Post : Parts storage for all your components
URL : http://hackaday.com/2012/10/14/parts-storage-for-all-your-components/
Posted : October 14, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Author : Brian Benchoff
Tags : components, parts, storage
Categories : parts

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When [Steve] saw that we requested reader's solutions to storing hundreds of different components, he had to send in his solution (http://www.macdweller.org/2012/10/13/the-macdweller-part-storage-system/) to storing bunches of ICs, resistors, transistors, and other components.

Like most of the suggestions we've seen, [Steve]'s solution relies on #10 envelopes stored in boxes specifically designed (http://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/usa/html/onlineshop/rub/b08_1litre.php) for holding envelopes. While there's nothing new about storing handfuls of ICs in envelopes, we really like [Steve]'s method of organization.

On the top of each envelope, [Steve] printed a bunch of very useful information including the type and kind of part, the tolerance, speed, voltage, and package information. Also included are the manufacturer and vendor part numbers, making reordering a breeze.

Of course printing out hundreds or thousands of envelopes with this information would be a pain. [Steve] got around that by automating the process with iWork (http://www.macdweller.org/2012/10/13/the-macdweller-part-storage-system/3/) , typing in the values for each field in a spreadsheet app and using Mail Merge to print them all on envelopes.

It's a very neat system that forced [Steve] to have all his parts on a spreadsheet, inching ever closer to a complete inventory management system. He's thinking about adding QR codes to the envelopes to make reordering parts trivial, but after figuring out how to send hundreds of envelopes through a printer, we can understand if [Steve] wants to be a little lazy from here on out.

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