[Elecraft] parts storage

[Rick Tavan]

Haven't seen anyone else propose my favorite way of sorting small parts - Scotch tape! I tape clumps of identical small parts by their leads to pieces of 8.5x11 paper. By eyeballing the parts list, I arrange the parts in rough order of value and type. In a big kit, capacitors get their own sheet(s), as do semiconductors and non-presorted resistors. Other stuff gets mixed together. I label the parts by their values so I can quickly pull one out from under the tape when needed. I end up with a small pile of "pages of parts."  I force myself to re-check the values at insertion time, but at least I know which one to grab without using a magnifier. When the pages are all empty, the kit is nearly done! I leave bigger stuff in original bags and envelopes and I put hardware in a plastic parts box
which doesn't spill as easily as an egg carton. Works for me!

/Rick N6XI