My LEGO Sorting Might Be Getting Out of Control...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- Am I crazy for trying this? Maybe! I'm enjoying the exercise though and I think this LEGO storage evolution I'm trying here could help adapt the storage we have already even if it isn't going to work in the end!
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According to bricklink there are 4928 different light bluish grey elements. There are 15,000 white elements. You're going to need a lot more dividers
HAHAHAHA yikes that is terrifying. Not every color will get this treatment and it won't be able to get that nutty, but I'm having fun with it and sciencing it all and becoming more aware of the types of parts I have a lot of or a little of has been a good learning experience.
Right but the number of dividers is significantly less than the number partitions. E.g.two dividers make four partitions, four make 9, and so on
True. Honestly it’s too much math 😂
@@JJJBricks well, something to consider is bricklink has all the stickered and printed pieces as separate elements so its probably not quite 15k if you group all those in with the same moulds.
Amateur here - but I have been sorting lego for 3 months now after finally getting room to dust off legos that have been in storage for 20 years. I'm sorting mainly by type, and it seems fairly easy to locate the right color even when mixed. For parts I have loads of (standard lego), I'm putting two colors in each bin - with nice contrast. Doing black/white, red/blue, gray/brown, orange/tan and yellow/green. All shades of a color sorted with their main color. I cannot have too many containers. Picking parts out of your drawers looks a little painful with sausage fingers, and with nany small containers you'll probably need many many overflow containers, because amounts vary heavily.
Yes I totally agree. Very valid points. I have no idea where this will lead or if it will work, but sciencing it all has been fun and overall will help me organize better in the long run even if this isn't the solution.
I applaud your efforts! The struggle is real lol
Hahahaha too true. It's a struggle, but completely self inflicted struggle but also fun to do?
It's a good start! (I feel you on the frustration of being in the middle of a reorganize). It's always a struggle balancing the ideal with the practical.
Yeah I am just going nuts with it right now, not sure if any of it will work effectively, but I'm having fun! It's always a big brain game trying to figure out the best solution for your organization.
Love it, been thinking of 3d printing things to do something of the same, but this works as well, used to do laser cutting to make board game inserts as well, really easy to do in photoshop to setup tabs to slot everything and create mini boxes as well! Good luck!
Yes! 3D printing would be the way to go. This is such a test to see if this is even feasible! I'm having fun with it though!
wow, that is intense/next level separation! I feel like you would need to have a lot more sq area to cover sorting by color and part.
Yeah not EVERY part will have this same treatment, mostly just in the colors I use often. I'm really curious to see how this turns out!
Generally speaking, the smaller the part the more I separate them. For example, 2x2, plates all colours go together in a shoe box size clear bin, same for 2x3 plates, 2x4 plates etc. 1x2 plates get sorted in about 12 small drawers with light and dark grey, each have their own drawer and less common colours share drawers with contrasting colours. Same for 1x3 plates, 1x4 plates etc. Once I get to 1x10 and 1x12 plates, one or two drawers is enough. Bricks follow similar logic but for 1x2 Bricks, neutral colours go in one shoe box and primary colours in another. The main thing is staying flexible so as your inventory grows, adding drawers or shoe boxes is easy to do.
I think that’s great. And honestly that may be where we end up. I sort of do that now with varying consistency between parts. It works pretty well, but wanted to try something else more spicy and maybe silly hahaha. But yes, smaller pieces is best practice for keeping separate
Such great storage ideas!
THanks bud! I'm trying something crazy for sure!
I thought the thumbnail was like a 3D blueprint of your home expansion.. LOL
Hahahaha not yet 😉
I'm just getting into it and yeah I I think I need another toolbox just for the pieces that I have yet to take apart
It’s never ending!!!
U would think that someone would have made "the perfect" storage solution for Lego with Lego being the thing that was thought about while designing it(even though it could work for many other things). And drawer systems should have smaller compatible spacers/dividers/trays that help break a space down into smaller areas.
I will say that u should make those a lil bigger cause its irritating to get a part out of the smaller areas when ur fingers don't fit easily. I have been through this with the lil tackle/beads divider containers u can buy at craft stores
Yeah that’s gonna be the issue for sure. Gonna keep pushing forward and make adjustments later probably
I think it's great! I love that everything has its own space, it will save time when picking parts for sure. My storage is on a much smaller scale as I don't have that much lego yet, but I'm totally obsessed about finding the perfect system that will work for me.
We'll see how it goes! I'm having fun exploring it! Everyone's system will be a little different!
When are lego fans not resorting lol. I often have 2 totally distinct colours in the same section to lower the amount i need.
The real killer these days is the amount of new parts lego comes out with, to keep up with 1 part per section we'll soon need tens of thousands of sections kekw.
Anyway, it looks great, good luck with the space :P
Yeah it might end up with two colors per section which is kind of what I was doing before. Yes! They keep coming out with new molds!
It may be better to laser cut boxes entirely that fit your drawers so you have an even better fit in the drawers
Yeah that would be awesome, but I think I would have to invest in a 3D printer to make that happen in a way that makes sense from a time perspective. That’s down the road for sure!
Hi Jim :), this storage solution is the dream for storing and sorting youre lego parts! The only concern I have is space 😅. I dont know if youre little basement will be able to take that
Absolutely. It holds it all now, so we'll see!! But definitely a big concern for sure.
As much as I appreciate the organization, I really try to stay away from dividers to sort most Lego parts. I dislike fishing for small pieces repeatedly in small openings. You cannot dump them out if you need several since the whole container would dump. I wonder if it would work using less dividers and combining same small parts in a color family (eg all shades of grey). Definitely harder to keep inventory (as you may need for a Bricklink store) but easy to pull whole container out and have parts accessible- in fact, you may want different shades of grey when working on rock work for example. Of course, just my opinion and do whatever works best for you :)
You nailed it. 1000%. I am not sure as I also have those concerns but I am having fun with it doing some sorting. We'll see where it ends up. There will always be adjusting.
I would suggest consulting a local Cabinetmaker, see if you could work out a deal to design some custom inserts for those drawers, that could be laser cut from like a 3mm (1/8th inch) Baltic Birch. Though for small parts I would still suggest Craft Bead Drawers.
Yeah this is totally a test thing right now and if I like how it all comes together but want to tweak it or make it better, I might go down that route. Don't want to invest too much money into it at the moment when I don't even know if it will work yet or if I will like it!
What drawers are you using?
They are IKEA Sektion kitchen cabinets! Here’s a link! www.ikea.com/us/en/p/sektion-base-cabinet-frame-white-90265388/
I think you might like my Lego set
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