Looking for ideas on parts drawers

[Peter]

Hi all.

I recently purchased a large quantity of chips, parts, meters etc. Up
until now, I have always only needed a few parts drawer units.

Now I want to sort out stuff etc. Where does everyone but storage
units etc? I have an account with farnell but their units are too
expensive. Jaycar etc only have small units.

Suggestions anyone?

regards, Peter

 

[Wing Fong Wong]

Hi Peter,
Well in my workshop I've got jars nailed to the underside of
shelves. What I actually did was nail the lid of a jar to the
underside of the shelf and then fill the jar with what ever components
I want and then screw the jar back onto the lid.

This is a good system for up to about 10 different jars. In my workshop
when ever I'm looking for a component I just look up and I can
see what I want.

I do have a set of little plastic drawers but my most commonly
used items are in the jars. If you are hellbent on getting looking
at hardware surplus stores like WA salvage here in WA or Ross's
Salvage(also here in WA) I pick mines up at an auction by Ross's
Auction(the auctioneer side of Ross's Salvage). Got 5 lots of 10
draw systems for $40.

--
Wing Fong Wong

Peter <google@sale-net.com.au> wrote:

Hi all.

I recently purchased a large quantity of chips, parts, meters etc. Up
until now, I have always only needed a few parts drawer units.

Now I want to sort out stuff etc. Where does everyone but storage
units etc? I have an account with farnell but their units are too
expensive. Jaycar etc only have small units.

Suggestions anyone?

 

[DJ]

"Peter" <google@sale-net.com.au> wrote in message
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Hi all.

I recently purchased a large quantity of chips, parts, meters etc. Up
until now, I have always only needed a few parts drawer units.

Now I want to sort out stuff etc. Where does everyone but storage
units etc? I have an account with farnell but their units are too
expensive. Jaycar etc only have small units.

Suggestions anyone?

regards, Peter

Years ago I bought fastener (nuts and bolts) and paper clip collections that
came in plastic drawers, and tossed out the contents. However you obtain the
drawers, if they are plastic I suggest you line them with alfoil to minimise
the risk static damage to cmos chips.

dj

 

[Mike Harding]

On 21 Nov 2003 01:26:58 -0800, google@sale-net.com.au (Peter) wrote:

I recently purchased a large quantity of chips, parts, meters etc. Up
until now, I have always only needed a few parts drawer units.

Now I want to sort out stuff etc. Where does everyone but storage
units etc? I have an account with farnell but their units are too
expensive. Jaycar etc only have small units.

A few sets of 3 x 3 drawers I have came from the $2 shop
and held (crap quality) screws. Threw out the screws but
kept the drawers.

I also bought (but never used?) a few sets of plastic food
storage boxes with lids from Safeway, came in packs of
6 and are about 65 x 50 x 20.

However my main component storage is in a set of
plastic boxes with clear sliding lids which stack neatly
on top of each other, I obtained these from the "Sterile
Supplies Dept" of a hospital about 20 years ago, they
were supplied with sutures inside, the hospital use to
throw them away!

For small nuts, screws and washers I have a single plastic
box about 10" x 7' x 1' which has around 30 fixed internal
divisions, about $8 from the sort of shop which sells that
sort of stuff - I just dread the day I drop it!

Mike Harding

 

[Steven G.]

Look for the brand name "Fischer"
Kmart stock them. a 5 x 4 drawer (20) is about $20.

Have a look.


"Peter" <google@sale-net.com.au> wrote in message
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Hi all.

I recently purchased a large quantity of chips, parts, meters etc. Up
until now, I have always only needed a few parts drawer units.

Now I want to sort out stuff etc. Where does everyone but storage
units etc? I have an account with farnell but their units are too
expensive. Jaycar etc only have small units.

Suggestions anyone?

regards, Peter

 

[Rob]

"Peter" <google@sale-net.com.au> wrote in message
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Hi all.

I recently purchased a large quantity of chips, parts, meters etc. Up
until now, I have always only needed a few parts drawer units.

Now I want to sort out stuff etc. Where does everyone but storage
units etc? I have an account with farnell but their units are too
expensive. Jaycar etc only have small units.

Suggestions anyone?

regards, Peter

For bigger bits try your local icecream 'parlour' and see if they have any
empty tubs. The rectangular plastic tubs are pretty tough and are usually
free or 50 cents each. Good for connectors and bigger parts. You need to be
quick as the local kindergartens usually snap them up.

rob

 

[weco]

As a aprts scrounge of many years this has been an ongoing problem...

I currently have around 10,000 differant parts and have found no ideal
system

Currently I use envelopes
and antistatic bit of foam keeps the leads from getting mashed and protects
the part from ESD

A cheap label program prints the labels with my own part numbers the
industry part nimber and a description.
They take up very little useless space, are extremely cheap and can have
parts added on the fly without having to reorganise the entire drawer
matrix.... I still have plastic drawers but they annoy me when this happens
For small quantities or small parts this system is hard to beat....

I like the plastic sample box idea...wish I had a source for cheap/free ones
like that...but they would take up too much space for some stuff....

In my mechanical shop I have a standard 4"x4" fence post cut up into blocks
with holes drilled in them. I run a steel shaft through them and screw mason
jars to each face....This only works if the collection is relatively
static....If you change what you have it gets to be a pain....also dropping
the jars is annoying...

cheers
henry


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"Peter" <google@sale-net.com.au> wrote in message
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Hi all.

I recently purchased a large quantity of chips, parts, meters etc. Up
until now, I have always only needed a few parts drawer units.

Now I want to sort out stuff etc. Where does everyone but storage
units etc? I have an account with farnell but their units are too
expensive. Jaycar etc only have small units.

Suggestions anyone?

regards, Peter

For bigger bits try your local icecream 'parlour' and see if they have any
empty tubs. The rectangular plastic tubs are pretty tough and are usually
free or 50 cents each. Good for connectors and bigger parts. You need to
be
quick as the local kindergartens usually snap them up.

rob