compressed air source for reloading bench

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05 April 2017, 02:12

drj

compressed air source for reloading bench

I primarily reload shotgun shells (28 & 410) but also load/reload rifle cartridges. My reloading room is basically a spare bedroom in my house that my wife allowed me to modify in to my "man cave". More and more I need a compressed air source to "blow out" things. The canned air just doesn't cut it. Any ideas on the smallest, least noisy compressed air source I could use indoors?

05 April 2017, 02:43

ramrod340

I use a small Coleman. However quite it isn't

05 April 2017, 03:00

McKay

I use this one for running small finish nailers. Not sure how much volume you need but if its just a blast of air here and there you would be fine. It is quiet. Worse case scenario if you need more volume you could hook up a cheap $20 5 gallon tank to it.

https://www.amazon.com/Rolair-...ration/dp/B0058NRVMO

05 April 2017, 06:35

Rapidrob

A Airbrush compressor would work well. I use a small 20 pound twin cylinder version. You can talk over it with no problem. No compressor is really quite.An "on demand" switch would be the way to go.

05 April 2017, 07:53

Rook49

My air compressor sits in the garage. I ran a hose from the compressor to a hose reel in my workshop and I keep the air-hose from the reel with a nozzle hanging on my workbench when I'm reloading.

05 April 2017, 11:40

eagle27

I don't know just how much compressed air you would need in a reloading man cave but how about a scuba dive bottle. One of those will supply a lot of high pressure air and cheap enough to fill, far better than canned air.

05 April 2017, 18:07

cgbach

Blowing stuff around the shop just moves it to someplace else, where it will be a problem later. I found a cheapie little hand held vac. that has a beater bar that can be turned on/off as well as a short hose that can be unplugged and used for suction. It is pretty noisy but it is great on the shot shell loading bench. It will pick up loose shot etc. and it is easily emptied, no disposable filter bag to fool with. I think it cost 25-30$?
C.G.B.

05 April 2017, 19:25

Rook49

quote:
Originally posted by cgbach:
Blowing stuff around the shop just moves it to someplace else, where it will be a problem later. I found a cheapie little hand held vac. that has a beater bar that can be turned on/off as well as a short hose that can be unplugged and used for suction. It is pretty noisy but it is great on the shot shell loading bench. It will pick up loose shot etc. and it is easily emptied, no disposable filter bag to fool with. I think it cost 25-30$?
C.G.B.

There's some places that a vac can't reach like powder that's between your dies or in your press ram or primer seater that needs to be blown out. Then I take a leaf blower and open the door in my workshop and blow everything that's on the floor outside.

06 April 2017, 00:47

A/C guy

Since you don't need a large volume of air at high pressure, just get an air tank and charge it up occasionally.

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...ch/result?q=air+tank

12 April 2017, 04:31

Atkinson

I have a large compressor in my shop and also my handloading room. I never use compressed air while handloading, feel its not needed, a paintbrush and shop brush with a pan works fine for me..

Compressed air is full of moisture..moisture is rust, and blown air is static, that can be problematic around black powder for instance..Not to mention loosing small parts as they fly across the room..

14 April 2017, 05:35

Deep Space Hunter

If you want a quite air compressor, take a look at airbrush compressors. I have a similar model to this Compressor and it works well.

23 April 2017, 18:01

daboone

This works for me.

24 April 2017, 09:25

Joe from So. Cal.

quote:
Originally posted by daboone:
This works for me.

I actually use one at my place of employment and it works surprisingly well.

24 April 2017, 20:10

nopride2

I never use compressed air on my loading bench. A shop vac and brushes work for me. Get some exhaust tubing that fits the hose and make nozzles to fit tight places.

Dave

26 April 2017, 06:23

Wstrnhuntr

quote:
Originally posted by A/C guy:
Since you don't need a large volume of air at high pressure, just get an air tank and charge it up occasionally.

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...ch/result?q=air+tank