MichaelMeissner:
Well there is always this over the top approach used by Adam Savage (of the Discovery channel Mythbusters series) to organize his tools: http://www.tested.com/videos/45036-inside-adam-savages-man-cave-the-tool-boxes/.
You had to post that. Now I am sitting here drooling, and I probably can't afford it. I would so love to have that system; seems even better than my StackOn solution, to a certain extent. Here's the company:
Things that should be noted, though, from that video (and from the website for sortimo):
- It looks like Adam purchased (for certain items) more storage than he needed; note that some bins in the cases were empty.
- Adam labeled his bins.
- On sortimo's site, they still sell the same kind of cases that they have for the past 40 years.
So you can see and understand that what I suggested is -key- to keeping your components and such sorted well over time:
- Purchase more storage than you need.
- Label everything (as much as possible).
- Try to make sure that whatever solution you purchase will be around long-term.
Of course, sortimo is an industrial solution, and typically you have to go this route if you want to adhere to item 3. Unfortunately, this generally means you are going to pay a premium for your storage solution. Still - it may be worth it if you figure this to be a long term hobby.
/now I just need to find a vendor for sortimo (and I'll probably be shocked by the price)...