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1 year, 8 months ago

what do you use to hold your electronic supplies?

Links please!

has anyone used something like this before:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Electronic-Lab-Kit-Components-Storage-Boxes-50-PCS-New-/150441830173?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230708271d

they don't seem big enough to fit resistors without bending them, or some of the bigger ICs
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devlinthyne | 1 year, 8 months ago
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I use Rubbermaid storage boxes. They have four rows of partitions and removable partitions to make the columns with five places for each row, to make a total possible of 24 cells. The cells are each 2 x 2.5 x 1.5 inches. With a partition removed, two cells will hold a rolled-up Mouser bag of diodes or any other typical axial leaded part with or without the tape. Bulk parts like capacitors and terminal blocks fit in one cell. Clear a whole row of partitions and you can hold IC rails up to the length of the box.

I'd like to provide you with a link, but I can not seem to find them through Rubbermaid. I get them at Walmart in the tools section near the boxes of fasteners. Walmart.com is also coming up empty and I removed the labels, so I can not give you the information from it. You may also be able to find it as a tackle box in the fishing section.

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zzzomb | 1 year, 8 months ago Report

Yep I have no links but seconded on the fishing tackle box. Have a small collection of those for my electronics. Often the top/lid will be a compartmentalised tray to sort components, while the underneath section is bigger where you can stash half finished projects all in the one place. Each of my different electronics projects gets kept with all it's parts in an individual one of these. Also handy to have the odd soldering iron or set of wire strippers in there.

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munden | 1 year, 8 months ago
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This problem has bugged me on and off for years. Rubbermaids were too big or didn't make any sense for small parts and piling things on top of each other in the same container never ended well.

I just recently finally solved this problem. The solution for me was Clip-A-Zip. http://www.amazon.com/Clip-Zip-Heavy-Duty-Bags/dp/B003AYBVDS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1283483339&sr=8-1
I have a ton of hanger space in my closet and it's a super simple solution. Any size baggie I need I just grab, clip, and hang it up.

You can also go to your local hardware store and buy cheap metal clamps (the 1" sizes) for $0.50 - $1 combined with a traditional hanger and hang up your stuff.

Hope this helps!

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kcen | 1 year, 8 months ago
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A mixture of rubbermaids, shoe boxes, fishing tackle boxes, cigar boxes, and plastic small parts boxes.

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