Metal ammo boxes. Very unlikely they will get crushed, and might even survive a fire.
On Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 8:40:37 AM UTC-7 Richard Scales wrote: > I was fortunate to pick up an old plan chest which is basically lots of > deep and wide draws but the draws are not that tall. > Each shelf is lined with polystyrene and tubes push in to the polystyrene > - or lay flat - or in boxes. Lots of tubes in a single footprint. > - Richard > > > On Thursday, 24 March 2022 at 01:15:15 UTC LB wrote: > >> 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 >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/914a2fb9-a7f3-4811-a4e4-060ce4750ec5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- 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/fc41f96b-95a2-4d06-96d3-f28773607afcn%40googlegroups.com.
