aliveisalive
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Just finished the bench yesterday.
Show us a picture of your reloading bench
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pzember
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Hello, mister VonFatman!
Sorry for me dummy inquire! I very like this site! Our possibilities in reloading (in Middle Europe) are legislative very limited , I only enviously look for Your chances for weapons and reloading equipments to use...
Sorry for me dummy inquire! I very like this site! Our possibilities in reloading (in Middle Europe) are legislative very limited , I only enviously look for Your chances for weapons and reloading equipments to use...
LAH
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Welcome to the board Mark.........Creeker
wherestheham
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Planning a bench
Guys,
You have some AWESOME benchs. I have been reloading at a friends but just got my OWN Dillon 550b.
I'm in the process of making room for my bench and have gotten some great ideas from you all.
Thanks for the pics.
Guys,
You have some AWESOME benchs. I have been reloading at a friends but just got my OWN Dillon 550b.
I'm in the process of making room for my bench and have gotten some great ideas from you all.
Thanks for the pics.
hotwheelz
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Lookinforlunkers
I have to say that is a very nice looking bench nicely done sir .........
I have to say that is a very nice looking bench nicely done sir .........
skidooman603
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My New Bench
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/gunnerlad/reloadingroom011.jpg
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http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/gunnerlad/reloadingroom001.jpg
New to THR and just figuring out how to post photos here. Thanks for all the info!
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http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/gunnerlad/reloadingroom011.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/gunnerlad/reloadingroom018.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/gunnerlad/reloadingroom001.jpg
New to THR and just figuring out how to post photos here. Thanks for all the info!
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Quickdraw McGraw
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skidooman603 nice set-up! I really like the die storage. It wouldn't work for me as I use the Lee Classic Cast turret and I keep my die in a turret but that's as nice as I've seen.
It wouldn't work for me as I use the Lee Classic Cast turret and I keep my die in a turret but that's as nice as I've seen.
LAH
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skidooman603...........That bench is way to neat. We need to come by and take care of that.
cubancigar2000
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Nice trash can, cool
dispatch55126
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Still getting set up with everything. I have a sectioned closet in the master bedroom (closet within a closet) that I've used for a safe room and is now my reloading area. I set the height so I could stand or sit on a stool. Its different but I like to move around. Currently, I have a Lee Breech Lock and a Dillon Super Swage. I'm sitting waiting on a back ordered powder measure then I can start cranking out rounds.
So far, I have decapped and swaged 1000+ 5.56 brass.
So far, I have decapped and swaged 1000+ 5.56 brass.
LAH
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jal5, Welcome to the board. That's a lot better set up than I began with..........Creeker
THe Dove
BOOMER SOONER!!!
You guy's up north are freezing you arses off right now. I did 2.5 years in Bemidji, MN so I know about those long winters. Keep the faith and reload all you can cause it definately helps the sanity!
The Dove
The Dove
Quickdraw McGraw
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I hear ya! It's 23 degrees and snowing here in south central PA.
I reloaded some 223 this morning. Cast some 45 acp and 223 boolits this afternoon. I'll soon be headin back to the man cave soon to work on some lake city 5.56 brass. Got the day off tomorrow (mlk day) so I plan more of the same.Just getting Phase I done...the bench itself.
The goal was to make some decent looking and have it inside the house. Since my plan is to get a Hornaday press, I took an old metal work bench and painted it bright red. Fabbed up some vertical boards and brackets for a light fixture, cut out some box openings for an outlet and light switch, replaced the sliders on the drawers with ball bearing slides, and finally laid some plank-type laminate flooring on the metal shelves. I'll need to add some padded liners to the drawers, and experiment with the pegboard a bit, but hope to bolt up a full-on Lock-n-Load next.
I took time to make sure all the electric was metal-coil conduit, commercial-grade switch and outlet, an even manged to find an super heavy-duty medical grade cord for the power inlet. Rubber grommets when wires passed through metal, and lots of tie-down clips to keep it all in place finish up the job today.
