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Post by stardiamond on Sept 18, 2023 17:56:52 GMT -5
Some of us need a forklift. I store mine in plastic bins and cigar boxes. I bought some 6 tier wire racks on wheels from Costco so I can store vertically.
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Sept 18, 2023 20:54:40 GMT -5
But it's a little odd when people acquire more than they could possibly use. BLASPHEMY! |
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Post by Peruano on Sept 19, 2023 6:56:58 GMT -5
You had my interest until you mentioned wanting to wet everything down and see everything at the same time. I use a flat tool drawer cabinet for bigger stuff, but most slabs are stacked like slices of bread in a large filing cabinets from a library setting. Double rows of 4 x6 file drawers, heavy steel, and indestructible. You can see it behind and at right angle to the tool chest cab.  |
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Post by RWA3006 on Sept 19, 2023 7:21:04 GMT -5
I store slabs in gunpowder barrels. I have to stack them carefully so the weight of the slabs doesn't break any.  |
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skrapyard
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Post by skrapyard on Sept 19, 2023 10:51:14 GMT -5
I store slabs in gunpowder barrels. I have to stack them carefully so the weight of the slabs doesn't break any. Thats a lot of powder barrels! You got a commercial reloading outfit going on there? lol And people tell me I have too much powder around... |
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Post by skrapyard on Sept 19, 2023 11:08:10 GMT -5
Peruano I like those library index card cabinets. Theyre probably becoming a bit more available since most libraries switched over to electronic systems and got rid of the old cards. Ill have to keep my eyes peeled for them. Currently Im using some akro bins and an old bolt organizer from fastenal. They were going to throw them in the dumpster at my work so I dragged them home. This pic is shortly after I set it up so the bins werent all full. They are now! I also found out that the smaller akro bins fit perfectly into the blue organizer so I set it up with rough in one bin and then an akro bin with the slabs that are cut from that rough below each corresponding hole. Makes it easy to pull the bin with the slabs out and pick through them when I want to trim and cab something. One of these days I need to start labeling all of it. 
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Sept 19, 2023 12:45:40 GMT -5
I store slabs in gunpowder barrels. I have to stack them carefully so the weight of the slabs doesn't break any. Thats a lot of powder barrels! You got a commercial reloading outfit going on there? lol And people tell me I have too much powder around... Yeah, I crank out about 1700 pounds of ammo per day lately. |
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skrapyard
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Post by skrapyard on Sept 19, 2023 13:07:16 GMT -5
RWA3006 thats awesome. Im happy with 5-700rds off a 550b a day when I load. Measuring in lbs per day is nuts. I dont want to hijack the thread too much but if you sell or have a site to buy from Id love to check it out.
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Sept 19, 2023 13:08:43 GMT -5
When you run out of room in the house and shed, you start storing them in the yard š
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Post by drocknut on Sept 19, 2023 14:24:46 GMT -5
All mine are in storage right now. I use a lot of boxes for storage but will be upgrading once I find a place to move to. Most of the slabs I sell at shows are in plastic shoe boxes for easy transportation and set up.
Like the idea of a cabinet although I'd probably need more than one.
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Post by khara on Sept 19, 2023 16:01:38 GMT -5
@hefty What I use is kind of similar to you, plastic boxes, but they are a bit bigger, more like photo storage boxes. Many slabs I can stand on edge like photos. Some slabs are too big and they have to lay flat. But I just take a whole box down, peruse all the slabs, can even get them wet, and then restack them in the box. Since they are clear I can get the gist of whatās in them through the sides or I add a card label inside along one wall facing out. For high end materials I put some cushion between the slabs, cardboard or foam sheets. I like these boxes as they stack well on shelves and, back when I bought them anyway, they were fairly reasonably priced. They are also large enough to hold some smaller rough so Iāve got several boxes sorted by rough type, ācarnelianā, or āgreen rocksā š¤. I like your idea of the paper boxes, Iāve seen those before. I can see those being nice for my primo materials. š
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Post by liveoak on Sept 21, 2023 6:40:47 GMT -5
I like the flat plastic storage boxes, and agree with Khara that they would be nice for some special slabs.
BUT I don't like the price - ouch !
Plastic shoe boxes from the dollar store are much more economical (and leaves me more $ to buy rocks!)
Patty
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Post by QuailRiver on Oct 1, 2023 16:19:38 GMT -5
But it's a little odd when people acquire more than they could possibly use. BLASPHEMY! Rockbrain you beat me to it! That was my first reaction when I read that too. LOL! |
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Post by QuailRiver on Oct 1, 2023 16:38:46 GMT -5
My favorite storage container for slabs are the small wooden crates that Spanish Clementine Tangerines are imported in and sold with at the grocery stores around the winter Holidays. They are strong, stackable, and when filled are just about the right maximum weight that I want for a container of slabs. But I am one of those "odd" people you speak of that probably has more slabs than I would ever use and can't eat enough Tangerines around Christmas time to keep up. So my secondary storage containers are 12"x12"x8" die-cut corrugated folded boxes with lids that can be purchased in 25 box bundles from shipping box suppliers. But these are a little larger than I like to fill up completely, at least without doing a second layer with corrugated cardboard separating the two layers (which can make access to the bottom layer a bit more work). And if the box is not full then I use bubble wrap to fill the voids in order to keep the slabs from getting jostled around too badly.
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