Toxic Powder Spill in the Loading Room

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Pottimus said:
I prefer the Viking funeral in the cardboard boat. WHOooooffFFF!
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We performed that ritual last April for a member of our desert racing club who passed suddenly of a heart attack. A plywood ship was constructed, his race jersey was the sail and all of his riding gear was sent to Valhalla.

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His firearms (1911, 12 ga and a .22 rifle) went to his daughter & son in law for the grandkids.
 
GW Staar said:
I'm too cheap, I guess. I would have sifted it through two screens....one fine enough to drop only dirt.....and one course enough to drop the powder and hold on to the dog hair!......but then I don't have animals.....so maybe one screen would work. ;)
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I didn't try to filter through screens but, I did take it to a doorway between my garage and my back patio, where there is always a constant but gentle breeze, (I also use this area to cast bullets as it gently removes any smoke from fluxing) and poured it from one container into a large funnel in another container from various heights in the hope that the breeze would blow away the lighter debris and allow the powder to fall to the other container a little bit cleaner.

It didn't work as the individual powder kernals we're about the same weight as the debris and (being Blue Dot) had a larger surface area to catch the breeze.

I'll bet if it has been a larger (heavier) extruded powder, or a ball powder that didn't catch as much wind, it would've worked.
 
Hi, my name is ________, and I’m a powder spiller….
Don’t worry, you’re in good company, THR will help!
I wouldn’t sweat the dog hair, but the other powders mixed in would make for an interesting load development.
 
AJC1 said:
I clean my loading area prior to loading. When I pulled a bonhead maneuver and poured powder in my charge master with the gate open, it was more of an annoyance than a loss. Powder dumped all over my just wiped and dried formica counter, and was put right back in the dispenser.
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I know that sucks from personal experience. I now have a length of red "no fly" ribbon looped around the drain gate just so I will notice it. Gate closed, check. No fly ribbon removed and stored, check.
 
HowieG said:
I know that sucks from personal experience. I now have a length of red "no fly" ribbon looped around the drain gate just so I will notice it. Gate closed, check. No fly ribbon removed and stored, check.
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My dad had a reminder taped to the riser tube but I never use it. Most of my loads are in the 10 grain range and I try very hard to limit atmospheric exposure of powder... I may be over the top but it gets stupid humid here and I haven't had any problems so I'll take that as proof of procedure even if it's extreme.
 
Riomouse911 said:
We performed that ritual last April for a member of our desert racing club who passed suddenly of a heart attack. A plywood ship was constructed, his race jersey was the sail and all of his riding gear was sent to Valhalla.



His firearms (1911, 12 ga and a .22 rifle) went to his daughter & son in law for the grandkids.
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delete…. sorry bro
 
rfwobbly said:
Don't feel bad. In the middle of the Obama component drought, I knocked over a 8lb keg of W231 !!
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when I was 10 or 11, we stole a bottle of powder from my friend’s dad powder refrigerator and lit it. We also, got an extension cored beating (yes, they beat us in the 80’s) I got 2 extension cord… one from his dad, one from my dad
 
This sounds rather tedious and I admit it is only conjectural.
How about vibration to 'settle' the heavier material to the bottom and the lighter material (hopefully the dust, dog hair and bits of paper scrap) to the top? Something like a cut off plastic gallon jug (cleaned, of course), plastic bucket (also cleaned) or a large cooking pot. Use a foot massager or something of the nature for a shaker-vibrator. It would probably take a while.

I have not tried this myself and currently have no spilled powder. If anyone gives it a go, report. This could make us RICH! Or not.
 
CQB45ACP said:
Dropped my wallet from upper deck at RFK stadium at a Redskins game. I did get it back but it was empty of cash.

