Show us a picture of your reloading bench - Page 98

max it · January 23, 2012, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tango Sierra

Hi Tango,
Just like mine except messier, and no bullet feeder tray, and no Zip powder; howz that one working for you? I have noticed it lately. Do you use it in a 9mm. That's my competition shooter.
Much obliged,

Max

mmorris · January 23, 2012, 11:24 AM

No offense to anyone at all, but I wonder if we could agree to giving the post number, instead of re-posting photos

.

Makes the thread too big and my update bandwidth too large (I got a limit on my internet downloads

).

Ridgerunner665 · January 24, 2012, 01:18 AM

I think this is the 3rd time I've had to update this thread due to upgrades and such...

OpelBlitz · January 24, 2012, 01:47 AM

My set up after being updated last year.

danbowkley · January 24, 2012, 05:05 AM

My humble bench; it's an absolute disaster area at the moment, once I get it moved into the living room (now single, so I can get away with it!

) I'll likely post a followup.

Gadget, the fuzzy assistant; actually he's pretty lousy at everything but batting brass into inaccessible corners of the garage, but he's too loveable to evict.

And my primer catcher arrangement: a car cupholder screwed to the bench leg and a one pound Hodgdon powder can in it. Works perfectly!

AlabamaDan · January 24, 2012, 04:39 PM

Johnnymg, how do you keep it from rolling when in use? I don't see locks on the castors.

Johnnymg · January 26, 2012, 01:08 AM

AlabamaDan

Cycling either of the two front presses doesn't seem to move the bench. I suspect that's because the bench and reloading HW + supplies is well above 200+ lbs. The castors were rated at 150# each but it's still a bit of a bear to move the bench. Right now the castors appear to be sufficient but they might need to be upgraded if we store more supplies on the bench.

regards
JohnG

AlabamaDan · January 26, 2012, 10:37 AM

Ah. Good information. It's a great looking bench.

Legionnaire · January 28, 2012, 01:36 PM

Pretty basic, but it works. Powder and most components stored separately in a steel cabinet.

mag409 · January 28, 2012, 07:21 PM

I finished up my bench over Xmas and wanted to share. I'm just getting back into reloading after a very long hiatus and figured I should start with a good bench. I made all the cabinets out of birch ply and maple faceframes. It's a start.

BYJO4 · January 28, 2012, 09:04 PM

Very nice looking bench. Hope you like the Hornday LNL Ap as much as I do.

LAH · January 28, 2012, 09:05 PM

Welcome to the board mag409. I'd say that's a great start.

Tell me you have a 409 Chevy?

Scout99 · January 29, 2012, 10:11 PM

All, thought I'd share my work bench. After drafting a design for something I'd like to have I stumbled across some inexpensive workbenches that Sears sold. Sturdy metal frames with 2" pressboard tops covered in laminate...works like a champ.

Here's my press bench...hoping to add a Dillon to keep up with my shooting.

And here's where I keep the rest of my tools

- anything worth doing is worth doing in excess...

Red is Dead · January 29, 2012, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scout99

All, thought I'd share my work bench. After drafting a design for something I'd like to have I stumbled across some inexpensive workbenches that Sears sold. Sturdy metal frames with 2" pressboard tops covered in laminate...works like a champ.

Here's my press bench...hoping to add a Dillon to keep up with my shooting.

And here's where I keep the rest of my tools

- anything worth doing is worth doing in excess...

All I see are red X's

splattergun · January 30, 2012, 06:55 PM

Ditto^^I thought it was just me.

AlabamaDan · February 1, 2012, 02:02 PM

Mag409, nice bench. Where'd you get that backsplash - for lack of a better name. Really nice work on the woodwork.

mag409 · February 1, 2012, 04:45 PM

So far so good on the LNL. I like it. No 409 chevy here, but plenty of BBF's.

The backsplash is something I made. It is cut out of 14Ga steel and painted. Thanks for the compliments all.

Here is a little better pic of the backsplash.

dsm · February 1, 2012, 08:35 PM

Since I made the back of my benchtop out of 2x4 oak, I am able to drill holes with a spade bit to store dies and tools. Works very well...

PowderMonkey · February 2, 2012, 12:10 AM

I've been reloading 40, 45, and 10mm pistol for about 1.5 years now on a LnL AP with great success. What an awesome hobby and wow does it add to the existing satisfaction of an already great day of shooting, whether a match or plinking... You can down-load for action pistol matches, load fire breathers for your ported guns for show, hell even policing the brass is kinda fun and gives you a chance to slow down between strings and stop and think about what you are wanting to work on and make the most out of your range time. All very cool.

Just had a LnL AP and a little Lee with a Bulge Buster setup for my 40 and 10mm brass 'prep'...

Decided a while back to begin investigating loading for rifle. Got scared off by the case prep. Tumble to clean, case lube, neck lube, size, tumble lube off, trim, chamfer, deburr, remove primer crimp process. That put me off for about a year.

