Small parts containers.

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Small parts containers.

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 5:35 PM

Not sure what you guys use to store small parts and to prevent them from going AWOL.

I got 2 cheap and handy containers:
1.) Frisk Gum boxes, simply stick a post-it note to top to say what's in it.
2.) Cosmetic containers, those are small clear round containers that can be screwed on top of each other and the top one can be sealed with a screw-on lid.

I use the second option mostly for small screws, pe and resin bits.

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Foster7155

Member since
July 2003
From: Pensacola, FL

Posted by Foster7155 on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 5:43 PM

Good Thread!

I usually use empty - and cleaned out - plastic yogurt containers. They best thing about them is that they're free...as long as you have a yogurt eater in the house. With their lids, they're great for long or short-term storage. However, I'll just use the lids, which have a pretty good lip on them, as a short-term resting place for small parts while I'm working on them.

Robert Foster

Pensacola Modeleers

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ckfredrickson

Member since
April 2003
From: Halfway back to where I started

Posted by ckfredrickson on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 7:13 PM

I try to have one of these for each kit in progress:

http://www.planomolding.com/3449-85.htm

Sure they actually cost money (~$3 each), but the compartments are just the right size for what I need, and I can put the container in with the model when storing between sessions.

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gringe88

Member since
July 2004
From: ...Ask the other guy, he's got me zeroed-in...

Posted by gringe88 on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 7:40 PM

i use empty film canisters, and cleaned out cool-whip containers....

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-Matt

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ua0124

Member since
January 2004
From: Arizona

Posted by ua0124 on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 8:14 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by ckfredrickson

I try to have one of these for each kit in progress:

http://www.planomolding.com/3449-85.htm

Sure they actually cost money (~$3 each), but the compartments are just the right size for what I need, and I can put the container in with the model when storing between sessions.

I never though about that. I have been using old presciption bottles.

Ernie If I can not do something about a problem, it's not my problem; it is a fact of life...

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lizardqing

Member since
July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 9:24 PM

I use one of these for both my spares and a few drawers for the current build parst.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 9:41 PM

I have an old Tamiya paint jar that I cleaned out. That's where I store my small bits.

-Daniel

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 9:48 PM

i use a namecard box. cant be working very well i guess since i lost a set of !@#$%^ landing gear doors *shrugs* oh well

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chopperfan

Member since
November 2003
From: Oklahoma

Posted by chopperfan on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 11:09 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by lizardqing

I use one of these for both my spares and a few drawers for the current build parst.

I have 3 of these. 1, just like this except it is blue and the other two have 5 rows of drawers of approximately the size of these and 1 has 3 rows of larger drawers and the other has 2 rows of the larger drawers.
The larger drawers work great for any builds going on as I can fit just about any sub-assembly in them.

Randie [C):-)]Agape Models

Without them? The men on the ground would have to work a lot harder. You can help. Please keep 'em flying! http://www.airtanker.com/

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gdarwin

Member since
January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 11:10 PM

hi folks i use pill bottels the kind you get from the drug store,thay come in all types big ,tall ,any thing you want,the bottels are free,the are the big cost. Big Smile [:D]

gdarwin[roy]

airborne death from above http://photobucket.com/albums/a350/roygd/

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chopperfan

Member since
November 2003
From: Oklahoma

Posted by chopperfan on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 11:13 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by ckfredrickson

I try to have one of these for each kit in progress:

http://www.planomolding.com/3449-85.htm

Sure they actually cost money (~$3 each), but the compartments are just the right size for what I need, and I can put the container in with the model when storing between sessions.

Oh my God!!!!! Shock [:O]

I've been using these for years for lures and other various tackle items!!!!!
Was I ever mistaken as to their actual use!!!!! Dunce [D)]

Randie [C):-)]Agape Models

Without them? The men on the ground would have to work a lot harder. You can help. Please keep 'em flying! http://www.airtanker.com/

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 11:55 PM

I've got two sorts of containers that I use for small parts.
One is old film containers which I get for nothing from the local camera store and the other is (unused) specimen bottles of various sizes which I get from my brother who is an ambulance paramedic.

Cheers
Darren

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mm23t

Member since
September 2004
From: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Posted by mm23t on Thursday, December 9, 2004 12:41 AM

I use old prescription bottles for the small parts. For any sub-assemblies I'll use a plastic baggie.

Medals are not "Won", they are "Earned".

