Where to reload?

Keller

Keller

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Hey guys, I'm moving into a new place soon and I'm having a hard time figuring out where my reloading area will be. I won't have an entire room to dedicate to this so it's going to be tricky.

Unfortunately, the most available square feet are in the furnace room and I'm sticking with my gut feeling that this would be a big no-no.

What distance from a natural gas furnace would you consider safe?
 
2 or 3 inches.:D
Seriously, unless your furnace shoots flames on a regular basis you should be fine. Don't store your powder and primers on the igniter.;)
 
Keller said:
Hey guys, I'm moving into a new place soon and I'm having a hard time figuring out where my reloading area will be. I won't have an entire room to dedicate to this so it's going to be tricky.

Unfortunately, the most available square feet are in the furnace room and I'm sticking with my gut feeling that this would be a big no-no.

What distance from a natural gas furnace would you consider safe?
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I cannot comment on a natural gas set up. But I have been reloading for 20 plus years in this house in an oil fired furnace room. Powder and loaded shells are probally 15 feet from the furnace in steel / wood lockers but my reloading desk is maybe 6 feet from the actual furnace.Did have an issue with static build up at one time , which I didnot like so we changed the flooring and tied the room into the central air exchanger which solved the problem.I am sure some natural gas furnace room reloaders will chime in soon.
 
When I lived in an apartment, I mounted my reloading press with C clamps to a folding table that was similar to a Black & Decker Workmate. I could take it out and use it where I liked, then fold it up and put it away. The downside is that some cartridges require a fair bit of leverage on the lever to size, but this was fine for pistol cartridges.
 
Grizzlypeg said:
When I lived in an apartment, I mounted my reloading press with C clamps to a folding table that was similar to a Black & Decker Workmate. I could take it out and use it where I liked, then fold it up and put it away. The downside is that some cartridges require a fair bit of leverage on the lever to size, but this was fine for pistol cartridges.
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My table is portable, an old 2x2' cutting block with 4x4" legs; it's not pretty but it's functional. I suppose I could haul it out whenever I'm going to do some loading, but I'd prefer a more permanent location.
 
When I started out reloading, shortly after we were first married, we were living in an apartment. I had my press, powder measure and a couple of other basics mounted on a piece of 2"x6" plank that I used to fasten to the dining room table with a couple of 'C' clamps.

When we moved into our first home, my reloading set-up graduated to an old set of cabinets left over from a reno project. On the cabinets I mounted a piece of thick plywood and this set-up was located in the basement, about 5' from our oil furnace. This was a vast improvement over the plank on the dinner table but it wasn't long before I found I needed 'bigger & better'.

I now have a little reloading room located off of the end of my den and;) I'm now starting to find it a bit small. The more you get into it and the longer you're at it the more you find quarters a little cramped. It would hard to have too much in the way of shelves and storage space. In building or arranging your set-up, I'd suggest you double what you figure you'll need for storage and work space.

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Wow, quite the setup Johnn! Very nice.

I've only been reloading for 5 years and haven't seen my reloading increase past the original 3 calibers that I started with. (I reload 8mm Mauser and .303 Brit to save money, and .308 for accuracy.) My Lee single stage press is slow as heck but adequate for the 200 or so rounds that I make each year.

I think it's safe to say that I won't ever need a large setup like yours as I imagine you'd crank out 200 rounds in the time it takes me to make 10.

I'll be content with a little corner somewhere but I just want to be sure that it's the safest location possible.

If you guys don't see being 6-8 feet from a Natural Gas furnace as being a problem then I just might end up in that location.
 
My reloading setup has been 5' from my natural gas furnace with no problems I make sure furnace is not on when I am transfering powder from container to press & I keep my powder's in a ammo box for added security
 
257Roberts said:
Thanks dizzy, 11 years at this house and never had to use it yet.
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That is Ok. I watched an antique car burn at a friends because when we ran for one he didnot have it so the best we could do was push it outside and watch it burn. After that I went the next day and think I bought 5- 10 pounders and 2 twenty's. Looking at my bench the closest 10lb is 15 feet away so I think now after seeing your picture I will move it closer
 
This may not apply to all, as some don't have yard space etc, but I'm a contractor so I saved excess materials and built myself a nice heated shack in the back so I have ample room. I don't know why I didn't think of this a few years back when i moved in, but I sure enjoy it now, and it's always good to remove distractions when loading.
 
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