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I keep lots of 100 in plastic drawers and divided boxes of basic imperial sizes. 6-32 through 10-32 in both flat and pan Phillips head from short up to 1.5", purchasing longer ones as needed. Same for sheet metal screws. I have smaller assortments of stainless in the same sizes, usually purchased as needed with a few spares for the shop.
Plastic mixed bins hold allen heads in the same basic sizes — and the same for 1/4-20 5/8-18 and 3/8-16. In those sizes, if I need 20 or more for a project, I'll get a box of 100.
I started accumulating metric machine screws when I resumed working on motorcycles. I purchased a few set boxes of various metric sizes and head types.
If I'm working on something that already has metric, I use metric and try not to mix them with imperial.
Plastic mixed bins hold allen heads in the same basic sizes — and the same for 1/4-20 5/8-18 and 3/8-16. In those sizes, if I need 20 or more for a project, I'll get a box of 100.
I started accumulating metric machine screws when I resumed working on motorcycles. I purchased a few set boxes of various metric sizes and head types.
If I'm working on something that already has metric, I use metric and try not to mix them with imperial.