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Posted: 1/20/2014 2:22:45 AM EDT
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So I live in a smaller house which doesn't leave a ton of extra space to put a press, and my garage stays too filthy, but what I do have is a small clean, dry, well lit utility room between my kitchen and garage that I can steal away some space.
This room has a stand up freezer, electric geothermal pump, electric washer and dryer and electric hot water heater. My concern is whether or not this is a safe location for my reloading, static?!? And humidity, I'm guessing all the power in there will make the air pretty dry, will I need to add a humidifier? Any guidance on this is very much appreciated |
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I don't think you'd have a problem loading in there. If the room has a door keep it open while you are in there, also, I wouldn't load while doing laundry.
The washer may put out too much humidity and the dryer may cause static. Do the appliances in there have surface rust on them ? I wouldn't store my powder and primers there though. Give it a try with a press that clamps to the table and see if it works out for you. |
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The appliances do not have surface rust or anything and I could consider that to really be one of the driest rooms in the house.
I guess I'm more less worried about static and explosions. I know it's a crazy notion but want to make sure the family is safe! Why would you not store powders and primers? |
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Quoted: I guess getting the room to a specific humidity in there, whichever way it needs to go, so maybe pick something up that will give me an accurate humidity level? And then what would an appropriate level? Why the heck did those rounds corrode? Those rounds probably were stored with many chemicals that attack brass/copper. Store you supplies properly and you won't have problems. I would load in that room, if the humidity was too high, you would feel it as soon as you walked into the room. Now if your dryer isn't vented to the outside, that's a different story.
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Quoted: The room does also have a vent, so it's heated and cooled like the rest of the house, not sure if that changes anything or not. What is a good humidity level where it won't corrode cartridges or the tooling? Then I get the woodstove going it goes down to 40%. I have no rust problems.
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| It's probably not a good place to store powder but you can clean brass and prepare cases in that room if it's not too crowded. To me it sounds like there is a whole lot going on in there already and the wifey might get mad if she is in there doing laundry and you need a quite place to reload. I have my stuff in a dedicated bedroom that has my reloading table and my wife's sewing table, it's our hobby room. It's very comfortable which is something you might want when reloading, remember you gotta concentrate on what you are doing or you'll end up with a squib load or over powered charge that can both ruin your day at the range. Finding a good room is probably about as serious as finding the right powder to use. You'll want a place you will be comfortable so you won't screw up. |
| The room is a 10x16 an I'll be building a 7' wide bench. This really is the only suitable clean, not already occupied location. This is my only option and I've been allotted the space by the wife, the geothermal is very quiet when running. I just want to ensure it's not 1) dangerous and 2) not going to be detrimental to supplies and materials |
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I did an experiment one time. I live in a relatively dry climate...
I loaded a couple hundred .223 during a rainstorm, and on s Saturday night while each of our four kids were showering one after the other. Oh... And my wife was boiling noodles for spaghetti. I have a small house. You could touch the humidity on the glass... I left the rounds for a little over six months. Every round shot consistent and accurate.. |
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.223 rounds I learned the hard way not to store in a cabinet in the laundry room: http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af227/mid_mo/mid_mo/bad_223.jpg YMMV. Damn. Use a lot of bleach? |
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.223 rounds I learned the hard way not to store in a cabinet in the laundry room: http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af227/mid_mo/mid_mo/bad_223.jpg YMMV. Perfect candidates for wet tumbling. |
| I load and store my equipment in a unheated and uncooled shed in South Ga if I haven't had any problems I doubt you will. I clean and lube anything that might rust it's been a year and half with no rust. I keep my primers and powder inside the house and take what ever I need when I go to the shed to load. |
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Damn. Use a lot of bleach? Quoted:
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.223 rounds I learned the hard way not to store in a cabinet in the laundry room: http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af227/mid_mo/mid_mo/bad_223.jpg YMMV. Damn. Use a lot of bleach? Nope. But they were in the cabinet for right around a year, in the factory boxes. Couple of different brands, some fared worse than others. |
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Perfect candidates for wet tumbling. Quoted:
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.223 rounds I learned the hard way not to store in a cabinet in the laundry room: http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af227/mid_mo/mid_mo/bad_223.jpg YMMV. Perfect candidates for wet tumbling. I dry tumbled 'em (don't have a wet tumbler), and most cleaned up enough to be shootable. I've got about 1/4 of a gallon jug full of them that are still pretty questionable... I just put those back in a "If I REALLY Need Them" stash. Thought about selling those for $.50 ea. at a swap meet back during the ammo crunch, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. Guess my neckbeard hasn't grown completely in yet. 
ETA: sorry if OT/hijack (?) |
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The reason I wouldn't store powder and primers in there is b/c of the widely varying humidity levels in that room.
When the wife does laundry the humidity goes way up, that's bad for powder and primers. Seeing those pics, it's bad for loaded ammo too ! The room is big enough that static shouldn't be a problem. Just keep an eye on things for awhile and lube your dies and presses etc regularly. |
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.223 rounds I learned the hard way not to store in a cabinet in the laundry room: http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af227/mid_mo/mid_mo/bad_223.jpg YMMV. By chance, was there bleach or any other chemicals in the cabinets, Bleach and other cleaners can leach through the plastic. Ruined 10 K brass because I stored it in the same Cabernet as a bottle of muriatic acid. |
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