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What types of storage do you use? Are you subscribed to an organizational philosophy? Do you sort your resistors by resistance?
Please and thank you ~
I've tried many different strategies over the years, but this one fits me better than any other because it's the most flexible and extendable. I have half of a wall in my lab covered with them now.
I color-code the drawers to indicate general type (capacitor, resistor, inductor, IC, etc.), and sort them in the drawers according to value (for passive components) and part # (for active ones).
For large parts, I use commercial parts drawers in a similar fashion.
This system does require more cubic space than alternatives. Often groups that fit together in tool bags, crates, or better concealed boxes.
I have dremmeled out repurposed power tool boxes (nice clasps.) this go well for kits (sic., soldering kit, circuit building kit)
My default organizational philosophy for all things is YAGNI. Search is often more efficient than developing, enforcing and maintaining a taxonomy because documentation.
If that doesn't work, I organize a little at a time as I go along and usually a little differently every time. The things I use more often become more organized -- the things I merely hoard not so much.
Caveat, my organization is personal not shared. Shared organization is a different animal...it must be negotiated.
Years ago I found myself in your situation, I put most of it in a big box and sold in on craigslist and started over because organizing it all just demoralized me. Bought a bunch of resistor and capacitor kits from mouser or digikey that came with in their own storage, small parts cabinets of drawers. The drawers are all larger than needed and come with dividers so I was able to consolidate a few and have some cabine…
Zack Freedman's Gridfinity system has all you need and more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra_9zU-mnl8 https://gridfinity.xyz/ https://all3dp.com/2/gridfinity-simply-explained/