I have 2 fairly large material racks for our plastic storage. I think I have storage for about 75 different colors, each with it's own location. I'm hitting my breaking point for how to store materials. I don't mind throwing material scraps away, but I also hate to throw out material that can be used for future jobs, but those jobs are making my material storage a real mess.
Here's an example. I might do a job that takes 20 sheets of material. The piece sizes might be 10" x 10". So I end up with a 2" x 24" strip at the top with 4" left on the right edge. Now what? Throw them away? If I stuff them in my storage rack, they take up precious space and often burn me when I'm "material checking" for a job. More than once I've looked at a stack and made the assumption they were full sheets, only to get the job and realize the are all bits and pieces.
It also seems that once you pull off the liner, if you look at the surface, it will scratch, especially if it's metal grained material.
I'm really close to throwing it all in a pile and putting it up for a freebie to whoever wants to drive here and get it.
How are you handling those "drops" from all the work you do?
And don't even get me started on the scraps from our router. We have the same problem, but of course, it's a much bigger problem due to the sizes of the drops.