Reloading bench cleanliness methods

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Klingon00
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Re: Reloading bench cleanliness methods

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Aesinsp wrote:
Klingon00 wrote:I usually use a 3x5 index card to sweep it up onto a piece of paper or paper cup and discard that. There may not be much risk of an explosion with smokeless powder in the open but it sure is flammable!
Hmmm.. can you expound on that. I can speak to rubbing alcohol, but not this.
Sorry, I'm not sure which part you had a question about?
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Re: Reloading bench cleanliness methods

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JediSkipdogg wrote:I vacuum it up. I figure with the small amount of powder and other dust in the vacumm cleaner the chances of anything are mimimal. I also only use bag vacs so the powder isn't "spinning" around inside a container. If one is talking a large quantity, I'd be hesitant on a vacuum.
My Shop Vac uses a bag also. No problem encountered here using the vac.

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I just use a shop vac or air compressor to blow it.
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Propane torch with a wide tip cleans it up nicely. :wink: and, just in case someone missed the winking smiley, I am just kidding.
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Re: Reloading bench cleanliness methods

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My reloading bench is the one part of my messy life that I like to keep clean. I don't spill much powder but when I do, I usually use a business card to scrape the spill together and put back in the hopper (no other contaminants around). The little flecks and pieces here and there from the press or the occasional dropped grain all get shop vac'd.
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