Common tools for organizing all that STUFF in a home hobbyist shop? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: monster_of_electronics
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 08:08:57 pm
content: What are you your go-to storage tools? (sizes, models, brands, etc.) Bin types, shelving, tool organizers, benches/tables, etc. that are decent quality, economical and compact? My needs are constantly evolving, so I want to categorize areas of my basement for different stuff and buy a little more than I need right now to to stay organized in the future.I basically have 2 areas of my basement shop right now - #1 mostly small repairs, soldering connectors, RC maintainenance, product disassembly, making small projects, etc. #2 wood working, drilling, vice, dremel drill press, filling, large wrenches, etc.What tools do you use a lot of to organize all your stuff tomake it is easy to find when you need it?I often run into problems of not being able to find something when I need it.

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 08:12:09 pm
content: Look through the "Show us your bench" thread, plenty of examples to fit a variety of layouts.Edit, this one:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/whats-your-work-benchlab-look-like-post-some-pictures-of-your-lab/?topicseen

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 09:10:44 pm
content: Trash can

author: KL27x
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 09:35:17 pm
content: QuoteCheck out Uline. Good selection. Fast delivery.

author: vk3yedotcom
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 09:44:40 pm
content: I use Sistema containers like these that often come on special at supermarkets.http://www.mashupmom.com/sistema-food-storage-containers-on-zulily/They tend to spend more time on the floor than stacked but their transparent lids mean you can see what's inside.

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 09:47:45 pm
content: The stacking plastic baskets that are used by some stores for stock delivery and available from most hardware outlets. Mine are 50cm x 80cm and 15cm high and I use them for everything. Put some runners in a frame and they can be used as drawers but the same units can be stacked in the corner of a basement full of those items that get used once in a blue moon.

author: Electro Fan
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 10:10:05 pm
content: I don't have these - but only because I don't have a place to put them on a wall - but they sure look like they would be better than draping a couple dozen cables over the back of chair.http://www.amazon.com/Pomona-Holder-Slots-Black-Diameter/dp/B0000WU3U0- come in different sizes....

author: Ampere
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 11:59:07 pm
content: I use these for some misc. parts. They're stacked on a shelf and then I carry them over to my bench as I need them or just individual compartments if I just need a few things. There's no need to label the compartments. You can see the parts through the lid, but I usually cut out the labels from the little Digikey bags and stick them in the back of the compartment so I can identify the part specifications without needing to search for a datasheet.http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-25-Removable-Compartment-Professional-Organizer/dp/B00005QWYF/Everything else that doesn't have a permanent home on my bench is either in a 40-drawer Harbor Freight storage cabinet (resistors, caps, inductors) or a shelf full of stackable Sterilite drawers (small tools, salvaged components).

author: pickle9000
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 12:25:31 am
content: For surface mountResistor bookshttp://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_odkw=resistor+kit+book&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=resistor+sample+book&_sacat=0Hockey / Baseball card storage.http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_odkw=hockey+card+storage&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=baseball+card+storage&_sacat=0Just label everything with index cards. I prefer books, easy to use on the bench when prototyping.