I was just wondering how you store your 16mm reels. Du they stand upright, or are they lying down flat?

I store my lying flat, but I am wondering how many reels are safe to put on top of each other, At the moment I have no more than 5-6 reels stacked up, being afraid that the weight will be too much and damage some of the bottom reels.

I store my 16 and 35 mm prints lying down. In cans I store up to 10-12 reels on top of each other. Without cans or in boxes, 6-8 reels.

If they are in proper film cans I store my ones flat 10 - 12 high. If in card or fibre boxes upright.

That's a subject that concerns me; I had mine stored upright, then I read they should be stored flat. But I couldn't find any information as to how many reels it is safe to stack on one another. Most of mine come in cardboard boxes. I did have some films stacked upright for 8 years with no ill effects.

It's worst for 35mm I believe. The reel would start to jump up and down due to not being circular anymore. I have my 16mm flat now, but Super 8 is upright

I believe it's something to do with the weight at the bottom if stored upright, maybe over time it could stretch?, best to keep them flat, but they do take up a lot of room, always stored my Super 8s upright. No one ever said how we should store them. They were always upright when you saw them in the shops.

On the 16mm titles, the fibre cases on the bottom, as are cans that are single, the 35mm cans that accommodate 2 spools, tend
to be placed on top, along with card cases to prevent damage from crushing, the shelves allow for about 7 titles to be stacked.
Super 8s on larger spools I store flat too, features on 800' stored according to space, 400s stored vertical mainly, but some are flat as space allows. I wonder if the "Bunching" problem we discussed, has anything to do with vertical storage of 16mm?

A lot of mine are in cardboard boxes, with 2 or 3 spools in one box. How many boxes would you think it safe to stack?

There's a loaded question Robert, I don't like to stack endlessly, the pressure must be enormous for the lower boxes, I ended up
building my own shelves from very stout angle iron and wooden shelves, I can put about half a dozen features in between shelves, as
I don't like too many crammed in, it can be a pain if too many are piled up, the one you want to watch is invariably on the bottom.

Thanks for all the replies. I really appreciate it. I need more shelves, and now I have an idea of how to organize it.

Hugh I know what you mean about the film you want to see at that moment being at the bottom
of the stack. hahahahaha !!!! Sods Law.