Ammo cans with desicant for molds

[Rickf1985]

I was looking at the Armor CF33 emitters and thinking wouldn't these be good for the gun safe? Has anyone done this? And has anyone purchased from them? I do not see a price list anywhere and when I asked for a download of the product info it would not give it to me without a business name in addition to my name. I used my old auto business name but some do not have this option.

[wddodge]

I was looking at the Armor CF33 emitters and thinking wouldn't these be good for the gun safe? Has anyone done this? And has anyone purchased from them? I do not see a price list anywhere and when I asked for a download of the product info it would not give it to me without a business name in addition to my name. I used my old auto business name but some do not have this option.

Amazon has 4 of them for $78 and change. I read they are good for 2 years and then throw them away. That seems a bit on the expensive side to me.

Denny

[uscra112]

Little tip from an old-school prepper - wash out the jars that Smuckers Natural peanut butter comes in. They seal up so tight that even acetone doesn't escape. I started using them for long-term storing of salt, but then dumped a quantity of Ed's Red into some a few years back. The acetone is still there. Place a few moulds (or whatever) in one with a tab of VCI paper and close it down tight.

[Buzzard II]

uscra112,
Thanks for that bit of info!
Bob

[ascast]

I do this with desiccant bags. I never oiul molds and have not had any rust issues in 45 years. I don't have to unwrap to find the mold I want.

[megasupermagnum]

I store all my molds in this exact manner. I've got 3 ammo cans, one rifle, one pistol, and one shotgun. I'm getting to where I should probably add a 4th. When I'm done casting, and the mold cools down, I give a quick spray with whatever lubricant is handy, PB blaster, or whatever, makes no difference. Just a quick spritz on the sprue plate and alignment pins, as most of my mold blocks are aluminum. A lot of them I remove the handles, some I don't, then stack in the ammo can. Each can has a small bag of desiccant. The desiccant is from a special absorbent kitty litter, not the normal chalky stuff. It was like $5 for a 5 pound bag. I then pour a little into a small mesh bag, which I remember finding in the jewelry section of all places for dirt cheap. I don't even recall the price, it was very low for 100 pack. Maybe $5.

[Mwilson0173]

I get the small silica packs from new boxes with light fixtures, ceiling fans , prescription meds, etc. 15 seconds in the microwave dehydrates them. Work real good in ammo cans. I still spray down the molds with WD40 before they go in the can.

This is exactly what I do. Learned this from my dad and I havent had an issue yet from storing anything. Have you had any issue?

[dannyd]

Charcoal and pantyhose hose work great to.

[GregLaROCHE]

Rice may work, but silica gel desiccant packs can e found cheap. If you are storing for an extended period of time, maybe you want to wrap them in something. Otherwise, spray them down with a light oil and keep in an airtight container with desiccant packs.

[uscra112]

One negative to rice is that you may get the dread meal moth. I've had it happen in a gamma-sealed bucket that had never been opened after the original filling.