Thread: Organiser trays

Mark do these stack well together or do you keep them separate?

You blokes have too many damned screws!

Use peanut butter and vegemite jars

Or Zippy plastic bags... cheap, cheap!

Originally Posted by woodPixel

You blokes have too many damned screws!

Use peanut butter and vegemite jars

Or Zippy plastic bags... cheap, cheap!

You should see my storage for electronic parts ... electrostatic or zip lock bags all with custom labels with text and a usually two 2D barcodes all stored and catalogued in 5L plastic storage boxes - through hole components end up in divided trays/boxes were appropriate but for all the small components in the shed the goal has been to place them in trays in drawers so they are easier to find just by pulling a draw out.

I have a few different solutions (you can have your plastic AND a bit of woodwork too!):

1) For work in progress, I usually just cut the bottom inch or so out of milk cartons or paper cups to keep components in one place.

2) For work that I think is in progress but may have been stalled for some time... I use clear plastic drawers bought from a cheap shop in awful plastic surrounds, which I've wall mounted in a timber rack.

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3) Because it's cheaper to buy 100 screws than two packets of 8 from Bunnings every time I have a job that needs 10, I have a few Tactix boxes too. They are the cheapest of the cheap as they don't have to be robust. The stand is an old Ikea tea trolley, repurposed. In this case "repurposed" means "completely dismantled, cut to size, bits added, then reassembled with aluminium angle as runners.

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Cheers,

P

I'm pleased so far everyone has mentioned screws.

This is a WOODWORKING site.

No nails!

Originally Posted by woodPixel

I'm pleased so far everyone has mentioned screws.

This is a WOODWORKING site.

No nails!

Cleaning out FILs shed I collected up about 10kg of nails but given I already have a few kg of nails, the FILs nails all went in the scrap metal bin.

As I moved more and more into MW/electronics I found I needed ever more storage for threaded fasteners, many more different sizes, thread pitches, materials-types, head styles etc. Also started buying boxes of the smaller ones. And that does not include all the objects that get threaded using taps and dies. I've also disassemble a lot of old gear scavenged from the work skip and picked up many kgs of fasteners that way. The best score was about 5kg of various sizes of metric SS socket head screws.

Originally Posted by Tonyz

Mark do these stack well together or do you keep them separate?

They are standing vertically together on shelves. I've actually run out of shelf space so I am doing some more reorganisation.

I write on one end of the box the broad category (eg. 6mm) with a white marker and on the lids of the inner boxes with a black permanent marker. They are easy to change the markings by a wipe with a rag dipped in metho.

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

I have a few different solutions (you can have your plastic AND a bit of woodwork too!):

1) For work in progress, I usually just cut the bottom inch or so out of milk cartons or paper cups to keep components in one place.

2) For work that I think is in progress but may have been stalled for some time... I use clear plastic drawers bought from a cheap shop in awful plastic surrounds, which I've wall mounted in a timber rack.



3) Because it's cheaper to buy 100 screws than two packets of 8 from Bunnings every time I have a job that needs 10, I have a few Tactix boxes too. They are the cheapest of the cheap as they don't have to be robust. The stand is an old Ikea tea trolley, repurposed. In this case "repurposed" means "completely dismantled, cut to size, bits added, then reassembled with aluminium angle as runners.



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Cheers,

P

so these Tactix boxes, were they from Bunnings? if so how long ago? what size is each?

If its a decent product, the price is right.... Tactix - Bunnings



I am not the first without sin! I saw this beastie and recognised it as one I use to store my least-used router bits https://www.bunnings.com.au/tactix-4...-tubs_p0095848

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I like Jeremy Schmidt's solution:

Hardware boxes that won't shift in a drawer! - YouTube

He has quite a number of YT videos about making drawers and other bits n' pieces for a tidy workshop.


Cheers Yvan

Originally Posted by yvan

I like Jeremy Schmidt's solution:

Hardware boxes that won't shift in a drawer! - YouTube

He has quite a number of YT videos about making drawers and other bits n' pieces for a tidy workshop.

Cheers Yvan

Some great ideas in that one

Here is a guy that I took inspiration from for my 3D printed ones and he is well worth watching even if you don't have 3D printing capability

Building The Ultimate assortment Cabinet! - 3D Printed assortment boxes! - YouTube

He has a couple of videos on this topic including portable carry cases etc.

Originally Posted by yvan

I like Jeremy Schmidt's solution:

Hardware boxes that won't shift in a drawer! - YouTube

He has quite a number of YT videos about making drawers and other bits n' pieces for a tidy workshop.


Cheers Yvan

The problem with boxes in drawers -- or those bins that hang on the wall -- is that is where they stay.

Sometimes I want to take the hardware to the job. This is particularly true of wood screws, wall fasteners, nails etc. Probably less true of things like M5 machine screws but I found it was easier to just use the same solution regardless and stack everything together.

I do still have some wall mounted bins but their lifespan is likely to be somewhat limited and I will sell them and free up some wall space.

As for making all of those bins in plywood (or 3D printing them), I doubt I could do it much cheaper in plywood, if you put any value on your time. And definitely cheaper than 3D printing them.

Originally Posted by Tonyz

so these Tactix boxes, were they from Bunnings? if so how long ago? what size is each?

Yes from Bunnings, they are approximately 350 x 250 (give or take - I didn't measure them). They come in every now and then as a "special" line usually sold in pairs for about $6.00, or in three packs for $8,00. If you aren't going to be getting them in and out of your truck a few times a day, you don't need the heavy duty ones - you might even find something you can use in. a cheap shop.

Cheers,

P

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One could make a kids sorting tray with a sliding lid and a kumiko-inspired internal section.