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Over time in this hobby, i started to collect many watch parts, tools and gadgets. I am just wondering how you all organise them and keep yourself sane.

I have a little tabletop chest with 3 small drawers that i use as a watchmaking surface. Inside, i have many movements that i hope to use for watchmaking practice, future builds and movements i ruined, for parts. I also have many dials, i tend to want to keep the dials even if i retire them from builds, as they form part of the journey for the build (okay im a hoarder and i hate the oainful process of selling stuff), case parts, movement parts....

Its abit of a jumble and a mess...

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I have a three meter long bench, under it I have drawers and storage, one for ETA/Unitas, one for SF240 and a few drawers with parts, not more than 4500 or so...tools on the bench and on a sliding storage under it in the middle...
More storage in boxes here and there...
My 14 square meter shop is full and I haven't seen the floor for a couple of years.

Yoda wrote: ↑March 5th, 2021, 10:16 am I have a three meter long bench, under it I have drawers and storage, one for ETA/Unitas, one for SF240 and a few drawers with parts, not more than 4500 or so...tools on the bench and on a sliding storage under it in the middle...
More storage in boxes here and there...
My 14 square meter shop is full and I haven't seen the floor for a couple of years.

now that's a space i would love to explore...

I have a setup in the garage with the majority of my parts and small tools in one of these as the focal of the work area:
https://www.harborfreight.com/eight-dra ... 94538.html
Someday I hope to get my dad's Kennedy version of this, but for $80 this is serviceable.

When it gets cold I move indoors and have various totes I use to organize the tools I need inside, and a little acrylic chest of drawers jewelry box type thingy on my desktop for parts and in-work projects that need a little protection. It's all a work in progress. I think I tinker as much with how to store and organize tools and and arrange workspace as I do with actual watch projects. But then that's part of the joy.

Something like this but bigger. I can't find the reference online but I would say my version is twice the size.

What I like is that is durable and easy to transport. And it can hold a lot of hoarded stuff.

I keep it under the working desk.

This is my solution:





It’s a dentists tool drawer made by Baisch. I build sideboards, coffee tables and small desks from these sometimes and found it to be perfect...

Phaedros wrote: ↑March 5th, 2021, 12:02 pm This is my solution:





It’s a dentists tool drawer made by Baisch. I build sideboards, coffee tables and small desks from these sometimes and found it to be perfect...

My first guess was correct when I saw the pictures, doctor or dentist from way back, lovely!

[mention]Yoda[/mention] these are really nice! They have rubber gaskets around the drawers and the inserts can be removed for cleaning... virtually dust-free. Downside is - in three years and after meticulous cleaning, they still smell like dentist. Not too much but enough to remind you every now and then

Phaedros wrote: ↑March 5th, 2021, 1:23 pm @Yoda these are really nice! They have rubber gaskets around the drawers and the inserts can be removed for cleaning... virtually dust-free. Downside is - in three years and after meticulous cleaning, they still smell like dentist. Not too much but enough to remind you every now and then

Lovely, smell and all!

I just use a large ziplock bag.

Yoda wrote: ↑March 5th, 2021, 1:11 pm

Phaedros wrote: ↑March 5th, 2021, 12:02 pm This is my solution:





It’s a dentists tool drawer made by Baisch. I build sideboards, coffee tables and small desks from these sometimes and found it to be perfect...

My first guess was correct when I saw the pictures, doctor or dentist from way back, lovely!

So.........what's in the other drawers??