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April 29, 2014 at 6:49 pm #125600
I brought a pai(I’d guess around 30Lb) of nearly new assorted lag bolts(were used to hold computer cabinets onto there pallets) home tonight and am looking for a way to organize them in the shop(other than LBoxxes). Space is at a premium in my shop.
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April 29, 2014 at 7:11 pm #125621Approximately how many sizes do you have to sort out.
Probably 5 or 6 from today. I tend to collect used hardware so I have a large variety of different sizes, Quantities range from 1 to 100.
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April 29, 2014 at 7:40 pm #125642There are the stackable plastic bins that are quite inexpensive. I have seen them even go for free. The come in different sizes and would utilize space well.
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April 29, 2014 at 7:42 pm #125646An old favorite. Coffee cans! Lol
Doesn’t work for me. They sit there so long they(the bolts) get rusty. I don’t use a lot a lag bolts with any regularity. There is also shortage of coffee cans around here now, the coffee we get comes in a cardboard can which doesn’t hold up.
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Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz498FKw9LF1awJsKIqhoxQApril 29, 2014 at 8:04 pm #125664Way back my father took an old drawer from a cabinet and made dividers in it for nails. It had probably 12 compartments andnthe center divider was extended up with an oval hole in it for a handle
April 29, 2014 at 8:08 pm #125667Way back my father took an old drawer from a cabinet and made dividers in it for nails. It had probably 12 compartments andnthe center divider was extended up with an oval hole in it for a handle
I have been considering making some divider trays out of crate boards. I ran out of those boards last year. This year I’ve been throwing truckloads of crte boards away from the new windows. I might bring a truckload home and make up some divider trays. I used to have a dresser drawer I kept bolts in but the weight of all the bolts destroyed the bottom.
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Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz498FKw9LF1awJsKIqhoxQApril 29, 2014 at 8:47 pm #125689There are the stackable plastic bins that are quite inexpensive. I have seen them even go for free. The come in different sizes and would utilize space well.
we just installed 200+ of these and LOVE them. 17″ deep x 4″ high x 4″ and 6″. We got lots of dividers as well. Just ordered another 40 to finish it off. Ours are on shelves spaced 4.5-5″ No pics as it’s at the farm but I will snap a few next week. We store everything in them. I think ours were from Akron.
The big thing is you need labels cuz it’s kinda like L-boxxes. They all start to look the same.
You could just do it on a smaller scale. IMO don’t be tempted with the Harbor Freight units. They are junk. We sold three of them and moved to a better box system.
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Self employed Pro since 2014!!April 29, 2014 at 8:51 pm #125692overanalyze
ProWe have the plastic bins as well. They work great. You can see what you have and grab a bin and go.
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April 29, 2014 at 8:54 pm #125695Harbor Freight is good for stuff like this sometimes…
http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=bins
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April 29, 2014 at 8:55 pm #125696I use smaller ones for screws and it keeps them separately by size. I don’t see a better way for me to keep my screws etc. sorted. Plano trays would be so inefficient. They all fit into a cabinet out of the way but easy access. And yes, labels are essential.
April 29, 2014 at 9:49 pm #125727I use Plano tackle boxes. I think they’re the 3700 ones. Throw a little desiccant kitty litter in with it and you shouldn’t have any rust. They’re clear so you can see what’s in them, but I label the ends of mine with the contents. You can buy them usually for about $4 each.
April 29, 2014 at 10:09 pm #125741I was incomplete on my Plano tackle box comment above. They would be inefficient for all the different size and length assembly screws, pocket hole screws, and so forth that I have in quantity for using at my workbench. The Plano boxes work great in organizing the odds and ends that I use on occasion such as nuts, bolts and washers.
April 29, 2014 at 10:16 pm #125745They work fine for me. I have about 50 between my shop and trailer. One for each type of item. Then I just grab what I need for the job.
I built angled racks out of scrap plywood to hold them in place.
April 29, 2014 at 10:57 pm #125762I picked up about a half dozen Plano’s a few months ago and I really do love the things. I’ve moved a lot into them, bolts, bits, router bits, blades, they do work really well and they’re cheap enough.
April 30, 2014 at 2:09 am #125847Anonymous
InactiveThe plastic storage bins are the way to go, I have about 20 or so. Pat has the best thing in the world as far as I’m concerned, She got the whole display cabinets and the little drawer bins from a store that was closing. You know, The kind that ya see at the hardware stores when ya go to buy bolts. That would be so cool
April 30, 2014 at 5:36 am #125860I see plastic bins as your only easy way to organize them at your shop nice and easy.
April 30, 2014 at 6:34 am #125870Check eBay they sometimes have listed those big bolt cabinets you see at the big box stores for cheap.
Harbor Freight has this which is nice
http://www.harborfreight.com/mobile-double-sided-floor-rack-95551.html
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Fayetteville, NCApril 30, 2014 at 7:09 am #125881Inner10
ProProbably don’t want to spend the dough but I have all of mine in systainers and sortainers.
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