just to reset it to zero, and get things straightened out. I went to the Borg, and they want $20+ per each of those plastic cabinets with the drawers. And they don't have any really big ones much bigger than 16 x 18 or so. I kind of like them, as one can see what's in them through the clear plastic, but they always end up jumbled. I have some of those that have a cleat and hang on the wall, but they always end up filled with sand and dust as they are open on the top. They're okay for the welding hardware and rough stuff, but hard to find anything small like a machine bolt or a particular screw. I have been thinking of making some bins, but then again, there's the same problem of them getting dirt and stuff in them over time, and it's hard to see what's in there once the second layer of STUFF is started. Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? $20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Maybe it's time to do the old baby jar thing, but my wrists aren't the best. Ideas appreciated. Steve |
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On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:28:19 -0800, "SteveB"
wrote: I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. For those, I can put rows of nails and just hang them. I have three of those plastic drawer things to organize my nuts and bolts and screws. Yeah, right. I need to sit for about a whole day and go through everything just to reset it to zero, and get things straightened out. I went to the Borg, and they want $20+ per each of those plastic cabinets with the drawers. And they don't have any really big ones much bigger than 16 x 18 or so. I kind of like them, as one can see what's in them through the clear plastic, but they always end up jumbled. I have some of those that have a cleat and hang on the wall, but they always end up filled with sand and dust as they are open on the top. They're okay for the welding hardware and rough stuff, but hard to find anything small like a machine bolt or a particular screw. I have been thinking of making some bins, but then again, there's the same problem of them getting dirt and stuff in them over time, and it's hard to see what's in there once the second layer of STUFF is started. Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? $20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Maybe it's time to do the old baby jar thing, but my wrists aren't the best. Ideas appreciated. Steve I have close to 100 half pound tobacco tins on the open side ( other side of the studs is sheathed with OSB) resting on horizontal 1 x 2" strapping - 3 per stud space. The plastic capped tins that salted nuts etc. come in would also work. When I had my shop in the cinder block garage at the previous house, I made a rack of 1 x 3" verticals with 1 x2" horizontal strapping mounted to the wall. I avoid glass jars at all costs due to danger of breakage. Pill bottles are handy for small items. Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:28:19 -0800, "SteveB"
wrote: I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. For those, I can put rows of nails and just hang them. I have three of those plastic drawer things to organize my nuts and bolts and screws. Yeah, right. I need to sit for about a whole day and go through everything just to reset it to zero, and get things straightened out. I went to the Borg, and they want $20+ per each of those plastic cabinets with the drawers. And they don't have any really big ones much bigger than 16 x 18 or so. I kind of like them, as one can see what's in them through the clear plastic, but they always end up jumbled. I have some of those that have a cleat and hang on the wall, but they always end up filled with sand and dust as they are open on the top. They're okay for the welding hardware and rough stuff, but hard to find anything small like a machine bolt or a particular screw. I have been thinking of making some bins, but then again, there's the same problem of them getting dirt and stuff in them over time, and it's hard to see what's in there once the second layer of STUFF is started. Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? $20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Maybe it's time to do the old baby jar thing, but my wrists aren't the best. Ideas appreciated. Steve Put out a call for the old IBM punch card cabinets. Usually 20 drawers each, each drawer can be removed individually , rolller glides, heavy duty, and are easily subdivided. They are about the size of regular filing cabinets, but the drawers are much shallower. Make GREAT tool and parts cabinets Gunner "Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules. Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner |
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SteveB wrote:
I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. For those, I can put rows of nails and just hang them. I have three of those plastic drawer things to organize my nuts and bolts and screws. Yeah, right. I need to sit for about a whole day and go through everything just to reset it to zero, and get things straightened out. I went to the Borg, and they want $20+ per each of those plastic cabinets with the drawers. And they don't have any really big ones much bigger than 16 x 18 or so. I kind of like them, as one can see what's in them through the clear plastic, but they always end up jumbled. I have some of those that have a cleat and hang on the wall, but they always end up filled with sand and dust as they are open on the top. They're okay for the welding hardware and rough stuff, but hard to find anything small like a machine bolt or a particular screw. I have been thinking of making some bins, but then again, there's the same problem of them getting dirt and stuff in them over time, and it's hard to see what's in there once the second layer of STUFF is started. Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? $20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Maybe it's time to do the old baby jar thing, but my wrists aren't the best. Ideas appreciated. Steve Sam's has a very nice Metro clone bin rack setup for $99. Just put the small packages of stuff in the bins. I've got one setup and will probably get another. Bin for wood screws, bin for bolts, bin for electrical parts, bin for tape, etc. Works well. |
