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u/ypsm · 2 pointsr/LegoStorage

Hey, I know I'm late to this thread, but I only just now discovered this subreddit. I'm an American having the same problem, about to buy some stuff to organize and store several thousand loose LEGO pieces of various types. I too read the sorting and storage guide and, while it was great in general, its suggestions for divided drawers weren't useful (because they were all exclusive to the UK).

Anyway, I did some searching around, and I settled on some modular clear drawer organizers, to be inserted into some plastic drawers. It's more expensive than divided drawers, but I think it's more practical too, because you can take out each organizer cup, dump out its contents, put it back, etc., without disturbing the rest of the drawer's contents.

First the drawers, then the organizers.

I narrowed down my drawer choices to two options:

  1. IRIS Medium 10-Drawer Cart with Organizer Top, Black, and
  2. Sterilite 20938003 Wide 3 Drawer Unit, White Frame with Clear Drawers, 3-Pack

    The IRIS drawers have a useable interior space of about 2.5" high x 9.5" wide x 12.5" long.

    The Sterilite wide drawers have a useable interior space of about 2.5" high x 12.5" wide x 12.5" long.

    I like that the IRIS has casters, in case you want to store in one place but then wheel them around to somewhere else to build.

    I like that the Sterilite is more modular, in that you can stack as many or as few of the three-drawer units on top of each other as you want.

    In the end, I decided to go all in with Sterilite, first because the drawers are wider and a little shallower (deeper and narrower drawers are worse than shallower wider drawers, because pieces get buried underneath others, and it's hard to find them), and second because the modularity makes them more flexible. I can put them on shelves, for example. And if I ever need to roll them around (store in one room, build in another), I can always get a dolly, like this one, for example, which will fit two Sterilite units side by side. Also, the IRIS drawers came cracked from amazon, because there wasn't enough padding in the box.


    Now for the drawer organizers. I decided to go with STORi, which makes makeup organizers. They have a great modular system of clear acrylic cups, all 2" high, with width and length measurements that increase in increments of 3". So:

  • 3" x 3"
  • 6" x 3"
  • 9" x 3"
  • 12" x 3"
  • 6" x 6"

    They stack inside each other as well. And they fit perfectly into both the IRIS and Sterilite drawers, in each case leaving about half an inch along both dimensions, which makes it really easy to lift one out without having to fuss. (I tried to upload a photo to imgur, but it's being fussy. If you're really curious let me know and I can try again.)

    Hope this helps!
u/RavingLuhn · 2 pointsr/LegoStorage

This weekend I had the pleasure of helping out with a local youth ministry / outreach. They recently recieved some generous donations of LEGO and want to build (ha ha!) an organized playtime into their schedule. I was there for the first run of this LEGO time. We didn't have any sort of physical organization handy, so I just dumped out a bunch of bricks on the table and let the kids go to town. It kept 5-7 kids busy for about an hour and a half. This was a well behaved bunch, so I didn't have to worry about bricks running off or kids fighting over not having the correct pieces.

In the future, we'd like to implement some sort of personalized distribution. Each kid would get a tray or box of bricks that could contain their creation for the construction phase. Volunteers can pre-sort each tray and make sure it's got a good assortment ready to go. Ideally, we could even make separate storage units for different age brackets.

One thought we had was a rolling drawer tote like this: https://www.amazon.com/IRIS-3-Drawer-Rolling-Storage-Organizer/dp/B01AX2ENAM/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&dpID=31pmh6A0I7L&dpPl=1&keywords=storage%2Bbins&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&qid=1523214956&ref=plSrch&ref_=mp_s_a_1_18&sr=8-18&th=1 ...but I've used these in the past and worry that it won't be sturdy enough to hold a bunch of LEGO in an active environment. Do any of you have suggestions that might prove helpful? Thanks!

u/keen4e · 3 pointsr/LegoStorage

Hi. The number of drawers is really dependent on your piece size and variety.

As for categorization, I think I can help! It's definitely not practical to keep each part in its own drawer. Instead most people sort by part (not color!), then decide on classifications as far as what to keep together. You want to keep your categories sufficiently broad, so you can easily know where to find things like plates, arches, bricks, technic pieces, etc but not be so cumbersome that you can't keep up with where things are. Labeling your drawers once you have them is very useful for this as well. As for the specific categories themselves, it really depends on your unique collection but I find this to be a good starting point: https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/ayp1wt/print_out_of_rebrickable_taxonomy_poster_at_300/

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You can branch out from there based on the pieces you have more/less of. The first modification I would recommend is to keep all 1x1 bricks/tiles/plates separate because they just sink to the bottom of a big drawer otherwise and are hard to track down. I have a bunch of tiny bins just for them in a Stanley organizer like this: https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-25-Removable-Compartment-Professional-Organizer/dp/B00005QWYF/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=stanley+25+container&qid=1554229435&s=gateway&sr=8-1 but the akro mils drawers are also highly recommended here

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Hope this helps!

u/Waterman981 · 1 pointr/LegoStorage

I realize this is a month old, but I wanted to echo this... Shallow drawers are great. My favorite so far has been this IRIS one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ISOM972/

Removing the drawers is a bit different, but easy when you are used to their system. I only have one so far with my miscellaneous pieces by color.

