[resqdoc]

I have learned many things on this website. This is my first significant contribution. I gathered much information from multiple resources. Some of you will recognize ideas from the Show me your reloading bench thread.

share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AbMWLJs3bsWjv4

The pictures are all annotated so I recommend viewing the slide show or enlarging images one by one.

[gspn]

I only see one picture...

[Mike 27]

That is a nice room. Congrats and I am a little jealous. I have to wait until I retire from the Army to build something like that. Luckily I am getting close.

Mike

[resqdoc]

Mike, 11 years of GWOT also delayed my progress. Thanks for your service.

gspn, try it again. I was correcting the link when you accessed it.

[beatledog7]

Awesome work. Someday, I'll have something like that.

[gacajun]

Very nicely done....you can tell you put a lot of thought and planning into it. Should serve you well for many years.

[Adam the Gnome]

Very nice! Hopefully this time next year I will have 1/2 that! Now if only components were around...

[GP100man]

You`re hired ,start asap !!!!

Good job & well deserving of a hats off to you resgdoc, looks as if you`re set for a few yrs !!!

Thanks for sharing !!!

[PhotoBiker]

I like all those blue bins. I'm not sure it would work well in my basement, they'd be full of sawdust, cobwebs, and dust in no time.

How do the inlayed rails take the torque of your single stage press?

I want to add some rails to my new bench (not even started yet) but not sure how they would handle sizing LC brass (I practically knock everything off my bench now when I size).

[resqdoc]

Photobiker. I had the same concern. Very, very sturdy. Of course that's also an effect of the rigid bench, anchored to the walls. I think a real key is the footprint of the mounting plate. For an RCBS Ammomaster sizing 50 BMG, a guy could go wider and or deeper. As is, I would honestly feel pretty confident even on the current 6" X 6" mount.

[gspn]

Alright...it's official...I'm jealous. You suck and I don't like you anymore.

Dude you have some serious skills...THAT is one heckuva well executed project. You put the "man" in "handyman".

I was blown away as I watched that come together. That's the stuff I wish I could do but I have zero skills for...despite having done all types of blue collar construction stuff in my younger days...I'm better at demolition than building stuff...it's my gift.

[BYJO4]

Very nice looking. You did an excellent job in putting your loading room together.

[ObsidianOne]

Very nice!

[Andrew Leigh]

Really enjoyed the slide show. You have paid a lot of attention to the detail which makes life easy. Well done that room is a thing of beauty. I am most decidely envious.

[16in50calNavalRifle]

Wow. Just wow. With the exception of that one reloading room (I believe pictured on the "show us" thread) with the window and benchrest in the corner for actually firing test rounds from the reloading bench on a home range, that is the most impressive set-up I've seen. Spectacular - congratulations!

[resqdoc]

I recall that set up. A dream for all of us. I remember thinking to myself, that exact feature was the only feature I was left longing for. "Ah well, maybe I'll build a cabin some day."

[resqdoc]

I have added a few more images with the final touches on my project. Mostly at the end for those who have already looked through this album.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AbMWLJs3bsWjyI

[Ty 357]

Awesome setup! I really enjoyed the slideshow...a job well done indeed.

I see a project like that and for some reason it gives me hope for our country. :)

[soonertoby]

Looks great...very nice work! Thanks for sharing

[Walkalong]

Quite the set up, and very nicely done. I see a lot of man hours getting that done. :)

[bds]

Very nice room but why the range hood at that location and height? Planning on running the tumbler there to vent the dust?

If you wanted venting option, wouldn't a louvered exhaust fan been a better option at the highest point of the room (ceiling)?

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[Certaindeaf]

Jeez, I don't know where to begin.. very impressive.

[Trent]

Ummm....

What would it cost for you to come to Illinois to work for a few weeks in my basement? :)

I'm only half-joking. :)

[resqdoc]

bds,
I modeled it after a laboratory vent hood. Like one of those you might see with scientists in moon suits in a movie about ebola virus.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AbMWLJs3bsWj0Q
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Remember the room is also used for cleaning firearms, etc. The idea is to keep fumes from stuff like Sweet's 7.62 cooper solvent from sneaking out to where my unsuspecting wife is enjoying her afternoon.

By keeping the area confined and the flow high, I am able to draw those vapors up, out and away.

[towerdog]

Very nice indeed. You did some serious planning on that project.

[Cherokee]

That hood will come in handy if you ever start casting bullets. Very nice set up.

[Trent]

Remember the room is also used for cleaning firearms, etc. The idea is to keep fumes from stuff like Sweet's 7.62 cooper solvent from sneaking out to where my unsuspecting wife is enjoying her afternoon.

By keeping the area confined and the flow high, I am able to draw those vapors up, out and away.

