[R-390] Tube organizing help

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 I have a whole room in my basement devoted for tube storage. I have metal shelving
surrounding the room. I buy  the sterolite containers from Walmart  and fill them by tube numbers.
1 Tube number per container. I stack the containers on the shelving putting the  less used
numbers on the bottom of the stack. Last count was a little over 10,000. Every one NOS.
My problem is I should stop buying certain numbers. I have way too many
but I still buy them if the price is good.

 Scott



 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Joe Foley <redmenaced at yahoo.com>
> Filing cabinets work well, Index card files work
> better, I have a two-door cabinet six feet tall for
> many of mine.  I have my R-390A/URR in a three foot
> tall Bud cabinet, the space behind the speaker hides a
> big cardboard box that has all the tubes related to
> that radio and its test equipment.  There are three
> tube caddies that hold related spares in the shack.
> 
> Beyond that there are piles and bags of tubes slightly
> related to each other pile hither and yon.  They come
> in too fast to find places for them,... not that they
> come in all that fast, but the spaces for them just
> don't open up!
> 
> Avalanches here are dangerous!
> 
> Joe
> --- R390rcvr at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > Good day all:
> >  
> > A common problem, but I could use some advice.
> >  
> > I have several thousand tubes for my various beasts,
> > and don't have a good  
> > organizing system.
> >  
> > I have tried shelves, boxes, etc. The main problem
> > has to do with adding  and 
> > deleting tubes, changing the sequence, having room
> > for additions, without  
> > taking up the entire basement.
> >  
> > I certainly would appreciate the groups wisdom!
> >  
> > Randy
> >
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