glass storage help required :)

sarah t · September 19, 2011, 08:26:28 PM

there you go .. recycling at its best

MangoBeads · September 19, 2011, 08:36:39 PM

Be so pleased to get rid of something from the workshop

NO COLINS REQUIRED AT ALL POSITIVELY NONE

catriona · September 19, 2011, 10:43:01 PM

This is the bedside tables that i have stacked and fixed together .there great .catx

Rase · October 31, 2011, 09:28:45 AM

Wickes also stock the 40mm pipe, very cheap and excellent for stacking.

Madam Steph · October 31, 2011, 10:55:54 AM

What sort of saw do you use for cutting them down?

Linda x

awrylemming · October 31, 2011, 10:59:57 AM

I just use a basic hacksaw

Madam Steph · October 31, 2011, 11:08:29 AM

Thanks, Sue

L x

Krysia@No98 · October 31, 2011, 11:26:24 AM

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.

Madam Steph · October 31, 2011, 11:42:19 AM

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

awrylemming · October 31, 2011, 12:05:56 PM

If I could afford Maria Louisa's unit, I'd personally go for that. It's rather attractive

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

Madam Steph · October 31, 2011, 12:14:01 PM

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

Krysia@No98 · October 31, 2011, 01:25:37 PM

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.

Kalorlo · October 31, 2011, 01:55:03 PM

Maria Louisa's thread is here: http://www.frit-happens.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=32919

Emerald · October 31, 2011, 01:59:16 PM

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

my Dad could if he could drag himself way from FB lol

Emerald · October 31, 2011, 02:00:01 PM

And trays I bet they would sell well