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"SteveB" wrote: Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? $20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Maybe it's time to do the old baby jar thing, but my wrists aren't the best. I'm a traditionalist. I use coffee cans - they have lids, and fit on shelves. But I'm also a radical cutting edge kinda guy - I put labels on them, with an ideal of a label that can be read from any side (typically 3 ways works OK). I also use some other containers we have a lot of through typical use - big stuff goes in cat litter buckets, etc. -- Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by |
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I'm partial to instant iced tea (decaf is better for your body!) that
comes in 3"x9" straight sided glass jars. Over the years I've got 100 plus of them. Nail the lids to 1x4, nail 1x4 to ceiling joists. Just the right size for the large collections of bulk bolts, bulk buys of pop rivets, and all the rest. Upside is you can see what's in each container. Downside is the occasional broken jar. An added plus: the joist space above the jars is great for storing pipe clamps, florescent bulbs and the like. SteveB wrote: I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. For those, I can put rows of nails and just hang them. I have three of those plastic drawer things to organize my nuts and bolts and screws. Yeah, right. I need to sit for about a whole day and go through everything just to reset it to zero, and get things straightened out. I went to the Borg, and they want $20+ per each of those plastic cabinets with the drawers. And they don't have any really big ones much bigger than 16 x 18 or so. I kind of like them, as one can see what's in them through the clear plastic, but they always end up jumbled. I have some of those that have a cleat and hang on the wall, but they always end up filled with sand and dust as they are open on the top. They're okay for the welding hardware and rough stuff, but hard to find anything small like a machine bolt or a particular screw. I have been thinking of making some bins, but then again, there's the same problem of them getting dirt and stuff in them over time, and it's hard to see what's in there once the second layer of STUFF is started. Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? $20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Maybe it's time to do the old baby jar thing, but my wrists aren't the best. Ideas appreciated. Steve |
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I use plastic containers with lids. Large plastic containers that is.
If you have a Big Lots near you, they have some Stirling (I think) under bed containers with lid. They are about 15" x 30" x 8". I think they were about 8-bucks. For some of the larger stuff like grinding wheels and buffs, I make dividers with strips of ply wood that interlock like cardboard separators in a case of wine. I also use square food containers without lids and fill the under bed tray so they stay pretty much in place. The large under bed thing sits on a shelf and I only have to open a single lid to see what's inside. I label the under bed thing with "Wood/Metal screws", "SAE Bolts/ nuts" etc. Often HF also has specials (less than 20c per) on those rear hang parts bins and I get a bunch of those and put them inside the under bed thing. I also have two carriers for the rear hang parts bin. I got a 4' x 4' sheet of 3/4" particle board, mounted to a base with some casters and side supports then stapled the parts bin racks to the 4' x 4'. I have a curtain made from a table cloth from a swap meet (80c) that I drop over the lot to keep them dust free. Dave |
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SteveB wrote:
I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. For those, I can put rows of nails and just hang them. I have three of those plastic drawer things to organize my nuts and bolts and screws. Yeah, right. I need to sit for about a whole day and go through everything just to reset it to zero, and get things straightened out. I went to the Borg, and they want $20+ per each of those plastic cabinets with the drawers. And they don't have any really big ones much bigger than 16 x 18 or so. I kind of like them, as one can see what's in them through the clear plastic, but they always end up jumbled. I have some of those that have a cleat and hang on the wall, but they always end up filled with sand and dust as they are open on the top. They're okay for the welding hardware and rough stuff, but hard to find anything small like a machine bolt or a particular screw. I have been thinking of making some bins, but then again, there's the same problem of them getting dirt and stuff in them over time, and it's hard to see what's in there once the second layer of STUFF is started. Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? $20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Maybe it's time to do the old baby jar thing, but my wrists aren't the best. Ideas appreciated. Steve I picked up a bunch of those cheap HF grey bins that mount on the wall. Looked at them and decided that they would collect a bunch of dust and crud. So I hit the Wal~Mart and picked up some of the heavy clear vinyl they have. Mounted the bins and then made a narrow shelf over the top and attached the vinyl to the shelf. I cut the vinyl so it overlaps with 2' sections (like a flap door barrier) Now the crud doesn't collect in the bins and I can look in and grab what I need easily. -- Steve W. Near Cooperstown, New York |
