Boxes to store molds?

[wacki]

Is a place to get small boxes to put molds in?

My NOE molds come in boxes. Some, but not all, of my Lyman molds come in nice plastic boxes. I have plenty of other molds (MiHec, HM2, etc) that don't have their own protective storage.

[bangerjim]

Don't know where you live, as you have left that out of your profile. Helps to know where your are!

But you can get many different sizes of boxes at paper supply stores in large towns. That is where I get mine. They have every size and shape of box you can imagine. You just fold them together and go!

If you live in the boonies, I would recommend a trip to a big city and a local google search.

bangerjim

[Artful]

Depending upon the mold size - the plastic boxes my J-words come in hold a the smaller ones nicely.
Someone here had a Harbor Freight tray that was holding their larger multi-cavity molds.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?34106-My-loading-bench-6-cavity-mold-storage

I liked Ben's solution

It was some trouble to build, but I haven't regretted the little bit of money and the large amount of time and labor that I invested in this mold storage cabinet. It is made from a 20 mm Ammo storage can with a super tight rubber seal. Totally air tight.

The mold cabinet has a Golden Rod in the bottom of the cabinet. You can put clean molds in the cabinet and you'll not have a spec of rust on any of them yrs. later. Plus you also get an added advantage of some organization for your molds.

Ideal for the humid SE US.






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Ammo Can's while not cheap are a great containerized storeage system
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http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?160346-Organized-30-50-Ammo-Can-Rack-Storage
http://i48.tinypic.com/357hy5x.jpg

Less Humid climate to worry about...
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some other links on the site found with search function
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?115858-Rust-Free-Mold-Storage-on-the-cheap
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?202996-How-I-Cured-My-Handled-Mold-Storage-Problem
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?203051-Mold-storage-keeping-rust-at-bay
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?196765-Mold-storage
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?208503-Star-lubsizer-die-storage
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?6098-mold-storage
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?161361-I-found-a-GREAT-sizing-die-storage-box
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?233794-Mold-storage-containerr

[Beesdad]

Great idea with the ammo cans...

[bangerjim]

OMG........that guy has more $$ in those cans than I have in my reloading equipment!!!!!!!

As you know, Art, here in AZ, nothing rusts! Unless you throw it in the pool (ask me know aI know that one!!!!) or leave it out in the rain next to pool chlorine tab containers.

I like the wood drawers.

But I just keep all my molds (all LEE) in the original cardboard boxes they came in. Stack well, protect well, and are easily ID'd.

banger

[500MAG]

108442Got these small containers at Wally World, thought I was going to get organized. Store my Lee's in larger ones of the same kind.

but out this is how they usually end up

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[wacki]

Don't know where you live, as you have left that out of your profile. Helps to know where your are!

But you can get many different sizes of boxes at paper supply stores in large towns. That is where I get mine. They have every size and shape of box you can imagine. You just fold them together and go!

If you live in the boonies, I would recommend a trip to a big city and a local google search.

bangerjim


Indianapolis

[skeettx]

Speer yellow plastic 38 caliber bullet boxes will hold two double cavity moulds

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j452/skeettx/yellow.jpg


OR if you want Lyman mould boxes

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1064768156/lyman-mold-block-box-for-1-and-2-cavity-bullet-molds

Mike

[376Steyr]

A while back one of the members recommended the boxes baseball card collectors use.

[94Doug]

I always have bought new Lyman ones when needed, they are pretty cheap by the 10 pack. I do have a whole bunch of the older Lyman plastic ones I'd part with, but shipping would be nuts.

Doug

[94Doug]

Oh, and Flea Bay has some companies that sell a folded down box that is about Saeco sized. They work ok.

Doug

[dragon813gt]

Currently using these boxes from HF.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/dragon813gt/Mobile/50CFF00A-28A9-401F-83BC-F785E3B5D448-8927-00000507278D1AC6_zps1e2de29b.jpg

I like these the best because the partitions are the perfect size for MP four cavity molds. Accurate and HM2 molds fit perfectly as well. I started using these so I could keep the molds in my basement which has a dehumidifier for some climate control.

I was storing them in a 16" Stanley plastic tool box. Worked fine until I accumulated a lot of molds.
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I really liked having them in my toolbox in the garage. But I started to get light rust so I had to stop storing them there.
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[alamogunr]

I picked up several of the SnapWare containers recommended by cbrick. The size I got holds 4 of the Lee 6 cavity molds w/o the sprue plate handle. My primary consideration was to save space. I have almost 30 of those Lee GB 6 cavity molds. They take up a lot of space on the shelf in the original boxes.

The solutions shown here and in the links posted by Artful have given me some more ideas. Ben's trays are nice too. I happen to have a tooling cabinet I bought as surplus where I worked before I retired. I may have to try a few ideas based on that.

[Texasflyboy]

Sooooooo...... I was supposed to store them neatly. With the handles off.

Information I needed like...... 17 years ago. :sad:

108471

http://www.hensleygibbs.com/TCD/FIREARMS/Pending/moldstorage.jpg

[gwpercle]

Lyman and RCBS are mould boxes available from Midway. The Lyman's are 10 for $19.00, two dollars each and the plastic won,t cause corrosion . Then I place them into a MTM type plastic ammo box. The moulds with handles attached get placed in the box they came in (Lee) the others are placed into an old white cotton work sock that's been sprayed with lube and stored in a plastic tool box. I wrap a rubber band around the handles to keep the mould blocks closed so they won't bang together while in the box. Now that I've been able to afford more than one set of handles ( thanks to Lee's affordable handles) and due to the fact all Lee's 2 cavities come with handles I have gotten spoiled and like having handles for every mould. Putting handles on and them off each time you want to cast a different boolit gets old.
Gary

[trooperdan]

Second gwpercles post above, here is a link to the Lyman boxes on Midway:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1064768156/lyman-mold-block-box-for-1-and-2-cavity-bullet-molds

[zuke]

I picked up a plastic container at the dollar store big enough to put my LEE mold's on with handle's, then bought some vapour corrosion paper (VCI) on EBAY. I lined the bottom with a sheet then wrapped them over when I had all my mold's in it.

[Maynard Shooter]

I keep mine in cigar boxes in upstate NY humidity can be a problem.

[dakotashooter2]

I use the large, adjustable divider fishing lure boxes for mine.

[FISH4BUGS]

Sooooooo...... I was supposed to store them neatly. With the handles off.

Information I needed like...... 17 years ago. :sad:

108471

http://www.hensleygibbs.com/TCD/FIREARMS/Pending/moldstorage.jpg

Oh....so THAT's where all the primers went!

[harley45]

I take the handles off mine and just store them in cigar boxes which I pick up cheap locally.

[Sgt Petro]

I store them in 50 cal ammo cans with the lift out trays.

Like this: http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/ZAA-050

They work great for Lyman and MP molds

[TXGunNut]

I missed the point about removing the handles and storing them in a box as well. I dislike swapping handles so much I try to keep a few extra sets of handles around. I like the sock idea, works well when storing guns.


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[grubbylabs]

Wow you guys that did the wooden trays sure made it all look sharp. Especially the tool box draw, to bad I don't have an open draw in my tool box. But I may be able too come up with something at HF.