> Taking things apart in a photographic developing tray is a good start. > It won't keep things from pinging off to somewhere where only the cat > will find them, but it catches things like small screws and > ball-bearings that fall out. I like to use old plastic 35mm film > containers to keep small items in, one container for each > subsystem/part/whatever, keeps related parts together so you don't end > up with 55 nearly identical screws that you can't remember where they > went. Taking pictures as you go along with a simple digital camera also > helps if you do not have a service manual. > > /Jonas