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sparky961:
Does anyone have some cheap, functional ways of storing miscellaneous chunks, rods, rounds, tubes, pipes, longs, shorts, heavies, lights, and any other piece of metal not covered by the former?

My collection of material seems to be growing and so far I have a plastic milk crate for each of: steel, aluminum, brass, and plastic.  Long material lives in a pile under my bench and when I was sweeping the other day I came across a piece of angle iron I forgot that I had - never a good sign.  What I don't like about the milk crates is that smaller stuff falls through the openings in the bottom, and I end up digging through when I'm looking for stock.

I'm trying to envision something that organizes lengths from an inch or less all the way up to about 5' (this is a rule I impose on myself due to space limitations).  Maybe something like the "round rod" rack at the hardware store, but that doesn't account for the much shorter pieces.  I think everything I have is under 2" dia/sq., most under 1".  The thicker stuff is usually in short pieces.

Ideas, pictures gentlemen?  (Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen a "lady" here).

-Sparky

andyf:
If I had  the wall space to do it, I'd like to put up lengths of round plastic guttering, using home-made brackets to give it good support. This would take care of varying lengths of stock and allow easy rummaging. The fixings would need to be pretty solid to avoid the whole lot crashing down onto machinery and toes below.

Andy

AussieJimG:
I will be watching with interest. Like Sparky, my stock is mostly stored in milk crates but it is not very accessible.

Jim

raynerd:
I`m in a basement and you can see the joists above you. I`ve screwed in some timbers across the joints so I can slide the lengths in. They haven`t fallen on my head so far in the last couple of years....

I haven`t room, but a chap I know has lengths of plastic tubing with all the metals sorted and sized....very nice but takes up a lot of room.

This thread does remind me...I`m running short of resources!!

Chris

Brass_Machine:
PTsideshow has some good methods of storing materials. He has a thread somewhere here. I will see if I can find it. Hopefully he will see this and respond.

Eric

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