What do use for storage

T octopus

Hello i am trying to grow my store and I am running out of storage space and planning on buying a storage thing to put my pieces in, but I am not sure which one to get. Can some people please tell me what you guys use and what you think i should get as a growing store so I can put all my pieces in for brick owl.

Hoppyrex

I used 5000 ct card boxes (baseball, MTG etc) and coin envelopes for small pieces. Zip lock bags in different sized plastic totes for larger

Maraxette

Homemade drawer system with different sized plastic boxes

Graham

Really useful trays for larger parts, fishing tackle boxes in assorted sizes for small parts. Really useful boxes for bulk parts and overflow.

https://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/usa/html/onlineshop/rub/aTrayLarge16.php

They come in 6, 12 and 16 compartment
Only downside is they can’t seem to figure out how to ship them without getting damaged! They send replacements and sometimes the broken trays can be fixed with tape, so end up with extras.

Calibrick

I use (and started with) the good 'ole Akro-Mils storage bins... when I got a lot more stock and bigger, I went into the giant wall-size bins for larger quantities of parts, but still use a dozen or so of the Akro-Mils multi-bins for all my stickered parts, smaller quantity items, etc. For my mini-figs, I use cheap (what I call) "pharmacy bags" - they are thick, clear plastic bags with hangers that I hang on metal rods I stuck to my wall (and I keep maybe 50-75 figs per bag). For the teeny parts (such as 1 x 1 round plates) that are high in quantity, I use good 'ole bead boxes. :-)

If you're in the US, don't forget to keep your receipts, these are all startup and business product storage costs you can (and should) write off. :-)

fitbricks

@Maraxette @Graham while my parts are safe and clean, I can see now that I really need to up my game. Amazing!
How is that even affordable? So cool. So good!

Graham

@fitbricks
Not that bad, I added more as I expanded, initially it cost approx $300 - $400 then maybe approximately the same every two years. In each year less than packing materials to put it in perspective

Calibrick

I started with the bins (Amazon Warehouse, they're cheaper on the left, graduated to the larger bins in the middle last year, and added the small bead boxes last year also (since everyone else is posting pics, I thought I'd share! <s>). These are older, all bins are now full (gulp). :-)

Calibrick

Maraxette, Graham, your customer solutions are gorgeous! Love the thinner tall custom drawer post from Graham in particular!

Fazpack

Really enjoying your setups. Mine is still a work in progress

tons_of_bricks

@Calibrick While your storage is very nice, what caught my attention was that very interesting keyboard.... why in the world does it have that wave?

brickadoon

This is our Lego room/office/storage!

There's a mixture of ReallyUseful storage (the colourful drawers & plastic trays), Marko (the 64-tray workshop units), Aldi (the units with the larger yellow boxes), Asda (the large clear plastic drawers), and a load of iPad boxes which fit nicely into some Ikea DVD racks!

We're currently around 191,000 pieces in here at the moment. We've had it up to 220,000 but I don't think we'd get more than 225,000 in!

Rich

Calibrick

@firestar246, it's a Microsoft "Natural" Keyboard - an ergonomic one. My hubby and I both spend all day typing for our jobs (and then for me, the store's work at night and on weekends - and for him, gaming, lol); as a touch typist, I have found after trying all kinds of keyboards over the years that this specific one is by and far the best for keeping my wrist in the right position to avoid fatigue/overuse/tendon issues - plus its perfectly designed for us touch typists! :-) You keep your palms on the "rest" and just let your fingers fly. Amazon stocks them (wireless and wired). I think they run around $50-$60, and are worth every single penny (it eliminated my tendon problems).

I am LOVING see all the clever storage solutions on here, particular the home-made ones!

@Fazpack, you're off to a great start! @brickadoon , I'm impressed by the volume you can hold in such a small area - you have about double what we've stocked at our peak (I think I was up to 114k parts at our highest) - nice! I love the colors/cheer, too. A relaxing workspace is actually pretty important as an undertone to keeping the LEGO work fun during those busier times! :-)

Le60sph

I use boxes from this place www.westonboxes.com and the aldi 33 drawer small parts drawers which they have every so often. The Weston boxes are good and I have made some drawers for them to go in.

Calibrick

Awesome!!!

TechnicMadMike

I've tried a few ways, but I prefer the really useful towers that loads of space rather than having loads of little drawers.

I use cardboard to make small boxes to separate each part type

Calibrick

A clever, low-cost approach, Mike!

TechnicMadMike

Low cost and recycling
You have a nice tidy set up calibrick

Also the spare tops of the really useful towers make great minifig storage

Calibrick

That's a great idea!!! I admit, my "pharmacy" hanging bags aren't always the easiest to find a minifig in if I have the bag particularly full (they are all in their own individual polybags within the larger bag) - your way definitely is faster to pick from! :-)

qwertyboy

@brickadoon (when you post pics, be ready to have them scrutinized...) Ouch, that second pic hurts my eyes - that PC without its side (with all that metal gear in front, ready to be bumped into the case) and its PSU half-mounted, seemingly ready to take a nose dive...

Don't get me wrong, I have Frankenstein'd many a machine in my younger days (like using a PS/2 model 80 case to house an AT motherboard using MDF and Meccano, which made my colleagues fall off their chairs laughing), but now that my gear is essential to the running of our shop, everything is nice and tidy. Don't want to risk a fight with the CFO if she accidentally drops a pair of scissors onto the motherboard.

Niek.

brickadoon

@qwertyboy It's on my 'to-do' list to tidy things up - however I never have the time! Since that photo was taken we've invested in a cheap Windows 10 tablet that runs Bricksync, so the PC is only on in the evenings now

Rich

T octopus

This is what I use, I got it off of Amazon it is called, Raaco RAA126762. It is very useful and I just put labels on the tray.

Le60sph

Just add this section to my store

Calibrick

Looking great, you two!!!

TechnicMadMike

Had a few requests to show how i make the boxes for my drawers

just measue out the stencil then score the sides fold up and tape

You can make any size you need but it needs to be 8cm tall to fit in the regular really useful drawers

Calibrick

That was super nice of you to post, Mike!

BestChoice_UK

My storage set-up. DIY Board panels of discarded wardrobe with cheap organisers from B&M. The clear organizers from Home Bargains for smaller parts. Tower drawers for bigger parts. Metal storage drawers from Screwfix or B&Q.

drchaz

I use these photo boxes. The can hold 16 different parts each. I have 60 of them along with the akron-mills storage containers. You can get he photo boxes at Michael arts and craft stores online. They list at $42 but wait for sales currently they are $15.

drchaz

You can get labels for your drawers here: https://brickgun.com/Labels/BrickGun_Storage_Labels.html

SimplyBricks

If price isn't an option, but space is, these are great and take up little room ~ https://www.plastor.co.uk/picking-containers-linbins-small-parts-storage/small-parts-drawer-systems/ref-12-550-small-parts-cabinet-spacemiser-carousel-only/

Bricks_nw_uk

We have built 3 of three towers ourselves using the Aldi Stage Drawers and dollies. I thought it was our good idea - I had no idea there was a ready made product available!
But our comes in at less than half of that so I am happy with to.
I will try and upload a picture late tonight

gon2win

I use akro-mils storage draws.

Calibrick

I love my Akro-Mils too... check Amazon Warehouse and Frys Electronics for discounts! :-)