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Author: markmark Date: Mar 23, 2008 12:45
Greetings All,
I'm trying to get a handle on straightening up my shop/basement and need an
idea or three on how to keep hardware organized, but not hidden. I'm sure
you all are like me, with all sorts of nuts, bolts, screws, widget holders,
ad infinitium.... I have the cheap organizers that can be bought just about
anywhere, blue sheet metal chassis with thin plastic (sometimes sliding)
drawers. This just don't cut it any more. I need something with different
sized drawers, fairly abuse resistant, and something that can be labeled on
the front so I know what's what. I think McFeeleys may have something, so
I'll look there also. I know some people still like the old baby food jars
with the lid screwed to a shelf bottom, I'd rather not..... Anyone have a
good system they'd like...
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Author: LeonLeon Date: Mar 23, 2008 13:14
> Greetings All,
> I'm trying to get a handle on straightening up my shop/basement and need
> an idea or three on how to keep hardware organized, but not hidden. I'm
> sure you all are like me, with all sorts of nuts, bolts, screws, widget
> holders, ad infinitium.... I have the cheap organizers that can be bought
> just about anywhere, blue sheet metal chassis with thin plastic (sometimes
> sliding) drawers. This just don't cut it any more. I need something with
> different sized drawers, fairly abuse resistant, and something that can be
> labeled on the front so I know what's what. I think McFeeleys may have
> something, so I'll look there also. I know some people still like the old
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Author: markmark Date: Mar 23, 2008 13:27
>> Greetings All,
>> I'm trying to get a handle on straightening up my shop/basement and need
>> an idea or three on how to keep hardware organized, but not hidden. I'm
>> sure you all are like me, with all sorts of nuts, bolts, screws, widget
>> holders, ad infinitium.... I have the cheap organizers that can be
>> bought just about anywhere, blue sheet metal chassis with thin plastic
>> (sometimes sliding) drawers. This just don't cut it any more. I need
>> something with different sized drawers, fairly abuse resistant, and
>> something that can be labeled on the front so I know what's what. I
>> think McFeeleys may have something, so I'll look there also. I know some
>> people still like the old baby food jars with the lid screwed to a shelf
>> bottom, I'd rather not..... Anyone have a good system they'd like to brag
>> about??? Thanks as always, Mark
>
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Author: Andy DingleyAndy Dingley Date: Mar 23, 2008 13:50
On 23 Mar, 19:45, "mark" Nowhere.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to get a handle on straightening up my shop/basement and need an
> idea or three on how to keep hardware organized, but not hidden.
Hide it, just hide it in the right place. I can't see anything in my
place, but I can walk straight over to where it _ought_ to be, and
it's actually there. I can root through by elimination to find the
exact size, so long as I don't have to go through more than one crate
and certainly not the whole workshop.
Four dozen plastic tubs from Ikea (the blue plastic ones for a buck -
about 18" x 12") on shelves just wide enough to hold them end-on.
Nothing else goes on those shelves. Nothing is allowed to stick out
beyond the tub space. Everything in them is at least vaguely sorted so
that I _can_ go straight to the right tub.
Buying screws from the brand where the boxes last more than 5 minutes
and 2 openings.
Keeping an "on-site screwbox" in my toolbag, a cheap plastic divider
case sufficient to carry all the common screw sizes I need for an on-
site job. No more screw boxes getting squished in the bottom of the
bag. No more litter of screws in the bottom of the bag.
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Author: markmark Date: Mar 23, 2008 13:58
> On 23 Mar, 19:45, "mark" Nowhere.com> wrote:
>>> I'm trying to get a handle on straightening up my shop/basement and need
>> an
>> idea or three on how to keep hardware organized, but not hidden.
>
> Hide it, just hide it in the right place. I can't see anything in my
> place, but I can walk straight over to where it _ought_ to be, and
> it's actually there. I can root through by elimination to find the
> exact size, so long as I don't have to go through more than one crate
> and certainly not the whole workshop.
>
> Four dozen plastic tubs from Ikea (the blue plastic ones for a buck -
> about 18" x 12") on shelves just wide enough to hold them end-on.
> Nothing else goes on those shelves. Nothing is allowed to stick out
> beyond the tub space. Everything in them is at least vaguely sorted so
> that I _can_ go straight to the right tub.
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Author: mac davismac davis Date: Mar 23, 2008 14:22
On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:45:05 -0500, "mark" Nowhere.com> wrote:
>Greetings All,
> I'm trying to get a handle on straightening up my shop/basement and need an
>idea or three on how to keep hardware organized, but not hidden. I'm sure
>you all are like me, with all...
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Author: Doug HousemanDoug Houseman Date: Mar 23, 2008 15:07
In article nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com>,
"mark" Nowhere.com> wrote:
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>> "mark" Nowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:5ryFj.8106$Rq1.603@nlpi068.nbdc...
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Author: Chuck HoffmanChuck Hoffman Date: Mar 23, 2008 15:07
I use empty 3 lb. coffee cans with labels - machine screws, wood screws,
etc. I also have some drawer-type bins for smaller stuff like washers,
nuts, etc., but the cans are easiest to use...and they hold a LOT. Don't
try to pick up a nearly full one with one hand if you value your toes. I
just dump the contents out on the bench, find what I need and shovel the
stuff back in.
"mark" Nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:5ryFj.8106$Rq1.603@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com...> Greetings All,
> I'm trying to get a handle on straightening up my shop/basement and need
> an idea or three...
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Author: Andy DingleyAndy Dingley Date: Mar 23, 2008 15:08
On 23 Mar, 20:58, "mark" Nowhere.com> wrote:
> Like the idea of the Ikea boxes, I'll look next time I go. I just wish I
> had the memory to remember where everything is in the basement.
I write on the ends.
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Author: MaxMax Date: Mar 23, 2008 15:26
> "mark" Nowhere.com> wrote>> Greetings All,
>> I'm trying to get a handle on straightening up my shop/basement and need
>> an idea or three on how to keep hardware organized, but not hidden. I'm
>> sure you all are like me,...
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