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Was good while it lasted. Had the spare room as my reloading space but we’ve got another little one on the way so I’ve been booted out to the shed.
My question is around the damp and cold. It’s an old skyline type with no insulation and concrete slab.
I’ve sourced one of these to go under the bench where I’ll store all the important stuff like dies, powder, scales etc
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Am I pretty safe if I was to install one of these cupboard heaters to keep away the damp?
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Yep should do, we had a 10W one in our pump shed in Hanmer over winter even in -8C nothing froze up
If you're going to be reloading etc out there look into the cost of insulating & lining the garage it'll be a much more comfortable place for you to work as well as mitigating the moisture issue.
Build yourself a walk-in cupboard / small room and line it and install a power point so you can run a small heater.
For the amount I do it’s not really worth it. Would be a big cost and a lot of time.Quote:
Originally Posted by No good names left
Easier to just chuck a puffer on if it’s cold. I’ll load up a 100 once in a blue moon and my mates use it most of the time.
Set it up in a corner of your bedroom
Where are you cold isn't really an issue.
Moisture is.
My garage is cold but reasonably dry.
Reloading when it is a bit warmer during the day, not mid winter at night works.
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Greetings,
A heater does not remove moisture it merely evaporates it. Once the temperature drops the moisture will condense on anything cold like the shed cladding, metal safes, rifle barrels etc. This is something you probably want to avoid. Also a metal shed in summer will be red hot in the heat of the day. This is tough on powder and will shorten its life, The idea of a small room, properly insulated, ventilated and damp proofed has considerable merit. You don't have to do the whole garage
Regards GPM.
Only ever stored and loaded in a steel garage. After perhaps 35 or years storage in a steel locker powder is fine.
An observation years ago in my Grandfathers woolshed Dad noticed a comb on a nail.
Asked how long it had been there.
Granddad said I dunno 10 years or so.
Not a speck of rust.
Overnight CNI would rust.
Humidity makes a difference.
Never worried about powder but dies.press etc rusting.... @Oldbloke comment is interesting.
Just had a look at my records.
AS50n purchased two kg 11/04/1994. Still using it.
I'm in Victoria, temp varies from about 0c to 42c
An old esky or wooden box would be ideal. You don't need a fridge.
In a nut shell much the same as your North Is.
I would buy a plastic sealable box/ storage container with little partitions in it. Put selica gel packs in it and store the dies and important bits in that. I have an uninsulated shed for reloading and all my dies are tucked away when not in use like that.
I do get lazy and leave them in the press but i have specs of this red stuff on all the low grade metal parts like lock rings. Over winter when not reloading as much i will disassemble and degrunge them.
I load all year round in a tin shed in Dunedin. I need to rug up myself in the winter! Powder and primers live in an old chilly bin, and in turn that lives in a locked file cabinet.
That's the lanolin from the wool on the comb, wash that and put it back on that nail in week it'll be buggered.Quote:
Originally Posted by erniec
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My suggestion would be to keep powder / primers etc inside in a smaller safe dry storage like a cupboard to shelf etc. Set you bench up in the Garage and perhaps make a cupboard of sume sort and insulate that for storage. If it is just rust you are worried about. use WD40 or similar on the press etc and a cover, and keep the smaller bits inside with the powder/ primers. That stuff can usually all fit in a plastic bin / beer crate so wont take up must space....Quote:
Originally Posted by McNotty
and one of the big rules for reloading is get decent lighting in there to lessen mistakes
Nah no lanolin it was just the dry environment.Quote:
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Why not just tell the Mrs if the reloading gear is going to the shed then you are going there as well.
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I personally wouldnt put an electrical heater in the same cupboard as the powder.
I store powder in those metal ammo tins with a rubber seal.
Primers would be the most susceptible and thats to condensation. They arent airtight when you buy them but they need to be. I keep mine inside the house in a tightly closed plastic bag in a small well ventilated but locked suitcase. I let them warm /cool to the temperature of the reloading room before I take them out of the plastic bag. Theres plenty of time while I size and clean the brass.
Dies press calipers etc I carefully wipe with a barely oily rag at the end of a session.
Check whether fluorescent / LED lights might upset your scales. I keep my chargemaster in its box in s tough holy plastic bag inside a wooden case. Look after it.
I also try to clear off the bench before reloading and use a little vacuum cleaner around. Don’t want to get specks of sawdust or iron filings into dies etc.
Treading on thin ice with that one :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag
I use spare/used bubble-wrap in the spaces between the studs, then light plywood over the top to insulate.
(it's amazing how much bubble-wrap gets accumulated with almost everything couriered these days, friends and neighbors drop us off theirs as well).
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Win some ya loose some. All setup.
Powder and dies all locked up in a pelican case copy and press has a light coating of lube on the shaft…..
Grouse setup
If thats a hot light bulb above the bench insects can fly into it and fall down sizzling.
Keep your case mouths and powder dispenser covered !
Good while it lasted @McNotty
That'll be the end of a beautiful relationship! But so long as you get to keep the guns and the boat, it might be the best outcome.....????Quote:
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