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gbaddeley:
I scrolled thru the entire thread to see if anyone does what I do. The post above is easily the most cost effective and simplest means of storing and being able to quickly find and get out components - little plastic baggies standing up on in a box with values written in permanent marker. Much better than opaque paper envelopes.
PlainName:
The baggies are OK for bandoliered resistors (the plastic is not so hot for loose resistors with pointy ends floating around). But I don't think it's very successful for 'components' that aren't overall flat, or otherwise bulky. Or tiny.
rsjsouza:
Well, not to mention the plastic bags don't hold their shape as well as the paper envelopes, which may make things a bit messy inside a box. Sure, the envelopes don't also hold bulky things; that is why I have multiple solutions for storage, including plastic bags for loose capacitors, for example. Not one size fits all.
PlainName:
What might be a useful mix could be a paper/card envelope with the front mostly a transparent window. The tree stuff should keep the plastic stuff in shape and you get the benefits of both. No idea if anyone does those, though (maybe a business idea there!).
Cubdriver:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on February 25, 2022, 10:10:43 pm ---What might be a useful mix could be a paper/card envelope with the front mostly a transparent window. The tree stuff should keep the plastic stuff in shape and you get the benefits of both. No idea if anyone does those, though (maybe a business idea there!).

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Or perhaps a piece of manila file folder or index card cut to fit the plastic bag and inserted as a backer to hold its shape.  Bonus is you could write the value on the card stock in black sharpie and it would be easy to see and not rub off as  it might if written on a poly bag.

-Pat
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