I decided I had enough money in my firearms and reloading equipment to just forget worrying about it and buy what I need to make what I want to do enjoyable and time effective enough for me to actually do it... SOOO in the last couple months I added a:

*A case feeder to my first LnL for bulk pistol loading
*A second LnL AP to leave setup for large primer rifle loads
*A single stage LnL just to size/deprime rifle brass
*Hornady Cam Lock Trimmer
*Lyman Case Prep Xpress
*RCBS Gold Medal Match Competition Seater for 308
*Redding taper crimp die for 308

Well let me tell ya, I couldn't be happier!

Just did a full load of case prep to 100 LC NATO (+) brass including, tumble to clean, Hornady Unique Case Lube (mink oil?), Motor Mica on the necks, deprime/resize on single stage, tumble again, trim to 2.005, then to the Lyman two cases at a time (two hands!) to chamfer, deburr, ream crimp, uniform primer pocket, clean primer pocket.

Now in less than 45 minutes I have 100 beautiful polished cases that are fully processed and ready to load on my progressive. Loading them took about another 15 minutes as there is no need to lube and it only needs very light forces as resizing is already done, so you are just priming, power charging, seating, and taper crimping.

Case prep is in the garage as it makes shavings. Everything else is inside.

Some beautiful setups here but I'm in love with my bench! It's Douglas Fir 4x4's and 2x6's, bench is 3 feet deep and 6 feet wide. Top is two layers of golden oak stained 3/4" oak veneered hardwood plywood with two tubes of sub floor glued, and screwed every 6 inches, with about 6 coats of poly, and mahogany trim cut at 45's at the corners. Bench is assembled with 1/4x20 carriage bolts and blind, T-nuts and lockwashers. The presses feel like they are bolted to the earth.

Life is good just wanted to share the glory.

LAH · February 2, 2012, 07:41 AM

PowderMoney there's nothing like the correct tools & a very solid bench. I do case prep for the rifles much like you & use a universal decapping die in station number one {Dillon 450 & 550} which removes any trapped media in the primer pockets. Love all the RED.

Cemetery21 · February 3, 2012, 10:26 PM

My tools are pretty modest, but have served me well for 40 years. This is the 4th house and I planned to have more room, but maybe next time. The top is 1 1/2x 12 lambeams and commercial tile left over from building the house. Solid and easy to keep clean. Knotty pine cabinets for storage.

Bentley4700 · February 6, 2012, 09:06 PM

This thread alone inspired me to stop lurking and register. Some amazing setups and also some others that make my OCD freak out uncontrollably. I dont know how some of you guys can even find stuff on your bench!

Here is mine.

Roach79 · February 6, 2012, 10:32 PM

Its my first setup..hey its a start for now

ole farmerbuck · February 6, 2012, 11:44 PM

I'm getting closer to done. This ia as bad as building a house and I'm sure not a carpenter.

altitude_19 · February 7, 2012, 08:35 AM

Ok, it's getting a little ridiculous for some of you guys to say "almost done" or "just getting started" when you have MULTIPLE progressives mounted up in your own private munitions plant. lol!

January 23, 2012, 11:24 AM	#2427
mmorris Member Join Date: July 24, 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 94	Pictures Galore No offense to anyone at all, but I wonder if we could agree to giving the post number, instead of re-posting photos . Makes the thread too big and my update bandwidth too large (I got a limit on my internet downloads ). __________________ A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs. - Mark Twain

January 24, 2012, 01:18 AM	#2428
Ridgerunner665 Member Join Date: February 3, 2005 Location: Upper East Tennessee Posts: 3,186	I think this is the 3rd time I've had to update this thread due to upgrades and such... __________________ Rossi Rifleman forum Winchester Owners forum

January 24, 2012, 05:05 AM	#2430
danbowkley Member Join Date: December 4, 2011 Location: Based in Belleview, FL USA (but probably on the open road somewhere in the 48) Posts: 62	My humble bench; it's an absolute disaster area at the moment, once I get it moved into the living room (now single, so I can get away with it! ) I'll likely post a followup. Gadget, the fuzzy assistant; actually he's pretty lousy at everything but batting brass into inaccessible corners of the garage, but he's too loveable to evict. And my primer catcher arrangement: a car cupholder screwed to the bench leg and a one pound Hodgdon powder can in it. Works perfectly! __________________ "A man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves." --Albert Einstein Last edited by danbowkley; January 24, 2012 at 05:10 AM. Reason: fixed image links again

January 26, 2012, 01:08 AM	#2432
Johnnymg Member Join Date: December 18, 2011 Posts: 14	AlabamaDan Cycling either of the two front presses doesn't seem to move the bench. I suspect that's because the bench and reloading HW + supplies is well above 200+ lbs. The castors were rated at 150# each but it's still a bit of a bear to move the bench. Right now the castors appear to be sufficient but they might need to be upgraded if we store more supplies on the bench. regards JohnG Last edited by Johnnymg; January 26, 2012 at 07:19 AM.