The goal was to make some decent looking and have it inside the house. Since my plan is to get a Hornaday press, I took an old metal work bench and painted it bright red. Fabbed up some vertical boards and brackets for a light fixture, cut out some box openings for an outlet and light switch, replaced the sliders on the drawers with ball bearing slides, and finally laid some plank-type laminate flooring on the metal shelves. I'll need to add some padded liners to the drawers, and experiment with the pegboard a bit, but hope to bolt up a full-on Lock-n-Load next.
I took time to make sure all the electric was metal-coil conduit, commercial-grade switch and outlet, an even manged to find an super heavy-duty medical grade cord for the power inlet. Rubber grommets when wires passed through metal, and lots of tie-down clips to keep it all in place finish up the job today.
Dean Williams
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Heck, that's a pretty one, Rob. Reloadin' Red!
My stuff's just serviceable;
I usually have two presses mounted, but removed one for some extra room
while casting. I have five or six presses, but the Lee Turret is always bolted
down, usually on the right hand end of the bench, though.
I keep bullets in boxes and bags on the lower shelf, along with some
other accessories.
Some of my turret/die sets.
Powders, melting pot, etc. More primers and bullet molds in the blue cabinet.
My stuff's just serviceable;
I usually have two presses mounted, but removed one for some extra room
while casting. I have five or six presses, but the Lee Turret is always bolted
down, usually on the right hand end of the bench, though.
I keep bullets in boxes and bags on the lower shelf, along with some
other accessories.
Some of my turret/die sets.
Powders, melting pot, etc. More primers and bullet molds in the blue cabinet.
LAH
Member
Nice job Rob...........Creeker
thanks creeker. I looked all over the internet before I built it and benefited from this board as well as others. But the top is too small! I plan to put a bigger top on it but I am also looking for a used kitchen cabinet piece to go underneath what will be the overhang. Lots of shelf space though!
Joe
Joe
redintex
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Dean W. - nice setup!!
Very organized and efficient - my type of bench!
I especially liked the use of the shelf top with the holes cut for the dies.
Sweet!!!
redintex
Very organized and efficient - my type of bench!
I especially liked the use of the shelf top with the holes cut for the dies.
Sweet!!!
redintex
LAH
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Your're welcome Joe. Kitchen items fit fine in the loading room.
Dean Williams
Member
Red, thanks!
The holes for the turrets work well. I don't know who came up with the idea. I saw a picture of something like it somewhere and figured it was just the ticket.
The holes for the turrets work well. I don't know who came up with the idea. I saw a picture of something like it somewhere and figured it was just the ticket.
Here's mine. I built the top out of 2x12 pine lumber- jointed, for a nice one-piece top. The front edge is reinforced on the bottom side with angle iron. It is designed to allow easy transitioning from metallic to shotshell reloading. All of the presses and other acoutrements have their own mounting holes with threaded inserts, so moving stuff around is a snap. Underneath is where I store powder, primers, shot, other presses, media, tumbler, etc. Bullets are stored in the brown cabinet (an old Lawson fastener cabinet with pull-out divided drawers). I do not store components on my bench- that way it is easier to keep from mixing them up.
Portable/My Only Reloading Bench
Here is my set up. I live in a apartment and just got started reloading 223. I needed a reloading bench that didn't take up much room and could be stored in a closet when I'm not using it. Its also really convenient to take back home to my range to fine tune my loads. Everything is lockable and it is as stable as whatever you clamp it to. I made it out of Hard Maple Plywood and some 3/4 boards. I have only loaded up some preliminary loads and so far the only thing I found I am going to have to buy is a case tumbler, cleaning them all by hand is a real pain.
Here is a picture of it with the front on it and the side drawer open.
Here is my set up. I live in a apartment and just got started reloading 223. I needed a reloading bench that didn't take up much room and could be stored in a closet when I'm not using it. Its also really convenient to take back home to my range to fine tune my loads. Everything is lockable and it is as stable as whatever you clamp it to. I made it out of Hard Maple Plywood and some 3/4 boards. I have only loaded up some preliminary loads and so far the only thing I found I am going to have to buy is a case tumbler, cleaning them all by hand is a real pain.
Here is a picture of it with the front on it and the side drawer open.
