Glass Storage

[Bumpy Beads]

I'm absolutely chuffed with my new glass storage. I've made these two modules and have another two to make, which will give me 196 separate compartments. I have some offcuts too, that will be put to use for storing mandrels and anything else long and thin that I can find!



I have a very amenable neighbour who just happens to own a plastic extrusion company. He provided the square downpipe cut in 40cm lengths. I've glued them together, using silicone glue in 7 x 7 modules. They are extremely strong and sturdy and ought to be able to support a fair bit of weight. I will stand another two modules beside these two. I was originally going to stack them on top of each other, but I don't fancy pulling glass rods out of their tubes at eye level as I'd hate to poke myself in the eye!

I will back the modules with some stiff card so the rods don't fall out of the back.

I'm hoping to have the other two made this weekend. 

[Chameleon]

oo that looks fab !!  enjoy filling them all with glass

[beadysam]

I'm not at all jealous, I'm a bigger person than that - honest!

[princess pink]

i;ve done this on a much smaller scale by getting down pipe from b&q (which they kindly cut to 11" lengths for me. I used a glue gun and "no nails" to glue em together and it looks great. You can get 10 11" tubes from 1 3m (65mm wide) down pipe from b&q. And because i can't fill a whole one i used some stiff card glued in to act as a divider between them.

[♥♥Tan♥♥]

I'm not at all jealous, I'm a bigger person than that - honest!

Im jealous, in fact Im so jealous I just might come round with a hairdryer and aim it at your silicone glue just to see what happens. I'm happy with my manky old wine racks and cardboard tubes I really really am


H, they look great

[turnedlight]

That is so much nicer than my wine-rack-with-whisky-tubes ensemble..

[♥♥Tan♥♥]

I have a wine rack with fabric tube ensemble......I think we are geniuses to have worked it out

[Bumpy Beads]

I've been using a wine rack up until now, and it's served me well! I didn't mean to be all "ooooh look at me and my fancy new glass storage"   

(I am chuffed though)  

[beadysam]

I didn't mean to be all "ooooh look at me and my fancy new glass storage"   

Well I would've been if it was me!    You didn't come across like that though, I'm just green with envy thats all....

[Trudi]

I have a wine rack with fabric tube ensemble......I think we are geniuses to have worked it out

Indeed Tan we are!!

I do have storage envy though! 

[sparrow]

Me = storage envy too, lol! This looks fab, Heather!!

[♥♥Tan♥♥]

H you are so easy to wind up, I love it, I wouldn't begrudge you your posh storage..........but I will just go and get that hairdryer

[Bumpy Beads]

H you are so easy to wind up, I love it, I wouldn't begrudge you your posh storage..........but I will just go and get that hairdryer

Hairdryer? You're such a girl 

I'll see your hairdryer and raise you a propane torch 

[mazmeabead]

This is great - buy more make more   should be worth a few quid to ya - glassy money for you

I'll take two!

Luv Maz

[Karen]

wow looks great much better than my white tubes wedged together