Shop Trick/Tip

[Dale M.]

I know its probably be bought up before, but why not again...

When doing disassemble of parts, get some of those ZIP Lock food storage bags and a Sharpie marking pen, and then clean parts and place in bag and mark what part is for... Works great for keeping all the balls and "cages and what not's" for CV joints and brake parts and body bolts and what ever.....

And by placing them in a storage tub (marked by project if you have many) they will be right there when you need them....

All I have to do now is figure out what to do with the bags of left over parts after build is complete... Wonder what I left out of "build"....

Dale

[Leatherneck]

Good idea, sure helps to keep parts accounted for. Keep the somewhat used good bags, there will be another project.

[Lew]

I agree, parts in da zip lock bags is a must. I only have 9 more bags to go. Then the engine, and chassis is done.

[Sneaks]

I use trays from microwave dinners to keep fasteners separated but close at hand while working on stuff. Remember when they were called TV dinners?

[bigmeat]

I happen to like those plastic maxwell house and folgers coffee containers with the lids.

[Bugfuel]

I use trays from microwave dinners to keep fasteners separated but close at hand while working on stuff. Remember when they were called TV dinners?

Hey Sneaks, remember the ZZ Top music video "TV Dinners".. awesome special effects
I think it was ZZ Top.

[Sneaks]

I use trays from microwave dinners to keep fasteners separated but close at hand while working on stuff. Remember when they were called TV dinners?

Hey Sneaks, remember the ZZ Top music video "TV Dinners".. awesome special effects
I think it was ZZ Top.

This one?

[aircooledtechguy]

Hey Sneaks, remember the ZZ Top music video "TV Dinners".. awesome special effects
I think it was ZZ Top.

After 30+ years, I'm still trying to figure out why the ONLY guy in the band that has no facial hair has the last name "BEARD". . . Did that video bring back memories!!

[Chris V]

I happen to like those plastic maxwell house and folgers coffee containers with the lids.

Yeah, and 'big' plastic jars from nuts at Costco...

[Turbinepowered]

We have tons and tons of plastic peanut butter jars instead of zip-lock bags, but it's the same concept. I like the jars better, since you can more neatly stack them and they're more reusable.

Modern plastic bags seem so fragile

[Dale M.]

There is one advantage of bags over jars, that is space...

Dale

[Turbinepowered]

The is one advantage of bags over jars, that is space...

Very, very true, but when you lose small things easily like I do, the extra space the jars take up is nice. Plus you can do sculpture with them!

[fusername]

when I am working I like to put a tray of some sort next to me, stops the 4 lug run to the store. I got super lucky and scored one of these on the cheap:

however the baggies are awesome, I just keep all my cardboard boxes from the parts I buy, and throw entire projects in them, then try and throw those in larger ones. nothing worse than a torn b aggie spilling parts. This way when your bag w/ part A from carbs rips, it atleast lands in the cardboard box with all the other carb parts. and then when your carb is assembled and not working, you can eyeball that 'extra' piece sitting on the bottom.