Look at the bright side! At least you have reasonable chance of finding something that you are looking for! It's way ahead of the common "6 huge cardboard boxes" inventory system! 😀
You just need a bit of more place for a meticulous tidying :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=x8nbHYOc8ns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=x8nbHYOc8ns
I knew someone was gonna post this. I actually linked this video here a few weeks ago.
Yes that guy is insane, I have only 1/100th of his storage and organization. Plus a lot of my stuff is SMD.
I retired around 3years ago and have never been busier. I have a large store for many spares going back to the early 60s. It would be such a loss to have them destroyed!
I like your wire spool holder, very creative. I only wish i was half as organized as you, i'm still rocking the multi box system.
I'll match your 300 drawers.
And raise you 1300 (and 2 rooms, plus 600sqft of garage attic)
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/loun...rch-preamplifier-part-ii-156.html#post2406599
jacco, that's all ya got?
besides the stuff IN the lab (32' x 10') I have a semi trailer 35' x 8' plus an office trailer full (25' x 8')... something like 25+ of those parts drawer units, plus nifty wide steel drawers on slides that I dearly wish I had bought more of when I could have... and shelves. Too many shelves. Too darn much stuff...
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besides the stuff IN the lab (32' x 10') I have a semi trailer 35' x 8' plus an office trailer full (25' x 8')... something like 25+ of those parts drawer units, plus nifty wide steel drawers on slides that I dearly wish I had bought more of when I could have... and shelves. Too many shelves. Too darn much stuff...
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jeez, do you guys have wives?
i'm constantly battling to keep what little bit I have safe in my basement!
mlloyd1
i'm constantly battling to keep what little bit I have safe in my basement!
mlloyd1
I use small transparent ziplock bags, labelled with a marker pen. Ziplocks that contain related parts go into a larger ziplock (say a bunch of different-valued micro-melf resistors). A bunch of these ziplocks can go into an even larger ziplock, or into a polycarbonate stackable box. Larger-sized parts like electrolytics go into ziplocks and then into cardboard cartons. Stuff that is opened relatively infrequently (speaker drivers, etc.) goes to the bottom of the stack of cardboard cartons, which can be stacked 2 or 3 high. Stuff that is opened more frequently goes to the top of the stack or on shelves.
And when I walk in with anything new, there isn't one horizontal surface anywhere to set it down on. It's almost like I have no choice but to open a repair shop, just to have a place to put it all. But it is nice. It feels like home. Great hobby.
it's the boys that you should be worried, and even more worries for 3yrs twin boys 😱
I put my small parts in 10 plastic drawers, but for dangerous stuff like hand drill, cutter knife and etc, always put them on a container with a strong lock.
dont even think to sell what you have now, one day you'll find them usefull. or your son and grandson will do 😀
On a serious note, is there some bit of software that can keep inventory? I have nowhere near as much as you guys, but I keep buying the same resistors...
I just live in a 2 up 2 down house.
Got speakers in the living room, kitchen and outhouse.
Cant move so need to sell some on.
I keep components for each project in separate bags so I know what they are for.
I mark on the bag the name on the pcb.
Got speakers in the living room, kitchen and outhouse.
Cant move so need to sell some on.
I keep components for each project in separate bags so I know what they are for.
I mark on the bag the name on the pcb.
My problem exactly, I have a couple of shelves worth of parts, and every attempt to assimilate more basement space is met with considerable resistance. You'd think I was Borg or something.. 😉
Lately I've been telling myself to quit doing audio projects, and go get a real job, since my money is running low. But I've got about 20 assorted speaker drivers in boxes, some from previous "experiments" and some just because I liked the driver so much, and so now I feel I must design up several speaker systems of some sort, to use these great drivers... or it would be too much waste... There would be no place to put these new speakers. My apartment is already saturated with great speaker systems... It's like an addiction... I can't seem to stop building speakers, and to top it off I'm a bit obsessed with creating the perfect compressor lately, that would have virtually no attack and decay artifacts, and give my guitar real good sustain. That can be a fairly complicated project to get right...
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