How to organize scraps?

[Ray Dunakin]

As some of you may recall, my "work area" is a disaster. One of the biggest contributors to the mess is bits and pieces of styrene strips, rods, tubes, angles, etc. Most are too big to waste, but too small to return to their original packages. I'm wondering if there is a better way to store this stuff, other than just dumping it all into a box?

[Gordon Ferguson]

Ray,

Afraid I go for the "box" ........... although its semi-organised.

I have boxes, from art shop used for storing brushes, one for rod, one for tube and one for angles,etc.
Each box has 3 long compartments so I can then subdivide slightly.


However I can guarantee that when you look for the piece you want, what you will find will always be a fraction too short, slightly the wrong diameter, etc, etc 

[marc_reusser]

I too use Gordon's method...and suffer it's pitfalls and vagries.

[fspg2]

I use web plates in different lengths to organise my remaining odds from brass, nickel silver, styrene,... I got them as remnants from a plastic suppliers for little money.




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Frithjof

[lab-dad]

For my styrene i use one of those plastic desk drawer organizers.
That said, it ain't organized.
I also have tall skinny jars for rod, wood etc,.
Mj

[Old Goat]

I place styrene scraps back in the Evergreen Scale Models bags.  When I need a less than full length piece, I hold the bottom of the bag and place the open end on the table and slowly pull the bag up until the desired pieces slide out.

Matt