How do you store your ingots?

[Big_Blue]

Interesting responses. I've realized two facts I hadn't considered. One was that having all my ingots in one area could damage the concrete slab underneath. The second was that the ingots could be used as a workbench stabilizer.

[zuke]

All my lead is in ingot form, and stacked against the back fence

[alamogunr]

Before I retired almost 8 years ago, I had the guys in the shop save about 30 or so wood boxes that parts from a sister plant in Sweden were shipped in. Each box was approx.(they are out in the shop and it's sloppy out there) 15" X 7-8" X 10"H. They were too big to fill with ingots so I cut them into a top half and a bottom half. Then added a plywood bottom to the top half and a handle on the ends of both. Each holds about 100 lbs of ingots, depending on the ingot size.

I just mark the box with a Sharpie to ID the contents. There are about 50 or so boxes around, several containing special alloys, some solder I salvaged and some mixed lino/monotype. Since I haven't completely emptied any boxes, I haven't had to decide what to do with them when I empty them. I really need to write up some instructions in case something unforeseen happens and a bunch are still full. My wife wouldn't know where to start.

Sorry! I got carried away.