Long time lurker, first time poster. Love the forum! Looking for some inputs. I picked up 2, 40 compartment nuts and bolts cubbies by Wurth off fb classifieds for 40 bucks. For that price I couldn’t resist, even though I don’t have nearly enough hardware to fill them. Does anyone have any creative ideas on other uses for one of these other than hardware? I think I can fill one of them with bolts, plumbing and electrical stuff. What do I put in the other one? I plan on wall mounting them. Thanks!
Nuts/bolts cubbies
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You will find stuff. Some ideas to get you started. Loose change when you get back from the parts store or hardware store, old credit cards or hotel room key cards for mixing epoxy or spreading glue, pens or pencils, a stack of index cards for taking notes, post-its. A bin for your spare car keys, hidden in plain site. A tape measure, I lose these around the shop/house all the time so I give them a permanent home. Same for utility knives. Electrical tape, teflon tape. Use one for ear plugs, one for safety glasses, one for disposable dusk masks. Beer bottle opener, and the one next to it for the bottle caps. Spare hardware that comes with light fixtures, ceiling fans, flat pack furniture. Razor blades or utility knife refills. Spare USB drives. Garden hose nozzles and fitting. Zip ties of different sizes that make sense. I have a couple of bins that i toss scraps of wire and busted crimp fittings because you never know.
Great suggestions!
Great suggestions! Thanks! I think it’s definitely worth hanging both of them.
turbowoodworker
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The answer depends on how you use your garage. Are you a tinkerer, a woodworker, artist, motorcycle mechanic, etc? Your needs will dictate what you put in there and where you get the hardware (Grainger vs. Rockler vs. Home Depot).
Larryjones
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If rodents get in your garage they will become handy nesting boxes.
ITGuy1998
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I have something very similar in my garage. I also have mine mounted on the wall. I keep a variety of things in them:
1. Toggle bolts (in original packaging)
2. Smaller boxes of bigger nails
3. Plastic garden stakes
4. Spare blades for the edger
5. box of RJ45 ocnnectors
6. spare home audio connectors
Only one type of thing in a cubby. It's stuff I don't use every day, but it's visible if I need it.
1. Toggle bolts (in original packaging)
2. Smaller boxes of bigger nails
3. Plastic garden stakes
4. Spare blades for the edger
5. box of RJ45 ocnnectors
6. spare home audio connectors
Only one type of thing in a cubby. It's stuff I don't use every day, but it's visible if I need it.
MFolks
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Make one Stainless steel? Maybe divide another one into Metric/Imperial hardware?
Leaflessshadetree
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Hang them both. Not having stuff to put in them isn't a problem. The compartments look to be good size. I'd end up subdividing them or using boxes for small items.
that make great firewood
when my shop became a warehouse, it was time to throw every nut boil nail away except a good handful. need more lowes up the road. you be amaze at how much **** you save that you will never use. I got two of those plastic containers and that all i will ever need
when my shop became a warehouse, it was time to throw every nut boil nail away except a good handful. need more lowes up the road. you be amaze at how much **** you save that you will never use. I got two of those plastic containers and that all i will ever need
iagsxr
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I don't know what you work on but....
First one, standard hardware. 1/4", 5/16", 3/8", & 1/2" nuts, flats, lock washers, five lengths of bolts. Bottom row left open for odd stuff.
Second one, same thing only 6, 8, 10, & 12mm.
First one, standard hardware. 1/4", 5/16", 3/8", & 1/2" nuts, flats, lock washers, five lengths of bolts. Bottom row left open for odd stuff.
Second one, same thing only 6, 8, 10, & 12mm.
glentre
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Great find! Don't worry, in time you will fill them all, some good stuff and also a lot of junk. If you do any woodworking or grinding, it would be wise to put doors on them first because keeping open cubbies clean is hell.
Glen
Glen
Crazyjake8493
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I like to keep a good supply of all these sizes on hand. They've saved many a late night trip to the store, or a delayed projects because no one was open after 10pm. Any other sizes I may keep whatever extras I have from projects.