material organization

cs900

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So I guess I'm not sure where this fits in the whole format of this forum, but I'm in the process of cleaning up the my metal shop, and one thing I've never been happy about is material storage. I have a small shop and space is at a premium so I'm looking for good ways to store material in a compact and organized fashion. So how do you guys organize and store your bar stock, cut-offs, and other general materials?
 
I used to keep it all (about 15-20 bars, from 1"-15" lengths) piled in a corner of the work bench. Last weekend I moved it all into a small tool box, as seen below (the 4-drawer box in the middle of the three):

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I also have a few longer lengths (about 3') and they're just sitting on the floor until some else responds to this thread with a good idea that I'll steal...
 
some great ideas already! I'm currently doing the PVC organizer trick, but generally find it to be terrible. Or probably more accurate, my implementation of it. haha.
 
I made this rack that holds milk crates , although 6 gallon crates are getting hard to find,
works good for small stock , parts , paint cans, supplies
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It holds six crates , I put the heavy things in the bottom two slots
 
here is what i did :grin:
(unistrut and 1/2" unf allthread)

Hey UD, from that angle in your picture it doesn't look like the garage door and stock rack like each other. You sure you have enough clearance to open that door?
 
Hey UD, from that angle in your picture it doesn't look like the garage door and stock rack like each other. You sure you have enough clearance to open that door?
Hi Randy, Yes sir there is about an inch clearance between the door and the unistrut
here is a picture with the door up!

unistrut ceiling rack 5.jpg
 
Hi Randy, Yes sir there is about an inch clearance between the door and the unistrut
here is a picture with the door up!

It just looks more deceptive in that first pic. It's nice to use space that normally goes wasted. Nice job.
 
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