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On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:28:09 -0800 (PST), with neither quill nor
qualm, "Dave, I can't do that" quickly quoth: I use plastic containers with lids. Large plastic containers that is. If you have a Big Lots near you, they have some Stirling (I think) under bed containers with lid. They are about 15" x 30" x 8". I think they were about 8-bucks. For some of the larger stuff like grinding wheels and buffs, I make dividers with strips of ply wood that interlock like cardboard separators in a case of wine. I also use square food containers without lids and fill the under bed tray so they stay pretty much in place. The large under bed thing sits on a shelf and I only have to open a single lid to see what's inside. I label the under bed thing with "Wood/Metal screws", "SAE Bolts/ nuts" etc. Often HF also has specials (less than 20c per) on those rear hang parts bins and I get a bunch of those and put them inside the under bed thing. I got some of those but haven't put them up yet. I'm trying to figure out a dust control system first. Maybe a stitched fabric cover with plastic insert will do it. I also have two carriers for the rear hang parts bin. I got a 4' x 4' sheet of 3/4" particle board, mounted to a base with some casters and side supports then stapled the parts bin racks to the 4' x 4'. I have a curtain made from a table cloth from a swap meet (80c) that I drop over the lot to keep them dust free. Has anyone tried their new $97 parts bin on wheels? It has been in their email ads for the past couple weeks. I'm no longer happy with the concept of open parts bins any more, as my woodworking is way too dusty. (Bins sold separately? Feh!) http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/...o?itemid=93578 OT humor follows: This Just In: Pope Camping Trip The Pope took a couple of days off to visit the mountains of Alaska for some sight-seeing. He was cruising along the campground in the Pope-mobile when there was a frantic commotion just at the edge of the woods. A helpless Democrat, wearing sandals, shorts, a "Save the Whales" hat, and a "To Hell with Bush" T-shirt, was screaming while struggling frantically, thrashing around trying to free himself from the grasp of a 10 foot grizzly bear. As the Pope watched horrified, a group of Republican loggers came racing up. One quickly fired a .44 magnum into the bear's chest. The other two reached up and pulled the bleeding, semiconscious Democrat from the bear's grasp. Then using long clubs, the three loggers finished off the bear and two of them threw it onto the bed of their truck while the third tenderly placed the injured Democrat in the back seat. As they prepared to leave, the Pope summoned them to come over. "I give you my blessing for your brave actions!" he told them. "I heard there was a bitter hatred between Republican loggers and Democratic environmental activists but now I've seen with my own eyes that this is not true ." As the Pope drove off, one of the loggers asked his buddies, "Who was that guy?" "It was the Pope," another replied. "He's in direct contact with heaven and has access to all wisdom." "Well," the logger said, "he may have access to all wisdom but he sure don't know anything about bear hunting! How Is the bait holding up?" -- SALMON -- The Other Pink Meat |
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On Feb 18, 12:28*am, "SteveB" wrote:
... Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? *$20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Steve I keep a small stock of hardware in plastic drawers in the shop and the excess in food containers etc out back in the shed. They're sorted by thread size and material but not length or head type since it's easy to pick out matches to the one I'm holding. Stainless, brass, aluminum and plastic are all in the same drawer because they are so easy to tell apart. The only exception is separate drawers for short screws which otherwise fall to the bottom under the long ones. This greatly reduces the number of bins needed; almost every size I need from #0 to 1/2" plus metric fits in two 13" Acro cabinets. I made a stepped sorting gage with coarse threads from 1/4-20 to 1/2-13 on one end and fine threads on the other. Nuts and washers can be quickly sized by slipping them on and screws by visual comparison. It's also a nice work sample to take to job interviews. Jim Wilkins |
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On Feb 18, 12:28 am, "SteveB" wrote:
