what do yall use to keep your components and different parts in? I'm using some type of box I stole out of my wifes craft stuff. It's a cheap jewl box that one wrong move I'll have components everywhere. I wanted to use my tool box but didn't know if the metal would damage the ic, and trannys. Any ideas or anyone know of a better solution? These type of things are harder to come across than I imagined.
this is what i use...
**please pardon the mess, i'm currently going through a re-organization of my work bench.
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Those are fantastic! Where can you find those?
Not sure where you are located, but most hardware stores carry something like them.
Those particular ones I actually picked up at a Kmart because they were on sale. Looks like they may be on sale again...
This is the 60 drawer ones on my bench.
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_9990000045098511P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1 (http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_9990000045098511P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1)
And the rest of what you can get from them...
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/s_10151_10104_Tools_Garage%20Organization%20&%20Shelving_Parts%20Organizing?sbf=Brand&sbv=Stack_On
ya dude those are nice. That's what I'm looking for. As for the mess.. You should se mine. I have those ones that sit horizonal on the desk and there just all kinds of s%"# flowing over. When I need space I just push.. Were renovating our house and I just want a permanent work space.. Doesn't look like I'm quiting this hobby anytime soon.
Actually, I never could find anything like that at any of the hardware stores I tried. Maybe I just wasn't communicating very well. Those are perfect -- and perfectly priced, too. I'm going to K-Mart tomorrow! My wife is going to be so thrilled.
Here in Canada those things are found at Canadian Tire.
Jacob
Quote from: jkokura on April 02, 2012, 01:09:04 AM
Here in Canada those things are found at Canadian Tire.
Jacob
That's where I got both of mine. ;D
Quote from: mgwhit on April 02, 2012, 12:44:54 AM
Actually, I never could find anything like that at any of the hardware stores I tried.
I've seen them in Lowes and Home Depot in the aisles with all of the screws, nuts, bolts, etc.
I've got 5 of these and growing...from Home Depot
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Put my IC's in this thing...from Home Depot
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I found two of the 60 drawer models at K-Mart yesterday. Gonna spend this evening cleaning up my work area. Thanks!
I also use the smaller parts pins for ICs and trannies and such. I should take a good few pictures of my current setup...
Jacob
Harbor Freight has a fair selection of plastic part bins if you have one in your area.
Grabbed a Pic.
2x60 drawer units keep my resistors and caps. Up above I have a couple other smaller drawer units for knobs and other stuff. On the left in one cubby you can see there are 6 different parts containers, 1 each for ICs, transistors, Diodes, sockets, regulators and such. I think I got them in the fishing aisle. There are also 3 large and deep ones in a cabinet below that holds all my Pots, large switches and Jacks. Above that door is a drawer with all my hand tools I use regularly. Finally, you can't see it well, but there's wire underneath that cubby in spools, and a book shelf to the right that holds boxes of spare tools, enclosures, and all sorts of stuff, as well as a hanging shoe cubby thing from Ikea that hangs from closet rod and holds projects in progress and finished pedals and paper work and stuff.
(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8702/imagewwld.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/715/imagewwld.jpg/)
Jacob
Thanks for the links, I ended up on amazon finding some really good deals. Some of you got stacks and stacks!! My workshop isn't even big enough to allow that many 60 drawers... :-\
Quote from: jkokura on April 07, 2012, 10:52:33 PM
Grabbed a Pic.
2x60 drawer units keep my resistors and caps. Up above I have a couple other smaller drawer units for knobs and other stuff. On the left in one cubby you can see there are 6 different parts containers, 1 each for ICs, transistors, Diodes, sockets, regulators and such. I think I got them in the fishing aisle. There are also 3 large and deep ones in a cabinet below that holds all my Pots, large switches and Jacks. Above that door is a drawer with all my hand tools I use regularly. Finally, you can't see it well, but there's wire underneath that cubby in spools, and a book shelf to the right that holds boxes of spare tools, enclosures, and all sorts of stuff, as well as a hanging shoe cubby thing from Ikea that hangs from closet rod and holds projects in progress and finished pedals and paper work and stuff.
(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8702/imagewwld.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/715/imagewwld.jpg/)
Jacob
Hey Jacob, where do you like to get your wire in bulk? I'm starting to look around for this now. I'm tired of buying several feet at a time and want to buy 100ft spools at least.
I stocked up on mine at an old electronics store that has rows and rows of wire. Everything sold by the lb. so I got a spool for the price that I was paying for 100ft. I was astonished by the amount of Teflon coated wire they had but it wasn't cheap stuff.
If you're in range of a Daiso store, their clear plastic divided boxes are $1.50. Good for categories of things that don't need a lot of differentiation between values. I like the small Harbor Freight boxes for things that need more systematic organizing, like film caps. I still haven't found a system for resistors that beats flipping through labeled baggies like a card catalog.
But I recently visited Shipwreck Beads, which happens to be across town, and was blown away by their array of options (http://www.shipwreckbeads.com/catalog/Beading-Tools-and-Accessories/Storage-Products/Storage-Cases//itemsPerPage/100/orderBy/price_lo2hi#pageControlAnchor) for organizing small parts.