For a long time I’ve just been keeping all my stock in the original box it came in on the floor under my Glowforge table. I finally decided today that I hated digging through the stack to find the material I was looking for.
Enter the material storage rack. It was designed in Fusion 360 and exported to SVG using the Shaper plug-in. It’s modeled after commercial lumber racks but designed to be made out of draft board and dimensioned such that it can be cut out of two sheets (with a fair amount left over on the edge for other smaller projects). It’s sized for medium thickness, but thick might be a bit stronger.
(Please ignore just how dusty my is. It wasn’t apparent until I turned on the lights to start taking pictures. And by that point, who’s got time to stop and clean? )
I was initially concerned about how much weight it could safely hold, but I’ve loaded up a good portion of my stock on it and it seems to actually make it more stable. I still think Thick draft board wouldn’t be a bad idea, but Medium is holding up well so far.
I think the craziest thing is that this was just an idea this morning. With basically napkin-level sketches, and an hour or so of tuning in kerf adjustments on some scrap (I’d never designed for press-fit joints before) this thing came to life. The power of the Glowforge!
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I’m also curious to see what other folks are doing for their storage. This works, but isn’t a super efficient use of space. If there’s a demand for this design, I can post it in Free Designs. (Skipping for now mostly because it’s late and I’m lazy. But feel free to ask and I’ll do it.)
Glass is a much stronger material than people realize. I’ve done some very mean things to glass in a past life and it holds its own. A couple of pounds of wood spread out over that area isn’t going to do anything.
It’s tempered glass, so when it goes it goes all at once. A few people on the forum have had the misfortune of dropping a ceramic magnet, which is harder than glass and can instantly shatter the lid.
Not arguing that it’s indestructable. Just that it’s fine holding a bit of weight spread out. But 5 pounds on a diamond point and sure, bad things are happening.
I absolutely LOVE it! I would love if you shared as I am going nuts trying to find an easier method of storage. All mine sit under my GF also and it really is a pain going through it! Great Job!
I will try to post the files tonight, but it might not be until tomorrow that I’m able to get back at my computer. Once I do, I’ll post a link in here so that they’re easy to find.
One of the things that I was worried about in the design was the shelves not running the full depth of the material. Instead, it is sized to run a little bit further than halfway past center so that most of the mass is supported. Each shelf is 7" deep, so holding 12" deep stock keeps it steady and doesn’t feel tippy. I wouldn’t go any smaller than about 7", though.
@nic.fouts is generous to share his work, but a friendly reminder: it is against forum rules to ask for other people’s files.
If someone shares a print that they’ve made, please respect their sharing and do not ask for the source design or artwork. FAQ - Glowforge Owners Forum
oh, shoot, I missed that. my bad too, & apologies to @mmullen501
as to how that works with the forum rules…? from what I have seen here, there is always someone who will want just about any file that anyone makes, and certainly any functional, finished file. So my personal thought on the matter is that if you have designed something that you are inclined to share, just go ahead and share it because there are people who will be interested in it (no matter what it is).
stock in the original box it came in on the floor under my 
Glowforge table. I finally decided today that I hated digging through the stack to find the material I was looking for.
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. I forgot about that rule also. Thanks.