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7th July 2010, 02:04 PM #1
Storage of storage
I use Eclipse mint tins to store small hardware items - I have collected them from my own consumption and that of colleagues at work for 4 years and have about 200 of them. They are really good for screws etc of less than 65mm length.
However, I needed to find a way to store them.
Here are some pictures of what I have come up with:
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I dovetailed a frame and then put a grid of lathes from left to right on the top and from front to back on the bottom spaced to hold the tins by the hinge and lip of the lid. The frames are then installed on a pair of vertical frames using drawer slides. So far so good.Cheers
Jeremy
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7th July 2010, 02:08 PM #2
Jeremy
That's a very concerning addiction you have there
how much has it cost and what sort of effect is it having on your family?regards
Nick
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7th July 2010, 02:13 PM #3
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8th July 2010, 10:24 PM #4
A very unique storage system Andy, that also does wonders for the breathe.
Hmm.... I have 3 empty's on my desk at work....
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8th July 2010, 11:36 PM #5
Jeremy a good idea I must say
Not for me though unless its small stuff
I have to use the laundry detergent plastic containers 1ltr or fish oil containers both big an small storage is a real pain but at least they stack.
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10th July 2010, 09:25 PM #6
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10th July 2010, 10:41 PM #8
This is interesting way of storage. Let us hope that you do not accidently reach for the wrong mint.
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11th July 2010, 02:50 PM #9
Colin
No way I could invent a system to allow me to remember every tin's contents. So, this weekend's job, while sitting in front of the TV has been to label more of the tins. Some progress has been made:
Attachment 141467Cheers
Jeremy
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11th July 2010, 09:01 PM #10
I guess you have already figured this out but I will say it anyhow if you do not mind. As you are labelling you might want to split sections and trays to certain similar items. Say screws go into top tray row 1 to row 3.5, then bolts to top tray row 3.5 to row 5 and so forth. Then put masking tape down between the rows and write on the masking tape. If something changes then you just pull off the masking tape and update with new information. Quick to see the section that has the type of part and then sort for the item that you require.
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I'm using plastic peanut butter jars, I have one roughly 600x600 drawer full, and a Nylex 'fish crate' with some more stuff I don't use much. I still have half a mail bag of assorted plastic jars awaiting contents - the ones that honey comes in seem to stick closed even after a thorough washing.
The main advantages with the jars are: free, see contents without opening, when dropped rarely break & if they do break, no glass shards to tread on. I will however be making labels for the lids which will make drawer searches even quicker - there is not enough room in the drawer to stick a sample screw on the lid with hot glue, which is another trick I saw on the 'Net.
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19th July 2010, 12:01 AM #13Senior Member
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brslee,
I had similar ideas, my better half buys fruit in square plastic jars, not sure how much they hold but would be about 100mm square maybe slightly larger and I also have been converting to peanut butter plastic jars which are a mongrel to get the labels off.
With the fruit jars, the labels come off easily. Labels on top of the lids make it easy to know what is in them.
Colin.
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G'day Colin,
Try this, if the label is plastic coated, pull off, which leaves a paper/glue residue, if just a paper label then go with the following,
- double up a kleenex type tissue and cover the label, drip a few drops of Shellite onto the tissue - it spreads - make it wet enough to soak the tissue, leave for a few minutes and the label will slide off, fold the tissue into a square and wipe off any glue residue.
This leaves the plastic jar clean and not scratched.
Just a thought, regards,
Bob
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