Too bad I buy my coffee bagged...

[Dedpedal]

Because I could totally use a proper coffee can or two. In my shop cleanup, I am discovering vast quantities of fasteners that have become estranged from their proper location, and i need to store them at least temporarily until I want to spend way to much time sorting through fasteners that is.

Anyway, this thought reminded me of my dads shop growing up. He had a tiny basement workshop, and he had a series of baby food jars, suspended from the floor joists, the lids screwed to the joists, where all manner of fasteners were organized, and then one big steel coffee can in the corner. The whatnot can, because screws, nuts, bolts and whatnot went in there until Dad figured out where it actually went.


As I recall, he built most of the furniture in our house growing up, well, he and my grandpa, with an old Crafsman contractor saw, tube lathe, a jig saw, a drill press with some home made sanding spindles,a router, circular saw, and hand drill..
He had such little room in that tiny shop, but it worked for him.

Anyway, makes me wonder. What are folks doing for catch all to keep fasteners en masse as it were until you can properly sort them?

I use a plastic Folgers container. I keep telling myself that I’m going to sort them out someday.

[Dedpedal]

My wife cans food in those. She buys them at yard sales for **** near nothing.

[twistsol]

I thought I had abandoned this post and hadn't uploaded the photos. I guess I posted it instead.

[capncarl]

Sorry, wasn’t trying to show off! Just showing what I learned from my fathers 2 50 caliber ammo cans full of his Treasures, and how I improved on his storage. I hope my storage will inspire others to create their own style of storage systems. There is still room for me to improve my storage, and I am continually adding to and removing components.

[LCHIEN]

dont see anything...

[twistsol]

If we are showing off our hardware storage, here's mine. Getting this cabinet free was the equivalent of winning the mega millions to me.

This is a backup tape storage cabinet an old neighbor of mine brought home from work and kept stuff in his garage for a decade. He gave it to me when he moved. I cleaned off the rust and painted it with Rustoleum hammered metal epoxy.



One of the 12 drawers looks like the one below, tidy and labelled.



The rest of them look like this, A conglomeration of random unrelated hardware with no semblance of organization. I'm still procrastinating on tackling this final bit of shop organization.

[dbhost]

That's really something. I've just got a couple of the Stack On 39 drawer small parts organizers....

[capncarl]

Rather than using a clear peanut container, spend a few bucks on a Plano type container at HD or Lowe’s and get some sorting capabilities

[capncarl]

Side 3

And for the record…. My largest lag bolt is 1/2” x 12” long, from when Hurricane Dennis blew all the power poles down in my community I was able to “ salvage” them from the crossbars i salvaged.

[capncarl]

[capncarl]

That’s just the front side

[dbhost]

Ok, I get it. I submit to you pictures of organized hardware.

Whoah, the hardware store I worked in college wasn't even that organized!

[capncarl]

Ok, I get it. I submit to you pictures of organized hardware.

[dbhost]

Finally had time to grab a pic. of the "jars"
.

Not the same brand, but yep. Those are the containers!

The story about the 50 cal ammo cans is hilarious. I totally get it, although I am trying, really and honestly trying to get and maybe, just MAYBE staying organized.. Doubt that though...

[twistsol]

I was in Target tonight and Mason jars were on sale for $8.99 a dozen. Seems like a great deal if your not clumsy like me and could function with glass in the shop.