I wash all blocks in buckets of water with a dash of bleach and detergent by default because these are for my grandkids. I spread them out on towels for a few days until they feel dry then do a quick sort by simply pushing them into piles, for a further sort into Kwiklok freezer (tougher) bags.. Where I am there is an annual sale by Green Shed of 13 tonnes of Lego which allows you to pick out the parts you want. It is a massive scramble and the experienced buyers wear gloves. People are very co-operative, it pays to tell others what you are looking for.

@kiwibrickexchange

Ай бұрын

How do you find that affects the colour? I’ve generally tried to stay away from bleach and stick to detergent. The annual sale sounds very cool! We have to basically source everything online here or buy new from retail

I did my first batch of lego through the washing machine. I put them in laundry bags, double bagged it. I put towels, clean, in the laundry machine with them. Worked alot better then I thought. Worth a try

@kiwibrickexchange

4 ай бұрын

Towels are a good idea too. I just saw so many broken washing bags and machines needing to be replaced. I'd rather wash in the sink - keep it simple, smaller batches - keeps the wife happy too!

@kep8971

4 ай бұрын

@@kiwibrickexchange ya that was my biggest fear to. One of our fellow bricklink brothers goated me into it. My wife warned him lol

@kiwibrickexchange

4 ай бұрын

It's one of those things that if it works for you - keep doing it. I am hoping that this provides a nice simple method for someone starting out. The method seems to work well for sorted categories too but I can see if you wanted to wash before sorting that it would be helpful to do it that way@@kep8971

@Adman998

4 ай бұрын

I have washed 1000s of lbs of lego in the washing machine with laundry bags. It’s by far the most efficient washing method for the amount I process. I haven’t had any issues with the machine but even if I did it would be worth the cost

@kiwibrickexchange

4 ай бұрын

I’d be interested to look at your method for it and how you ensure they don’t break 👍🏼

very nice. I previously used large bins with plastic zib lock bags to sort the lego

@kiwibrickexchange

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yeah definitely a good option if you have larger quantities and don’t need to access it all the time. For Bricklink I need easy access to pick orders so these organisers definitely work well for that

I have a LOT of Lego pieces to sort. Your video has been extremely helpful and practical. Thank you!

@kiwibrickexchange

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! Glad it was helpful

What a great vid, going to be coming back to watch this again for sure!

@kiwibrickexchange

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the awesome feedback! Will be sharing a video of the first six months of our journey soon, which I hope will provide some more tips and tricks!

If you know anybody that has cats, for any reason the big plastic almost 5 gallon kitty litter totes were perfect for sorting big bulk. That’s what I use.

@kiwibrickexchange

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I’m thinking of getting a small dish tray that can sit on my knee when sorting too - lots of good variations of the organisers/containers

Thank you so much! I really needed this

@kiwibrickexchange

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the awesome feedback!

Good video! Useful guide for people wanting to get organised.

@kiwibrickexchange

4 ай бұрын

Appreciate it 🙌🏽🙌🏽 hope there was something useful in there for you 🤔

Thanks... Just saw your channel and subscribed. I have quite a few storage drawers (Arko-Mills) I've been using but have not had a good software till for identifying locations. I was using Rebrickable but that is kind of couldn't. I will try Brickstore. Looking forward to watch more of your videos.

@kiwibrickexchange

4 ай бұрын

Awesome to hear! I have a video series in the works teaching Brickstore so hopefully that helps.

@JediTim28

4 ай бұрын

@@kiwibrickexchange I am looking forward to this series. It will be real helpful.

Good Job

@kiwibrickexchange

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate it

I wonder how LEGO themselves sort the pieces =P

@kiwibrickexchange

4 ай бұрын

I thought it was all done by technic robots made of Lego? 😂