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Re: Large quantity rod storage? Bob F 02-25-2008
Posted by Bob F on February 25, 2008, 10:41 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?

Plastic buckets with lids could be stacked 2 or 3 high. How heavy would a bucket
of electrodes be?



Posted by Ernie Leimkuhler on February 26, 2008, 2:01 am
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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?
>
> Plastic buckets with lids could be stacked 2 or 3 high. How heavy would a
> bucket
> of electrodes be?

Over 100 lbs.
Some buckets can tack that, but others will break down over time under
that load, especially if you stack them.

Posted by Gunner on February 26, 2008, 11:52 am
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:01:23 -0800, Ernie Leimkuhler

>
>> > 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?
>>
>> Plastic buckets with lids could be stacked 2 or 3 high. How heavy would a
>> bucket
>> of electrodes be?
>
>Over 100 lbs.
>Some buckets can tack that, but others will break down over time under
>that load, especially if you stack them.

Indeed. So do milk cartons.

Gunner

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