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This looks very appealing. I’m using a google spreadsheet, which also maps to grids in small parts drawers. I will give your software a try.

One suggestion: for smd resistors and capacitors I’m using plastic mini vials:

https://ae-pic-a1.aliexpress-media.com/kf/S69e6442d03074cd0b...

They come in all sizes and if you drill holes in a thick piece of plastic you can arrange them and put them in a single drawer.

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Let me know if you encounter any issues. The software is very much a beta program.

Love your idea of using vials. How do you get a controlled amount of resistors out of there? Do you pour them out onto a tray or can you get pliers in there?

I open the vial and tap it slightly so a few fall out. Then I place the on the PCB with paste on the pads. I’m finishing up a high precision impedance meter to be able to sort out capacitors if I mix them up.

One final thing maybe: I stick to the smallest smd size I’m comfortable with: 0805. I keep those stocked and I have a small stock of 1206 and 0603 for repair work.

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