Anyone else have solutions for dusty reloading shops? Here's a couple!

[old11bravo]

Well I don't know if anyone else suffers this curse but my reloading area gets dusty as all get up! I am much too cheap to pay $20 bucks or so for an RCBS branded soft cover to protect my scale from dust so I came up with my $3-$4 solution which appeals to me much more than a soft cover. Unlike a soft cover this will not snag the pan or the beam and send my scale reeling across the bench when I go to unveil it.





I'm also concerned about dust and debris getting into my wonderful Hornady trickler when it is sitting idly on my workshop bench. I've found a cap from a can of "One Shot" case lube spray fits the top perfectly to keep any crud out until it's time to get busy with it. I also have a really awesome Franford Arsenal hand trickler that I keep for back up should my Hornady take a poop on me. I found a cap off of one of the wife's hair product containers that fit it perfectly (she's still wondering where the cap went). No need to blow money on some fancy shmancy dust cover with a brand name on it when you can find things in the house that are destined for the trash eventually anyway.

NO DUST CAP


WITH DUST CAP

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[Stomper]

Isn't the Hornady Trickler one of them fancy "marital aids" imported from France?

 

[nammac]

I'm so OCD, I always put my scale back
In its original packaging.

 

[DizzyJ]

Cool ideas!

 

[old11bravo]

Isn't the Hornady Trickler one of them fancy "marital aids" imported from France?

Best darn thing since sliced bread........................... or battery operated toys.

 

[Stomper]

Best darn thing since sliced bread........................... or battery operated toys.

AKA a B.O.B.... Battery Operated Boyfriend.

 

[Tilos]

Upside down Haagen Dazs box (Upper Lft.) is my scale dust cover...
The scale is taped to the shelf, to keep it from getting bumped/moved.

 

[gmerkt]

Scales are a precision instrument and should be accorded some care. My cousin who is a carpenter made a wooden case for his RCBS beam scale. I've had the same kind of scale for over 30 years. As someone else said, I too store mine in the original box. But it sees less use now since I bought one of the cheapy digital scales.

 

[Mikej]

Hmm, I just keep a clean, soft, pink shop rag draped over my 5-0-5. Now the rest of the bench? Thought about draping a sheet over the whole thing.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Hmm, I just keep a clean, soft, pink shop rag draped over my 5-0-5. Now the rest of the bench? Thought about draping a sheet over the whole thing.

For many years I used sheets to cover my WW tools when not in use but also ran a dehumidifier so they didn't become moisture holders to that the vast iron tables.