Mike Harrison wrote: > 2) The container must be reasonably long in at > least one dimension to accommodate tapes and cut-down tubes Long strips of tape can be easily coiled or cut into multiple smaller strips. If you have whole reels, then store those separately in "backup" storage and cut off a strip or two to put in your quick access storage. > 6) Cheap - I need at least 40-50 of them to cover the range of parts > I want to store. LOL, all this fuss over only 40-50 parts!? I had more than that in high school. In that case one 64-drawer small parts cabinet for something like $30 is all you need. ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .