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Reddit mentions of Excel TB2105X-Blue 26-Inch Steel Top Chest, Blue
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5 Ball Bearing Slide Drawers Support Up To 50 Lbs. For Storage Of Tools, Hardware Or Other ItemsPowder Coated Steel Body Is Scratch-Resistant For Added DurabilityRecessed Side Handles For Easy Movement Of The ChestFive ball bearing slide drawersLock with two keysRecessed side handlesFull length aluminum drawer pullsPowder coat paint finish
Specs:
Color | Blue |
Height | 12 Inches |
Length | 26 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Size | 26-Inch |
Weight | 51 Pounds |
Width | 16 Inches |
Strap in, this got kind of long! I hope it's useful to someone.
I too have the "need a lot of bins and boxes and whatnot" situation because of my and my partner's hobbies. I sew and crochet and embroider and work with leather, and he works with electronics and 3d printers and so on. We share a small (10' x 10') room for our workspace and all of our most commonly accessed supplies.
Being someone who gets fixated on ideas frequently, I suggest that you open up your search to other options other than interlocking boxes. The reason I say this is that I am surrounded by bins and have been working with various sized bins to access things for a long time and I am tired of them. The problem is similar to what many other posters have mentioned: Getting items out of the boxes (even if they are small) is an Ordeal, especially if you have multiple boxes out, or if the box is very full and hard to put back together.
In general, a rule of thumb is to think about how you'll put your item away rather than how you'll access it. When we want access to something, it doesn't seem like a big deal to undo bins, bags, boxes, slide heavy things around, etc. because we get a reward at the end (yay, it's the thing! shiny!). After that, the idea of undoing all that stuff seems like a pain in the arse, and we just don't want to do it? (and what if we might need another thing from that bin? So, consider how you'll put it away, rather than how you'll get it out when designing a storage solution.
So, I am now moving away from the lidded box approach and encouraging my partner to do the same. Having watched Adam Savage's video describing first order retrievability, I am moving in that direction (although not yet to his ninjery level). Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWQAYfGxsPE.
I suggest the following types of storage for smaller objects. Bins still work OK for larger objects but someday I'd like to move away from that too.