Metal storage

[Omnimill]

I've just got a couple of metres of 90mm plastic pipe and wondered about using it as part of a small metal storage rack. I've seen others using something similar but I'm wondering what would be a good length to trim the pipe to? Have any of you guys made up something like this and what size did you end up with?

Vic.

 

[Blogwitch]

Vic,

I don't use the pipe, but I do use platic guttering and it's associated brackets.

I made mine 1 metre long because that is what a lot of metal modelling lengths come in, and if I cut any up, I try to cut them to that length.

I think that if I had made them any longer, the amount of metal that could be stored on them would start to stress the plastic brackets too much, as it is, I find that is just what is right for me.


Bogs

 

[don-tucker]

Exactly how i do it Bogs,I have made some shorter racks for the 12" long stuff,a bit like cutlery trays with one end missing.
Don

 

[Omnimill]

Thanks guys, I'll give it some more thought. Most of my stock tends to be fairly short stuff.

Vic.

 

[Chazz]

I got some 4" & 6" Black PVC Drain Pipe I cut to 24" lengths and made a sort of wine rack.

Cheers,
Chazz

 

[deverett]

From an early posting of mine:

Here's how I store some of my material:

A couple of lengths of 4" soil pipe are cut in 3 ft, 2ft and 1 ft lengths and the whole lot is bound together with plastic solvent glue. The result is stood on a piece of plywood. The weight of stock prevents it from moving. Metals of different colour (e.g. steel and bronze) are stored in the same tube.

These Linnbins were picked up on eBay and were originally used to help me move the workshop from England to Ireland. I use them now for storing shorter lengths of metal and offcuts that I have managed to scrounge. The sections of gutter seen on the right of the picture are also used to temporarily store short lengths of material.

Dave
The Emerald Isle

 

[Philjoe5]

I snagged this old shoe rack at a flea market and I like it. You can gaze out over your whole inventory in one glance.

I also use 3 foot tubes for some of my larger diameter (more than 1/2") stock.

Cheers,
Phil

 

[rklopp]

I made a rack something like SteamDave's set of vertical orange tubes, except I used cardboard mailing tubes in which metal stock is shipped. I cut the tubes with my chop saw. I hot-melt glued the tubes to each other and then vertically to an MDF base trimmed to match the tangent outline of the tubes. I put casters on the bottom so I can roll the thing around.

 

[Omnimill]

Thanks a lot for the pictures guys! Given me some more ideas.

Vic.