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Mr. INTJ
Guest
I like to get some opinions from people on sorting their various parts
and hardware. I have very limited space for my home workshop...:
http://www.minsmithphoto.com/mrintj/workbench.jpg
As I've built up an inventory of components and hardware, rummaging
through random junk boxes looking for a specific part quickly became
the most time-consuming part of any project. I mounted some small
parts cabinets to my pegboard, and for some parts, like resistors &
capacitors, it was obvious how to divide them up according to value.
Not so obvious are things like screws, nuts and bolts, and other small
hardware. There seem to be an almost inifinite variety of sizes,
materials, thread types, wood screws, sheet metal screws, etc. Of
course, if I only have a handful, then it's not an issue (I'm not
_that_ anal retentive), but I have several pounds of screws, etc. in
all varieties - it takes way too long to find a certain screw (or even
worse, a matching set of two or more).
Do you folks sort your hardware into bags/drawers/etc, and if so, what
criteria do you use?
Thanks in advance.
Any other space-saving advice on workshop / workbench optimization is
greatly appreciated.
Mr. INTJ
San Diego
and hardware. I have very limited space for my home workshop...:
http://www.minsmithphoto.com/mrintj/workbench.jpg
As I've built up an inventory of components and hardware, rummaging
through random junk boxes looking for a specific part quickly became
the most time-consuming part of any project. I mounted some small
parts cabinets to my pegboard, and for some parts, like resistors &
capacitors, it was obvious how to divide them up according to value.
Not so obvious are things like screws, nuts and bolts, and other small
hardware. There seem to be an almost inifinite variety of sizes,
materials, thread types, wood screws, sheet metal screws, etc. Of
course, if I only have a handful, then it's not an issue (I'm not
_that_ anal retentive), but I have several pounds of screws, etc. in
all varieties - it takes way too long to find a certain screw (or even
worse, a matching set of two or more).
Do you folks sort your hardware into bags/drawers/etc, and if so, what
criteria do you use?
Thanks in advance.
Any other space-saving advice on workshop / workbench optimization is
greatly appreciated.
Mr. INTJ
San Diego