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November 14, 2026
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Hello Neighbor!
My garage junk drawer had turned into a tangle of loose screws, nails, and washers I could never find when I actually needed one.
My nephew was over fixing a shelf for me and dumped the whole drawer out just hunting for a matching screw. (I did not blame him one bit.)
An old muffin tin fixed it in about ten minutes, every size now has its own little cup. Below is how I set mine up.
Be Well,
Anisa
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Photo: Anisa standing at her garage workbench, sorting loose screws and nails into the cups of an old muffin tin.
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Sort Loose Screws And Nails With An Old Muffin Tin
A muffin tin gives every size of screw, nail, or washer its own little cup, so you can see exactly what you have at a glance.
How To Do It
- Pull out an old or extra muffin tin, metal or silicone both work.
- Sort your loose screws, nails, and washers by size and type into each cup.
- Set the tin inside a drawer or on a garage shelf where it will not get bumped or tipped.
- Label the bottom of each cup with a marker if you want to keep the sizes straight at a glance.
More Ways To Use It
- A mini muffin tin works the same way for earrings, buttons, or loose change.
- Stack two tins with a thin board between them to double your sorting space in a small drawer.
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ASK THE GENIUS
"What if I do not have an extra muffin tin lying around?"
An ice cube tray or an empty egg carton works almost as well for sorting small hardware, just with slightly smaller cups.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The screw is considered one of the six classic simple machines, and its basic design has barely changed in more than two thousand years.
That long history is part of why screws come in so many odd sizes, worth sorting once so you are never caught without the right one.
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