Mould storage
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CWLONGSHOT
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I used to just use the boxes the molds came in. But as I bought more used molds many did not come with a box.
I discovered these at Home Depot.
I bought a few and they work very well for all but the LEE molds or any more then three cavities. So I use the factory boxes or Speer Bullet boxes in plastic "bucket containers" Same for the Lee 6Cav W/O handles and the Two Cav W/handles.
All this is in my basement and it Works pretty well for me.
CW
I discovered these at Home Depot.
I bought a few and they work very well for all but the LEE molds or any more then three cavities. So I use the factory boxes or Speer Bullet boxes in plastic "bucket containers" Same for the Lee 6Cav W/O handles and the Two Cav W/handles.
All this is in my basement and it Works pretty well for me.
CW
waco
Springfield, Oregon
What can I say. I am unorganized and lazy. It's a bad combo.waco! You can shoot and hit what you want at a mile...but man those shelves! I don't know?
The metal cabinet in the second photo is pretty new. Until I bought it I had a bigger pile than Walter. Still a a few there. Maybe? Don’t know. I own some moulds I can’t even tell you where they are.
I own maybe 30-40 and really use 5-7 for most of my shooting.
I own maybe 30-40 and really use 5-7 for most of my shooting.
oscarflytyer
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THIS is a post I need! I JUST put all my molds away at the new place, and very unhappy with the storage. AND now in my unclimate controlled garage which concerns me. I am going to look at some of what you guys are doing and see if I can't improve things. I really like the individual mold storage box idea, BUT, I am REALLY lazy, and have a lot of molds on handles. And don't want to swap handles out (I got lucky and bought some estate molds with a lot of handles!). Keep the ideas coming please! Thanx!
All good ideas and give me a direction to go. I made a huge mistake a few years ago and threw all my Lee boxes away!
Cleaning out and I was like I don’t need all this mess, they all are stacked nicely in that plastic bin. Well hindsight is 20 20. I may build me a rack to put the lees in. Make about 20-30 slot that’s about the size of the box for the 2 cavity. I think I have about 20 of them. And with the new additions coming I’ve got to find a place to organize, and store them. Im still in process on my new loading room and hope to be done in next 3 months.
Cleaning out and I was like I don’t need all this mess, they all are stacked nicely in that plastic bin. Well hindsight is 20 20. I may build me a rack to put the lees in. Make about 20-30 slot that’s about the size of the box for the 2 cavity. I think I have about 20 of them. And with the new additions coming I’ve got to find a place to organize, and store them. Im still in process on my new loading room and hope to be done in next 3 months.
L Ross
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Ha! Your's look just fine. They are all in a single layer. Whoops, I just looked at the top photo again. That's better, I feel more acceptable now.
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Gary
SE Kansas
Nice; but that borders on OCD.
Cadillac Jeff
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I found a top box---mac I think at a yard sale once , the kind with small shallow drawers, work's great.
My shop is in the back 24 ft of a 80 ft insulated pole barn allway's dry.
funny you would ask today/----I used a old lyman 4 holer wadcuter that I bought mmmm maybe 4 years ago I oiled it up befor puting it it a drawer, wiped it off with a clean rag & alcohol----was makin perfect bullet's after maybe 10 pores .
I will probly oil it up befor I put it back away?? didn't seam to hurt anything.
Jeff
My shop is in the back 24 ft of a 80 ft insulated pole barn allway's dry.
funny you would ask today/----I used a old lyman 4 holer wadcuter that I bought mmmm maybe 4 years ago I oiled it up befor puting it it a drawer, wiped it off with a clean rag & alcohol----was makin perfect bullet's after maybe 10 pores .
I will probly oil it up befor I put it back away?? didn't seam to hurt anything.
Jeff
Aluminum moulds are in there factory boxes inside Rubbermaid containers, dry. Iron moulds are allowed to cool, sprayed with Ballistol put in there boxes and stored inside an ammo can with a bunch of those silicon packets. When using an iron mould it gets washed with Dawn and sprayed with brake cleaner then allowed to dry/warm up on a WalMart warmer.