component storage

[tiv48]

not two many ? ces (combind electronic services) used to do the same sort of thing but they dont exist any more,or at least i can not find them
rob t

[AlanBeckett]

Cleary some ingenuity is called for. I'm not in favour of spending money either. Further, when I think of all the component storage drawers I dumped over the years I have to sit down quietly and take a wee dram. So, earlier this year I had a play.
SWMBO consumes a variety of Weight Watchers' products, including Fromage Frais. That comes in nice little plastic pots, which I asked her to save for me. The pots are about 3" x 2.5" X 2" deep, with nice rounded corners. I intended to put 24 of them into a drawer so that I could store a complete set of E24 resistors or for that matter capacitors. I drew a simple diagram and made a rough box - expert woodworkers look away now, although I'm claiming that this is just the prototype. I then hot-melt glued the pots onto the bottom. Finally, I filled up the gaps with expanding foam, let it set and sliced off where it had stuck out. Interstingly, it didn't stick very well to the pots.
I think it's pretty successful, and when I've got a few more jobs out of the way I'll make some more and a case to put them in. I'm also collecting a variety of other containers for larger components.

Alan

P.S. It's not clear that the WW products are doing any good

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[Joe]

Nice job.

The glue-gun must be one of the most handy tools or recent times.

- Joe

[Bushbaby]

Hi Alan,
Nice one and i do know what you mean about not spending money at the moment. Anything that helps that is in principle free of charge I'm 100% behind.

Regards

Rob

[Joe]

Fifteen quid! Ten is more the going rate and you can get them for five or less. Aldi get them in as specials a couple of times a year and the last lot were £3.99.

Even if you do have to pay more, they are worth it.

- Joe