Ultimate small parts storage
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PCO6
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Lhorn - It's funny that you would say that. I recently removed the sliding cabinets that I posted above (#10). I plan to reinstall them elsewhere. I am in the process of building a desk/computer station generally where the cabinets were.
I bought some Plano plastic storage boxes from Bass Pro to store small hardware. I put them in the metal cabinet above my desk. The cabinet will have doors on it. Each clear plastic box is numbered - 34 in all. I have a simple Excel spread sheet to identify what is in each box on file on my laptop. It makes for easy reference but the more I use the hardware boxes the easier it is to remember the boxes I most often need.
This system works well because I can take a box of hardware to the place I am working.
My not quite finished garage desk ...
fredybender
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my card files; pretty much all labelled up.
I have 3 units of 27 drawers on one wall, and another unit, next to the mill.
They are getting filled up real quick!
I have 3 units of 27 drawers on one wall, and another unit, next to the mill.
They are getting filled up real quick!
PCO6
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fredybender - Nice set up. 
I think card files offer the most storage for the space that they take up. I have 2 (16 drawers - 28" deep) and they hold a ton of stuff!
I think card files offer the most storage for the space that they take up. I have 2 (16 drawers - 28" deep) and they hold a ton of stuff!
Heavy Metal Doctor
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We had assortments of hardware / fittings lined up all around the shop. I just consolidated most of it to make more space in the shop. Stacked / bolted together 2 stacks of 3 of the 40-hole cabinets back to back and then will be adding 3 more on the end cap (waiting on them to arrive).
Airborne Ed
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Al Bundy
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I think I would wet my pants if I found one of those for a reasonable price.
incurablescrounge
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Search Craigslist. "Heavy duty parts cabinet" on Northern Wisconsin page. $450 in Eagle River, WI
venturesomerite
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I always have my eye out for an old library card catalog. Same thing.
Eagle Point
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If anyone is interested and in the area a guy had 2 open hole cabinets like those in post#45 above probably 5' tall, 3'wide at Denios flea market here in Roseville,CA. He was asking $200.00ea. Both were red and clean. He also had a bunch of the 4 drawer pull-out storage boxes with the flip lids over each drawer. This was last weekend but he is there all the time. Just thought I would throw it out there.....
supra90turbo
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This is our setup at work, each drawer is removable, holds a ton of stuff, has moveable dividers, and is easy to configure. Each drawer is 5.5"x11"
I still want to find one of these.
I still want to find one of these.
Al Bundy
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I'd pay the $450, it's the extra $300 or so that it would cost to get it home.
Too_Many_Tools
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Dan in Pasadena
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That's friggin niiice. I'd be all over it. But for a home garage it might be too wide for a lot of guys. If it were vertical it'd be perfect. Price seems very fair to me.
I had forgotten about the Addressograph cabinets.
And I used to work for them.
They are plenty heavy duty.
For those who don’t know, Addressograph made a mail addressing machine that used metal plates with stamped letters. Think about WW II style dog tags A tray of those tags was heavy.
A cabinet designed to store them could hold up to nuts and bolts with no problem.
As far as labeling is concerned, a trick I saw on a wood working site was to hot glue one of what ever was in the drawer on the face.
Pretty slick.
And I used to work for them.
They are plenty heavy duty.
For those who don’t know, Addressograph made a mail addressing machine that used metal plates with stamped letters. Think about WW II style dog tags A tray of those tags was heavy.
A cabinet designed to store them could hold up to nuts and bolts with no problem.
As far as labeling is concerned, a trick I saw on a wood working site was to hot glue one of what ever was in the drawer on the face.
Pretty slick.
Too_Many_Tools
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Good cabinet for small parts when the drawers are filled with small containers.
Priced okay.
Would work great in an electronics setup.
Putting a flat file cabinet under it (wide shallow drawers) could give one a great selection of different storage options.
Wi Fire 10
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dittle fart around
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This is our setup at work, each drawer is removable, holds a ton of stuff, has moveable dividers, and is easy to configure. Each drawer is 5.5"x11"
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Here's what we had at work. Not that expensive new and will last longer than I will.