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Ahoey
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Been using that method for years. For smaller work bench jobs I use an old tackle box. Saves on bottoming bolts out
abdywgn
dismantler
do you have any idea how many sheets of corrugated I would have covering my walls??? hmmm, maybe it's not a bad idea. I've got enough sheets and 4 5 gallon buckets of misc bolts. but do I have to label them?
I bought organizer drawers from Lowes that hang on the wall.do you have any idea how many sheets of corrugated I would have covering my walls??? hmmm, maybe it's not a bad idea. I've got enough sheets and 4 5 gallon buckets of misc bolts. but do I have to label them?
I organized them by size, and length.
Different bins for bolts and nuts.
Best thing I ever did, just walk up, open the bin and grab the fastener I need.
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
Nah, you just do one project at a time, when a bolt comes out of the car it goes in the cardboard and gets labeleddo you have any idea how many sheets of corrugated I would have covering my walls??? hmmm, maybe it's not a bad idea. I've got enough sheets and 4 5 gallon buckets of misc bolts. but do I have to label them?
As you wrap up the project, all the bolts go back in
At least, in theory
abdywgn
dismantler
I knew that is what they were getting at...just being sarcastic. 'sides, I've taken so many cars apart, hence "dismantler'. very rare one goes back together.
abdywgn
dismantler
good idea...if I could get within three feet of the walls. guess the garage is more of a warehouse, disorganized at best. just ask VolareDon, he's been here to witness it first hand.
I've scavenged parts drawers from auto parts store that went out of business, have the cardboard sleeves that manufacturers would give you to organize their product in, filing cabinets, etc...hafta dig 'em out and fill them up. meanwhile, 5 gallon buckets and metal coffee cans are holding the assortmrnts.
To hell with sorting thru buckets.
When I was a teen-age working on my car, needed a bolt my buddy said to me "please tell me I do not have to look thru a bucket for the bolt""
When I was a teen-age working on my car, needed a bolt my buddy said to me "please tell me I do not have to look thru a bucket for the bolt""
I can't even remember how many times I've had to go and dump the bolt bucket(s), and I would really rather not know!
KC69Cuda
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At work I have a handful of labeled plastic coffee cans, organized by "small bolts", "bolts", "washers", "studs", "nuts", "clamps", etc.
Still have to dump them most times, but less hassle than a bucket
Still have to dump them most times, but less hassle than a bucket
Oh I have the "bolt organizer cabinet" too, which has the small screws, bolts, nuts, and washers, along with dozens of spare fuses, specialty bolts, odds and ends, etc. Been through them too many times too.
abdywgn
dismantler
problem is, usually I dump them on the floor, have 5 and need 6, and then they roll around under stuff. the other problem is I'll look at a bolt and reminisce about the car/truck it came from. I have cured the lost bolt situation: gutted a stainless steel refrigerator door. Still on the floor but looking to empty a table top, hopefully sometime this decade.
famous bob
mopar misfit
same here , but dump them onto a piece of card board , pick it up and spill them back into the can...
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
That's kinda how I let the kids play with Legos, dump the containers on a beach towel or a blanket and when they are done you grab the four corners of the towel and dump it all back in the container
KC69Cuda
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Ahoey
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Don’t use the cardboard for storage. I use the cardboard for specific jobs so when you take something apart I know where which bolts go. Especially good if job takes my than 1 day. Because I suffer from CRS, Can’t remember ****.do you have any idea how many sheets of corrugated I would have covering my walls??? hmmm, maybe it's not a bad idea. I've got enough sheets and 4 5 gallon buckets of misc bolts. but do I have to label them?
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