Questions on setting up a new Reloading Room???

[Lawful Larry]

Posted this question on the reloading forum, but thought you guys may have a few thoughts.

I finally had my garage built and now can use my old outdoor shed for a reloading room. I put a new steel entrance door on and removed the old crummy shed type doors. I want to do all my reloading and maybe even put the gun safe in it also. Now what I need is some ideas on how to put this room together.

I need to build a reload table and it needs to be very sturdy. The table top is a question. How do I put this together? I remember a guy that had a plan on tables, but can't remember the site.

Any suggestions on this project will be greatly appreciated. The room/shed will be year round. It will have air in the summer and heated in the winter when I am in it. I live in Virginia and the winter shouldn't be too bad. It is humid in the summer and am thinking of putting a dehumidifier in the shed to suck the water out of the air when I don't use it. Don't want to damage the equipment and supplies stored in it. Do ya think dehumidifier is a good idea? Or is it not neccessary?

Thanks,

[bgjohn]

I wouldn't put my guns/gunsafe in a humid enviornment. Also, I'd keep my powder and primers stored in the house.
JM

[K2]

Hi LL

Watch humidity as rust doesn't help things much.  Gun safe in a shed?  Might want to think this one over too.

On the top, make it as stiff and strong as your reloading requires.  It takes more of a top to swage or case reform than just simple reloading, so build it according to the forseeable needs.  

Posted this question on the reloading forum, but thought you guys may have a few thoughts.

I finally had my garage built and now can use my old outdoor shed for a reloading room. I put a new steel entrance door on and removed the old crummy shed type doors. I want to do all my reloading and maybe even put the gun safe in it also. Now what I need is some ideas on how to put this room together.

I need to build a reload table and it needs to be very sturdy. The table top is a question. How do I put this together? I remember a guy that had a plan on tables, but can't remember the site.

Any suggestions on this project will be greatly appreciated. The room/shed will be year round. It will have air in the summer and heated in the winter when I am in it. I live in Virginia and the winter shouldn't be too bad. It is humid in the summer and am thinking of putting a dehumidifier in the shed to suck the water out of the air when I don't use it. Don't want to damage the equipment and supplies stored in it. Do ya think dehumidifier is a good idea? Or is it not neccessary?

Thanks,

[haroldclark]

I don't know how big your shed is and how much room you have, but I have a room that is 12' by 8'.  With my safe and Gorrilla Racks for supplies, loaded ammo and brass, I don't have that much room left on my 7' workbench.  Many years ago, I had less room and I have used the same old Kitchen cabinet with storage below and a 3/4" particleboard top.

I have a Dillon 550 machine, an RCBS Rock Chucker press, a Saeco bullet lubrisizer, a Star Lubrisizer and a case trimmer.

Well, I can't get all of that bolted down on my Reloading Bench and then have room to lay anything down on the bench or even work with the tools.

I mounted each tool on a 2X6" board that is between 20" & 21" long with a Door Hinge on the end that goes back to the wall side of the bench where the matching part of the door hinge is mounted on a 2X4 board.  I set the board with the tool on the bench, slide it into the waiting hinge, slip in the hinge pin and then put a C Clamp on the front side of the bench to hold down the front portion.

I rotate out my tools as needed and I still have room on my bench for other items that land there.  I store the unused tools on a shelf.  Some tools, like the heavy RCBS Rockchucker requires a 4 or 5 pound lead ingot to keep it from teetering off the shelf, but the rest set there just fine.

If you like, I will send you photos via email.  I need your email address by PM, though.
Harold Clark

[SmithAC]

The door hinge and pin is a great idea!!!

[jar-wv]

Larry, how big is your shed? My loading room is actually a building taken off a communications tower site. It came wired. It is well insulated and about 6'6"x16', kinda like a hallway. On one side I have shelves 4 high with enough room under the bottom shelf to store larger items, such as tumbling bucket & brass separator. On the other side I have a loading table 11' long, made out of 2x4's for outside legs and lagged to the wall. Table is made of of 2x12's. on this table I have an RCBS case trimmer, Lee turrent press and Dillon 550, plus room at the end of bench for loading manuals. On end wall I have a Rockchucker and old Lyman shotgun press, mounted on freestanding table made of 2x4 legs and 2x12 top. All of my benches are made from used leftover lumber. Most important in my mind is flourescent lighting over the length of both benches. Also not to be overlooked is plenty of electrical outlets for whatever, clipon lights to direct light to specific areas for specific tasks, to powder measures to tumblers to case trimmers. My building can be heated with a couple of those electric heaters you see for 20 bucks each when its zero outside. I don't keep it heated yr round, just when i'm in it. 5.000 btu unit keeps it cooled in the summer, though i don't cool it continuously. I do keep a dehumidifier in it running all the time.

jar

[jar-wv]

As a side note " you MAY be a redneck if your reloadin room is air conditioned.

[haroldclark]

I have my room air conditioned and I have a hat that declares I'm a Redneck.  Black hat with "Wilton Redneck" in red above the bill.  My wife has one that says "Woman Redneck".

Go ahead and air condition that shack.

By the way, Larry, pictures of my loading room are ready to be sent to you.

Harold Clark

[Lawful Larry]

Howdy Harold,
Fire at Will, I mean Larry.  I have been looking at different photos and got a lot a good ideas.  Things are going well and on schedule.  Not that I need a schedule seein' as I is retired as of now.  

LL