flea market purchase

larry@stinescorner · Feb 1, 2012

been meaning to organize what nut and bolts etc. I have in cans and jars,I saw these two metal drawers at the fleamarket at the leesport farmers market in pa. The blue one has 4 metal boxes with all compartments in it ,and the other one has 9 drawers with compartments in it ,some variuos bolts nuts and cotter pins etc in the compartments, Got both of them for 25 dollars, Now I have to spend some rainy days organizing

Az peapicker · Feb 1, 2012

Looks like you got a pretty good deal , my trouble is that i know that I have what I need but just where did I put it. The Wife keeps telling me to throw the stuff away I tell that when I just 1 of something I always have to buy a packsge of 6 ,Then I will have 5 left over , never fails. John

37chief · Feb 1, 2012

If yor are waiting for that rainy day it will never come. I have a metal cabinet with drawers also and told me self on a rainy day I will sort my nuts and bolts. The rainy days come and go, and my cabinet drawers are still empty. Stan

greygoat · Feb 2, 2012

The Blue cabinet with 4 drawers costs somewhat
over $100 at "Fastenal"...empty!

Daryl in PA · Feb 2, 2012

Larry

I was at Leesport yesterday.....lol. Walked around a little, then went up to the cattle sale at 1pm.

Anonymous-0 · Feb 2, 2012

lookin good.... and it'll help you keep from hoarding junk....

I set up the prettiest organizer wall you ever saw once. Was in a rented place and shared a 2 stall unheated (important detail)garage. On my side, I hung a sheet of plywood, nails for all my tools that weren't in a mechanics carry box. Everything lookin good and outlined with a marker for quick putting away...

2 rows about 4ft long of them plastic organizer trays that hook on a track on one lower corner. Just beautiful..... And a spud bar hanging across the top of the sheet.... Make a shop teacher proud.....

Mid January, 10 degrees, and the wife backs in the garage (she had never backed in the garage until that day) hit something that was there, knocked it over against my board, spudbar fell off and busted every one of the plastic trays with neatly sorted screws, bolts, etc.... All over the floor......... Haven't hung anything (tools) on a wall since.... Sure wish I'da had some metal boxes back then.......

Heyseed · Feb 2, 2012

Love those pic a nut organizers. I found three at a yard sale, two of them had a good selection already it them.
I have been trying to get rid of extra things, but just had a setback. I did a plumbing project and was able to find every single thing I needed by looking around in my shop. That reinforces the "save this I might need it" thinking I've been trying to get away from. Oh well one rainy day...

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