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[E. D. Eliot]

Man up to the task at hand.

1. Purchase enough plastic containers to hold each size/type rivet when you are done sorting them.
2. Get a bunch of large cardboard boxes. These boxes will be big enough that you can throw each rivets as you sort them out while watching a football game on tv, etc. without missing the correct box. So what if it takes a few games - take your time.
3. After sorting , place the newly sorted rivets into the plastic containers that you bought.
4. This will develop patience an appreciation for the lowly rivet.

[Mike S]

Originally Posted by tmandell

This is my first post here so I thought I would introduce myself. My name it Terry, I am from Edmonton Alberta

Terry, to the good ship VAF!!

Good to have you aboard.

[Capflyer]

Thanks all for the suggestions. A little background on this riveting incident (oh wow, I made a joke ) Except for these, all my rivets are stored safe and sound in individual plastic drawer cabinets. What happened here was when I purchased a second hand kit all the rivets were stored in a cabinet with individual drawers. I carefully taped the drawers so they would not slide out and thought all would be good for the ride home in a bumpy trailer. What I really should have done was cover the tops of each individual drawer. After 200 miles and a few hundred highway bumps, I opened the trailer at home to find that the cabinet was now on its back with the drawers were still in place but all the rivets had bounced out the back of the cabinet all over the floor of the trailer.

So the lesson here is if you are going to transport rivets or anything else in the cabinets with drawers, be sure to cover each drawer.

I never thought this thread would have so many responses. I think I'll put them all in a bin and slowly over time, because there really is no hurry, sort a few at a time......or maybe just think about doing that as I walk over to my hangar fridge and grab beer.

[Mike S]

Originally Posted by Capflyer

I think I'll put them all in a bin and slowly over time, because there really is no hurry, sort a few at a time......or maybe just think about doing that as I walk over to my hangar fridge and grab beer.

That is what I was suggesting in post 2.

Good busy work when you need to let the subconsious loose to work on a problem

[FresnoR]

Try using a bunch of these. They are awesome, really easy to squeeze out one or two rivets at a time and you can drop it all day long without loosing any.

[airguy]

Originally Posted by Kreeve

Donate them to the local sally ann or Restore, go back in a week and buy the sorted rivets for a fraction of the cost of new. we do this at work all the time for the boxes of nuts and bolts that end up in the Odd pail.

yea its mean, but it usually works.

That's awful!!

And also quite useful...

[6S4 Hugo]

Awhile back, I had an idea for a rivet sorter when I was sending ideas to the HalfBakery. It seems to be simple and straightforward enough. I would be interested if anyone ever tries the idea.