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I have a card file I have turned into a bolt and screw storage cabinet. While building "things" I always end up with a handful or two of loose bolts that need to go back into their respective bins. I got tired of reaching for the tape measure so I marked the top side of the drawers with 1/2" & 1" graduations. now I just hold the bolt up to the drawer and I know exactly what bin to put it in...
The brown one in the middle of the pic...
Marked top edge of all the drawers.
I even did some of them from both ends. (For left handed bolts...)
This started when I marked one of the bins. Then I figured it was easier to mark the drawers, then they never walk off and get lost...
It works and sure does save a lot of footsteps!
Mark
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