For medium/larger items open bins like the ones you're talking about are totally fine. I definitely find that for smaller items around bolt/nut-sized you'll end up with them mixed up really quickly, I like tackle boxes/bins with lids for anything that size because it stops the person with the bolt in their hand from just throwing it in whichever bin is closest.

On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 8:23 PM, Josh Bisker <jbisker@gmail.com> wrote:
Pals, we've got a bunch of long skinny red u-line bins (like 4" x 18") on a couple long shelves now that are BALLING. They're super easy access for people to get their hands on small and medium sized parts. What are your like, top ten or top twenty small or medium sized things that people need to get ahold of? What would I not think of, but you're like "oh folks actually need XYZ like all the damn time"? Or do you have cautionary tales, like "don't put fifteen pounds of M5 bolts in one of those, they will get mixed up immediately with other things and it will suck"?

Also check it: we're going to take a tip from Kickstand in Vancouver and hot-glue the part itself to the front of the bin, so that no one needs to remember just what a thing is called to have access to the magic. 


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