Show us a picture of your reloading bench - Page 18

Rollis R. Karvellis · February 24, 2008, 08:25 PM

The first two are of the room before the old house was torn down.
The rest are the temporary bench until I get the basement wired and the real bench built.
I just finished the short table today, the bench with the presses is a kit from Lowes that I bought about ten years ago to use for reloading then it was a regular work bench, and now it’s back with presses on it.
If my wallet ever becomes as big as my dreams this basement will be awesome!

Quickdraw McGraw · February 24, 2008, 08:48 PM

Rollis R. Karvellis pics don't seem to be working. At least not for me!

donttellthewife · February 25, 2008, 03:02 AM

I didn't want to drill holes in the top of the bench so I mounted a length of angle aluminium to the rear wall 1 1/2" off the deck. This holds the 2x8 that the press is mounted on at the rear. Another piece of angle on the front locks it to the front edge of the bench. Now I can move the presses whenever needed without messing up the bench work space with holes.

The white PVC pipe is my cheap central vac system that I use when running the power trimmer, the shop vac is in another room that I can turn on/off from the bench.

The pics are old and I have added more tooling but it's still the same bench.

Rollis R. Karvellis · February 25, 2008, 04:24 PM

For some reason the photos for 466 wont upload, if a mod wants to delete this post there would be no hard feelings.

KeithB · February 25, 2008, 05:52 PM

DontTell that is a nice setup

mnw42 · February 25, 2008, 10:56 PM

I haven't hacked out a place for a dedicated reloading bench yet, but it is coming soon! In the mean time this is my shooting/work bench...

-terry · February 25, 2008, 11:57 PM

For all you guys who are jealous of some of the setups you see here, my setup will help you feel better. I load in a closet! The good news is that everything is within arm's reach. The bad news is everything is close enough to knock over.

Only difference is that I now have a Dillon 550B instead of the Lee Loadmaster.

sig228 · March 6, 2008, 11:38 PM

Here's a photo of my bench before I put everything away. Just got done loading 50 rounds of 38sp. First time session. Wasted about 5 rounds due to bullet seating and crimp issues before I figured it out. Then loaded 50 rounds without a problem. I disabled the auto index. Just wanted to go slow. I need lots more stuff, all that will come in time. For right now, the Lee Classic Turret Press (purchased as a kit through Cabella's) will suffice.

The bench was built over the last few weekends. I'm a CPA, this is tax season, so I only got to work on the bench on Sundays. Took about 4 weekends to complete. I included a "work in progress" photo also. Overall, I'm very happy with the setup. I took the Craftsman stools back, the seats were crooked and couldn't be adjusted. All workbench supplies purchased at Home Depot. The hutch was the best deal. Got it for $25 from the Habitat Restore in Ft. Lauderdale. Scratch and dent entertainment center turned pegboard hutch.

The press was installed on a board that's secured to a bracket in the wall by a few removable pins. Got the idea from a post a few up. Just couldn't bring myself to drill holes in the new bench.

I know... wait till I get a few more presses, I'm sure there will holes all over.

Anyway, here's the bench:

Here's the in-process photo:

ZeSpectre · March 7, 2008, 08:44 AM

Hey I have one of those "Gladiator" cabinets, aren't they great for storage! (Pain in the butt to assemble though).

Corkster · March 7, 2008, 11:57 PM

Nice!

Sommerled · March 9, 2008, 01:53 PM

I've enjoyed seeing everyone's ideas about reloading benches. Finally registered to post on this site and thought I'd share my gun-room and reloading benches. I've been reloading for about seven years.

The benches are made from scraps from building my house and cabinets. My other hobby is designing and building furniture.

Really enjoy this site. I've learned a tremendous amount, I really appreciate all your posts.

KeithB · March 9, 2008, 02:06 PM

Sommerled , very nice setup

Roccobro · March 10, 2008, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Sommerled , very nice setup

Agreed.

And that last picture is beautiful. I'm jealous!

Justin

VonFatman · March 10, 2008, 08:50 AM

Sommerled,
Great set up! AND...welcome to the Forum!!

Thanks for sharing.

Bob

Dirtypacman · March 10, 2008, 04:35 PM

Impressive Sommerled.

LAH · March 10, 2008, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Impressive Sommerled.

+1

FullEffect1911 · March 10, 2008, 05:56 PM

Welcome to THR Sommerled. Nice setup.

JackOfAllTradesMasterAtNone · March 10, 2008, 06:20 PM

But does the miral have any wildlife in it? For dry fire practice in the gun room, I want to have something to aim at. Not a knot in a tree branch. I want to aim at the eye ball of a Bear or Kitty Cat.

Most impressive Sommerled. My wife would fall over dead if she ever found my gun room looking that kept up. She'd think I contracted some compulsive cleaning disorder or something and wonder why I didn't have the rest of the house looking that way.

My gun room looks used. Well used.

