parts bins

[RPease]

T-Slot,

That enough ideas for ya? If you just do about half of them, you'll have lots of storage. Problem will be, you won't have any time to sort anything, much less have any time to machine anything to use all your sorted stuff on.

But you'll certainly have storage.

Have fun!!!!!!!!

Rodg

[T-Slot]

Thanks all. I couldn't get to the computer for a day or so but I appreciate all the input. There are a fair amount of auctions and flea markets in my area during the summer months. Think I'll try and scout a few of them out. What I really would like to find is a steel bin unit like I used to have. I have a couple of those plastic boxes like they have at the discount stores but I need something bigger, like to dump a pound or so of bolts in each compartment.

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[charlie coghill]

You might consider this: Take a rectangular 1 galon can and cut one side out, bend the sharp edge over. Build shelves to hold the cans and use the old handles to pull the cans in and out. Charlie

[NAMPeters]

Bread pans. My shop looks like a bakery, I use them for everything. They come in several sizes, steal and Al, little handles and rounded edges. Cheap too, yard sales etc.
Some even have holes in the bottom, so good for parts cleaning.

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Neil Peters

[artificer in metal]

I have used oil containers (1, 4, and 5 liter) containers. You can cut these in a variety of different ways but you can organize using color too if you want!

[Oso]

My biggest problem with "storage solutions" is having different sizes and shapes that don't go together.

Plano makes covered plastic trays with adjustable dividers, good for small bolts and screws sorted by sizes. Lowes has them. I use them for setscrews, retainer rings and pins etc, small enough stuff that all of them will go in one case. Like tackle boxes but better.

Akro Mills has multidrawer cases, I have a lot of bolts and scews in them, things that I need more room for and have lots of sizes of,

I like the old multidrawer steel cabinets that I get from estate sales etc. I think Lyons made them, but I don't buy new, too much $$.

The clever adapted coffee can type stuff isn't really practical, I find. The commercial storage cabinets are better to use and less work to set up.

[mike thomas]

I think I really fell into it today. I had been thinking of the disorganized mess in the shop and trying to come up with a plan. Then today I stopped at a shop closing up. I picked up a Snap-on 4' roll cabinet, including a 4' riser with drawers, a metal under shelf mount set of drawers, 6 steel parts bins, and a little steel cabinet with with drawers and a top compartment. Enough to hide most everything for $200. Now I can get more stuff to throw on the floor and benches. Mike

[1erful]

MIKE: You lucky dog ;-) sez he all green with envy. WALT WARREN

[WALLY-12590]

I repair old toy trains so I use a lot of small machine screws. I have about a dozen 50 drawer plastic cabinets in which I keep all the screws, washers & nuts up to 1/4 inch. Anything that is larger goes into plastic stackable bins. I like Akro-Mills Products (good quality,cheap,and available at Walmart). Best thing I bought was a Brother P-Touch labeler. I use different color tape for different types of parts. This makes finding and reading what is in the drawer much easier. good luck