I also have 2 of these Sterilite ones: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000K7RK6A/ where the drawer is about 1 inch deeper, and a couple inches wider. But that stack of 10 on the IRIS is awesome. The cost per drawer is much better on the IRIS versus getting 3 Sterilites...

u/KieranMax · 4 pointsr/LegoStorage

I use the alto-mils craft cabinet , around $30 US dollars. I would recommend getting 2 drawers in the sizes that you need/want. The one I linked is a half small/large drawer combo, for sorting beams, pins, axles, and panels. However the link is to the American amazon website, so idk if amazon Australia is different. I have 3 of these drawers in all 3 different variations, and they are awesome. If you want some drawers right away, I would go to target and check out their drawers section. Good luck!

Edit: clarified as us currency. I would also check out hardware stores for nuts and bolt drawers.

u/legrizzly66 · 2 pointsr/LegoStorage

I've never considered using one of them for storing the instructions, but I have to admit it seems like a good idea.

I store mine in a vertical file cabinet like this one that I bought for approximately 50$ so...

It's very convenient that way too.

u/anonymouzes · 3 pointsr/LegoStorage

Organized using Stanley 25, Stanley 10, Sterlite 1961, Sterlite 1962 and ziplock bags. In the Sterlites I have all my 2xX's, 1xXs, "slopes" (anything with non-right angles on it) and "inspiration pieces" (unique pieces such as tower spires and ship hulls). In the Stanleys, I keep all other pieces organized as specifically as made sense. There's still some further sorting I can do in those (e.g. all studs are together, not separated by color), but this feels like a huge win.

u/Splice1138 · 2 pointsr/LegoStorage

Seems like it would work OK for storage, but in actual use it would take up a lot of space, especially if you have a decent number of bricks that necessitate multiple cases.

If you want something more portable than the typical drawers, you might be better off with something like this.

u/TargetBoy · 1 pointr/LegoStorage

I use a large Sterilite drawer cabinet for those. Works really well.

Something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Sterilite-Drawer-Wide-Tower-White/dp/B00VXIQJQ2

The smaller drawers are great for WIP parts and partially built things or for a "sorting drawer" where you dump stuf that needs to be sorted.

The big drawers easily fit the wide raised baseplates and boat hulls, along with the big tires.

u/myintellectisbored · 2 pointsr/LegoStorage

This is what I use:

Mini drawers


Small drawers


Medium drawers


Large drawers






I also have clear shoe storage boxes on shelves which I found I like the best for the bulk of my Lego. They generally cost 94 cents to $1 in stores like WalMart and Target. These are great for sorting the Lego too. I have no idea how much my Lego weighs, but I have over 55,000 pieces (not including a few of the larger sets).

u/zarino · 3 pointsr/LegoStorage

I went through a few options for parts organisers / storage bins around New Year. Does seem us Brits are slightly less gifted in this area than our American cousins ;-)

  • Raaco steel 18-drawer cabinet – oscillates between £18 and £26 on Amazon – drawers are about 6″×3″
  • Draper Expert 28741 30-drawer cabinet – oscillates between £25 and £28 on Amazon – it has lots of tiny drawers, but 5 larger ones too
  • Garland 30 drawer cabinet – shifts between £11 and £12 on Amazon
  • High-street retailer Clas Ohlson also do a range of organisers as part of their Cocraft brand.

    I’ve not found any parts organisers with exclusively medium-sized drawers. Typically you get about half the cabinet devoted to tiny drawers (originally meant for nuts, screws, or fuses, I think) and the remaining half to slightly larger drawers.

    Another alternative is to make your own drawer system inside a standard cabinet. I’ve bought an IKEA Alex drawer unit (£95) for this reason, and am going to sub-divide the drawers into smaller compartments using foam board or similar. (Search for "ikea alex dividers" on Google to see lots of makeup enthusiasts using this technique to store their bits and bobs).
u/Fraun_Pollen · 2 pointsr/LegoStorage

Thanks for the tip on depth. Going to give Akro-Mils a shot since Papimax is a bit intense for what I'm thinking. Will be trying out 2 of the 24 drawer and 1 of the 44 drawer and will see how far that gets me by sorting by brick area (too many unique pieces to keep true storage-by-part affordable). For large flats that get grouped together, I may end up using a pair of simple 3 drawer organizers I have laying around. Worse case I'll get another 44 and take advantage of dividers.

u/petecas · 1 pointr/LegoStorage

I avoided the trap of sorting by color, but I'm at about #15 now. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005QWYF/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 are fantastic, until I get a wall of little slidey trays.

u/fredjh · 2 pointsr/LegoStorage

I know I'm late to this party, but if you were going to pay $50+ for drawers, I recommend the IRIS systems instead: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ISOM972

The drawer action is completely smooth; the drawers are stopped from coming completely out inadvertently, but a light squeeze on the sides releases them.

I also bought this pack of craft paper: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BY8RST3

Make your own bins in the exact sizes you need for pennies on the dollar. Some people also just repurpose the boxes the LEGO came in for this.

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u/wmccluskey · 3 pointsr/LegoStorage

> Stanley organizer boxes

https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-25-Removable-Compartment-Professional-Organizer/dp/B00005QWYF

Link for the lazy.

I'm actually kicking around an idea for a rack to hold red solo cups. They hold WAY more, are dirt cheap, and are easy to replace.

Think of a shelf with lots of holes cut into it the diameter of the 2/3 line on the solo cup (the beer/ 12oz line).