Keep track of your stuff

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Originally Posted by 20X11

Ya'll are gettin' old

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Laugh now sonny, you’ll be like us someday ! [blaster]

My gun corner in the basement is roughly 8x8, if that. But shit can vanish in that space like you wouldn't believe.....

I'm not old, but I fit into this conversation perfectly.

Sometimes it is my wonderful wife moving things, but usually it's just me thinking I'll remember, and then failing.

For all my 80% builds, since I've done so many, I bought a bunch of plastic bin boxes, and once I open the parts for a build, they go in the bin box until it's completed. That alone cut down on the infuriation that occurs from searching for missing parts.

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Originally Posted by Grant H.

I'm not old, but I fit into this conversation perfectly.

Sometimes it is my wonderful wife moving things, but usually it's just me thinking I'll remember, and then failing.

For all my 80% builds, since I've done so many, I bought a bunch of plastic bin boxes, and once I open the parts for a build, they go in the bin box until it's completed. That alone cut down on the infuriation that occurs from searching for missing parts.

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That is smart! I have one bin and use baggies but it's messy. Like a lot of you, I buy extras just in case. Figure I lose it or it breaks, I have one.

Whoever lives in my house after me will have an abundance of take down pin detents! Somewhere...

Ya'll gave me an idea of a way to use my new Amazon Alexa Home Voice control devices. It has a list feature. So I can create new lists for things like "kitchen utility drawer" and then add things to that "list" with commands like;

Alexa add envelopes to the kitchen utility drawer list.
Alexa add telescoping magnet to the kitchen utility drawer list.
etc.

It needs some fleshing out, and a search tool, so I can say

Alexa, where are envelopes?

and it will look through my lists and return "Envelopes are in the kitchen utility drawer list."

:D

Geeky, I know...

-John

That is a fantastic resource for an insurance claim if your house ever burns down, and your Alexa survives.

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Originally Posted by iego

Ya'll gave me an idea of a way to use my new Amazon Alexa Home Voice control devices. It has a list feature. So I can create new lists for things like "kitchen utility drawer" and then add things to that "list" with commands like;

Alexa add envelopes to the kitchen utility drawer list.
Alexa add telescoping magnet to the kitchen utility drawer list.
etc.

It needs some fleshing out, and a search tool, so I can say

Alexa, where are envelopes?

and it will look through my lists and return "Envelopes are in the kitchen utility drawer list."

:D

Geeky, I know...

-John

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That’s genius. I’m sure someone will make millions off your idea.

If you get her trained to find stuff for you let me know. Might justify buying one.

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Originally Posted by Irving

That is a fantastic resource for an insurance claim if your house ever burns down, and your Alexa survives.

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The list is "in the cloud". It will work for any Alexa enabled device linked to your Amazon account. I think the 'Lists' can also be accessed on a device that has the Alexa app. installed.

You guys are complaining about losing stuff over a period of days? I was installing cabinets the other day and set down my Zipper saw. Fifteen seconds later, without moving from the same spot I lost it. It took about five minutes to find it so I could use it for another ten seconds. I swear, I spend more time looking for tools on the job site than I do working. Most of the time, I have just used them, and I'm the only one working.

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Originally Posted by encorehunter

You guys are complaining about losing stuff over a period of days? I was installing cabinets the other day and set down my Zipper saw. Fifteen seconds later, without moving from the same spot I lost it. It took about five minutes to find it so I could use it for another ten seconds. I swear, I spend more time looking for tools on the job site than I do working. Most of the time, I have just used them, and I'm the only one working.

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Same