Putting the Reloading Bench in the Garage? Yes or No?

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I have a heated garage. I keep it at 11C during the winter unless I am working in there. I keep it clean, but it is still a Garage.
I don't really want to set up a reloading bench in the house, just no where to put it really.
Is there really any issues setting it up in the garage? I was thinking about a metal cabinet or two to store everything in while it's not in use.
 
Good to go, start rolling your own!

If your worried about any humidity issues, just replace your seal around the garage door so its nice and tight as a fail safe
 
Personally, i think it would be ok, but if it we're my case, i would put cordless safe dehumidifiers in my storage cabinets.
Just an extra measure, i do it already in a heated house and it get's drawing humidity from time to time
 
Any examples of cordless safe dehumidifiers?

Is this packaged versions or battery operated units. asking because I have a small basement area under stairs that I would like to reduce the humidity level from 50% now to a lower level as spring and summer comes along.

Not meant to derail the thread..
 
I set my reloading bench in the garage (not directly heated, but has new insulated doors and room over) . At winter I had to run the heater and dress jacket during the reloading. Now, I worry about the summer heat. Will see, but maybe I will have to keep my ingredients in the house then.
 
mbogo3 said:
Put wife /girlfriend in the garage as it's heated.Keep reloading equipment in the house.
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lol, she wouldn't care, it's more me. My house is very tidy and proper. There is no where I could hide the equipment, and don't really want to set it up in the spare room, worried about the carpet and stuff.
I know I am terrible.


olbar70 said:
I set my reloading bench in the garage (not directly heated, but has new insulated doors and room over) . At winter I had to run the heater and dress jacket during the reloading. Now, I worry about the summer heat. Will see, but maybe I will have to keep my ingredients in the house then.
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It get's warm in my garage, but never much warmer than it is outside. It the heat an issue?
 
Here is the one i got
http://www.northtrailsports.com/SHO...Model-365-Mini-Dehumidifier/product_info.html

I do not find it's derailing thread, because OP could very well be using this in his high humidity environment garage.
Since mine is in the gun cabinet in a heated house, i reacharge it every 7-8 weeks or so. It's silica marbles like the ones used in packaging, and dehumidifier has an element in it, so when you plug it in it dries up the silica. Some people have just used the marbles and dry them up on a cookie pan in the oven. This is a neater and cleaner way of doing the same thing.

EDIT : Silverfox, i do not think these would keep up with demand outside a safe/cabinet. It'S good to keep large containers dry, but i wouldn't use them even for a very small room.
 
Jeff000 , in the summer you could reload with the garage door wide open to keep the heat out, at the same time some neighboors might keep their distances :)
 
I'm confused here??
Smokeless powder is NOT hygroscopic,(does not absorb water from the air).

I'd be much more worried about heat and sunlight to deteriorate the powder. I have stored powder and primers in an outside building with no heat many many times and zero issues some is now 20 years old. All of my powder and primers in fact are in the outside unheated shed now due to insurance requirements
 
3macs1 said:
I'm confused here??
Smokeless powder is NOT hygroscopic,(does not absorb water from the air).

I'd be much more worried about heat and sunlight to deteriorate the powder. I have stored powder and primers in an outside building with no heat many many times and zero issues some is now 20 years old. All of my powder and primers in fact are in the outside unheated shed now due to insurance requirements
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I must admit I started reading this thread and became a bit concerned. I too have stored my powders/primers etc in a non heated area of my garage for the past 9 years. To be honest, I haven't experienced any problems at all. The loads that shot well nine years ago still shoot the same with the same old powder. I'll freely admit I'm ignorant on this topic but I am finding it very interesting to read about the effects of extreme temperature fluctuations (I live in Regina so yes we have extremes)on my powders.

Certainly the one downside of having my bench out there is I don't get to load for half the year
 
Maybe he's worried about having to shovel his way to his reloading room, aka garage.
That is where all my stuff is.
No problems and no one to bother the stuff out there.
Key in me pocket.
 
The OP is in Edmonton. Excessive humidity is not much of a concern for a good deal of the year there. I can see that some of the people concerned about it are from NS or T.O. where it can be a lot worse. Out in the garage sounds good to me. Getting away from distractions is good for reloading. If humidity is super low (less than 15%) which it will be in the winter, I might make some efforts to ground my bench. This is probably overkill. I'm not sure that there is much need. I don't think smokeless powders are as sensitive to static as black powder. When I handle black powder, I'm nervous about electrostatic discharge.

Anyway, I think the garage is fine. My "garage" is a shared underground parking lot. I think it would alarm the neighbours to see my bench in my parking stall. :cool:
 
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