Reloading room?

[TrxR]

Anyone reload in their bedroom? Ive got a couple of spots to choose from. A small spot in a dark unfinished basement or in my bedroom. Anything I should be concerned about?

Thanks

 

[Spyderfire1]

If your going to be running a tumbler.... it may give off lead dust from the primer/case as it cleans, there are many threads on this. Best practice I think may be to tumble outside a living area (garage or outside). If your not tumbling or you are using a wet cleaning system, might not be a big deal.

Basements seem to be prefered mostly due to the fact that that's where most wives push us to.... Install some lights, workbench and walls and make yourself a reloading room down there. There are some great pictures and ideas on this site.

SF1

 

[graydog]

I would pick the basement as well.

Graydog

 

[canoetrpr]

I tried negotiating space in my bedroom. Didn't go so well :-(. The good news - I got some premium space in the basement picked out. Going to build my bench in the next few days. I worry about even tumbling down there wrt lead dust. Maybe I should set up the tumbler out in the shop.

 

[TrxR]

I plan on tumbling but was going to do that out in the garage.

 

[kelmar87]

I reload and tumble in my bedroom so far I haven't noticed anything. Probably wouldn't hurt to have a fan going thou.

 

[bshantz]

I have my table set up in my bedroom. I don't tumble at the moment, so I can't speak for that.

Any space where you are comfortable to sit for hours at a time is all you need.

 

[Ganderite]

basement. Dead primers are hard on floors.

 

[Spawn-Inc]

basement. Dead primers are hard on floors.

live ones are even worse!

 

[Whopperman]

I would go basement. My wife would have a cow if I set up shop in the bedroom. And tumble outside, patio or garage. Cleaner and less dust.

If you don't have a wife and you decide to go with the bedroom good luck getting a wife, they tend to frown upon that sort of activity in the bedroom.

 

[Magnum_Tom]

I would go basement. My wife would have a cow if I set up shop in the bedroom. And tumble outside, patio or garage. Cleaner and less dust.

If you don't have a wife and you decide to go with the bedroom good luck getting a wife, they tend to frown upon that sort of activity in the bedroom.

That's OK. They eventually tend to frown upon ANY sort of activity in the bedroom!

 

[Soulfly]

I set up my reloading bench in my 'Computer Room'/'Entertainment Room'.. The wife calls it my 'Cockpit'.. lol

 

[Ganderite]

Mine is in the basement. As it happens, the wall dividing the workshop from the rest of the basement is concrete blocks. I replaced the door to the workshop with a steel fire door (a factory second - cost about $150). It was installed so the hinges are in the inside of the shop, and some steel anti-tampering strips were installed on the door jam. The door has an automatic lock with a digital combo key pad. The 9v battery in it lasts a bit more than a year.

The advantage of a secure room is that it locks up all your ammo and guns.