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but the jars don't match?
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Good stuff! Unless you want to get into drawer or sortimo systems it's the way forward in my opinion. Perfect for toolboxes too, I keep a big bag in the bottom of mine with everything inside it sorted into various sub groups in their own bags. No more tipping everything out on a table to find one screw!
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DR
but the jars don't match?
Classic. Love it.
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Also, I use cheap freezer bags and a bag-sealer to keep things that belong together, together, and separated from items they need to be separated from. For instance, spare parts for an device, screws, bolts, etc, into a bag, with a written label, then heat-seal the bag.
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remember the string bags that washing machine tablets used to come with.. I use those for USB cables!
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Far too organised. Lids should bebscrewed to the bottom of a shelf and filled with assorted screws bolts and nuts. 0/10 would not organise again. There's not even a leaky battery ffs!
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Wont the Screws Pierce the bags?
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kopite
Wont the Screws Pierce the bags?
so far not... Ziploc bags are tough.. so far
besides.. they're CHEAP and if a few fall by the wayside, so be it.
When I drop a jar on my garage floor.... the screws pierced the jar ;) and shattered.. and I spend an hour making sure my kid/feet/cars are gonna be OK!
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Zak33
so far not... Ziploc bags are tough.. so far
besides.. they're CHEAP and if a few fall by the wayside, so be it.
When I drop a jar on my garage floor.... the screws pierced the jar ;) and shattered.. and I spend an hour making sure my kid/feet/cars are gonna be OK!
Hadn't thought about that, Ziplocks are likely to cut your foot if you drop them :D
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For added durability you can sling the ziplocks into woven poly sacks. You can also shave most of the ziplock cost off by buying the non-branded-but-just-as-good ones.
As a side note, most of the fastener industry uses ziplocks, poly bags, and various sizes of woven poly sacks for client delivery if the client hasn't ordered box quantities; so you're in good company. They're also usually quite happy to sling a few your way in return for nothing/biscuits ;)
You could also put the more commonly used items in small stackable storage bins:
http://www.tradefast.harclo.com/Supp...rage%20Bin.jpg