Where do you guys store your ingots?

[Ole]

I have an old, heavy duty, wooden crate/box that would work great for this, I think. Only potential problem i'm thinking, is maybe wood attracts moisture? I live in AZ and it's <20% humidity here 300+ days/year.

Any thoughts fellas?

Thanks,

Matt

[mooman76]

I have them all over. Some in ammo cans, plastick milk crate is good as long as you don't fill it. I also have some bigger blockes just stacked and some in plastic tubs shaped like bullets but don't seem to get used.

[high standard 40]

I build small strong boxes made of 1/2" plywood into which I can tightly stack about 50 lbs of ingots. The count varies depending on ingot shape. I have used Lyman ingot molds which produce an ingot that can be stacked tightly wasting little space. Ingots from muffin pans don't stack quite as well. Humidity here in Louisiana is stout and I have some boxes that are 20+ years old and the ingots look fine. When I open a box to use from, I transfer all the ingots to an army ammo can and use from this until empty.

Charlie...........

[snaggdit]

Sounds like you need to start doing something with those bullet shaped ones! LOL

[codgerville@zianet.com]

I live in SW New Mexico, humidity about the same. I have them stacked on my shop floor against the wall, been there 15 years, no problems.

[bbs70]

I have an old, heavy duty, wooden crate/box that would work great for this, I think. Only potential problem i'm thinking, is maybe wood attracts moisture? I live in AZ and it's <20% humidity here 300+ days/year.

Any thoughts fellas?

Thanks,

Matt

I get wooden ammo crates at gun shows for 3 bucks apiece.
Handles an attached lid and they are very strong and made for stacking.
I'm lazy, at 3 apiece its easier for me to buy one than make one.
I've only had them for a few months,after the abuse I give them, they are doing just fine.

As for the humidity, if you talk nice to me,I'll send some of the 90% July and August humidity in the midwest to you.

[targetshootr]

I put 'em in anything that's empty.

[Ole]

I put 'em in anything that's empty.

I laughed out loud when I saw the lead in the water cooler.

Pictures from my first casting:





I cast some 155 grain bullets out of wheel weights + 3% tin. Water quenched. These are for my SKS.

Only thing left to do is lube them and add gas checks.

Few mistakes, but most of them look usable for plinking rounds.

I'll do another batch tomorrow. Gas checks aren't in yet, so i'm stuck with just making miniature, .312" ingots.

[bbs70]

Mighty nice lookin' boolits you got there, er, I mean miniature ingots.

[AZ-Stew]

Stacked on the bottom shelf of the bookcase in my loading room. There's 300lb or so of WW and a couple hundred lb of pure, plus about 50lb linotype. There's room left for more.

Regards,

Stew

[imashooter2]

I find I can get better than 200 Lyman ingots into the same 5 gallon buckets that previously held WW or range scrap. I put in 100, carry it to final location, pour in another 100 and then add whatever fits and still lets me put a lid on it. Generally 220 - 230 Lyman bricks in a bucket.

[ktw]

Underneath my gun cleaning bench.

[Whitespider]

Underneath my gun cleaning bench.

Gun cleaning bench? Man, my kitchen counter isn't that clean and well organized. My gun cleaning bench looks like the aftermath of Armageddon compared to yours.

Anyway, I made my ingot molds, 10, 5 and 2 lb bricks that stack nicely. I just stack 'em up along the wall under my welding bench, in the garage. The top ones get pretty dirty with slag, metal shavings and whatnot; but it brushes off and I'm gonna flux and clean when I use 'em...

[quack1]

I store my ingots in 5 gallon buckets with gasketed lids that I can get for free from a local bakery. All I need to do is wash out the frosting residue. I store these outside in a place that is always in the shade to prevent condinsation. I layer the muffin pan ingots in the buckets, rather than just throw them in, as I can fit more in each bucket that way. I never counted exactly how many ingots will fit, but there is no way I'm ever going to move a full bucket.

[Shiloh]

In 5 gal. buckets in the garage.

Shiloh

[Cherokee]

All ingots stacked and stored in the workshop, under benches, on shelves, any where I have the room for 2500#

[jar-wv]

What makes the difference if the ingots are subjected to moisture or not? I have some that are outside in the weather.

jar

[jonk]

In a cardboard box. I just don't try to MOVE it!

[alamogunr]

Before I retired a couple of years ago, I accumulated a bunch of wooden boxes that small parts from a sister plant in Sweden came in. I sawed them in half(height wise), put a new bottom on the upper half. I cast my ingots in iron muffin molds and each box will hold about a hundred pounds of ingots. I've got them stored under my loading bench and against one wall of my shop. They stack well.
John
W.TN

[housedad]

right now, in 55 gal drums as ww and loose lead blocks in a cardboard box. Several 30 lb ingots under the reloading bench I need more time to smelt it all out.