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Tools and Uses => Reloading => Topic started by: dirsh on May 01, 2013, 03:13:16 PM
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The only place I can create a reloading setup is in my bedroom. Any thoughts or opinions on this? I've searched online and most have said as long as I clean up after I should be ok. I have tile so I don't have to worry about powder or anything getting stuck in carpet. . Some have said I may be affected from the fumes given off by the materials used. My room is totally enclosed with no windows. I just run a/c. Some guys say they reload in their basement with no ventilation and they're ok.
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My buddy reloads in his living room in his one bedroom apartment in town. Another friend lives in Utah and has one bedroom dedicated to his reloading room. During the winter (snow) he reloads with no air conditioner just a centralized heater. There are no fumes that I am aware of that can harm you unless you melt lead in your house to cast your own bullets. :rofl:
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Carpet + A/C = static electricity. Static electricity + metal press = spark. Spark + loose gunpowder = FOOSH.
That's about the worst case scenario I can come up with!
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I think the bad things to deal with is the amonia on the cleaning media and whatever you use for case lube. This is the respiratory part.
The other bad stuff is potential cross contamination from the lead and the chemicals in the primers.
Ideally you don't want this stuff where you sleep or eat.
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If the most fun you are having in your bedroom is reloading ammo, then you probably will benefit from the arm muscles you'll develop operating the press!!
:rofl:
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If the most fun you are having in your bedroom is reloading ammo, then you probably will benefit from the arm muscles you'll develop operating the press!!
:rofl:
Hahahaha...hilarious! :thumbsup:
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I think the bad things to deal with is the amonia on the cleaning media and whatever you use for case lube. This is the respiratory part.
The other bad stuff is potential cross contamination from the lead and the chemicals in the primers.
Ideally you don't want this stuff where you sleep or eat.
good to know
I could do that in the living room
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If the most fun you are having in your bedroom is reloading ammo, then you probably will benefit from the arm muscles you'll develop operating the press!!
:rofl:
:shaka:
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If the most fun you are having in your bedroom is reloading ammo, then you probably will benefit from the arm muscles you'll develop operating the press!!
:rofl:
Who uses their arm to operate the press? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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if you look at guns pics posted on 2a most are taken with gun on the bed.... what's a little more powder residue in the room....
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Who uses their arm to operate the press? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Hand? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:stopjack:
+1 on not reloading in your bedroom. Garage is ideal if possible.
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Bedroom is my only option
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as long as you are not casting bullets, Ventilation shouldn't be a problem. I reload in my second bedroom with no issues.
Modern smokeless powder is not explosive and easily ignited like black powder. I believe primers are the most dangerous materials we deal with as handloaders.
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is there dust that comes off the primers when de-priming? is that bad?
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is there dust that comes off the primers when de-priming? is that bad?
Its not really like dust its burnt carbon.my loading area is ventilated and haven't noticed it floating around don't know if it's bad for u but I'm sure it can't be good
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My Square Deal was set up in my boy's bedroom for while.
When he grew to be a teenager, he became stupid and did all kinds of crazy stuff.
It must have been all the contamination.
::)
But seriously, there is a surprising amount of dust and loose crud associated with reloading ammo.
If you tumble clean your shells, you will get dust and media grit floating around. It is mildly toxic due to the primer residue.
I suggest the kitchen for the tumbler if you do not have an outdoor area for it. Someone suggested a used dryer sheet in the tumbler to reduce dust.
I tried it and it seems to work...somewhat.
When you deprime, some of that toxic sooty stuff falls out. Not much, but after a while it adds up.
Spent or live primers fall into the carpet and get lost.
Obviously, you want to keep noxious chemical solvents out of the bedroom area as much as possible.
I suggest a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter to vac the room every once in while.
If you don't have a vac with HEPA filter, then at least get a vac that uses a disposable bag.
The HEPA filter should keep the txoic dust from blowing out the vacuum exhaust port. That would be a bad thing.
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My Square Deal was set up in my boy's bedroom for while.
When he grew to be a teenager, he became stupid and did all kinds of crazy stuff.
It must have been all the contamination.
::)
But seriously, there is a surprising amount of dust and loose crud associated with reloading ammo.
If you tumble clean your shells, you will get dust and media grit floating around. It is mildly toxic due to the primer residue.
I suggest the kitchen for the tumbler if you do not have an outdoor area for it. Someone suggested a used dryer sheet in the tumbler to reduce dust.
I tried it and it seems to work...somewhat.
When you deprime, some of that toxic sooty stuff falls out. Not much, but after a while it adds up.
Spent or live primers fall into the carpet and get lost.
Obviously, you want to keep noxious chemical solvents out of the bedroom area as much as possible.
I suggest a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter to vac the room every once in while.
If you don't have a vac with HEPA filter, then at least get a vac that uses a disposable bag.
The HEPA filter should keep the txoic dust from blowing out the vacuum exhaust port. That would be a bad thing.
You might also invest in a good quality, strong current HEPA air filter to clean the airborne particles (and dust) before you breath them in or they land on the floor or furniture.
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Use the right lube..................
http://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=8138.0 (http://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=8138.0)
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thanks for the input guys. I will be doing anything that doesn't require the press, outside of the bedroom.
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My Square Deal was set up in my boy's bedroom for while.
When he grew to be a teenager, he became stupid and did all kinds of crazy stuff.
It must have been all the contamination.
::)
I have the square deal too but haven t set it up yet. Doesn't the spent primer catch bin catch all the spent primer crude in the square deal B? or does the loose crude fly around in the air?
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I have the square deal too but haven t set it up yet. Doesn't the spent primer catch bin catch all the spent primer crude in the square deal B? or does the loose crude fly around in the air?
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It is an open cup. The primers don't always get in the cup. The plastic part cracks after a while, then you gotta get a new part.
But I still love that machine. :thumbsup:
If you want some assistance in setup, send a pm.
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It is an open cup. The primers don't always get in the cup. The plastic part cracks after a while, then you gotta get a new part.
But I still love that machine. :thumbsup:
If you want some assistance in setup, send a pm.
thanks Oldfart!!! no pun intended...
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I have a small 1 BR apartment here in town. My reloading "bench" is actually a small shelf mounted directly to the concrete wall using wedge anchors. I did have it on a small table, but pressing rifle brass caused it to move around way too much. There is a metal cabinet under the shelf, where I store my reloading supplies. I also weigh my charges on this cabinet, so the whole operation take up five or six square feet, tops. I have the press at about abdominal height, so I either stand or use a tall barstool when reloading. I'll take a pic if you're interested, but the bottom line is that everything can be done even with a minimal amount of space.
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You might also invest in a good quality, strong current HEPA air filter to clean the airborne particles (and dust) before you breath them in or they land on the floor or furniture.
good tip, thanks
aloha
-branz
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I think the bad things to deal with is the amonia on the cleaning media and whatever you use for case lube. This is the respiratory part.
The other bad stuff is potential cross contamination from the lead and the chemicals in the primers.
Ideally you don't want this stuff where you sleep or eat.
Shit.. then I better take that box of .22lr out of my pillow!
Keep putting there in hopes that the ammo fairy would exchange it for 5.56 . :crazy:
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Shit.. then I better take that box of .22lr out of my pillow!
Keep putting there in hopes that the ammo fairy would exchange it for 5.56 . :crazy:
The way stuff is going now the 22lr might be worth more than 5.56.............