I have an old tackle box that I use for most all of my electrical stuff. I
put electrical tape, cutters, crimpers, wire nuts, extra outlets, ect. . .
you get the picture. It works great when our working on a project. I just
grab the box and go. All most everything I will need for the auto or house
can be found in one neat place. It also helps you keep inventory on those
important things like wire nuts and so. If you look around at flea markets
or garage sales your sure to find one to fit your needs. Look for one with
a big storage area on top and some drawers that pull out from the side with
litte seperate compartments. Shoe boxes also do the job but usually
require replacement every so often. Try wal-mart, K-mart, or somewhere
like that and look around at some of the plastic boxes in the kitchen
department. While your there check out the fishing department you can
usually find a good tackle box for $20~. As for the little wires 1ft~ I
use garbage bag twisty ties to coil them. It helps keep them seperate. You
can also make a peg post to hold them on the bench. Take an old broom
handle or piece of dowl and glue it into a piece of wood like a 2x4x6".
Then drop the coils over the post. You can then move them around or nail it
to the wall.
Hope this helps.
Michael Leach
At 04:28 PM 7/17/97 -0500, Matt Liggett wrote:
>Recently I've been reorganizing my shop. (I _have_ to since it's a
>20x20 garage with 2 cars in it!) I think I have good solutions for
>hardware and tiny parts storage (a couple choices from Akro Mills and
>Durham -- both in the MSC catalog). Larger parts in boxes and on
>shelves. Bottles and cans on a nifty little rack. Tools are in the
>rollaround chest, etc.
>
>How do the rest of you store and organize electrical wire that isn't
>on spools? I've got dozens of pieces of it. Some are long enough to
>coil, and some are less than 1'. Currently, I just threw it all in a
>box to get tangled and ruined. I don't like that method.
>
>advTHANKSance
>
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