-Steve

Sommerled · March 10, 2008, 08:57 PM

Thanks guys,

Wish I'd found this forum years ago. It would have saved me learning the hard way on not a few things.

I'm a Navy Vet with some time on Boomers and just like things tidy in small places

. Since my kids and select friends use the equipment, keeping it neat sets a standard for them, nobody leaves until its clean! It sees about 8-9k rounds per year made. You should see my woodshop, people think I don't use it but i go through over a thousand board feet of wood a year making furniture. Us Scandinavians are a bit neurotic but we take pills for it.

Sommerled · March 10, 2008, 09:20 PM

Your'e right Steve, perhaps I should get a picture of Bin Laden or Shurmer peeking out from behind a tree on that mural for dry fire practice.

THe Dove · March 11, 2008, 09:54 PM

Sommerled

The winters are real cold in Minnesota..... Great work! I was stationed in Bemidji for a while so I'm speeking from experience.

The Dove

John4me05 · March 15, 2008, 10:34 AM

Rollis R. Karvellis · March 15, 2008, 05:33 PM

Lets try again.The first are the old house and the three others are the new basment.

PecosRiverM · March 15, 2008, 06:31 PM

Looks like alot of powder..and some appears to have alittle age on it..

Rollis R. Karvellis · March 16, 2008, 09:05 AM

Yes some is a little old, but I’ll burn it up in a new .308 that I, bought earlier this year, here are some pictures of the prep table I, built last week, and the new cases for the new Remington ( new to me anyway).

February 24, 2008, 08:25 PM	#426
Rollis R. Karvellis Member Join Date: February 16, 2007 Location: S.E. OHIO Posts: 721	The first two are of the room before the old house was torn down. The rest are the temporary bench until I get the basement wired and the real bench built. I just finished the short table today, the bench with the presses is a kit from Lowes that I bought about ten years ago to use for reloading then it was a regular work bench, and now it’s back with presses on it. If my wallet ever becomes as big as my dreams this basement will be awesome! __________________ Honest officer this is my only log book. The only use of a handgun is to get you from where you are, to where your rifle is. Rome is burning............pass the popcorn. Last edited by Rollis R. Karvellis; February 25, 2008 at 03:19 PM.

February 24, 2008, 08:48 PM	#427
Quickdraw McGraw Member Join Date: April 13, 2007 Location: PA Posts: 331	Rollis R. Karvellis pics don't seem to be working. At least not for me! __________________ "A gun in the hands of a bad man is a very dangerous thing. A gun in the hands of a good person is no danger to anyone except the bad guys." ~ Charlton Heston, 1997

February 25, 2008, 04:24 PM	#429
Rollis R. Karvellis Member Join Date: February 16, 2007 Location: S.E. OHIO Posts: 721	For some reason the photos for 466 wont upload, if a mod wants to delete this post there would be no hard feelings. __________________ Honest officer this is my only log book. The only use of a handgun is to get you from where you are, to where your rifle is. Rome is burning............pass the popcorn.

February 25, 2008, 11:57 PM	#432
-terry Member Join Date: October 25, 2006 Location: WA, Bellingham Posts: 344	For all you guys who are jealous of some of the setups you see here, my setup will help you feel better. I load in a closet! The good news is that everything is within arm's reach. The bad news is everything is close enough to knock over. Only difference is that I now have a Dillon 550B instead of the Lee Loadmaster. __________________ 02-10-09

March 6, 2008, 11:38 PM	#433
sig228 Member Join Date: September 24, 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 777	First Reloading Session Here's a photo of my bench before I put everything away. Just got done loading 50 rounds of 38sp. First time session. Wasted about 5 rounds due to bullet seating and crimp issues before I figured it out. Then loaded 50 rounds without a problem. I disabled the auto index. Just wanted to go slow. I need lots more stuff, all that will come in time. For right now, the Lee Classic Turret Press (purchased as a kit through Cabella's) will suffice. The bench was built over the last few weekends. I'm a CPA, this is tax season, so I only got to work on the bench on Sundays. Took about 4 weekends to complete. I included a "work in progress" photo also. Overall, I'm very happy with the setup. I took the Craftsman stools back, the seats were crooked and couldn't be adjusted. All workbench supplies purchased at Home Depot. The hutch was the best deal. Got it for $25 from the Habitat Restore in Ft. Lauderdale. Scratch and dent entertainment center turned pegboard hutch. The press was installed on a board that's secured to a bracket in the wall by a few removable pins. Got the idea from a post a few up. Just couldn't bring myself to drill holes in the new bench. I know... wait till I get a few more presses, I'm sure there will holes all over. Anyway, here's the bench: Here's the in-process photo: __________________ NRA Life Member Second Amendment Foundation supporter

February 25, 2008, 03:02 AM	#428
donttellthewife Member Join Date: August 15, 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 302	I didn't want to drill holes in the top of the bench so I mounted a length of angle aluminium to the rear wall 1 1/2" off the deck. This holds the 2x8 that the press is mounted on at the rear. Another piece of angle on the front locks it to the front edge of the bench. Now I can move the presses whenever needed without messing up the bench work space with holes. The white PVC pipe is my cheap central vac system that I use when running the power trimmer, the shop vac is in another room that I can turn on/off from the bench. The pics are old and I have added more tooling but it's still the same bench.