I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. For those, I can put rows of nails and just hang them. I have three of those plastic drawer things to organize my nuts and bolts and screws. Yeah, right. I need to sit for about a whole day and go through everything just to reset it to zero, and get things straightened out. I went to the Borg, and they want $20+ per each of those plastic cabinets with the drawers. And they don't have any really big ones much bigger than 16 x 18 or so. I kind of like them, as one can see what's in them through the clear plastic, but they always end up jumbled. I have some of those that have a cleat and hang on the wall, but they always end up filled with sand and dust as they are open on the top. They're okay for the welding hardware and rough stuff, but hard to find anything small like a machine bolt or a particular screw. I have been thinking of making some bins, but then again, there's the same problem of them getting dirt and stuff in them over time, and it's hard to see what's in there once the second layer of STUFF is started. Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? $20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Maybe it's time to do the old baby jar thing, but my wrists aren't the best. Ideas appreciated. Steve i use the ziploc resealable lunch containers usually taking a minute to label them at least by project using masking tape and a sharpie for shelving i make a wall of milk crates and lash them together on their side with tiewraps and it allows me a lot of size flexibility to put large tooling or small parts in the same cubbyholes |
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On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:28:19 -0800, "SteveB"
wrote: I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. Plastic Sterlite drawers stacked on top of each other with different containers (cutoff plastic bottles ect) holding various items in each drawer. Best system I've used to date for misc fastners ect. Also have smaller drawer system for reloading/flytying bench. Good product for the money. ED |
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On Feb 18, 1:12*pm, ED wrote:
On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:28:19 -0800, "SteveB" wrote: I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. *I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. *A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. Plastic Sterlite drawers stacked on top of each other with different containers (cutoff plastic bottles ect) *holding various items in each drawer. *Best system I've used to date for misc fastners ect. *Also have smaller drawer system for reloading/flytying bench. Good product for the money. *ED I have them stacked 4 high and the bottom one has bowed out enough that the drawers fell out of the tracks. Someday it will have plywood reinforcements screwed to the sides. |
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"Steve W." wrote I picked up a bunch of those cheap HF grey bins that mount on the wall. Looked at them and decided that they would collect a bunch of dust and crud. So I hit the Wal~Mart and picked up some of the heavy clear vinyl they have. Mounted the bins and then made a narrow shelf over the top and attached the vinyl to the shelf. I cut the vinyl so it overlaps with 2' sections (like a flap door barrier) Now the crud doesn't collect in the bins and I can look in and grab what I need easily. -- Steve W. Near Cooperstown, New York I like it. |
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ED wrote:
On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:28:19 -0800, "SteveB" wrote: I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. Plastic Sterlite drawers stacked on top of each other with different containers (cutoff plastic bottles ect) holding various items in each drawer. Best system I've used to date for misc fastners ect. Also have smaller drawer system for reloading/flytying bench. Good product for the money. ED That's pretty close to the way I do it too. Large ones for power washer, HVLP painting gear, etc. Smaller ones for angle grinders, soldering equipment, sanders. Two large ones full of fiberglass materials and tools. Lots of small peanut butter jars for fasteners, etc Four large heavy duty shelf units paired back to back against one wall with most stuff stahed there. Works well. Richard |
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Canning jar time ? Normally cheap by the dozen or more.
Lids can be screwed under something. Martin Martin H. Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal. NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member. http://lufkinced.com/ SteveB wrote: I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. For those, I can put rows of nails and just hang them. I have three of those plastic drawer things to organize my nuts and bolts and screws. Yeah, right. I need to sit for about a whole day and go through everything just to reset it to zero, and get things straightened out. I went to the Borg, and they want $20+ per each of those plastic cabinets with the drawers. And they don't have any really big ones much bigger than 16 x 18 or so. I kind of like them, as one can see what's in them through the clear plastic, but they always end up jumbled. I have some of those that have a cleat and hang on the wall, but they always end up filled with sand and dust as they are open on the top. They're okay for the welding hardware and rough stuff, but hard to find anything small like a machine bolt or a particular screw. I have been thinking of making some bins, but then again, there's the same problem of them getting dirt and stuff in them over time, and it's hard to see what's in there once the second layer of STUFF is started. Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? $20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Maybe it's time to do the old baby jar thing, but my wrists aren't the best. Ideas appreciated. Steve |
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I use B-52 Film cans myself :-) They are more Man like. :-)
