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Adam Savage has a great solution for storing hardware like bolts/nuts/bearings/etc., and I think it would work well for lego as well. https://www.youtube.com/w

Adam Savage has a great solution for storing hardware like bolts/nuts/bearings/etc., and I think it would work well for lego as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OPSbF6kM9k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OPSbF6kM9k

mcphage 9y ago
Oh man, that's nice. Thanks for sharing that :-) I've got most of my legos in a far fallen distant cousin of those, namely Home Depot's HDX 15-compartment organizer: https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-15-Compartment-Interlocking-Small-Parts-Organizer-in-Black-2-Pack-320034/204515485 https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-15-Compartment-Interlocking-... Which are nowhere near as nice, but they're $5 each instead of $50, and I don't have Adam Savage Bux. I've got a number of them, and I'm looking for a way to make (or buy for not much money) a shelf to hold them like those shelves of Adam's.
- sokoloff 9y ago
  I have standardized on the Harbor Freight parts storage containers. They're often on sale for $6 or so. https://www.harborfreight.com/19-bin-portable-parts-storage-case-93928.html https://www.harborfreight.com/19-bin-portable-parts-storage-... I realized that the HF boxes fit quite nicely into surplus 19" racks, which are pretty readily available second hand and so that's the direction I went as it was very fast and easy. I also bought a few for the kids' Lego, but I use most of them for electronic components, mechanical components, screws, nuts, etc. I've inadvertently knocked over closed bins a few times without spillage (similar to the demo in Adam's Sortimo video). I suspect this is a another case of more than 80% as good for less than 20% of the cost.
  - mcphage 9y ago
    > I have standardized on the Harbor Freight parts storage containers. Thanks, I’ll look into those! > I suspect this is a another case of more than 80% as good for less than 20% of the cost. Like the fact that most of my lego are actually lepin, a Chinese knockoff? :-)
  - hackmiester 9y ago
    > I realized that the HF boxes fit quite nicely into surplus 19" racks Is this the right product? The link says they're 16.5" wide.
    - sokoloff 9y ago
      I think so (like 99+% sure). I'm on my way home from re:Invent at the moment, but will put a tape measure on it when I get home. The 19" dimension on server racks is not the inside clearance, but includes the rack "ears" dimension, so 16.5" wide to fit inside the clearance between 19" rails sounds like it's probably the right thing. Shoot me an email (in my profile) if you need any pics or other confirmation.
sohkamyung 9y ago
Interesting. I did a DuckDuckGo search on the boxes he used (Sortimo) and this blog post [1] popped up on Allit which is suppose to be a cheaper alternative to Sortimo. [1] A Cheaper Alternative to Sortimo Sorting Bins [ http://www.briansbenham.com/a-cheaper-alternative-to-sortimo-sorting-bins/ http://www.briansbenham.com/a-cheaper-alternative-to-sortimo... ]
- gadders 9y ago
  There is this link on Cool Tools as well to the Stanley equivalent: http://kk.org/cooltools/matt-velderman-black-decker-tool-designer/ http://kk.org/cooltools/matt-velderman-black-decker-tool-des... Also, in this article it seems Sortimo is kind of hard to order: http://kk.org/cooltools/sortimo/ http://kk.org/cooltools/sortimo/
muro 9y ago
I use the Stanley FatMax Organizers, also very nice. There come in deep and shallow versions, work great. A bit heavy. https://www.stanleytools.com/products/fatmax-tools/fatmax-storage/fatmax-deep-pro-organizer/fmst14820 https://www.stanleytools.com/products/fatmax-tools/fatmax-st...
kbouck 9y ago
I use something similar from Raaco for my (kid's) Legos. Same grid layout with inserts that lock in place with the lid (no migration of contents if you hold vertically) https://www.raaco.com/Boxes-1601.aspx https://www.raaco.com/Boxes-1601.aspx

mcphage 9y ago

Oh man, that's nice. Thanks for sharing that :-) I've got most of my legos in a far fallen distant cousin of those, namely Home Depot's HDX 15-compartment organizer: https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-15-Compartment-Interlocking-Small-Parts-Organizer-in-Black-2-Pack-320034/204515485 https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-15-Compartment-Interlocking-... Which are nowhere near as nice, but they're $5 each instead of $50, and I don't have Adam Savage Bux. I've got a number of them, and I'm looking for a way to make (or buy for not much money) a shelf to hold them like those shelves of Adam's.

sokoloff 9y ago
I have standardized on the Harbor Freight parts storage containers. They're often on sale for $6 or so. https://www.harborfreight.com/19-bin-portable-parts-storage-case-93928.html https://www.harborfreight.com/19-bin-portable-parts-storage-... I realized that the HF boxes fit quite nicely into surplus 19" racks, which are pretty readily available second hand and so that's the direction I went as it was very fast and easy. I also bought a few for the kids' Lego, but I use most of them for electronic components, mechanical components, screws, nuts, etc. I've inadvertently knocked over closed bins a few times without spillage (similar to the demo in Adam's Sortimo video). I suspect this is a another case of more than 80% as good for less than 20% of the cost.
- mcphage 9y ago
  > I have standardized on the Harbor Freight parts storage containers. Thanks, I’ll look into those! > I suspect this is a another case of more than 80% as good for less than 20% of the cost. Like the fact that most of my lego are actually lepin, a Chinese knockoff? :-)
- hackmiester 9y ago
  > I realized that the HF boxes fit quite nicely into surplus 19" racks Is this the right product? The link says they're 16.5" wide.
  - sokoloff 9y ago
    I think so (like 99+% sure). I'm on my way home from re:Invent at the moment, but will put a tape measure on it when I get home. The 19" dimension on server racks is not the inside clearance, but includes the rack "ears" dimension, so 16.5" wide to fit inside the clearance between 19" rails sounds like it's probably the right thing. Shoot me an email (in my profile) if you need any pics or other confirmation.

sohkamyung 9y ago

Interesting. I did a DuckDuckGo search on the boxes he used (Sortimo) and this blog post [1] popped up on Allit which is suppose to be a cheaper alternative to Sortimo. [1] A Cheaper Alternative to Sortimo Sorting Bins [ http://www.briansbenham.com/a-cheaper-alternative-to-sortimo-sorting-bins/ http://www.briansbenham.com/a-cheaper-alternative-to-sortimo... ]

gadders 9y ago
There is this link on Cool Tools as well to the Stanley equivalent: http://kk.org/cooltools/matt-velderman-black-decker-tool-designer/ http://kk.org/cooltools/matt-velderman-black-decker-tool-des... Also, in this article it seems Sortimo is kind of hard to order: http://kk.org/cooltools/sortimo/ http://kk.org/cooltools/sortimo/

muro 9y ago

I use the Stanley FatMax Organizers, also very nice. There come in deep and shallow versions, work great. A bit heavy. https://www.stanleytools.com/products/fatmax-tools/fatmax-storage/fatmax-deep-pro-organizer/fmst14820 https://www.stanleytools.com/products/fatmax-tools/fatmax-st...

kbouck 9y ago

I use something similar from Raaco for my (kid's) Legos. Same grid layout with inserts that lock in place with the lid (no migration of contents if you hold vertically) https://www.raaco.com/Boxes-1601.aspx https://www.raaco.com/Boxes-1601.aspx