Storage for arduino parts

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Hey guys,

I'm have so many parts I use for my arduino work, resistors, leds, sensors, wires, perfboards etc., that I'm afraid I'm going to start losing things. Right now they are scattered around in various amazon boxes. I ordered this(http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-22-in-Cantilever-Plastic-Organizer-with-Metal-Latches-189746/202021301) but returned it because of quality and the boxes were too big.

What do you guys use to store your parts? If there was something that could fit my wire strippers that would be great too.

Thanks,
Stephen

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Stackable crates.

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Really Useful Boxes, picked up at Staples, Office Max.

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School lunch boxes

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lol I have the same issue I'm taking over draws and cupboarbs all over the house lol

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http://www.homedepot.com/p/Stanley-Shallow-Professional-Organizer-with-25-Compartments-014725R/203707065?MERCH=REC-_-PIPHorizontal1-1-_-NA-_-203707065-_-N

and

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Akro-Mils-24-Large-Drawer-Small-Parts-Storage-Cabinet-10124/203538887?MERCH=REC-_-PIPHorizontal1-5-_-NA-_-203538887-_-N

and
[ http://www.homedepot.com/p/Akro-Mils-44-Combo-Drawer-Small-Parts-Storage-Cabinet-10144/203538913?MERCH=REC-_-PIPHorizontal1-1-_-NA-_-203538913-_-N ](http:// http://www.homedepot.com/p/Akro-Mils-44-Combo-Drawer-Small-Parts-Storage-Cabinet-10144/203538913?MERCH=REC-_-PIPHorizontal1-1-_-NA-_-203538913-_-N)

would be my choices. I currently have smaller versions of the yellow tray but without a handle. I have about 4 of them and a box for wire jumpers. The resistors are cataloged and organized in #1 Coin Envelopes from Office Depot. I don't have enough capacitors to warrant a tray this size so the few that I have are in the same size envelopes in a smaller tray. Anything that will fit in these envelopes is cataloged and sorted. IC's are in anti-static foam in small plastic trays..
My work bench is wall to wall breadboards. Every kind of circuit you can imagine is breadboarded on a small breadboard and operational at the touch of a button. I don't build soldered wire perfboard versions of anything because I often tear down circuits and recycle the parts. I even have a 300Vac E.L. LCD Backlight switching power supply breadboarded with two ATtiny85s providing the two frequencies required (150khZ and 150 hz).
i have two variable 0 to 35V dc Adjustable Current Power Supplies and an Oscilloscope. I have an L293 dc motor driver circuit breadboarded with six LEDs (4 for direction line status , 2 for ENable line status). I have a TLC5940 circuit that is controlled with an ATmega328 that is also breadboarded. I have two stepper motors that are controlled by two RAMPS A4988 drivers
($4.15 ea). I have two 16x2 Parallel LCDs not counting the 16X2 Button Shield (with 5 buttons onboard) and one I2C LCD.
My breakout boards incude a DS3231 RTC, a Thermocouple bd, a 12-bit DAC, a 16-bit 4-input ADC, and an analog accelerometer. I have 5 DS18B20s breadboarded and a sketch to display the 5 different temps on a 16x2 LCD. (I used to have 6 but I fried one). I have 14 small breadboards and two large ones. I have three UNOs and two Pro-Minis, and a couple of ATtinyISPs.. I also have an I2C to parallel adaptor with an address dipswitch. I could run 8 i2C lcds if I had 7 more adaptors and 16x2 parallel lcds to plug into them. I try not to mess with the wires on any of the circuits so everything is about 5 minutes away from operational. I am still looking for the elusive all -inclusive integration package to integrate everything into a single operational program so I could run it and control all of the above but I have yet to do it. I have integrated maybe up to six different circuits in one sketch but that is rare.

I use a flat plastic serving tray for sorting and small bowls for temporary holding ("kitting parts) during a project.

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I use card board shpping boxes that have a hinge top, like a mini pizza box. clear packing tape to protect the hinges and reinforce the corners.

those multi-bin boxes from hobby stores. clear, with a lid,

the pencil boxes with a hinge lid they sell for $1.00 for school use. put small projects in them to keep the parts together.

I keep things either categoized by device, have those multi-bin boxes with caps, with reistors, etc or by project,

use tiny yougurt cups or chineese take-out lids for holding the parts when tinkering.