Keeping small parts organized
Great idea, Marv, I'll use that. Weighting them down is genius. Thanks!
Another one that works well for me if the screws need to be kept sorted, as in laptop computer disassembly, is to hot glue a styro egg carton to a piece of cardboard to weight it down a bit and keep it from getting tipped over. Label each compartment with a sharpie, "bottom", "HD", "hinges", "PCB", "keyboard", etc, to keep them straight when putting it all back together.
I don't do as much laptop work as I used to, but still keep a couple of those hanging by the bench, both a 12-egger and an 18. Useful for taking apart any gadget when its screws etc are different sizes/lengths.
Thanks again, to all of you. Love this site! I've been a tech for almost 50 years and still learn something new here nearly every day.