Mike..

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chopperfan

Member since
November 2003
From: Oklahoma

Posted by chopperfan on Thursday, December 9, 2004 12:50 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by darson

I've got two sorts of containers that I use for small parts.
One is old film containers which I get for nothing from the local camera store and the other is (unused) specimen bottles of various sizes which I get from my brother who is an ambulance paramedic.

Cheers
Darren

I am SOOOOOOOO glad you specified UNUSED, Darren!!!!!!! Yuck [yuck]

Randie [C):-)]Agape Models

Without them? The men on the ground would have to work a lot harder. You can help. Please keep 'em flying! http://www.airtanker.com/

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overkillphil

Member since
October 2004
From: Northern Indiana

Posted by overkillphil on Thursday, December 9, 2004 3:06 PM

Prescription bottles and small sour cream containers or the like. I'm always finding little containers to keep stuff in and accordingly now have more than I will ever use.

my favorite headache/current project: 1/48 Panda F-35

"I love the fact that dumb people don't know who they are. I hope I'm not one of them" -Scott Adams

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rrmmodeler

Member since
February 2004
From: Humble

Posted by rrmmodeler on Thursday, December 9, 2004 3:58 PM

I use check book boxes. I might have bits from several models in one box. Normally these parts are parts that I didn't use and might use some where else or parts that I lost and refound after making a sub part or something. I have at times used those little boxes that matches come in for storing small parts during a build. Most of the time I keep the small part on the part tree until I need it.

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South Aussie

Member since
August 2003
From: South Australia

Posted by South Aussie on Thursday, December 9, 2004 11:10 PM

I use small cheap clear food type containers that come in a range of sizes and shapes.
One advantage of this is wifey also uses them and they can be so easy to steal from the kitchen cupboard when required and then be able to say when she looking for them Big Smile [:D]

"No they are mine, remember when I brought them the last time we were shopping" Big Smile [:D]

just hope she never starts to keep track of what each one of us buys or else I am Dead [xx(]

Wayne I enjoy getting older, especially when I consider the alternative.

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qmiester

Member since
May 2003
From: Central USA

Posted by qmiester on Saturday, December 11, 2004 8:43 AM

For years, working as an aircraft mechanic, I used plastic containers that I purchased at the Dollar General Store to store small parts removed from an airplane (nuts, bolts, screws, fasteners etc). They come in various sizes and shapes and the smaller ones usually have 3 or 4 in a pack for a buck, complete with snap on lids. Plus they are usually stackable. I've also found that the round plastic containers that electrical tape comes in are great to store small completed sub assemblies in until you are ready to install them.

Quincy

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 11, 2004 10:20 AM

For me, its film canister and plastic medicine bottles. Sometimes I buy a plano clone transparent plastic case with dividers.

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chopperfan

Member since
November 2003
From: Oklahoma

Posted by chopperfan on Saturday, December 11, 2004 11:52 AM

Something else that I have used and still use once-in-awhile are the plastic boxes that Speer bullets come in. They have a snap lock lid and come in various sizes.
Being a reloader keeps me in a good supply of these. If you know a reloader, you might hit him up if he uses Speer bullets!!

Randie [C):-)]Agape Models

Without them? The men on the ground would have to work a lot harder. You can help. Please keep 'em flying! http://www.airtanker.com/

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armydogdoc

Member since
March 2004
From: Camp Couch Colorado

Posted by armydogdoc on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 3:07 PM

being a vet tech has its advantages. I have access to a bunch of those specimen sample cups and in the desert beggers cant be choosers. My work bench at home has a couple of those drawer sets, they work great!

Ron "One weekend a month my$1***$2quot;

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Jim Barton

Member since
February 2003

Posted by Jim Barton on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 5:33 PM

Those 7-day pill containers you find at the drug store are great for tiny subassemblies.

"Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 6:24 PM

Hey chopperfan,

Just a reminder, especially if you reload using unjacketed bullets; wash those containers well before using them for anything else. They will have lead residue on the inside that can be hazardous.

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chopperfan

Member since
November 2003
From: Oklahoma

Posted by chopperfan on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 1:36 AM

The only non-jacketed bullets I use are the ones I cast myself out of wheel weights, always outside, always with a respirator. Approve [^]

Randie [C):-)]Agape Models

Without them? The men on the ground would have to work a lot harder. You can help. Please keep 'em flying! http://www.airtanker.com/

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