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Re: Brick Sorting
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 2 Jan 2003 17:49:42 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Alex Cruz writes:
> Being the New Year and all, I made but one resolution that I truly want to
> carry out: sorting my Lego collection. Scanning through Brickshelf, I've
> noticed a lot of pictures with an array of sorting bins, containers, boxes,
> etc. My question to the community is: What technique for sorting do you use?
> Please include links to pictures, explanations as to how you made your choice
> and just how far down does your sorting go (i.e. "Every brick has it's bin" or
> "All red bricks are in 1 container"). I figured I'd ask here first so as to get
> a good idea of WHERE to even start ;-
Nice resolution :)
Well, I have a medium small collection (around 4000 parts),
so I just decided to purchase several of the drawer
storage units, and divided my collection by parts type
instead of color.
Trust me, sorting by color will only result in scratched
parts, as the larger of them tend to be abrasive towards
smaller parts, and the ones in between won't look too
great after a few weeks of clawing through them when
you're building something.
In .storage, there's a link for the drawer storage
center, and I've included a link below (I'm not
sure if anyone has done so already, since I haven't
read this thread, obviously.)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00002N5J5/lugnet/102-4053220-3245742
They're a tad expensive, though. If you're strapped
on funds, small transparent fishing tackle bins
by Plano work excellently. (Check the link below
for a picture of my castle minifigure parts
collection.) These are very nice for uncommon
elements that would otherwise clutter your
storage compartments.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=289568
Oh, and don't bother to use really large storage
bins for your parts. I tried that a few years ago,
and the result was a great mess. The only remedy
to this would to arrange similar parts in polybags,
then layer them in the bin. The only drawback is a
headache when you want to access something. (unless
they're all the same part of course.)
<<_Matt Hein_>>
Fellow lego enthusiast
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| (...) containers (very handy) and the storage center is along the lines of what I am looking for. Hopefully my local Home Depot will have some decent selections. -alex (21 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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| Being the New Year and all, I made but one resolution that I truly want to carry out: sorting my Lego collection. Scanning through Brickshelf, I've noticed a lot of pictures with an array of sorting bins, containers, boxes, etc. My question to the (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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