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>10 foot sections or something like that. We cut them down immediately though

I have a suggestion then. Use cut down PVC pipe to make a set of vertical wall mounted inclined troughs, with elastic to make sure the bits don't fall out. The smallest pieces will go to the bottom, so you know where to look if you only need a nubbin.

Get 4" PVC Pipe at a length that is sufficient for 90% of your pieces. Glue on an end cap. When the glue dries, slice it in half leaving two half pipes with one end closed. Glue a 2"x4" rectangle of PVC, Perspex, wood, or whatever you have across the front of the cap so that the nubbins don't sneak out. Drill pairs of 1/4" holes every 4-6" along the edges, and thread these with elastic. Attach a 3" block of wood shim at the back bottom of the trough and screw the whole thing to a wall.

Pic related.

This is superior to a closed pipe in that you can see what you have, and use the little pieces but it is unsuitable for mobile applications because you don't want it all to fall out. Since you have multiple sizes, you can setup multiple tubes, one per size?

I see an issue with this though. If your pieces have a natural curve to them then they might poke out of the trough and be messy.

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