While out to lunch, three discarded hosiery boxes were discovered and measured, with a little calculation . Brought home and tried, they were almost perfect. In individual boxes, they hold grab irons, handrail stanchions , steps, brass and plastic castings, larger odd springs and all kinds of goodies. Only a slight inconvenience, dividers were not used becaude of tight fits. Trimmed down and sometimes folded package labels were placed inside boxes to identify source. Boxes can be pulled slightly to discover contents, often through the transparent faces.
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HOSIERY BOX W/ SMALL PLASTIC BOXES
During the slot car fad, long bulk track boxes were available for holding plastic boxes used to pack many metal trucks. Some are too long to be stored crosswise on shelves, but can be stacked broadside on a narrow one. Some longer passenger car boxes will serve.
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TRACK BOX W/ PLASTIC TRUCK BOXES
Dividers and inserts help organization in larger containers. Some are built-in and fixed, but for more flexibility, odd arrangements may be required. If possible it is wise to leave some extra slots for expansion or movement to another box may be a necessary evil to preserve organization.
Found by my wife at a close-out , these stackable thread boxes hold smaller motors, cylinder castings, sorted excess kit parts and anything else that will fit.
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THREAD BOX
To avoid storing package envelopes, couplers, parts and jigs are organized in similar, larger boxes with more smaller, adjustable compartments. Smaller parts like springs, adapters, 30 and 40 series lids and boxes are stored inside small plastic boxes in the long compartment across top. When a new batch of envelopes of the same number arrive, all contents are emptied into a box. They are then distributed by group to storage locations.
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COUPLERS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
Move from smaller box in progress
Two modified NWSL boxes hold gears and shafts. One holds worms and wheels. The other holds tower gears, shafts and couplings of various makes.
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MODIFIED NWSL GEARS BOX
Waiting for fill-in on some.
Often solid state components and connectors, and drill bits are packed in various sized, capped vials, some of which fit nicely in discarded cigar boxes, with the aid of cardboard separators and labels. They are useful for holding small hardware such as screws, nuts and washers. Conveniently slipped under desk, two are kept handy. With all vials the same size as the blue capped ones below, one holds ASAE screws and nuts from 00-80 to 4-40, while the other, shown below, holds metric and others listed under image.
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CIGAR BOX W/ VIALS, CARDBOARD DIVIDERS
Resting conveniently on desk center drawer.
Bushings, bearings, thrust washers, valve gear rivets & parts, metric screws & nuts
Stacking nicely on shelves, some boxes come in carrying cases with shelves, which permits them to behave like drawers. With longer compartments, they can store heavier items like shells, boilers and under-frames.
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COMPARTMENT BOXES IN CASES.
To right: lure boxes & empty, no division boxes.
When you find a real bargain, grab it. Lure and empty boxes were found at a going out of business sale, with a ridiculous offer for the whole lot. Several have found uses. With an upper, lifting tray, one lure box holds parts for an Arbour PRR A-3a during clean-up and fitting of castings.
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SMALL LURE BOX.
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