[rebel-builders] Organizing a moose at home in parts
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:35 am
Fred-
Just to start off a new thread here...
Now that you have figured the best way to get the crate home and into your
garage or shop, have you spent some time thinking about how you will inventory
and store all the pieces / parts? When you open that crate, it will be full
of parts, large and small that you will need to inventory, safely store, and
then be able to locate and access when you need them.
For what it is worth, (and for others to comment on), I found it best to
separate the pieces by what they are for. All parts for the tail surfaces went
into one area, The wings are stored in a separate area, and the fuselage has
its own home. Hardware and small parts for each section are also grouped,
although one common area for hardware (nuts, bolts, rivets, etc) would be fine.
Equally important, each box or pallet is labeled with exactly what is on or
in it so I don't have to go digging through 20 boxes to find the fittings I
need. I even went so far with my fuselage kit to put my inventory list on excel
so I can read it. (You have never seen my handwriting!) A local builder
friend of mine took all the hardware for his kit and stapled each bag to a 4 x 8
sheet of plywood in his shop so he could see and find each item as needed.
Maybe some others will comment on their methods of storing and retrieving
parts. I simply discovered as I started building I could organize and spend time
building, or I could store the parts "wherever" and spend my time searching
for the parts instead of building with them.
Good luck on the Moose!
Norm Isler
Elite 702E
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Just to start off a new thread here...
Now that you have figured the best way to get the crate home and into your
garage or shop, have you spent some time thinking about how you will inventory
and store all the pieces / parts? When you open that crate, it will be full
of parts, large and small that you will need to inventory, safely store, and
then be able to locate and access when you need them.
For what it is worth, (and for others to comment on), I found it best to
separate the pieces by what they are for. All parts for the tail surfaces went
into one area, The wings are stored in a separate area, and the fuselage has
its own home. Hardware and small parts for each section are also grouped,
although one common area for hardware (nuts, bolts, rivets, etc) would be fine.
Equally important, each box or pallet is labeled with exactly what is on or
in it so I don't have to go digging through 20 boxes to find the fittings I
need. I even went so far with my fuselage kit to put my inventory list on excel
so I can read it. (You have never seen my handwriting!) A local builder
friend of mine took all the hardware for his kit and stapled each bag to a 4 x 8
sheet of plywood in his shop so he could see and find each item as needed.
Maybe some others will comment on their methods of storing and retrieving
parts. I simply discovered as I started building I could organize and spend time
building, or I could store the parts "wherever" and spend my time searching
for the parts instead of building with them.
Good luck on the Moose!
Norm Isler
Elite 702E
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