Another parts sorting idea!
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Another parts sorting idea!
When taking something apart and you need to sort parts, try using muffin pans. They have perfect holes to seperate nuts and bolts and such in. It may not be so good with vehicles, but it works great for small engines 
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Another parts sorting idea!
I used to until, I kept knocking them off the bench when full.
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Another parts sorting idea!
If you place strong magnets on the metal muffin-type pans, they will hold most, if not all, of the metal hardware you place inside them, even when "tumped over"...
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Another parts sorting idea!
I got one of those magnet pans at lowes, so far it has been a lifesaver. it seems a small coffee can fits right on top very well so i can change over fast. The last big project i did (clutch) I went and got some ziplock bags turned them inside out and put them over the mag-pan then when i was finished with a particular part I just turned the bag right-side out and zipped it shut that and a black marker was all I needed to stay inline and it saved me time on the reassemble. The muffin pan is on the right track but I need things with lids or can be closed like the bags which got expensive fast.
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Another parts sorting idea!
I save all of my containers with lids, they gotta have lids with my fumble fingers and errant elbows.
Plastic peanut butter jars are clear, caps thread on easily unlike baby jars, and don't break.
Medicine (Rx) bottles with screw tops are great for real small parts like tranny valve body spools and springs, or the screws from an assy.
Planters peanut tins (and others) with plastic lids are great for dropping the bolts from an assy in, then pop on the lid.
Coffee cans same as above.
When it is time to clean the parts pull them out to clean, clean/wipe out the container, then drop the clean pieces back in.
Magnets from Radio Shack or salvaged from blown speakers are stored on the side of my toolbox for use under any parts container. If they won't stick by themselves a washer in the bottom of the container will help make your container more "attractive". I try not to put the magnet in with the parts themselves since they seem to transfer magnetic particles to the parts sometimes.
Have fun!
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Plastic peanut butter jars are clear, caps thread on easily unlike baby jars, and don't break.
Medicine (Rx) bottles with screw tops are great for real small parts like tranny valve body spools and springs, or the screws from an assy.
Planters peanut tins (and others) with plastic lids are great for dropping the bolts from an assy in, then pop on the lid.
Coffee cans same as above.
When it is time to clean the parts pull them out to clean, clean/wipe out the container, then drop the clean pieces back in.
Magnets from Radio Shack or salvaged from blown speakers are stored on the side of my toolbox for use under any parts container. If they won't stick by themselves a washer in the bottom of the container will help make your container more "attractive". I try not to put the magnet in with the parts themselves since they seem to transfer magnetic particles to the parts sometimes.
Have fun!
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Another parts sorting idea!
Another good source for very strong magnets is an old computer hard drive. Of course, you've got to tear it apart to get to the magnet, but that may be theraputic, depending on the situation...
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Another parts sorting idea!
the magnet in a hard drive is super strong but it's also super hard to get to it. altho i have a few. for parts sorting i save all the plastic margine and ice cream buckets. they work nice and some are transparent