[Elecraft] Slightly OT: Better living through sane component storage

Wed Jan 22 00:03:07 2003

For hardware items (nuts and bolts) get some used glass jars with metal
lids, drill a hole in the centre of the metal lids and screw them to the
underside of some shelves above your workbench.  Put your hardware items
into the glass jars and screw the jars into the lids.  Now you can see
where those pesky fasteners are and how many you have left.

73
Kevin
VK3DAP

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Slightly OT: Better living through sane
component storage

Bob,
For my use, I find the cabinets with small drawers to be the most useful
(about 2 inches wide, 1 1/4 inch high and about 4 inches long).  These
hold my small parts and I put a label on the front.  Anything larger
goes on a shelf where I can see it.

I do have the advantage of a woodworking shop and I can custom make
dividers for my shelves so stuff doesn't get pushed into one great pile,
but I hate boxes because you can't see what is in them - if it is
visible it is more likely to be used.

Now - I am finishing a new QTH, so I have to build new shelves and
organize all my stuff after being in boxes for the last year or so, so I
too am starting with a 'clean' slate and LOTS of radio stuff!!!\

73,
Don W3FPR

----- Original Message -----

> Over the years, after constructing numerous small projects that 
> admittedly more often end up as Smoke Alarm Triggers rather than 
> usable station additions, I have in my possession what used to be 
> called a "junk box".  Problem is, it's more like "bags and boxes and 
> shelves of junk" resembling an organized inventory of components in 
> much the same way a pound of raw hamburger resembles a cow.
>
> Now to my question:  With all the numerous storage boxes, shelves, and

> what-have-you out there, I was wondering what brands (URLs would be 
> nice in any replies) have worked out best for the experimenters out 
> there who have had my very problem of organizing the hundreds 
> (thousands? God, please don't let it be millions) of components one 
> manages to assimilate over the years.
>

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