Electronic component storage ideas? Compact and movable

Tim Watts wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net:

ESD drawer cabinets tend to seal up well to their respective openings, so a simple strip of tape over each row of drawers solves loss issues. Even with SMD parts included.

Packing and hauling carefully is over 50% of the job. This end up arrows do work if everyone you expect to handle the package is actually literate and respectful.

Coin envelopes in plastic bins.

You can scribble notes on the envelope, or tape the Digikey packing slip to the back.

A metal Akro-Mills drawer cabinet can be modded with a bit of fibreboard, some removable hinges, sheet metal screws, and a small hasp. You can also get tool boxes with something like that in the centre section of the front.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Phil Hobbs wrote in news:q08cab$cr1$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

The ESD safe variety are not that much more from them.

There are various ways, but whatever you get MUST be burstproof. DAMHIKT. Containers that can survive being dropped onto concrete are also a plus.

NT

WTFHI DAMHIT?

I've come to the conclusion that this is the best way to store parts. If you go with drawers or parts component bins, in 5 years you'll never find the exact drawer or bins again adn it'll look like a hack job. At least tupperware will be around for a long time.

BTW, what is the name of that Ikea desk? I know it was mentioned but I cant find it.

Cheers

Never mind, I found the name, the 'Jerker'. Then theres the later 'Fredrik'. But unfortunatly that style is gone form the ikea website.

Cheers

Sadly, they don't make that one any more.

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It means, "Don't Ask Me How I Know That".

The full acronym goes, "DAMHIK, IJK :-("

Like all such acronyms, it's one that's best used sparingly lest it becomes regarded as a literal 'tic' or 'mannerism' of its author (similarly for those apparently deliberate mispellings such as "shure" for sure and so on that become real old very fast).

HTH & HAND! :-)

Thanks. I get the HTH (it does) but, WTHI HAND?

don't you have search engines?

NT

John S wrote in news:q09mhd$6pi$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

Retarded rude behavior. Even Donald J. Trump runs his life self centered around disrupting other folks' lives. His comes with a pointed finger and him exclaiming "excuse me".

It is one of the most retarded gestures anyone of an adult age ever used. The dipshits performing a full-on embrace of the stupid shit are even worse.

These are great. I've bought resistor kits, already set up, and have some empties for other common components. There are several varieties for different purposes. Some are anti-static, some are not.

Why do you mention intestinal output in every post? Do you think about poop constantly?

I don't.

Oh those do look the business! Ta for that :)

I guess the TLAs *are* easier to figure out than the FLAs. If I can figure out your FLA, "WTHI" as standing for "What The Heck/Hell Is", then surely you can figure out the rather cheesy American version of goodbye! from my FLA (GIYF, IOW, GIYF!)... :-)

HAND!

For loose parts, I use these customized ESD-hardened storage units.

Unfortunately, they arrive with internal filling material that must be properly disposed of before use.

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That's not a bad idea!

Only problem - I'm round enough as it is :-0

Based on various suggestions so far, I'm veering towards stackable simple plastic boxes (food or small storage) with penny tubes for sorting the myriad tiny parts like resistors in one of the boxes. 2 or 3 foot or two long boxes would be easy to pop on a shelf and bring down.

Thanks for all the ideas everyone :)