Saturday Poll: what's your stash like?

[Harry Klippton]

Do you buy just what you need or are you a component hoarder?

 

[jjjimi84]

I am kind of both, i keep enough around for current builds but i got like 70 builds going right now

 

[PBWilson1970]

I learned a long time ago to order parts on Smallbear at the amount to get a volume discount. It gave me several spares and it allowed me to get a little better price and I could cobble together a new circuit without having to place an extra order...most of the time. Usually a couple parts (a specific transistor or Zener diode or a particular toggle switch) weren't in my stash. The only parts I have tons of are resistors and knobs for some reason.

 

[Paradox916]

I never intend to get this deep into it but I have a respectable stockpile, nothing to crazy..I didn’t do it consciously it just sort of happened...”where did all this S%#t come from?!”

 

[peccary]

I was born in to hoarding. It's a hard habit to break.

 

[coltonius]

I like to keep enough components on hand that I could build just about any fuzz/drive on a whim (or by request). It’s easy to stock up when you buy from Tayda, Mouser, or other places with quantity discounts- even if it’s just 15-20 extra pieces at a time!

 

[PapaBear]

I got 100's of shit I'll rarely use and barely anything I actually use, or so it seems

 

[Popnfreshbass]

I like to keep at least a half ounce of indica on hand. As well as a few vape pens….

 

[CaptainHowdy]

When I make a parts order I always add extra IC's and whatnot. Need 1, grab 3. I try to keep every resistor/cap value on hand, replenish as they get low. I'll buy enclosures and pots per pedal.

Usually I wait until I have a bunch of pedals on the horizon, make my order, then reorder the parts I missed the first go. Add extra shit to make the shipping worthwhile.

And in the spirit of Popnfreshbass, I got a couple oz of mushrooms stuffed in a kitchen cupboard...

 

[giovanni]

I usually order extra parts with every new order as others mentioned so I do have a bunch of extra caps and resistors and a few extra transistors and ICs. I am not very good at keeping inventory so I have ordered stuff I already own in the past.