For smaller tubes, I use standard 7/9 pin miniature tube boxes, and for the larger ones, I have both found cardboard boxes, and modified boxes to better fit the tubes. I keep all of the boxes inside an ikea cardboard box, but it’s pretty unorganized.
> On Mar 23, 2022, at 2:45 PM, Paul Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > That's essentially what I use, and a dymo or brother labeler, except for the > big ones, and they stay in boxes on a shelf with the contents written on them > in sharpie on all sides. > > On Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 4:51:28 PM UTC-4 Terry Bowman wrote: >> This is a "how do you guys do it?" question... >> >> I need a way to organize and safely store the odds and ends of tubes that I >> have. Nixies, Dekatrons, bargraphs, Magic Eyes etc. as well as a lot of the >> weird things from the WWII era. >> >> Half of this stuff is loose except for some bubble wrap. Most of the Soviet >> surplus items are still in the box sent from Ukraine, all different shapes >> and sizes. It makes finding a particular tube a real hassle and handling a >> box like this can lead to disaster. >> >> Then there's cabinets. You can't find anything decent anymore. Everything is >> overpriced flimsy crap. The drawers all fall out if you tip it 30°. Standing >> cabinets are only four feet high and can't take more than five pounds of >> stuff on top. >> >> I did manage to find this: >> >> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003P2UOCO >> >> >> From the video it appears that at least the drawers don't slide all of the >> way out. >> >> >> I also need boxes for my bubble lights and bubble tubes. If I had a a 18 x >> 26 laser cutter I'd make custom boxes and inserts out of heavy C1S stock but >> I don't have a place to set one up. Can't afford one that size right now, >> anyway. >> >> >> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >> "The Mac Doctor" >> >> https://www.astarcloseup.com >> >> Edward R. Murrow: “Who owns the patent on this vaccine?” >> Dr. Jonas Salk: “Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could >> you patent the sun?”—See It Now, 12 April 1955 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/914a2fb9-a7f3-4811-a4e4-060ce4750ec5n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/D256BF58-490E-4110-8F15-04DDD07C39A9%40gmail.com.
