I store pipe and rod by using the wire grid that is made
for reinforcing cement.  Approximately at 6 inch by 6 inch
grid.  I either hang multiple pieces of grid from the ceiling and
push the pipe through one grid cell and then the matching cell of
the grid hanging maybe 1 meter behind it.  ( mixing systems
of measurement , i learned it from Russell )  Thus the pipe is
hanging parallel to the floor.

I also rotate this scheme 90 degrees so that I have a top and
bottom grid.  Then I drop the pipe into the the top grid and thence
into the lower grid.  This way the pipe is parallel to the wall.

Cedric




On Feb 15, 2008, at 10:23 PM, Forrest Christian wrote:

I've been trying to come up with something easy to obtain (or make) to
use in order to create a usable storage space for various tubes of
components.   I've got lots of ideas, but none which really seems like
the "right" solution...  The best do-it-yourself solution I've come up
with is to tape a bunch of shipping tubes (or PVC Pipe) together.   On
the other hand, if I wanted to shell out $60, I could get one of these:
http://www.esdsystems.com/ViewProduct.aspx?pid=37794&h=273

The ideal solution would permit me to organize the components, still in
tubes, in such a way that I can find and use the components without much
hassle.  right now I dig through a pile of tubes, and that isn't working
very well.

I should mention that these are production parts, so I will typically
have several tubes of each component type in stock at any given time.

I'm hopeful that someone has a novel solution that I haven't thought
of.  I'm reminded of the hanging folder solution for certain types of
components and figure there's something else I'm missing.

-forrest
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