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 Author: SetsetBricks View Messages Posted By SetsetBricks
 Posted: Sep 18, 2024 11:34
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SetsetBricks (1200)

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Good morning

Here is my problem
I mainly use Raaco brand drawer storage, towers of 50 and 18 drawers

I don't know if I should put separators in the small drawer to make 2 or
3 compartments or put no separators and make a one-color piece in one drawer.

Except that I'm afraid of running out of drawers and buying a separator is
expensive in my opinion.

or purchase a storage locker



I found lots of 60 separators for 7.49 euros excluding shipping costs

For now it's only used Legos that I'm selling

so what is the best solution for you?
dividers or single drawers?
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
 Posted: Sep 18, 2024 11:41
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In Off Topic, SetsetBricks writes:
  Good morning

Here is my problem
I mainly use Raaco brand drawer storage, towers of 50 and 18 drawers

I don't know if I should put separators in the small drawer to make 2 or
3 compartments or put no separators and make a one-color piece in one drawer.

Except that I'm afraid of running out of drawers and buying a separator is
expensive in my opinion.

or purchase a storage locker



I found lots of 60 separators for 7.49 euros excluding shipping costs

For now it's only used Legos that I'm selling

so what is the best solution for you?
dividers or single drawers?

I often use dividers even with small drawers to separate colors that are hard
to tell apart otherwise. For example, dark blue and black or yellow and bright
light orange
 Author: SirIceCream1001 View Messages Posted By SirIceCream1001
 Posted: Sep 18, 2024 11:53
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In Off Topic, peregrinator writes:
  In Off Topic, SetsetBricks writes:
  Good morning

Here is my problem
I mainly use Raaco brand drawer storage, towers of 50 and 18 drawers

I don't know if I should put separators in the small drawer to make 2 or
3 compartments or put no separators and make a one-color piece in one drawer.

Except that I'm afraid of running out of drawers and buying a separator is
expensive in my opinion.

or purchase a storage locker



I found lots of 60 separators for 7.49 euros excluding shipping costs

For now it's only used Legos that I'm selling

so what is the best solution for you?
dividers or single drawers?

I often use dividers even with small drawers to separate colors that are hard
to tell apart otherwise. For example, black or yellow

Hmmm 🤔 I didn’t know that black and yellow are hard to distinguish
(Sorry I couldn’t help it )
 Author: rankster View Messages Posted By rankster
 Posted: Sep 18, 2024 13:30
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I use these 9 and 30 drawer Stanley organizers below. Dividers are also available
for both, the 10 pcs packs cost around €2,50 for the small and €3,95 for the
big drawers, at least here in my local hardware store.

9 drawer version: https://www.amazon.fr/STANLEY-Organiseur-Compartiments-Polypropyl%C3%A8ne-Superposition/dp/B008DHZW50/

30 drawer version: https://www.amazon.fr/STANLEY-Organiseur-Casiers-%C3%89tages-Polypropyl%C3%A8ne/dp/B008DHZXRC/

The only cheaper wall organizers I found are the Lidl/Aldi ones but those aren't
available all the time.

So maybe you should change to a cheaper brand than Raaco?
 Author: SetsetBricks View Messages Posted By SetsetBricks
 Posted: Sep 18, 2024 13:45
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In Off Topic, rankster writes:
  I use these 9 and 30 drawer Stanley organizers below. Dividers are also available
for both, the 10 pcs packs cost around €2,50 for the small and €3,95 for the
big drawers, at least here in my local hardware store.

9 drawer version: https://www.amazon.fr/STANLEY-Organiseur-Compartiments-Polypropyl%C3%A8ne-Superposition/dp/B008DHZW50/

30 drawer version: https://www.amazon.fr/STANLEY-Organiseur-Casiers-%C3%89tages-Polypropyl%C3%A8ne/dp/B008DHZXRC/

The only cheaper wall organizers I found are the Lidl/Aldi ones but those aren't
available all the time.

So maybe you should change to a cheaper brand than Raaco?


Good morning

Thank you for the information but the pack of 60 separators cost me 7.49 euros
and you the set of 10 separators 2.50 euros

so if I make 60 Stanley separators that gives me 6 x 2.50 = 18.00 euros for the
small models

and for adults it's a set of 24 separators
so 2.5 x 3.95 = 9.875 euros while at Raaco I get them for 7.49 euros

so I think I'll stay with Raaco even if it's expensive to buy the drawer
locker

my question was more should I put separators and have fewer storage compartments
and drawers and look for a place in a compartment or have lots of compartments
and find a drawer turned upside down when it is empty to put a new part in it

Thank you for your help
 Author: Abels_Bricks View Messages Posted By Abels_Bricks
 Posted: Sep 18, 2024 13:41
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In Off Topic, SetsetBricks writes:
  Good morning

Here is my problem
I mainly use Raaco brand drawer storage, towers of 50 and 18 drawers

I don't know if I should put separators in the small drawer to make 2 or
3 compartments or put no separators and make a one-color piece in one drawer.

Except that I'm afraid of running out of drawers and buying a separator is
expensive in my opinion.

or purchase a storage locker



I found lots of 60 separators for 7.49 euros excluding shipping costs

For now it's only used Legos that I'm selling

so what is the best solution for you?
dividers or single drawers?

I currently have a wall of Raaco and use dividers when I can, having only a few
small parts in a single drawer is a waste of the space.

I used to just slice up lego boxes as they are the perfect thickness but now
I just 3D print them.
You made me wonder if I should start selling the dividers (not here obviously).
David
 Author: cosmicray View Messages Posted By cosmicray
 Posted: Sep 19, 2024 20:15
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In Off Topic, SetsetBricks writes:
  Good morning

Here is my problem
I mainly use Raaco brand drawer storage, towers of 50 and 18 drawers

I don't know if I should put separators in the small drawer to make 2 or
3 compartments or put no separators and make a one-color piece in one drawer.

Except that I'm afraid of running out of drawers and buying a separator is
expensive in my opinion.

or purchase a storage locker



I found lots of 60 separators for 7.49 euros excluding shipping costs

For now it's only used Legos that I'm selling

so what is the best solution for you?
dividers or single drawers?

Do you have access to a paper cutter (the kind with a big handle on the right,
and a grid of measurements on the deck) ? All of my drawer dividers were made
using a paper cutter, and various sources of light pasteboard (LEGO boxes, cereal
boxes, etc).

NR