Ok this might sound silly but how does it smell? I bought a Stanley container at the hardware store for sorting pieces and now all my bricks have a weird plasticy funk on them from the material the container is made out of. The plastic its made of had a very strong smell.
Currently looking for ways to defunkify it.
It does have a strong plastic smell, but things usually go away after awhile.
I picked up three of the Sortmaster Jrs since they lock together, but after ten minutes of emptying the ziploc bags I had been using I am getting a better idea of how many more containers I need to buy. I grabbed one of the regular sort masters in the store and think I will return the three Jrs to get all the big boys. Once I emptied tons of stuff I did the math and the volume of the Jr. is 7336 cm3, while the volume of the regular one is 12666cm3 or so. So that is a pretty big jump in space for only $2. And now that I have a better idea on how I am going to segregate the bins that will help figure out how many more I need. And also I need to decide if I am going to go mega crazy and sort by color eventually. For now, I am happy with just sorting by piece.
I will post pics once I get further along and swap out for the larger containers. Right now I am thinking of one container for 1x high by 1xwide, with separate compartments for the different lengths (I hope that makes sense.) Then another container for the 2x wide pieces and separate by length. Then 2 containers for the taller bricks (3x high. You know what I mean) sorted the same way. One container for all the different plate pieces (3x or greater wide by 3x or greater length.) Maybe a container for all the wing style pieces and angled pieces. One for wheels, one for arches, stands, etc (like the monorail braces). One for window type pieces (castle wall pieces or space windshields and the like.). Then finally one container for all the technic style pieces like gears, rotors.
Shit, just thought of one for the misc pieces. The freaky ones or unique ones. Damn, that is like ten boxes for sorting. Maybe more. Maybe less. Um, yeah. This will have to be in stages. I want portable containers instead of the drawer systems just for easier storage like under the bed or something.
The problem is once I start getting OCD about these containers I wont stop. I usually am the one that cleans up and creates organizational things for filing systems at work all the time. Just eliminate clutter, make it easy to find stuff, and have room to expand.
