Where is your bench?

[Jerry N.]

I've been cleaning my guns on a bench in my garage. I want to bring my cleaning inside as it is cold outside and even though I have a heater, I just want a more comfortable area. If you have your bench in your house, what do you do about the fumes from the cleaners? I was thinking of bringing the cleaning indoors and just not using anything with fumes.

I've used Hoppes Elite and that doesn't have any fumes. I'd be more worried about things like the break cleaner spray that I have used from time to time on my tupperware guns. Hoppes #9 isn't bad, but I'm also concerned about flammables in the house. Note that I'm just talking about a cleaning and general maintenance bench. I don't reload.

 

[arjay]

I just put down newspapers on the kitchen or coffee table and use non stinky cleaners.Dont do this when any females are home [emoji33]

 

[WhitleyStu]

in the spare bedroom...

While at the local home improvement mega store I saw an 8’ piece of counter top that had been ordered in, but not picked up. It was priced very reasonable so I purchased it. I lagged a 2”x 4” to the wall then fastened the back edge of the counter top to it with “L” brackets. I made three brackets that supported the counter top front to the lower area of the wall and had a nice bench to mount my reloading press and still have space to disassemble guns and clean.

 

[Grayfox]

I have a section of my garage divided off that serves as my work/reloading shop.

 

[gunnails]

I chose the garage, computer with internet, cable tv,surround sound, refrigerator, comfortable chairs and a gun safe, all mine.
The wife can have the rest to decide on how she wants it.

 

[Salty RI]

I use the island in the kitchen and I don't worry about the stink, I do it when the wife is not home, when she comes back and complains, I just turn a deaf ear to her.

 

[rwsmith]

Clean guns on the folding TV table.....

I put down newpaper and clean on my folding TV table in my chair while I watch TV or listen to music....or just clean. These tables also service when priming brass and charging powder. The press is in my garage.

 

[Owly]

You guys are all such gentlemen. I built my bench right in the downstairs livingroom. Reloading, gun cleaning, knife sharpening. It sees it all... and so does my wife

 

[zzzippper]

After 20 years of ignorant bare skin contact with MEK I don't worry much about fumes unless they be lead. Both of my shops are in basements; one more spacious, the other temporary.

 

[rwsmith]

It's a living room.......

You guys are all such gentlemen. I built my bench right in the downstairs livingroom. Reloading, gun cleaning, knife sharpening. It sees it all... and so does my wife

What good is a living room that you can't live in?

 

[Owly]

What good is a living room that you can't live in?

Oh, it's quite comfortable. She can lay on the couch and read, watch tv, or knit while I sit at the bench and do my own thing. Cozy fireplace, beer fridge (not used when reloading), cigar humidor in the corner.... what more could a guy ask for?

 

[rettxpo]

I use the island in the kitchen and I don't worry about the stink, I do it when the wife is not home, when she comes back and complains, I just turn a deaf ear to her.

Is that the ear she clobbered with the frying pan?

 

[LouisianaJoe]

I would like to share a thread on another forum that I have been following since 2011. It has over 3500 entries of many reloading benches and rooms that they occupy.

The start of the thread: Show us a picture of your reloading bench - THR

My bench in my man cave: THR - View Single Post - Show us a picture of your reloading bench

This has provided a lot of ideas for folks that reload.

 

[jag312]

I keep my Triumph motorcycle in my living room. Why should I care about the fumes from any cleaning solution?

 

[LVSteve]

My bench is under a pile of junk. next question....

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

Instead of backfilling, I had them put a room under the the two car garage. 2/3rds of it are for reloading, the rest for a couple of work benches, and a desk. Since I don't hunt any more, the reloading has slowed down, but the area is still mine. Has worked for 20 years now.

 

[zeke]

You guys are all such gentlemen. I built my bench right in the downstairs livingroom. Reloading, gun cleaning, knife sharpening. It sees it all... and so does my wife

Must be something in the air in Northern Wi, perhaps hoppes?

My reloading press is in the living room, as is the bench. The bench doubles as a coffee table, when it isn't covered in newspaper and hobby paraphernalia. Not leaving open containers, or over soaking the cleaning patches keeps the vapors down.

 

[Bkreutz]

I have a corner of my shop dedicated to reloading. I have another 4'x8' table that I use for working on guns. The table and shop were originally built for woodworking and working on old cars, both of which I don't do much anymore (shooting takes up the time). It's heated and well lit and big enough that I have a number of practice shooting stages that I can set up to dry fire practice.

 

[Salty RI]

While at the local home improvement mega store I saw an 8’ piece of counter top that had been ordered in, but not picked up. It was priced very reasonable so I purchased it. I lagged a 2”x 4” to the wall then fastened the back edge of the counter top to it with “L” brackets. I made three brackets that supported the counter top front to the lower area of the wall and had a nice bench to mount my reloading press and still have space to disassemble guns and clean.

Nice bench, how do you keep it so clean.

 

[Eagle 477]

Mine is in the basement right next to the laundry room, Under a weeks worth of laundry the wife hasn't had time to take care of.
Rob