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Post by ivenbach on Dec 2, 2014 16:12:33 GMT
If anyone was looking for durable and secure crafting containers try using empty peanut butter jars. I use them for weapons, shields, unassembled minis, and anything that could easily be lost. Most containers are #2 plastic and it holds up for a long time. My father did construction for years and he did the same thing but with screws and nails so I give him credit for it.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Dec 2, 2014 16:18:44 GMT
My father-in-law used to use coffee cans for storage. He had about a hundred coffee cans in his garage full of nuts, bolts, tools and other hardware stored in them. He also had a shelf full of baby food jars filled with smaller items.
Re-using containers for storage is a great way to recycle too. The trick is to find containers that are the same size and shape so they are easy to manage. Baby food containers are a great source of storage. I used to screw baby food lids to the bottom of a shelf and then fill them up with items and screw them into their lids so that I could see the contents and unscrew the one I needed. That kept my shelf space free for items I just wanted to put on the shelf.
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Post by daveb on Dec 2, 2014 19:18:22 GMT
My dad does the same thing with pickle jars. I like the idea of peanut butter jars because they would be much less fragile and you can still see through them. And you can still screw the lids to the bottom of a shelf as adamantinedragon suggests. Great idea, thanks for posting!
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Post by DnDPaladin on Dec 2, 2014 19:42:58 GMT
any jar is a good idea... my fine sand is in old water bottles. same for my saw dust.
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Post by wilmanric on Dec 3, 2014 4:24:31 GMT
If anyone was looking for durable and secure crafting containers try using empty peanut butter jars. I use them for weapons, shields, unassembled minis, and anything that could easily be lost. Most containers are #2 plastic and it holds up for a long time. My father did construction for years and he did the same thing but with screws and nails so I give him credit for it. I'm going to have to start saving these. Great idea!
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Post by ivenbach on Dec 3, 2014 8:00:16 GMT
The plastic is better in terms of safety as opposed to glass. Coffee cans, the old metal ones, were the best in terms of long duration storage. Had I known that previously I would have saved all of my fathers old coffee cans. I myself save yogurt containers as well since thy make a very useful container for their size and concave opening makes reaching in easy.
Reduce first, reuse second, and recycle third - The crafters motto? It's one I try and go by. I'll share any other helpful tips I have as I remember or use them.
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