[R-390] Tube organizing help

[Scott Bauer]

 I also have a supply of used tubes. For those, I used ziplock bags. I 
just bought 2000 bags.
1000 2x3 and 1000 3x4 bags. These help me separate by brand, number etc. 
For me, it's an
easy way to keep organized. The bags are cheap on eBay. The 2x3's were 
8.00 per thousand
and the 3z3 were 12.00 per thousand. That is a lot cheaper than buying 
the nice white boxes
for used, common tubes. The white boxes are for the good stuff.

odyslim at comcast.net wrote:
>  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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