I NEED glass storage. So what tubing have you found to be the best and most reasonably priced, or any units with nice wee pigeon holes that will take the rods. I am in the garage so it doesn't have to be too pretty.
At the moment a lot of rods are in large jars and finished candle jars, but I have now got too many colours for this to be viable any longer.
Thanks :)
I'v got 40mm (I think) white plumbing pipes, cut to size. They were about £2 for a 6' length from focus, but I suspect they will be the same from most places.
Now that Focus has closed, I got my last lot in bulk from Screwfix. It worked out cheaper than Plumb World and it's hard to get 3m lengths in my car.
I've got square pipes, I think husband got them at B&Q they work well for me
40mm pipes. Got mine from B&Q.
http://www.jdwilliams.co.uk/shop/product/details/show.action?pdLpUid=DD004&pdBoUid=4980&lpgUid=11086793#colour:WHITE,size:
Great units - check out the other sizes
Quote from: Shirley on September 19, 2011, 05:53:42 AM
40mm pipes. Got mine from B&Q.
http://www.jdwilliams.co.uk/shop/product/details/show.action?pdLpUid=DD004&pdBoUid=4980&lpgUid=11086793#colour:WHITE,size:
Great units - check out the other sizes
Perfect :) thank you just what I was looking for :) Ladies thanks for the pipe too :)
I got square pipes from Jewson - they stack effectively. :)
I got 40mm waste pipe from free cycle. Unused. Yet to cut it up though.
Quote from: dangerousbead on September 19, 2011, 08:13:08 AM
I got 40mm waste pipe from free cycle. Unused. Yet to cut it up though.
Freecycle is great...will have a look. Thanks
I've had 68mm black guttering as well as the 40mm white waste pipe.
I would say it would depend on how much glass you are wanting to store. You can comfortably get a kilo in the 68mm and just about get 1/2 a kilo in the 40mm. Personally I have found a mix of the two works very well.
I have made some wooden frames to put my pipes in as I don't have spare shelves. They are not pretty but they do the job very well and if I want to change the size or something then I don't feel bad as they are all made out of off cuts.
When it come to cutting the pipes I have found that I can get 8 storage tubes out of a 2m length. For the actual cutting I used a mitre saw that I bought from B&Q about 13 years ago, I have seen that they still have them and cost about £15. These will give you a much nicer edge then a hack saw which will do exactly what it describes ;) Then a standley knife to cut of the burs. This will be a good investment, you will not just do this once. ::)
Oh and were possible don't cut it up on a rug.
Have fun ;D
i had a supplier of good thick cardboard tubes ( he worked in a warehouse where they wrapped stuff in cling film for delivery but then he left his wife and the tubes are no more ;-))...but if you know anyone in that line of work ?...i think carpet tubes are a bit thick but worth asking in a fabric shop maybe ?
and then i got a load off here when someone was selling up their kit so ask the next ' i am getting rid of everything person ' what they are doing with their storage
I use the 40mm white pipe and bought the cheap pine bedside tabels at ikea works a treat.catxx
Hi
I have an old set of Bisley office draws - the kind that has about 30 shallow A4 size draws in which to store documents etc.
Got it free, and it is great for glass because I can label each draw and it keeps the dust out.
Sarah
Sarah you can HAVE all my old pipes ..... just pick them up when you come for your beads ;D
Quote from: MangoBeads on September 19, 2011, 08:11:24 PM
Sarah you can HAVE all my old pipes ..... just pick them up when you come for your beads ;D
Really????????? not even Colins are required????? ;)
MWAH :) XXXXXXXX
there you go .. recycling at its best ;D
Be so pleased to get rid of something from the workshop :) :) NO COLINS REQUIRED AT ALL POSITIVELY NONE ;)
This is the bedside tables that i have stacked and fixed together .there great .catx
Wickes also stock the 40mm pipe, very cheap and excellent for stacking.
What sort of saw do you use for cutting them down?
Linda x
I just use a basic hacksaw :)
Thanks, Sue
L x
the hack saw is good, but it will leave raggedy edges so get a standley knife to cut out all the 'burrs'
I have a mitre saw that I bought from B&Q over ten years ago, it was only a tenner and it gives cleaner cuts and straighter edges.
Thanks, Krysia.
If I go the way of tubing, I will look for a mitre saw.
I'm in two minds atm, as I was looking forward to Maria Louisa's units which she will be bringing to Flame Off.
What to do, what to do?
L x
If I could afford Maria Louisa's unit, I'd personally go for that. It's rather attractive ;D And I take the burrs off by running the blade from an open pair of scissors round, it just takes a couple of seconds to do and leaves a good clean edge. I'd take my hand off with a stanley knife :o
Yes, Sue.
It's lovely, but what I'm thinking of is that I have some open units that I could utilise. I do have a lot of different glass though, and even though the piping is under £6 for 3 metres, once I have accomodated all my different glass/colours, it will still take quite a bit of piping, so I'm going to have to do my maths.
Linda x
ok trade, I'll give you the link to the B&Q thingy I bought for the link to this Maria Louisa storage.
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9372618&fh_view_size=10&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=Mitre+saws&fh_eds=%C3%9F&isSearch=true
I bought some G clamps from wilkinsons to hold the thing onto the stool that I use and tada! I know it seems silly to dish out the money for a proper saw but lets face it, in 6 months time you are going to need more glass storage and therefore you are going to need to cut up more pipe, so this is a long term investment.
Maria Louisa's thread is here: http://www.frit-happens.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=32919
I was thinking the other day perhaps the dad that makes the bead holders, is it Dawns Dad would,if he fancied be able to whip something up ;D my Dad could if he could drag himself way from FB lol
And trays I bet they would sell well
Those are nice, but I would fill that and need 4 more just for the effetre and Vetro that I have. I currently have over 136 slots for those...
I find that I can fit a few rods over half a kilo in the 40mm tubes. Other then white, clear (efftre,vetr/laucha) Ivory (light,dark, vetro) Black I don't have more then 1/2 of any of the colours (I'm still in denial about the 3/4kg of nile green that I have ::) )
Grrr @ your Nile Green.
I have bought some pastel on the Beadpress express and just made an order for the Opalino
L x
I use one of these - http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20135300/
and the plastic tubing, it take 8 x 9 levels of tubing in each compartment and so far i have enough tubing to fill one compartment (but not that much glass) the others have the tools, etc in, as i get more glass (well thats a given isnt it ;D) i will cut more tubes and shift the tools etc elswhere, I use a electric jigsaw to cut the tubing, very quick and then removed the burrs with a file. i will see if i can get a picture to post later