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Posted by Ernie Leimkuhler on February 17, 2008, 6:10 pm
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> Ive somewhere around 1500 lb+s of various welding rods.
> Probably 30% of it is open
>
> Anyone have any good ideas about how to store a big assed pile of
> boxed/canned/tubed electrodes?
>
> Id considered a non working refridgerator...but they are too small and
> anything basicly made out of plastic....aint going to be strong
> enough. Or big enough.
>
> Come to think of it..I also have at least 300lbs of various mig wire,
> steel, stainless and aluminum.
>
> Summer time, low humidity and high temps are not a problem. Foggy and
> humid winters IS an issue.
>
> I dont worry too much about the Lo/Hi rods getting too wet, as they
> are seldom ever used in applications concerned with embrittlement, but
> having secure storage without the rod ends rusting..IS a concern.
>
> Any ideas/Suggestions using or converting something scroungable?
>
> Or making something from scratch?
>
> Gunner
>
>
Shipping container, old step van, basically a big box you can keep dry.
As long as the interior space is filled you won't have as much trouble
with interior condensation.
So a full container will stay drier than a mostly empty one.
As to the wire spools, just bag them individually in tough trash bags,
on a dry day.
Throw in some handfuls of uncooked rice or beans to absorb any moisture
that does get in, and store indefinitely.
Best if the rats or mice can't get to the beans or rice.
They will chew lovely holes in the bags.
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> Probably 30% of it is open
>
> Anyone have any good ideas about how to store a big assed pile of
> boxed/canned/tubed electrodes?
>
> Id considered a non working refridgerator...but they are too small and
> anything basicly made out of plastic....aint going to be strong
> enough. Or big enough.
>
> Come to think of it..I also have at least 300lbs of various mig wire,
> steel, stainless and aluminum.
>
> Summer time, low humidity and high temps are not a problem. Foggy and
> humid winters IS an issue.
>
> I dont worry too much about the Lo/Hi rods getting too wet, as they
> are seldom ever used in applications concerned with embrittlement, but
> having secure storage without the rod ends rusting..IS a concern.
>
> Any ideas/Suggestions using or converting something scroungable?
>
> Or making something from scratch?
>
> Gunner
>
>