need ideas - diy bolt bins

[AndyL]

Well, the auctions and retailers aren't co-operating...

Time to DIY... as I'm getting sick of tripping over cases of fasteners...

Need bolt bins, big ones (have a habit of buying by the 2kg / 5lb case).

I haven't seen any that tickle my fancy, none work all that well when you keep larger quantities on hand...

Anyone have some pics/designs/drool lists to share?

 

[Charliekilo]

How about something like these?
http://www.thefind.com/furniture/info-revolving-bin

 

[bigbubba]

At an old salvage yard they had one whole wall covered with welding rod boxes.They had the corner cut off them at a 45 degree angle and the edge rolled.

 

[AZ Pete]

Surplus ammo cans. Make a sturdy shelf to hold them and mark the cans with their contents.

 

[Steevo]

I don't like open bolt bins because they tend to collect dust, etc.
I found a card file cabinet that I re-purposed:

 

[AndyL]

Would love the old lumberyard spinning ones, but I'm not spending that much - at 350-400$ sure, but not over a grand (which is what they've fetched at auction the last couple times I found them)

Closed is useless to me, most of my fasteners I keep - I'm restocking my trucks bins with every 2-3 days... but being able to pull out and dump the crud at the bottom is good Ammo boxes are too spendy, and mostly we get the small ones anyway... the few big ones, seem to go to the surplus stores and get sold for their weight in gold...

 

[SRX]

I don't like open bolt bins because they tend to collect dust, etc.
I found a card file cabinet that I re-purposed:

That's a wicked idea Steevo!

 

[IMCA38]

Here's mine:

 

[NUTTSGT]

There are the typical plastic bins available from multiple places.

Regular bolt and fastener binslike the yellow above.

You could make your own out of plywood and put them on shelving.

Coffee cans or #10 food cans.

 

[ericburns4]

Even you can make on your own with plywood like small boxes and arrange them like drawers.

 

[jonnyl95]

My FIL is a farmer and has a dedicated shop (which collects "Helluva Deals" or "Just had to haves")...but one day I was working on something and needed sheetrock screws...

He has used oil quart jugs on their side with the funnel piece cut off and labeled all from 1" to 4". Very convenient.

 

[jeffmoss26]

IMCA, that is really cool. Reminds me of the bins the old hardware stores have for pipe fittings and such.

 

[DirtRoad]

This is what i just recently bought.
http://www.harborfreight.com/mobile-double-sided-floor-rack-95551.html

I could not be happier with it. I thought 74 bins would hold all my fasteners no problem but i was wrong, i need another one already lol

I also buy cases of fasteners, i never buy them individualy, if i need one bolt i buy a case of them.

 

[musgofasta]

Lunchmeat plastic tubs...1/2 gallon milk/OJ containers cut off above the handle...detergent jugs, cat litter tubs...

 

[PCO6]

I don't like open bolt bins because they tend to collect dust, etc.
I found a card file cabinet that I re-purposed:

Same here! Card files hold a ton of stuff and use only a small amount of floor space.

I save plastic juice bottles and run them through my table saw with the fence set at 4" ...

 

[383 240z]

If your buying hardware at that quanity, why isn't your vendor supplying you with bins?? When we were using Garner_Westcott. they gave them to us. Same when we switched to Fasten-all Keith

 

[SGKent]

if you are restocking every 2 -3 days just make a spot on a shelf and use the boxes they come in. Write the size on the box.

 

[kbs2244]

I use the quart oil jugs with one side cut out.
Same thing on a larger scale with anti-freeze jugs.

The anti-freeze jugs are good in the car trunk also.
They hold coiled up jumper cables, a chain, some rags and gloves, etc semi-neatly.

 

[AndyL]

Well restock the truck, that's only a 1/2lb or so at a time - not all the fasteners come from the same places (none have all, since I'm stuck making at least 3 stops anyway, that 4th along the way doesn't hurt (and their screws are way cheaper)) no need to carry 300lbs of fasteners on the truck- just have to remember to restock every few days...

I've got plenty of those little red/blue/yellow bins, they just don't hold much... this is the problem, as mentioned by others above, I have an aversion to those little 10packs, that cost half as much as a case... and you never need just 10...

 

[Maexle]

I am using my old cheap excel tool box for storing the fasteners, i just take off the lid of the tray i buy them in and put the trays in the tool box, works great for me.

 

[cyamaha2007]

Im using the $345 hf tool box. I have 2 of them packed full of hardware.

 

[1320stang]

I use the quart oil jugs with one side cut out.
Same thing on a larger scale with anti-freeze jugs.

The anti-freeze jugs are good in the car trunk also.
They hold coiled up jumper cables, a chain, some rags and gloves, etc semi-neatly.

+1 I use antifreeze jugs with the side cut out. Sometimes I used them as small parts cleaning tubs too. I write on the handle as to what's in them. I keep old hose clamps in one, small metric in one, large metric in another. Fine thread, course thread SAE, lag bolts, different size drywall screws since the boxes fail. I put up vertical 1x's and put them between them maybe 4 high depending on how heavy they are, you can slide a lower one out and restack it on top.

 

[mrb]

there are many commercially available plastic bin cups that fit perfectly inside card file drawers. I use them for electronic components. Check out akro-mils 30102 they can be had for about 0.75/ea and are much nicer than cut up yogurt containers or whatever.

There's also these guys for drawer bins http://www.schallercorporation.com/servlet/StoreFront

 

[KMinAF]

I don't like open bolt bins because they tend to collect dust, etc.
I found a card file cabinet that I re-purposed:

Thats an awesome idea! I see those things all the time at the thrift stores and county surplus sales, usually only cost $20.

 

[Northstar]

I nabbed a pile of these from our nut/bolt supplier. We changed companies and the new company puts in thier own boxes all loaded new. We had these leftover, and I actually sold 4 more. I put these in a heavy duty backer's rack with the shelves helping hold them solid. Works great.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Northstar, I would love to have that setup!!

 

[goodysgotacuda]

I bought these old film/slide organizers from my University's "surplus" sale building. $10/5 drawers. Screwed them together and built a little base. Works out exceptional. I use it for bolts, nuts, washers, nutserts, pop rivets, fuses, hose clamps, RTV/Adhesives, you name it!

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