What is the one gadget no reloading room should be without?

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There are countless pieces of reloading equipment available. From high tech/high dollar to simple low cost. What is the one gadget that makes your reloading room better? I mean beyond what you would expect. For me and my old eyes, I have a table mounted, lighted magnifying glass. You wouldn’t believe how often I use that thing looking at cases, reading labels, etc. how about you? Any “must have” ideas to share?
 
There are countless pieces of reloading equipment available. From high tech/high dollar to simple low cost. What is the one gadget that makes your reloading room better? I mean beyond what you would expect. For me and my old eyes, I have a table mounted, lighted magnifying glass. You wouldn’t believe how often I use that thing looking at cases, reading labels, etc. how about you? Any “must have” ideas to share?
That's a good idea. I have an old desk lamp, the kind with a flexible neck, mounted to the back of my bench. I stole it from the place I worked many years ago. I've probably used it for peering into, checking the powder levels in at least 10,000 charged cases sitting in loading blocks.
We used those lighted magnifying glasses like you're talking about in the Instrument Shop where I worked too. I probably should have stolen one of those before I left, but didn't.:D
BTW, welcome to the forum NWGooser.:)
 
Me. Without an operator, all that stuff is just junk

This is a great point. There are so many "things" that are absolute requirements for this endeavor that the human factor is often overlooked. The trained mind is the most essential component in the shop. Without that, the operator is just applying for a Darwin award.

An air compressor is a nice thing to have that's not really required to help keep things clean.

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I really like my RCBS lockout die.
Necessary, no, nice to have yes.
I feel the same way about my WFT, not necessary but sure makes trimming .223 brass less of a core.
(I no longer dread trimming .223 brass....)

A wall AC unit to keep it cool in the summer is also nice.
 
As we can see from what the others posted, there are many things that make the job go smoother. Mine include a lighted magnifying class, a goose neck lamp, a cordless drill, a tool bar or rack where I can hang screwdrivers, pliers, ect, a trash can dedicated to the loading room, an assortment of bore brushes, dental picks, punches, steel wool, 1200 grit emory cloth, a large funnel for transferring powder from and to the measure, and the list goes on and on.
 
Lighting = flashlight, I've even brought my spotlight down there looking for something I've dropped before.
Magnifying glass.
6" machinist scale
the BIG magnet
 
Lots of good replies so far; I'll add the introduction of 5000K LED shoplights; no issue with electronics like fluorescent, light in weight and BRIGHT. Mine has 3 levels of brightness - about $40 at Sam's or Costco. Secondly, using Inline Fabrication press risers. ALL of the stress is on the benchtop, not on the edge, no press overhang to deal with as well. Excellent company, excellent product, I have 3 of them.
 
Backup examples of common reloading tools. Press, scale, bullet puller, pocket swagger, flashlight, dies, calipers, and decapping pins at the minimum. I aim to be able to continue a session if things break or stop working. Multiple die sets allow me to set the expander for different length brass (SPL vs MAG) and set seaters for different bullets. I have 9 sets of non carbide 38SPL dies for example that I purchased each used for less than I could get a new seater die for.
 
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