Your loss is worse.
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I left my wallet in a bus stop in Australia. It was returned to me in the states, with all the cash and cards, by the bloke who found it. Talk about miraculous.
Y-T71 said:
Then I poured a very little bit at a time on a clean, white paper plate and, using tweezers, proceeded (for 10 days; it was very tedious) to pick out all the dog/cat hair, dead spiders and any other little bits of debris out of it.
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Reminds me of a saying a friend of mine uses. Instead of saying we've "gotten into the weeds" he says we're "picking the fly poop out of the pepper."

Anyway, sorry for your mishap. There are two kinds of reloaders in this world: those who have spilled powder and those who are going to spill powder. Maybe we should come up with some sort of ritual for when someone changes from the latter status to the former, kind of like when old-time mariners got their ear pierced to commemorate crossing the equator for the first time. Perhaps a tattoo of the powder type on the inside of the wrist. Most people would have no idea what "IMR 4350" or "Titegroup" on someone's forearm meant, but those in the "club" would give a knowing wink.
 
barnfrog said:
I left my wallet in a bus stop in Australia. It was returned to me in the states, with all the cash and cards, by the bloke who found it. Talk about miraculous.

Reminds me of a saying a friend of mine uses. Instead of saying we've "gotten into the weeds" he says we're "picking the fly poop out of the pepper."

Anyway, sorry for your mishap. There are two kinds of reloaders in this world: those who have spilled powder and those who are going to spill powder. Maybe we should come up with some sort of ritual for when someone changes from the latter status to the former, kind of like when old-time mariners got their ear pierced to commemorate crossing the equator for the first time. Perhaps a tattoo of the powder type on the inside of the wrist. Most people would have no idea what "IMR 4350" or "Titegroup" on someone's forearm meant, but those in the "club" would give a knowing wink.
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Those Aussies are pretty trustworthy for descendants of criminals.
 
Mark_Mark said:
when I was 10 or 11, we stole a bottle of powder from my friend’s dad powder refrigerator and lit it. We also, got an extension cored beating (yes, they beat us in the 80’s) I got 2 extension cord… one from his dad, one from my dad
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Only a belt in my house…can still hear the “snaps” of my Dad’s belt against his belt loops. It worked lije a charm.
 
Mark_Mark said:
My dad didn’t wear a belt. Lol.. if that happened these days. Prison time
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You're absolutely right...empty the jails of true criminals to make room for the fathers that still dare to discipline their children. I remain thankful that I was unable to sit down a few times in my childhood. What I wouldn't give to have dad around to give me another lickin'!
 
markr6754 said:
You're absolutely right...empty the jails of true criminals to make room for the fathers that still dare to discipline their children. I remain thankful that I was unable to sit down a few times in my childhood. What I wouldn't give to have dad around to give me another lickin'!
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I got 2 boys now 2.5 & 4.5 I have to watch what I do with them in public. and I’m not just talking about a spanking, had to teach them not to say certain words in public; like Gun, Shoot, Pew Pew, kill… it’s that bad in Seattle.
 
Y-T71 said:
I forgot to tighten the clamp on the powder measure on my Dillon Square Deal and the first pull of the handle it promptly lifted up off the die and hit the floor spilling ½-¾ lb of Blue Dot all over my floor.

I swept it up and put it back in the bottle.

Then I poured a very little bit at a time on a clean, white paper plate and, using tweezers, proceeded (for 10 days; it was very tedious) to pick out all the dog/cat hair, dead spiders and any other little bits of debris out of it.

After the 2nd day, I got pretty good

I just couldn't bring myself to throw it away.
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:eek::eek::what::what:GASP!! You spilled the unobtanium Kraut space magic(with Retumbo being a good contender for that title as well) that is Blue Dot?? You should have your THR membership revoked! ;);) But for real, my deepest condolences for your loss... I wish I could find Blue Dot myself... I know if I were to spill my precious few pounds each of Retumbo and H1000 (that I paid wayyyyy to much for:mad:), I would literally not know what to do with myself, lol.
 
Have you guys ever accidentally mix 2 powders together? I dump a Green worth of Universal into Auto Comp. Lost about 1/4 or so pound. Now, only 1 bottle at a time will stay in my reloading room
 
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