Reloading room - Thank you all for the ideas!

[Tycer]

After a year and nine months, I've finally been able to cast and load. Thanks to you all who posted pics of your set ups!

YsableKid's swappable plates is awesome and I have all my presses and lubrisizers and Forster on them (except the 9000).

I added a hood so I can cast when Nancy is home! Flux too.

Here's the start:

[O.S.O.K.]

Very nice. You will really enjoy that.

My shop and reloading bench is currently all packed up I feel like I've been grounded. We are in limbo waiting for the house to sell so that we can either unpack some (if one guy buys the house, he'll lease it back to us until next spring) or move to a rental....

You don't realize how much you use a shop until its not available...

[Topside]

Nice looking! And neat........something I can't be accused of. Cool chair!
T.

[pwl44m]

Ur one sick Puppy Tycer, how do U expect to find anything on those benches.Jk. Wish I had that much room. I happen to have a Tractor Seat that I plan to make into a Stool. Ur bench and Presses definitly look like a place to spend some time in. Well done.
Perry

[AJMD429]

You don't realize how much you use a shop until its not available...

Or how much stuff you have until you have to pack it...

[O.S.O.K.]

You don't realize how much you use a shop until its not available...

Or how much stuff you have until you have to pack it...

Oh man. It's very strange - I must have really had everything stored very well - organized because the entire shop is filled with boxes now and I didn't even get everything packed yet! The most irritating are the lead ingots

[Tycer]

The most irritating are the lead ingots

I moved close to a ton.

[Sixgun]

I added a hood so I can cast when Nancy is home! Flux too.

Tycer,
Looks so nice, clean an organized. I always say what the Marines say, "a place for everything and everything in it's place" I "think" the Marines say that---my buddy Gunny is a neat freak.

As for the "hood" thingy, do you mean a hood or a "hood"? . The latter should stay in Philly

Yo dude---on a serious note a powerful fan is the key to happiness in the household---just keep the inlet in the area and not from the kitchen window I use a mega fan down in the basement that will suck out one of my little dogs---if I would be so stupid to lift the dog up.--------Sixgun

[RIHMFIRE]

nice job....looks great...and very efficient too!

[win7094M1]

Very impressive! Hope you enjoy your new setup!

[Tycer]

Yo dude---on a serious note a powerful fan is the key to happiness in the household---just keep the inlet in the area and not from the kitchen window I use a mega fan down in the basement that will suck out one of my little dogs---if I would be so stupid to lift the dog up.--------Sixgun

300 CFM Elicent AXC 200B I can drop a cubic inch of wax into the pot and never light it. Nancy absolutely hates the smell of hot alloy even without flux. It's always been an outside or her gone all day activity.

[Sixgun]

300 CFM Elicent AXC 200B

Tycer,
You always use numbers and descriptions that are way over my head---smart dude you be -------Sixgun

[BenT]

Not enough clutter ! Other than that it looks great.

[Hobie]

I like it.

Y'all haven't met Nancy but I do believe it is worth all the effort Tycer's making to make her happy. Nice lady!

[pwl44m]

Well then it sounds like a "Happy Couple" Pic in the new Loading Room is in order. Ya know We like pictures.
Perry

[Catshooter]

Very nice. It sure sucks not to have your shop set up doesn't it.

I learned over to CastBoolits a wonderful new way to flux. I use the same Lee pot you do. I have a half inch dowel about 18 inches long. I stuff it down into the melt and rub the bottom of the pot and along the sides. This does two things: The wood carbonizes which adds carbon the lead which helps to clean it. The rubbing of the sides brings up anything that is stuck below the surface.

All that's needed to flux is carbon. I never knew that before, I used to use a small chunk of bullet lube. The dowel gives very little smoke, mostly from the dowel itself which is easy to take outside if needed.


Cat

[Ysabel Kid]

I like it.

Y'all haven't met Nancy but I do believe it is worth all the effort Tycer's making to make her happy. Nice lady!

+1 I've met Tycer's better half, and he's on the right track to keep her happy. I suspect Nancy is like my Connie - if Momma's not happy, ain't no one happy!

Tycer, that is a great set up! I need more work surface - may have to swipe your plan!

[Sixgun]

Very nice. It sure sucks not to have your shop set up doesn't it.

I learned over to CastBoolits a wonderful new way to flux. I use the same Lee pot you do. I have a half inch dowel about 18 inches long. I stuff it down into the melt and rub the bottom of the pot and along the sides. This does two things: The wood carbonizes which adds carbon the lead which helps to clean it. The rubbing of the sides brings up anything that is stuck below the surface.

All that's needed to flux is carbon. I never knew that before, I used to use a small chunk of bullet lube. The dowel gives very little smoke, mostly from the dowel itself which is easy to take outside if needed.


Cat

Catshooter,
I like that I learn somethin' new everyday. I'm gonna try that (with the dowel) After 40 years of casting I need to see the "mirror" on top. I'll see what happens.

I like that name "Catshooter"---domestic, feral, or "homebred""? -----Sixgun

on another note, I was kicked off Cast Boolits for LIFE. Those boys did not see a good deal when it smacked 'em in the head---I told 'em the only way I knew how to tell things---Got booted

[Catshooter]

Sixgun,

Yes, give the dowel a try. I was amazed at how easy it is and it works wonders.

The cats were all feral. Nasty, nasty creatures that my friend was afraid for his two year for. Was fun hunting, I'll tell you that. I used a 1912 production 1911 and cast bullets, worked very well.

With no intention of trying to offend, I thought the moment I saw your for sale posting that you might get into a bit of a scrape. Then I opened your thread. I knew you were toast.

Been several times over there (and here too) that I really wanted to cut loose but I knew I'd get smoked so I didn't. I've got too much to learn to cut myself off, especially there. Casting is important to me and I've learned so much over there that I am doing things I though impossible just a few years back. Oh well.


Cat