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From: rogers t <winky_dinglehoffer@...>
> Here's what I'm wondering:
> How does everybody here keep his/her electronic
> parts--resistors, caps, IC's, etc.--organized?

hello all,
funnily enough i'm still with the plastic bags & little boxes, but with a
twist, they all live in a gorgeous 1950's metal filing cabinet (each drawer
is just over CD sized) - so here's a few tips based on my system:

get hold of some nice corrugated card CD boxes (the ones that hold 10 CDs),
neatly cut them down to form an open carton - this is great for holding all
the bags by component type

if you buy resistors or stuff on tape, get in the habit of writing the value
repeatedly down the length of the tape - you can just store these in an open
box

get a flat box (like a 4"x5" photographic paper box) line the bottom with
dense antistatic foam and keep your ICs in there

and of course stuff like photographic film canisters, little plastic cheese
tubs, etc etc are great for little things like MTA parts, bolts etc

it works for me
cheers
paul b
sheffield / uk