Martin H. Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal. NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member. http://lufkinced.com/ Ecnerwal wrote: In article , "SteveB" wrote: Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? $20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Maybe it's time to do the old baby jar thing, but my wrists aren't the best. I'm a traditionalist. I use coffee cans - they have lids, and fit on shelves. But I'm also a radical cutting edge kinda guy - I put labels on them, with an ideal of a label that can be read from any side (typically 3 ways works OK). I also use some other containers we have a lot of through typical use - big stuff goes in cat litter buckets, etc. |
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On Feb 18, 4:28 pm, "SteveB" wrote:
I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, power tools, and things not related to automotive or welding, which will stay in the garage. A lot of fasteners, and a lot of them in the hang up plastic containers they come in. For those, I can put rows of nails and just hang them. I have three of those plastic drawer things to organize my nuts and bolts and screws. Yeah, right. I need to sit for about a whole day and go through everything just to reset it to zero, and get things straightened out. I went to the Borg, and they want $20+ per each of those plastic cabinets with the drawers. And they don't have any really big ones much bigger than 16 x 18 or so. I kind of like them, as one can see what's in them through the clear plastic, but they always end up jumbled. I have some of those that have a cleat and hang on the wall, but they always end up filled with sand and dust as they are open on the top. They're okay for the welding hardware and rough stuff, but hard to find anything small like a machine bolt or a particular screw. I have been thinking of making some bins, but then again, there's the same problem of them getting dirt and stuff in them over time, and it's hard to see what's in there once the second layer of STUFF is started. Anyone have any ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg like those spendy drawer organizers sold at suppliers? $20 for plastic is bad enough, but the amounts they want for some of these is more than I've paid for a used car. Maybe it's time to do the old baby jar thing, but my wrists aren't the best. Ideas appreciated. Steve Nah - your stuffed. If you have a logical, ordered mind, you would have worked it out years ago. Just accept the chaos....the only thing I fond that works is the plastic crate things that retail for a few bucks each - I throw things of the same class in them, and then use stick on labels to get some vague idea where things are. So saying this, I just got back from the hardware store where I had to buy some shade cloth fixing strips - I KNOW there is a box of them, somewhere.... Regards, Andrew VK3BFA. |
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Jim Wilkins wrote:
.... I made a stepped sorting gage with coarse threads from 1/4-20 to 1/2-13 on one end and fine threads on the other. ... 'You have a picture? Bob |
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On Feb 19, 9:55*am, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
Jim Wilkins wrote:... I made a stepped sorting gage with coarse threads from 1/4-20 to 1/2-13 on one end and fine threads on the other. ... 'You have a picture? *Bob http://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/HomeMadeMachines The others are a mill quill stop, indicator clamp, broach bushing and involute spline broach to fit a pulley onto a hydraulic pump shaft. Is Picasa better / worse / whatever than the dropbox? Jim Wilkins |
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Jim Wilkins wrote:
http://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/HomeMadeMachines Cool. Is Picasa better / worse / whatever than the dropbox? I prefer the Dropbox for its permanence. Years from now somebody could be searching "thread guage", find your post, but Picasaweb is gone. I find that a lot in my searches. Bob |
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On 2008-02-20, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
Jim Wilkins wrote: http://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/HomeMadeMachines Cool. Is Picasa better / worse / whatever than the dropbox? I prefer the Dropbox for its permanence. Years from now somebody could be searching "thread guage", find your post, but Picasaweb is gone. I find that a lot in my searches. Plus, Picassaweb wants me to turn on all the things which I normally keep turned off -- Javascript, Flash, etc, or it bitches and some things don't work. The Dropbox requires *nothing* fancy to be turned on. Enjoy, DoN. -- Email: | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- |
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"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message ... On 2008-02-20, Bob Engelhardt wrote: Jim Wilkins wrote: http://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/HomeMadeMachines Cool. Is Picasa better / worse / whatever than the dropbox? I prefer the Dropbox for its permanence. Years from now somebody could be searching "thread guage", find your post, but Picasaweb is gone. I find that a lot in my searches. Plus, Picassaweb wants me to turn on all the things which I normally keep turned off -- Javascript, Flash, etc, or it bitches and some things don't work. The Dropbox requires *nothing* fancy to be turned on. Enjoy, DoN. It's amazing some of the things those free sites want you to fill out first to "join". Any time they ask for information, I'm gone. Steve |
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On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:31:49 -0800, "SteveB" meagain@rockvilleUSA wrote:
