Just Moved

[Barry in IN]

We just moved. Lead is heavy.
Duh, no kidding, you say. That's obvious. Yeah, I thought so too.
Then we moved it. It's heavy.

You know what else is heavy? Moulds.

Why am I stating the obvious? As a warning. This is the first time we've moved since I started casting. I knew ahead of time it would be a pain, but once I gathered it all together...wow.
And I'm a relative rookie.


Be warned, gentlemen.
You think you know. You think you know.

 

[Brad]

How far?
I wouldn't want to be my lead stash. Probably 1500 pounds or more.

 

[Barry in IN]

Not far. Around nine miles. But hey, it's those steps to the truck that matter. Once it's on the truck, its the same if it's nine or nine hundred miles.

Actually the worst part was unloading, because it went to the basement here.
There was much rapid fire Spanish spoken by the movers. I understood "loco gringo".

 

[Brad]

I'm sure they said far worse you didn't understand.

 

[Ian]

If I ever move I'm keeping the place I have now just to avoid having to move all the accoutrements and mountains of antique treasure from here. Lead, shop machinery, built-in stuff, a veritable antique Chevrolet salvage yard, yikes.

 

[Barry in IN]

I wish we could've kept our first house SITE and just replaced houses each time.

 

[KHornet]

In one of my military moves, I had one of those compartmented
cabinets with about 45-50 plastic drawers, full of cast bullets.
I estimated about 225 lbs. Had plywood on front and back and
tightly banded. On the days the movers arrived, I made it a point
to tell them that the container banded front and back was very
heavy. One of the mucho movers, (sort of a Bubba type), informed
me that he had been moving people for a number of years, and
he knew how to lift and move heavy things. Was in the garage
when he tried to lift my bullets, and promptly pulled his back.
They called for a replacement for him, as he had to go to the
hospital. Yep, lead is heavy.

Paul

 

[Winelover]

When we moved from Michigan to Arkansas, I moved my lead, rather than the movers. Moving companies charge by the pound. I had 8-10 five gallon buckets of cast bullets. Since we were coming down regularly to supervise the build, I just transported it in our 3/4 ton Chevy van. I also had a 20 MM mortar container full of 22 LR ammo. Try picking up 22K rounds. Professional moving companies will not move ammo or powder. Also moved the art work and taxidermy mounts..... just crating that would have been a small fortune. Of course, guns and jewelry, we moved on the final trip.

 

[smokeywolf]

I'm sure looking forward to moving, but not looking forward to packing up 10 tons of tools, machinery and goodies; including lead.

 

[JWFilips]

You Just could shoot it all before the move then start over in the new place

 

[smokeywolf]

You Just could shoot it all before the move then start over in the new place

Wish I had the time J.W. Been a bit infirm for the last 3+ weeks with the mother of all sinus/upper respiratory infections. Even had to pay the E.R. a visit about a week ago.

Also, my lead stash is a very small part of the whole shop's assets.

 

[Brad]

Wouldn't you love a Bridgeport weight in clean alloy? I know I would.

Smokey has an abundance of cast iron that will far outweigh the minor nuisance of his lead stash.

 

[smokeywolf]

Wouldn't you love a Bridgeport weight in clean alloy? I know I would.

Rather have the engine lathe weight in clean alloy. About 1200 lbs heavier than the Bridgeport.

 

[Brad]

Not gonna be cheap to move the equipment but it will still be cheaper than replacing it.
Custom moving company or handle it yourself?

 

[smokeywolf]

Haven't decided on having it freighted or doing it myself. If I do it myself, I'm going to have to buy a cargo trailer with a winch. The lathe and mill will be easier to get onto a trailer than the safe. If I move the safe myself, I'm going to have buy probably 2 pallet jacks. Looking forward to getting it done, but it's a logistical nightmare. About the same time I have to fund the move, I've got to come up with tuition and other expenses for the older of the two boys.