Storage for Glass

[Billie]

What do people store their glass rods in..?  I'm working in the kitchen so have limited space and currently have the rods stored in a cupboard and a single rod of each colour on the shelf under the trolley work area I'm set up on.  The only problem is, the rods are all pretty much stacked one on top of the other and when I need to get a new rod of colour from the cupboard I inevitably end up having to unpack the entire contents. The glass needs to be shut away due to little hands but I need a better system, maybe trying to custom make a rack of sorts to fit inside the cupboard that I can also label but don't want it to cost too much money   

Just wondered what other people used...

[Shirley]

I've just bought 7 2m lengths of plastic pipe from B&Q, costing less than £15 for the lot. I'm going to cut it into 25cm lengths and then arrange it into a pyramid - 10 at the bottom, 9 next row, 8 next row and so on, binding it round with gaffer tape. I saw a picture somewhere but I'm not sure where - either here or maybe on wetcanvas.

[Bumpy Beads]

I use an obsolete (if there is such a thing!) wine rack. We attached some guttering, cut to lengths to accommodate 33cm rods. I'm not quite sure how I'll store anything longer yet. Probably in a heap on the floor  

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I saw somewhere on the forum that someone using a wire veg rack, which seemed to work wonderfully! (Can't find the link just now).  

[*Nicky*]

I did the same thing as Shirely and used plumbers pipe (in the plumbing section rather than the BIG guttering). As i have them on a shelf i dont have to do a pyramid. I dont have a labling system, but i make sure that i keep the labeled rod (i got my glass from Q) is showing and i store in type of glass and then colour.

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[astringofbeads]

That loks good! I have mine in a dvd wrack that I've stood sideways on, but I've outgrown it somewhat so am now scratching my head as to what to do with it all! I have no floor space to stand a trolley like that sadly. will be watching this with interest!

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[Caroline]

I saw somewhere on the forum that someone using a wire veg rack, which seemed to work wonderfully! (Can't find the link just now).  

i use a veg rack that cost £5 from Asda and i've seen a bigger wire rack with draws at costco that i'm going to get next time we go

[Billie]

This is brilliant.  Thank you!  The plastic/plumbers pipe might be a good idea to use inside the cupboard as it won't need permanent fixing stacked like that and I prefer the glass to be shut away as obviously Daisy and Ruby are in the kitchen at meal times - supervised, but you only need to turn your back for a minute to get a cup of milk and chaos ensues and things get covered in weetabix or ketchup 

[Trudi]

Mine are on glass coffee jars!!

[beadysam]

I keep my stringer in colour groups in cheap IKEA glasses - gotta love IKEA

[Sandra]

Mine are in large jars at the moment but I like the plumbers pipe idea!

How do you use the vegetable rack, I have an old one, do you have a picture?

[*rowanberry*]

For odd rods, I keep them all in pint glasses in my bay window in colour groups and type :-)



Though for the colours I have bought in bulk they sit in cut pipes on the shelves above me. I need to work out a whole new system though now as i do have a lot more glass than in the picture now - and more than this system can deal with....

[Dragonfire Glass]

I use square plastic piping cut to length. i stuck them together with PVA glue but packing tape would do the lot. Got square cos it stacks! i cut the rods in half to store them.

[bubblefizz]

i use toilet rolls!!! LOL empty ones of course, i joined 2 of  them together, and made the pyramid, although this is ok for me cuz i cut the rods in half  otherwise they are to long for me to use 

[Billie]

I definitely need a system for my stringers 

[Caroline]

Mine are in large jars at the moment but I like the plumbers pipe idea!

How do you use the vegetable rack, I have an old one, do you have a picture?

i'll take a picture later