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Who do you guys use for good storage bins/drawers? Looking for mostly
small parts storage like bolts, screws, etc.
QUESTION:Who do you guys use for good storage bins/drawers? Looking for mostly
small parts storage like bolts, screws, etc.
ANSWER: -I bought several metal parts bins from a bankrupt engine rebuilder at
auction - stands about 4' tall and has pull out slides with parts
boxes on them. Same as the ones you see in auto parts stores with
studs, fasteners, washers, clevis and pins and so forth. Cost about
$50.00 but sold unneeded contents on eBay and pretty much recovered
the cost.
-Coffee cans. Label them and they are more useful. Don't label them,
frustrating. Organize shelves of them, more useful. Stack them randomly,
less useful. I've used baby food jars for very small parts, but have had
some trouble with the lids sticking, so I'm moving to other sorts of
small glass jars with more reliable lids for those. If you're prone to
dropping them, stick to plastic jars. The tiny plastic drawer bins are
too cheesy to spend money on, and useless for bolts worth calling bolts.
The fancy parts drawers cost real money that I can put to better use,
though I would not hesitate to pull a set from going out with the trash,
or pick them up cheap, at yardsale or auction.
Large quantities (50 lbs of nails, etc) end up in plastic pails. These
can be gotten for free from your local recycling center or anyone who
generates the darn things. Cardboard nail boxes give up the ghost
eventually; the pails last much longer, and keep things dry if the lid
is on. Ammo cans would also work, but they have not been cheap for years.
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