I am thinking of getting this drawer cabinet for better organization of projects and parts.
What do you use? If you don’t mind sharing, I would like to see them before making a decision.
I can tell you what NOT to get. Don’t get this stupid thing from Harbor Freight. It’s pretty horrible. I still use it, but I hate it.
Now that looks similar to what I was looking at. What aspects do you not like it? The drawers are too small?
The drawers are big enough and you can separate them into smaller sections. The issue is it’s made really cheap and the stopper that prevents the drawers from falling out is a poor design and they don’t want to stay in very well. I only really use these to store my maker supply parts. I think they’d be a bit better if they had a mixture of small and large drawers. There are some items that don’t fit well.
I have nicer parts organizers that I like, but I’ve had them for so long I’m not sure I know where I got them. I’ll have to take a look when I get home.
I use the good old Akro-Mils. I’m not 100% sure but I think they’re the same ones my granddad always had in the garage when I was growing up. They’re very similar to the ones you’re looking at.
https://www.amazon.com/Akro-Mils-10144-20-Inch-16-Inch-Hardware/dp/B003P2UOCO/
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Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I was looking for a mixure of different drawer sizes. The one that I linked has two sizes. The bottom 12 are bigger than the 32 above them. One of the review video showed that the drawers have a catch to prevent them from sliding out by accident.
I have two uses. One is for organizing 3D printing tools and parts such as the Maker’s Supply parts, the other is for storage of final versions of designs.
The solution that I am looking for probably should be stackable so as the projects grow, they can grow with them.
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They look very similar, if not the same, except yours have more color choices. The yellow accent one looks nice.
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I have a few of the drawer parts storage in my workshop and work great for storing all sorts of parts etc, but when I want to find something, I ending up having to open every drawer ti find it. So for all my Raspberry Pi, CyberBrick, and 3D printer parts I got several of these storage things, they stack, you can open the lids and see every thing at once, easily customizable, but not cheap.
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This is great for the small parts. Similar products are not expensive on Amazon. For example, [this one may work] (Tools Organizer Box Small Parts Storage Box 34-Compartment Double Side Hardware Organizers with Removable Plastic Dividers for Screws, Nuts, Nails, Bolts - Amazon.com).
There are cheaper ones.
However, these can’t store most of the models that I design. What I am thinking is that I can 3D-print dividers to turn some of the bigger bottom drawers in the cabinet to serve the same purpose.
If that doesn’t work, then I probably will buy these flat kind too.
I really like Harbor Freight Storehouse suitcase-style. They are fantastic for projects with lots of small parts, and a couple medium size parts. You can find some printable inserts as well for managing the space better if you have high qty of small pieces or want to grid it’s finity
Harbor Freight has unbeatable price, like $7 for the briefcase style when it is on sale. Definitely keep that in mind if buying this style.
Now I am thinkiing of getting the 24-drawer version of the cabinet, ie. all drawers are the bigger size 6" x 4-9/16" x 2-3/16" (large), taking advantage of having a 3D printer to print dividers as needed to make smaller compartments.
For color, I am also looking at white instead of yellow/black to hide the dust better so as to reduce the frequency of wiping it 
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