Looking for help setting up a new armory/reloading room

Coach Z

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So after some renovations in my basement I have a 11' X 14' space that is 8' tall that I would like to turn in to a dedicated gun room, reloading space and gun specific work space.

I have struggled to find online a good layout or ergonomic standards for work bench height and just a good general layout for a work space. Any suggestions or links to sites with possible layouts would be greatly appreciated.
 
That's a great start thanks.

More specifically though does anyone have specs for ideal bench heights vs. a person's height?

Thanks again for any input
 
More specifically though does anyone have specs for ideal bench heights vs. a person's height?

According to the link in the previous post, see attached for the relevant information. I built mine just below elbow height but it wasn't for reloading, just tinkering.
 

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Do you like to sit in a chair, or on a stool or stand?

I found using a Gorilla Rack system set up half-height with a plywood/kitchen counter top worked well with the lower of the two normal bar stool height furniture
Make sure you allow room for expansion - either another safe or more components/ammo factored in as "STUFF" always seems to expand to fill the space available.......:D

Are you loading handgun, rifle and shotgun? Lot of presses can be involved and if you do not want to set them up in some modular location fashion, plan on enough room on your layout. At one time, I went from one single stage press to having a single stage, progressive metallic, and three progressive shotgun presses all set up. Things got too crowded space-wise when reloading and trying to have work space for other things as well.

If you use a good balance beam scale, set it up on a shelf at eye height and not attached to your bench so the vibrations from the loader do not interfere

Form follows function and while adding the TV, fridge, sofa, etc. all sound good, they waste a lot of space.

Don't forget heat and air and humidity control if applicable along with ventilation if you will be tumbling brass in the room.

With 11 X 14, personally I might be tempted to run a long 14'counter down one side for presses and reloading and 3- 4' by 7' high storage racking systems like you get in Costco or Sam's Club that can hold weight and where you can change the shelf heights as necessary for different things.

Good luck and have fun!
 
Pads, work out stuff....

I'd lay down a few rubber or protective mats like in fitness centers so if you drop any firearms or ammunition they don't scuff or scratch :mad:.
I learned my lesson when my Ruger GPNY 4" revolver tumbled out of my Blade-tech crossdraw holster & hit the pavement of a gas station lot. :(

I've seen the kitchen/restaurant grade mats & the type you can lay out & connect.
They vary in thickness & style.

Clyde
 
With regards to Clydes mats - go to a tack store and get the rubber stall mats, especially the factory seconds that aren't exactly square or have a rough edge - good deals there
 
As for the floor I'm kind of torn between doing a Pirelli tile floor (the hard rubber 2' square tiles that sort of lego dots) and the other option I'm looking at is just lowes or Home depot refinished wood floor that goes onto of a foam pad.

I guess my primary concern is not losing the small springs and detents that seem to vaporize into thin air when dropped!!!

Again I really appreciate everyone's input

The pirelli in this shot is a strange application, I've always seen it in like race car garages and that sort of environment because it's impervious to virtually every solvent:

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Wood floor option (pergo):

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Side note - Vent hood?

I've also been thinking I want to add an exhaust fan and maybe even a vent hood for dealing with chemical fumes. I use carb cleaner sometimes on my all sttel gun parts and that stuff can be really noxious!
 
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