Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Not working of course! Any one else do this? Any problems with humidity or mold buildup? Our old Sears upright Coldspot ca. 1971 finally kicked the bucket and I hate to see her go so this could be an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Just be sure the door isn't latched or locked shut. If there was a fire and the powder ignited there needs to be some way for the pressure to escape. Otherwise you have a large bomb. Same applies to any storage cabinet, be it sheet metal or plate steel. Without a pressure relief they are a bomb waiting for the right conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 I'd think it wouldn't matter whether closed or not if primers or blackpowder are stored as they don't need confinement to explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Sounds like a pretty good idea to me. I use 5 gallon food storage buckets for mine. When my garage refrigerator finally goes I'll probably switch to your idea. More room and easily accessible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 well lots of folks around here use old ice chests to store powder , know 1 guy that stores it , in a root celler , in ammo cans , NO electric of heat in it thinking I would like to have one , as it keeps a constant temp , just loke the ammo bunkers , we had in service CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Should work great. I use 2 old refers (non working) to store paint, chemicals (glue, silicone, garden week killers etc) and other stuff I don't want to get frozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 There are DOT guidelines for powder and primer storage. Usually copies are found in powder manufacturers reloaders guides that are available at LGS. . Recommendations are by the amount of powder you store. Residences may store up to 20 lbs in original containers. 20 to 50 lbs should be stored in a loosely constructed box made of 1in nominal thickness lumber. I like your idea of an old fridge for temp and/or climate control, but have to warn you it is illegal in my understanding. Good luck GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 I've used an old fridge for powder and primer storage for years. Seen an old chest freezer with a dog door on one end, looked like a great way to reuse an old freezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUTH-PACIFIC,SASS #59402 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 OLD FRIGS WORK IF YOU DESIGN THEM CORRECTLY . I REMOVED ALL THE INERDS WIRED A 50A LIGHT IN THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT WITH THE CIRC FAN MOVING AIR A THERMOSTAT MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF THE MAIN CACE IT WAS SET AT 80DEG KEEP OUT ALL MOISTURE WORKED GREAT . IT DON'T TAKE MUCH TO REMOVE MOISTURE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/13/2017 at 4:49 AM, SOUTH-PACIFIC,SASS #59402 said: OLD FRIGS WORK IF YOU DESIGN THEM CORRECTLY . I REMOVED ALL THE INERDS WIRED A 50A LIGHT IN THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT WITH THE CIRC FAN MOVING AIR A THERMOSTAT MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF THE MAIN CACE IT WAS SET AT 80DEG KEEP OUT ALL MOISTURE WORKED GREAT . IT DON'T TAKE MUCH TO REMOVE MOISTURE This is how I store my welding rod at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Now by golly. South-Pacific and Michigan Slim both just said what I figured to, but mine ain't original. Hook Nose Theisen back home (poor old Hook come by that name honest, I could tell you some tales about the man!) -- I get side tracked easy, sorry -- old Hook stored his welding rods in just that manner. If I was to tell you how old Hook decided to make an Acetylene Generator instead of buying tanks of Acetylene, and how his device launched itself through his shop roof and over the top and down through the porch roof of his house while old Hook was running away from looking at the pegged-out pressure gauge, it would side track this thread so I don't reckon I'll tell you any such tale, 'cause that would segue into how Deadeye Spergin got his name, and it's impolite to side track a thread, and Mama worked hard to beat some manners into -- hak-kaff! Har-rumph! I mean Mama worked hard to teach me good manners! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D. Daily Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 My retired cowboy/bull rider neighbor puts old refers to good use as smokers. If they are not old enough he replaces the plastic innards with sheet metal. For combustion air & exhaust draft he installs 2" pipes in the top and bottom of the door. The piping consists of a couple of nipples screwed into a 90 degree elbow. Seems like a Redneck idea except he never worked east of Colorado. The Browns of Alaskan Bush People ought to try this. It would hold-up better to the bears than a wooden one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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