Handloading room suggestions/ideas. New build.

[cbjr]

Thought of another suggestion while hand annealing brass today. Put another switch to your main room lighting somewhere handy at or next to the bench. Meaning instead of a single switch at the door, make it a 3-way switch with a second switch at the bench.

 

[Reemtyj]

Make some of your bench high enough you can stand up and do things, as it gets hard on the back sitting for long periods of time.

 

[JesseJ]

 

[aratliff]

I wish I had that and you had something better, Jesse.

 

[JesseJ]

 

[HARPERC]

I put a vent fan in my last one.

 

[gltaylor]

You smelting lead? Or used to?

 

[HARPERC]

Used to but also included cleaning fumes etc.

Also had an egress window, but winter also here might involve a space heater.

 

[JesseJ]

I intend to spray foam the whole thing. Will hafta be a fresh air inlet for the AC. There’s a small bathroom in one corner, there will be a vent fan in it.

Only time I’ve played with lead was for small qty
Made some experimental shot gun slugs one time.

 

[aratliff]

We sprayfoamed our house. Very efficient, but what I learned—and wish the HVAC guy had known…ugh!!!…don’t get me started—was to undersize the heat pump so it runs more frequently. Otherwise, humidity will be high inside. That was an expensive fix.

 

[JesseJ]

I’ve did a lot of homework on this subject

 

[aratliff]

Good deal. One day I’ll learn that is the less expensive method!

 

[JesseJ]

I hope I don’t regret goin with a more budget minded option on the vault door. I just couldn’t make myself ok with the 8-10k$ options. I went with the snap safe premium 36”.

 

[Darkside]

We sprayfoamed our house. Very efficient, but what I learned—and wish the HVAC guy had known…ugh!!!…don’t get me started—was to undersize the heat pump so it runs more frequently. Otherwise, humidity will be high inside. That was an inexpensive fix.

Turn your fan only on and leave it run 24/7. That will keep all your rooms the same temperature and pull the humidity out of the house.

 

[Gerald Dilgard]

I have mentioned lately that I’m in the middle of a new home build. It’s now actually nearing completion. Along with a the new home, comes a new shop, gun room, reloading facility. There was a time that I thought I knew all the answers and my way was always best. I’ve aged enough to realize that other folks have ideas and plans that MAY equal mine. .
So id like the hammer brain trust to all talk about what y’all like and dislike about your current set up, and what you’d do differently.
I may have handicapped myself on size. I’ve set aside a. 12’x12’ room. This is for handloading only. Single stage press for precision rifle. Window on one end to shoot out of. This room will be for consumables storage, and handloading hardware, assembly line, only.
8’ ceiling.

I have found a 1/4 inch lip on my bench has paid for it's self many times over when I have spilled primers

 

[JesseJ]

Next step will be finished this evenin. Here what’s goin on in the “pontificating” room as I type. @BFD

 

[BFD]

I did spray foam insulation too! Bravo my man!
Had spray dude fog the ceiling black!
Point of order tho! Mine is a pontification “area” as its flow attached with rest of shop!

Yes, if you zoom in, Beth got roller skates

 

[JesseJ]

I hated to waste all that high roof area, so devised a little set of steps and landing area that that we can set a pallet of supplies on, then tote into the attic storage area. It will be conditioned as well.

 

[gltaylor]

You guys are WAY to fancy
( I'm old and jealous)

 

[jrebel]

Looking good!!!