That's a brilliant idea. I'm chemically sensitive - especially with certain solvents (to the point certain ones give me seizures if I don't wear protective gear).

Right now I've got an air exchanger in the reloading room that pipes fresh air to the furnace, but don't use it very much; it causes condensation RIGHT over my reloading bench if the air outside isn't real close to the temp of the air inside (and at that point, I'm opening windows!).

I could re-use those big holes in the wall to run myself a nice exhaust duct and vent over my bench.

[Cranky CJ]

People who reload are generally DIY types and that really shows in the design and execution of your reloading room. Nicely done.

[grubbylabs]

Yes very nicely done.

[resqdoc]

Thanks for all the compliments guys. My main motivation for sharing is to contribute back to the forum, in light of the knowledge I have gained myself.

Trent,

I researched hoods quite a bit. Lowes and Home Depot don't carry hoods that flow this much air. I went online and selected a quality product that didn't cost much more than the high end stuff at the big box stores.

I forget the flow rates now but it runs twin big fans, more than double the airflow of the best typical home kitchen type product. That's the reason I plumbed in a fresh air make up duct. Both ducts, fresh air and exhaust have dampers to prevent undesired airflow when not in use.

The exhaust hood was the last idea I came up with, right before starting construction. Almost an afterthought. It really works well and wiring it through the countdown timer is a key to successful use for me. I could/would easily walk off and leave it running all night.

[bds]

Most kitchen hoods are 100-300 CFM. I would still consider adding a high volume exhaust fan/vent louver at the ceiling (hot air rises) so you can evacuate 100% of room air quickly of noxious fumes/dust (perhaps 500-1000 CFM).

I looked for 500 CFM fan but found 350 CFM fan for $86 (http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/100662374?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051&N=5yc1vZc4kqZ1z0yi0zZ1z0yi0z&R=100662374#.UT8qDzc2GO4) and 1080 CFM fan for $66 (http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/202913722?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051&N=5yc1vZc5s8&R=202913722#.UT8nAjc2GO4). The 1080 CFM fan may be overkill, but you will be able to exhaust/vent your reloading room in a few seconds.
350 CFM ... eliminate humidity from laundry rooms, tobacco smoke from recreation rooms and workshops ... Ventilates areas up to 315 sq. ft.

BTW, does the reloading room have HVAC supply and return vents?

[grubbylabs]

I think the fan was a great idea. You are spot on the the thinking there I do believe. The stink of my gun chemicals is my wife's biggest and only complaint.

[soonertoby]

Good call on the vent hood, I put a bathroom exhaust fan in mine and it is only 70cfm I think....it works somewhat (mainly for gun cleaning on the bench), but not strong enough to vent the entire room

[resqdoc]

BDS,

700 cfm. as it turned out, definately not overkill. It clears the room quickly but seems to be just right.

It's quieter than most household kitchen fans I've experienced.

No HVAC vents, my home is hot water heat. With the door closed it somewhat of a closed system.

[Wes B]

Very nice room. Nice details on the pictures.

How do you like the t-track (?) setup?

[Trent]

Don't forget the computer market. Some of the modern case fans move a LOT of air. :)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835706018

190 CFM for $25. Runs off a 12v power source, 4" wide. You could stick 4 of these in there for $100, with quick release brackets so they're easily replaceable, and move 760cfm of air.

EDIT: paging through the results I get for >80cfm on Newegg, found another that's 240 cfm for $29.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835213001

For $120 you could have 960 cfm.

:)

[resqdoc]

Trent,

I run one of those fans (the second one you listed) on my Harley as a parade fan. I had a buddy machine a beautiful housing, inletted for the fan. It blows between the cylinders from the side. Very effective.

[Trent]

Yeah some of the modern computer cooling fans are unbelievable. The double-rotor fans in our Intel supercomputing cluster at work move a TON of air. There's 12 of them per 2U server. If you have a node out for maintenance and happen to take the top cover off, but forget to screw it back on before applying power, it'll forcefully eject the topcover and send it flying across the room. The spares for those 12 fans cost about $200 ... EACH. If I had to guess at their CFM, I'd guesstimate 300+ each, or 3600 per server. (Each 2U server draws over 12 amps of power, gotta keep them cool).

Those will evacuate the air in a room PDQ.. was thinking about using something similar for my vault's forced air flow when I get back on that project.

[RustyFN]

Wow very nice. You did a great job. I wish I could move mine inside and out of the garage.

[bds]

I wish I could move mine inside and out of the garage.
Isn't your home your castle? Build yourself a portable castered reloading bench and you can load anywhere in the house (inside or outside).

I still have a bench in the garage but the 2'x3' portable bench I use will roll into any doorway from the hallway. I can reload in the comfort of AC/heating or reload out in the patio with wife while sipping ice tea. :D

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=140524&d=1302984028

[Tim the student]

Very nice!