Stock racks...what do you use?

[Roadracer_Al]

I have a couple of stock racks, mostly for long stuff. One is a series of "U" shaped frames of the same size nailed to the exposed ceiling joists above my lathe. Since it's nailed, I don't put heavy stuff in it.

For larger, heavy stock, I made some much burlier racks. They're a "Y" shape, minus one branch of the "Y", with plywood shear member glued and screwed to the frame. The frame is lag bolted to the studs. They're mounted above head-height on the long wall of the garage -- very convenient for bringing stock in: just open the garage door, and walk straight in and deposit the pieces on the rack. Now, don't think I'm putting 20' sticks of 3" stainless bar on this rack, however. That would end in tears.

For short drops, I have the ubiquitous scrap bins. I made up some real stout plywood boxes about 14 wide x 20 long x 12 deep. They have corner blocks, and are glued & screwed together. One each for steel, aluminum and red metals. Honestly, they're too damn big because I can't move it if they're even half full. They were designed to stack, but you know how that goes, so they take up 3x more space than they should.

I need to build a bookshelf in my shop for books & stereo equipment, maybe I'll make a bunch of smaller scrap boxes while I'm in woodworking mode.