February 25, 2008, 05:52 PM	#430
KeithB Member Join Date: December 22, 2007 Posts: 127	DontTell that is a nice setup

February 25, 2008, 10:56 PM	#431
mnw42 Member Join Date: August 27, 2007 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 433	I haven't hacked out a place for a dedicated reloading bench yet, but it is coming soon! In the mean time this is my shooting/work bench...

March 7, 2008, 08:44 AM	#434
ZeSpectre Member Join Date: October 10, 2006 Location: Deep in the valley Posts: 5,482	Hey I have one of those "Gladiator" cabinets, aren't they great for storage! (Pain in the butt to assemble though). __________________ . "The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on"

March 7, 2008, 11:57 PM	#435
Corkster Member Join Date: February 21, 2008 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 22	Nice!

March 9, 2008, 01:53 PM	#436
Sommerled Member Join Date: March 9, 2008 Location: Kandiyohi County Minnesota Posts: 172	Love this thread I've enjoyed seeing everyone's ideas about reloading benches. Finally registered to post on this site and thought I'd share my gun-room and reloading benches. I've been reloading for about seven years. The benches are made from scraps from building my house and cabinets. My other hobby is designing and building furniture. Really enjoy this site. I've learned a tremendous amount, I really appreciate all your posts.

March 9, 2008, 02:06 PM	#437
KeithB Member Join Date: December 22, 2007 Posts: 127	Sommerled , very nice setup

March 10, 2008, 08:50 AM	#439
VonFatman Member Join Date: January 21, 2004 Location: Just a Smidge outside of Kansas City Posts: 375	Sommerled, Great set up! AND...welcome to the Forum!! Thanks for sharing. Bob __________________ "Onward thru the Fog"

March 10, 2008, 04:35 PM	#440
Dirtypacman Member Join Date: May 30, 2007 Location: MA Posts: 332	Impressive Sommerled. __________________ MA/NH LTC-A C&R Member HHRG, NRA, GOAL

March 10, 2008, 05:56 PM	#442
FullEffect1911 Member Join Date: May 15, 2005 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 1,074	Welcome to THR Sommerled. Nice setup.

March 10, 2008, 06:20 PM	#443
JackOfAllTradesMasterAtNone Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: Lynden, WA Posts: 1,439	But does the miral have any wildlife in it? For dry fire practice in the gun room, I want to have something to aim at. Not a knot in a tree branch. I want to aim at the eye ball of a Bear or Kitty Cat. Most impressive Sommerled. My wife would fall over dead if she ever found my gun room looking that kept up. She'd think I contracted some compulsive cleaning disorder or something and wonder why I didn't have the rest of the house looking that way. My gun room looks used. Well used. -Steve __________________ Colt's, Ruger's, Dan Wesson,& Kimber are my friends! Proud to be a U.S. Navy Veteran. Critical thinking keeps people from freaking the hell out every time some half baked blogger forgets his meds.

March 10, 2008, 08:57 PM	#444
Sommerled Member Join Date: March 9, 2008 Location: Kandiyohi County Minnesota Posts: 172	Thanks guys, Wish I'd found this forum years ago. It would have saved me learning the hard way on not a few things. I'm a Navy Vet with some time on Boomers and just like things tidy in small places. Since my kids and select friends use the equipment, keeping it neat sets a standard for them, nobody leaves until its clean! It sees about 8-9k rounds per year made. You should see my woodshop, people think I don't use it but i go through over a thousand board feet of wood a year making furniture. Us Scandinavians are a bit neurotic but we take pills for it.

March 10, 2008, 09:20 PM	#445
Sommerled Member Join Date: March 9, 2008 Location: Kandiyohi County Minnesota Posts: 172	Your'e right Steve, perhaps I should get a picture of Bin Laden or Shurmer peeking out from behind a tree on that mural for dry fire practice.

March 11, 2008, 09:54 PM	#446
THe Dove Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: BOOMER SOONER Posts: 615	Cold Sommerled The winters are real cold in Minnesota..... Great work! I was stationed in Bemidji for a while so I'm speeking from experience. The Dove

March 15, 2008, 10:34 AM	#447
John4me05 Member Join Date: December 8, 2007 Location: Alleghany County VA Posts: 356

March 15, 2008, 06:31 PM	#449
PecosRiverM Member Join Date: January 6, 2008 Location: D/FW Area, Texas Posts: 97	Looks like alot of powder..and some appears to have alittle age on it..