[FStephenMasek]

At first, I would make a list of capacitors I needed and place an order (with justradios), but then acquired more radios, so just ordered a bunch of capacitors and resistors in various sizes, using my experience on commonly need sizes and the pre-made kits they offer. I also bought some of the sommon sizes at the local radio group meeting. I bought plastic multi-drawer cabinets at Sears to hold all of those small parts.

Of course, I then still find that I need odd sizes from time to time and have to order them (e.g. I now need a 400MFD at 15V and four 200MFD @ 25V). Mouser is good for many items (and they will send you very nice paper catalogs which are nice to browse when looking for different ways to do something).