Stainless Condiment cups ROCK!!!

[Roger Ronas]

I'd take them if you can do paypal. I'll add enough to cover %fees.
I looked for them, used to see them but now there gone. Don'yt know if they'll get more.
Thanks
Roger

I went overboard when I found them.
I have 24 that I will never need.
I will give them to the first person that has looked for them but could not find any and speaks up.
Must be willing to pay postage for them.

[Longwood]

I'd take them if you can do paypal. I'll add enough to cover %fees.
I looked for them, used to see them but now there gone. Don'yt know if they'll get more.
Thanks
Roger

I am on this sight to get and give good advise and ideas, not make money.
Since I don't need them, they are now basically scrap to me. I would rather send them to someone that can use them as a favor than collect any money for them.
However, if you plan on trying to turn around and sell them to make money, then they are $1 each.
Send me a private message with your address. I will send them to you. When you see what it me cost to send them, mail me that amount in any form you wish.
I buy a lot with paypal but do not know how to collect funds with it.

For you guys that are having a hard time finding them at Walmart, I have noticed they often get slid back to the back of lower shelves where they are hard to find. I have seen that at a couple different stores.

[Roger Ronas]

Thank you Longwood,
Paypal was just an option if you wanted postage upfront. I only use pp as I am legally blind and don't drive to get to USPS for MO.
I will pm with address. You will receive funds when I see how much to send. I thank you for your help. I too am always looking for quality advise and of course try to offer what I can, when I can.
Roger

I am on this sight to get and give good advise and ideas, not make money.
Since I don't need them, they are now basically scrap to me. I would rather send them to someone that can use them as a favor than collect any money for them.
However, if you plan on trying to turn around and sell them to make money, then they are $1 each.
Send me a private message with your address. I will send them to you. When you see what it me cost to send them, mail me that amount in any form you wish.
I buy a lot with paypal but do not know how to collect funds with it.

For you guys that are having a hard time finding them at Walmart, I have noticed they often get slid back to the back of lower shelves where they are hard to find. I have seen that at a couple different stores.

[Fishman]

Anybody try just nailing or screwing the cups to the board? It seems to me that a panhead screw wouldn't prevent the ingot from releasing out of the cup. I need to get me some of those.

[Longwood]

Anybody try just nailing or screwing the cups to the board? It seems to me that a panhead screw wouldn't prevent the ingot from releasing out of the cup. I need to get me some of those.

That is exactly what I finally did. I used the screws they use for metal studs because they have a low profile and have a built in washer. Plus,,, that is what I had on hand.

[zuke]

I've seen these cup's at the local dollar store's.
3 for a buck I believe

[milprileb]

Well Lads, if you are down and out with no cups, Wally sells a Lodge USA made cast iron
corn stick pan, 7 cavities and its $10.99 delivered and picked up at any Wallmart. Order it off their internet site. The corn stick pan does not tip over, nice solid cast iron and lasts a life time.

[ErikO]

Also, check garage sales for corn bread pans. I'm kicking myself for not getting a pan that made 6 wedge-shaped johnnycakes in an 8" circle like this: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lodge-Cast...ge-Pan/6005457

It was $5.

[Sonnypie]

If anybody is still looking...
I found a dozen on Amazon for $7.50
(Plus that damnable shipping fees)
I have 2 of these I, ahem, "procured" along the way. I use them as medicine cups for my meds. At least one of them is going to the shop... probably both.

Hi, I'm brand new here myself.
I have casting stuff in the mail as we speak.
When I was a kid, Dad got me a toy soldier casting outfit. That was a blast!
Until the day I spilled a ladle of lead and it got my bare feet.
Holy Hannah! Burned, but I was really fast bout dancing and shaking myself clear of that stuff! Live and learn, never forgot that little OOPS! I was 7 or 8.

I use to smoke my molds with candle smoke so the soldiers would release.
Does anybody do that here with your boolit molds?

Lee Pro 4 20# furnace, Lee dies, and a Lee sizer set en route.

Going to load some light stuff for the 30-06 to get the Grandson started on big bore shooting.

[Sonnypie]

Found more and different sizes.

1.5 Oz.
2.5 Oz.
4 Oz.

I like to browse this restaurant supplier occasionally and see what the big boys use.

[Mal Paso]

Did you use 1-1/4" angle? I made a few 5 cavity molds that are 10" long.

Sent from the Hyundai of the droids, the Samsung Replenish, using Tapatalk.

2" Angle Iron 7 inches long. Makes a 4 pound Ingot. I should have checked this thread sooner. The cups are really tempting but Ingots are easier to add to a hot pot and now that I got 1 ingot mold, more are on The List.

Next time I will angle the end cuts for better ingot release. The first mold I had limited material on hand so I did strait cuts and flared the ends for better release.

[dsbock]

I seem to have a habit of ressurecting old threads. When I went to the Walmart website I was told:

"This product is not currently available for pickup at any Walmart stores in your area."

Which kind of sucks.

David

[dsbock]

I also found these on Amazon

1.5 Oz Stainless Steel Sauce Cups (Case of 12) Eligible for free shipping but not Amazon Prime.

and these

Stainless Steel Sauce Cup 1-1/2-oz. Capacity (Pack of 12) Eligible for Amazon Prime

I think smaller cups will be better for mixing in alloying metals such as pewter.

David

[seaboltm]

Wow, this is raising the dead! BTW, whats wrong with plain old muffin tins?

[dsbock]

Wow, this is raising the dead! BTW, whats wrong with plain old muffin tins?

Many muffin tins these days have individual cups held in a six-pack like frame instead of a single pressed unit. They also often have some type of non-stick coating. If the lead/lino/pewter/etc sticks in the cups, you'll destroy the entire muffin tin getting the ingots out.

Stainless steel condiment cups come in a number of sizes and can be utilized in a variety of ways. In addition, the molten metal will not weld itself to the container as has happened to many of us.

A simple (and cheap) solution to a regularly occurring problem.

David

[el34]

I bought a bunch of these a year ago, 4 for 99c, and used them for a while to make ingots. They were a little clumsy so I went back to muffin pans but now I use 1 or 2 with each batch I smelt. The ingot bottoms are smooth and flat and make good surfaces for hardness testing. Soon as the unknown lead is sufficiently melted and stirred I scoot the floaties around enough to ladle out some and pour an ingot about 1/2" deep. While it's cooling (few minutes) I flux the pot, skim off the junk, and as soon as the little ingot cools I measure its hardness, plug that into the calculator, and know how much lino and solder to add to the pot to get my 12.5BHN 2%tin casting alloy before ladling up the muffins.

[ubetcha]

What isle or department are these cups in?. I could not find them in one of my local stores. Of course, after I when on the web site, I found out that that they are not available at two store near me.

[VHoward]

Usually in the aisle with all the utensils in the kitchen ware section.
I have found that these condiment cups come and go at the local Wal Mart. Keep checking.

[dsbock]

I received mine in the mail yesterday. Ordered them off Amazon. A dozen 1-1/2-ounce stainless steel condiment cups for $4.69 delivered.

These: Update International SC-15 Stainless Steel Sauce Cup, 1-1/2-Ounce

Half of them will be used for pewter or tin for alloying. The other half will go to the lady of the house.

David

[G. Blessing]

Thanks for digging up the older thread fellows! I hadn't seen this before. Gotta get me some this week.