Storing Small Parts and Hardware - Plastic Jars or Parts Bins

[Tony Smith]

I have an overhead shelf over my workbench. The shelf mainly is there to mount a 20w fluorescent light (2ft tube) over the work surface. On the underside of this shelf, I have screwed the lids of some glass Jam Jars. The jars contain electrical fuses and wiring connectors. The contents of all jars are readily visible (being just above eye-level and well lit) so don't need labelling, and secure to the lids with a quarter twist.

Ever had trouble opening a jam jar (for your wife, of course!)? It's not the jar you can't grip, it's the lid. When the lid is securely screwed to a solid surface, the jar is remarkably easy to twist on and off.