"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message ... On 2008-02-20, Bob Engelhardt wrote: Jim Wilkins wrote: http://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/HomeMadeMachines Cool. Is Picasa better / worse / whatever than the dropbox? I prefer the Dropbox for its permanence. Years from now somebody could be searching "thread guage", find your post, but Picasaweb is gone. I find that a lot in my searches. Plus, Picassaweb wants me to turn on all the things which I normally keep turned off -- Javascript, Flash, etc, or it bitches and some things don't work. The Dropbox requires *nothing* fancy to be turned on. Enjoy, DoN. It's amazing some of the things those free sites want you to fill out first to "join". Any time they ask for information, I'm gone. Steve I have used the dropbox, but tent to use my own server. I know that it'll be there at least until they hold my wake :-) Mark Rand RTFM |
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On Feb 18, 10:58*am, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:28:09 -0800 (PST), with neither quill nor qualm, "Dave, I can't do that" quickly quoth: I use plastic containers with lids. Large plastic containers that is. If you have a Big Lots near you, they have some Stirling (I think) under bed containers with lid. They are about 15" x 30" x 8". I think they were about 8-bucks. For some of the larger stuff like grinding wheels and buffs, I make dividers with strips of ply wood that interlock like cardboard separators in a case of wine. I also use square food containers without lids and fill the under bed tray so they stay pretty much in place. The large under bed thing sits on a shelf and I only have to open a single lid to see what's inside. I label the under bed thing with "Wood/Metal *screws", "SAE Bolts/ nuts" etc. Often HF also has specials (less than 20c per) on those rear hang parts bins and I get a bunch of those and put them inside the under bed thing. I got some of those but haven't put them up yet. I'm trying to figure out a dust control system first. Maybe a stitched fabric cover with plastic insert will do it. I also have two carriers for the rear hang parts bin. I got a 4' x 4' sheet of 3/4" particle board, mounted to a base with some casters and side supports then stapled the parts bin racks to the 4' x 4'. I have a curtain made from a table cloth from a swap meet (80c) that I drop over the lot to keep them dust free. Has anyone tried their new $97 parts bin on wheels? It has been in their email ads for the past couple weeks. *I'm no longer happy with the concept of open parts bins any more, as my woodworking is way too dusty. *(Bins sold separately? *Feh!)http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/...Item.do?itemid... OT humor follows: This Just In: *Pope Camping Trip The Pope took a couple of days off to visit the mountains of Alaska for some sight-seeing. He was cruising along the campground in the Pope-mobile when there was a frantic commotion just at the edge of the woods. A helpless Democrat, wearing sandals, shorts, a "Save the Whales" hat, and a "To Hell with Bush" T-shirt, was screaming while struggling frantically, thrashing around trying to free himself from the grasp of a 10 foot grizzly bear. As the Pope watched horrified, a group of Republican loggers came racing up. One quickly fired a .44 magnum into the bear's chest. The other two reached up and pulled the bleeding, semiconscious Democrat from the bear's grasp. Then using long clubs, the three loggers finished off the bear and two of them threw it onto the bed of their truck while the third tenderly placed the injured Democrat in the back seat. As they prepared to leave, the Pope summoned them to come over. "I give you my blessing for your brave actions!" he told them. "I heard there was a bitter hatred between Republican loggers and Democratic environmental activists but now I've seen with my own eyes that this is not true ." As the Pope drove off, one of the loggers asked his buddies, "Who was that guy?" "It was the Pope," another replied. "He's in direct contact with heaven and has access to all wisdom." "Well," the logger said, "he may have access to all wisdom but he sure don't know anything about bear hunting! How Is the bait holding up?" -- * * * * * SALMON -- The Other Pink Meat- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Funny! TMT |
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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:36:54 +0000, Mark Rand wrote:
I have used the dropbox, but tent to use my own server. I know that it'll be there at least until they hold my wake :-) Too much lubrication last night... That should have said "tend" not "tent" Mark Rand RTFM |
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:30:39 +0000, Mark Rand
wrote: Too much lubrication last night... Is there another way to establish order? Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:08:18 -0500, Gerald Miller wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:30:39 +0000, Mark Rand wrote: Too much lubrication last night... Is there another way to establish order? Gerry :-)} London, Canada Oddly enough, being a type 1 diabetic (ie. insulin controlled) I have discovered that If I get a desperate urge to tidy up or even start putting things away without thinking about it, it's usually because my blood glucose level is dangerously low. Even the wife asks me if I need something to eat if she sees me putting stuff away. I don't know why it happens, just that there is an interval between perfect lucidity and unconsciousness when I become a kleen-freek. Mark Rand RTFM |
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