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Review by GaryK posted 579 days ago 967 views 0 times favorited 24 comments Add to Favorites Watch
Great storage solution. Great storage solution. Great storage solution. Click the pictures to enlarge them

Looking for someplace out of the way to store all your screws/small hardware? Want to keep the dust out?

Well, here is a great solution. They are made by a company called Stack-On.

Here you will find their website.

They come with 12 compartments with a lid that protects the contents keeping the dust out. The lids
slide back in a little to keep them open as you can see in the second picture. They can also snap shut when
closed.

They can either stand alone or be hung on the wall. I attached two strips of wood to the wall to make
sure I hit studs, and then hung them on that. Gets them off my valuable table space.

I have applied blue tape to mark the contents. I did that because until I get it organized the way I want
it I can still move the labels around. Once I get everything the way I like it I will print up some nice labels.

I just set things on top that are either overflow or have their own packaging.

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If you are interested you can see in the bottom of the pictures a sampling of my routers, Jet mini lathe (only
used once), miter trimmer, my sandpaper holder and Leigh jog.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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GaryK

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CharlieM1958

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posted 579 days ago

Those look real handy.

And I was going to ask about the sign even if you had not mentioned it. :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Dadoo

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posted 579 days ago

These look pretty neat and the covers will keep the sawdust from polluting your bins.

The sign though might be offensive to some. I dunno. Martin might have to “whack” ya for that! Been nice knowing ya! LOL!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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Bob #2

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posted 579 days ago

I checked your sign Gary and you will definitely have to ban me! <g>

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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mrtrim

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posted 579 days ago

guess i know when im not wanted ! lol i like the storage and have something quite similar

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ND2ELK

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posted 579 days ago

Hi Gary

Great looking storage units. I will keep them in mind for the new shop. Thanks for posting.

God bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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DavidH

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posted 579 days ago

i saw these at sears (i think) the other day.. looked interesting.

-- David - Houston, Texas.

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GaryK

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posted 579 days ago

I got these at a store called Atwoods in Tyler, TX for $9.95 each.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Jimthecarver

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posted 579 days ago

Nice bins Gary…...I especially like the sigh above them. I need 1 of those for a friend that has a real problem letting them fly.

-- Can't never could do anything, to try is to advance.

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Karson

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posted 579 days ago

Looks great Gary. Nice review.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 579 days ago

Gary;

Nice way to stay organized.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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jjohn

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posted 579 days ago

Let’s get those tools organized next…just kidding…looks pretty good from here. I’ve been using dog food plastic containers. They take up a lot of room…LOL. Don’t know where I’d put anything else though. Don’t let my wife see the sign. she will put them up all over the house.

-- JJohn

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Dadoo

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posted 579 days ago

“Nothing to worry about here folks! Just equalizing a little pressure is all.”

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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juniorjock

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posted 579 days ago

Gary, that $9.95…... was that for a set of 12 bins?......

-- JJ...... I guess you could say I'm a 54 year old "juniorjock". — Make things with wood.

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GaryK

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posted 579 days ago

Well, there are 5 units in the pictures.

Each unit has 12 sections/bins.

Each unit cost was $9.95.

Total cost for what you see in the picture was $49.75.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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motthunter

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posted 579 days ago

really great idea if you have available wall space.

-- making sawdust....

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Grumpy

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posted 579 days ago

Neat storage Gary. That dust can be a real pest.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 579 days ago

Nice bins, Gary.
About the sign, though. If not in the shop, then where?
Here’s an unfortunate fact of life for you younger Jocks to contemplate. Prepare yourselves for the wailing and gnashing of teeth. There is a direct correlation between age and frequency of flatus. Diet and medication can only go so far in ameliorating this circumstance. Just ask Bob if you feel that I have reached this conclusion in error.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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Scott Bryan

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posted 579 days ago

Gary this is a nice review. That is a handy storage system that you have put together. It sure beats simply tossing them into a drawer and trying to find what you need.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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trifern

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posted 579 days ago

Great review. I always need help organizing, freeing valuable bench space, and keeping the dust off. Thanks.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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joey

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posted 578 days ago

Them look like they will do the trick, I have the old yellow ones, but I hate the way they are always getting full of dust or I end up throwing all kinds of thing in them just because their there and easy to dump stuff in so maybe having the lids on the bins will stop both of them problems I will check them out. Thanks Gary.

-- Joey~~Sabina, Ohio http://sleepydogwoodworking.blogspot.com/

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teenagewoodworker

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posted 578 days ago

those look nice. I think they would be good in a small shop like mine as i could hang them up and they would stay out of my way taking up no valuable floor space. thanks for the review.

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 578 days ago

They look like a good buy. I like the covers, but I don’t have much wall space.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Brad_Nailor

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posted 577 days ago

Thats a heck of allot of storage for 50 bucks. If I had the wall space I would buy these. And about the sign…if you can’t bust out a little thunder from down under in the shop then where can you for god sake?

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

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Teri

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posted 576 days ago

Thanks for the great idea Gary. I’m still finishing the inside of my shop (took a break to remodel our home office) and as I go, I keep looking for the best solution for storing all the small hardware. Right now I’m using plastic boxes with lids and dividers (kind of like the plastic tackle boxes). Those work great when I need to tote things back and forth to the house for projects, but I’m just not in love with those.

-- Teri, Kokomo, IN

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