[Jewelry making - Article 00487] - Re: [Orchid] Tools organization ideas

[Trevor F]

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Marilyn,

    Like you I re-use bits of sandpaper.  For me it's usually a matter of
    tossing it when it becomes too loaded or contaminated than when it
    looses it's original bite. 

    I store new sheets, or 1/2 sheets etc, in an expandable paper file
    folder. I think this has already been suggested. But the used bits I
    store in a cheapo fishing tackle box, the flat single-layer kind
    without moveable dividers. I can't remember exactly but I know I paid
    less than $5 each for these. They have enough compartments to separate
    the various sandpaper grades, and the compartments are wide enough to
    store a small heap of sandpaper bits and still leave room to rummage
    around for the "right" one. I use one such tackle box for sandpaper
    that has been used on jewellery (gold and silver) and a second for
    bits that have been used on other things such as wood, base metals,
    etc. 

    Although these particular tackle boxes are quite large, 18 inches
    wide by 12 inches deep by 3.5 inches tall, I just stand them on edge
    and slide them onto a nearby shelf when I'm not using them so it's not
    much of an intrusion. 

    If I ever get around to adding my "bench" photo to the Orchid
    archives my tackle box fixation will be revealed. I use at least 30
    of them for everything from Foredom handpieces to rough stones. One
    good trick I've found is to cut out or otherwise tailor this or that
    fixed divider when you're dedicating a particular box to a specific
    purpose. It may sound crude but I can organize and store a surprising
    amount of stuff on the single wall that serves as my shop space. 

Cheers,
Trevor F.


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