January 28, 2012, 09:05 PM	#2437
LAH Member Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: In The Hardwoods Posts: 758	Welcome to the board mag409. I'd say that's a great start. Tell me you have a 409 Chevy? __________________ Joshua 1:9

January 24, 2012, 01:47 AM	#2429
OpelBlitz Member Join Date: July 15, 2009 Location: West Chicago, IL Posts: 398	My set up after being updated last year.

January 24, 2012, 04:39 PM	#2431
AlabamaDan Member Join Date: January 4, 2012 Posts: 29	Johnnymg, how do you keep it from rolling when in use? I don't see locks on the castors.

January 26, 2012, 10:37 AM	#2433
AlabamaDan Member Join Date: January 4, 2012 Posts: 29	Ah. Good information. It's a great looking bench.

January 28, 2012, 09:04 PM	#2436
BYJO4 Member Join Date: November 28, 2010 Posts: 1,217	Very nice looking bench. Hope you like the Hornday LNL Ap as much as I do.

January 29, 2012, 10:11 PM	#2438
Scout99 Member Join Date: January 29, 2010 Posts: 1	Reloading in Mason Neck... All, thought I'd share my work bench. After drafting a design for something I'd like to have I stumbled across some inexpensive workbenches that Sears sold. Sturdy metal frames with 2" pressboard tops covered in laminate...works like a champ. Here's my press bench...hoping to add a Dillon to keep up with my shooting. And here's where I keep the rest of my tools - anything worth doing is worth doing in excess...

January 30, 2012, 06:55 PM	#2440
splattergun Member Join Date: January 12, 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 571	Ditto^^I thought it was just me. __________________ Question consensus. “Thieves for their robbery have authority, When judges steal themselves.” Measure f. Measure, ii. 2.

February 1, 2012, 02:02 PM	#2441
AlabamaDan Member Join Date: January 4, 2012 Posts: 29	Mag409, nice bench. Where'd you get that backsplash - for lack of a better name. Really nice work on the woodwork.

February 2, 2012, 12:10 AM	#2444
PowderMonkey Member Join Date: September 16, 2010 Location: SE Ohio Posts: 111	I've been reloading 40, 45, and 10mm pistol for about 1.5 years now on a LnL AP with great success. What an awesome hobby and wow does it add to the existing satisfaction of an already great day of shooting, whether a match or plinking... You can down-load for action pistol matches, load fire breathers for your ported guns for show, hell even policing the brass is kinda fun and gives you a chance to slow down between strings and stop and think about what you are wanting to work on and make the most out of your range time. All very cool. Just had a LnL AP and a little Lee with a Bulge Buster setup for my 40 and 10mm brass 'prep'... Decided a while back to begin investigating loading for rifle. Got scared off by the case prep. Tumble to clean, case lube, neck lube, size, tumble lube off, trim, chamfer, deburr, remove primer crimp process. That put me off for about a year. I decided I had enough money in my firearms and reloading equipment to just forget worrying about it and buy what I need to make what I want to do enjoyable and time effective enough for me to actually do it... SOOO in the last couple months I added a: A case feeder to my first LnL for bulk pistol loading A second LnL AP to leave setup for large primer rifle loads A single stage LnL just to size/deprime rifle brass Hornady Cam Lock Trimmer Lyman Case Prep Xpress RCBS Gold Medal Match Competition Seater for 308 *Redding taper crimp die for 308 Well let me tell ya, I couldn't be happier! Just did a full load of case prep to 100 LC NATO (+) brass including, tumble to clean, Hornady Unique Case Lube (mink oil?), Motor Mica on the necks, deprime/resize on single stage, tumble again, trim to 2.005, then to the Lyman two cases at a time (two hands!) to chamfer, deburr, ream crimp, uniform primer pocket, clean primer pocket. Now in less than 45 minutes I have 100 beautiful polished cases that are fully processed and ready to load on my progressive. Loading them took about another 15 minutes as there is no need to lube and it only needs very light forces as resizing is already done, so you are just priming, power charging, seating, and taper crimping. Case prep is in the garage as it makes shavings. Everything else is inside. Some beautiful setups here but I'm in love with my bench! It's Douglas Fir 4x4's and 2x6's, bench is 3 feet deep and 6 feet wide. Top is two layers of golden oak stained 3/4" oak veneered hardwood plywood with two tubes of sub floor glued, and screwed every 6 inches, with about 6 coats of poly, and mahogany trim cut at 45's at the corners. Bench is assembled with 1/4x20 carriage bolts and blind, T-nuts and lockwashers. The presses feel like they are bolted to the earth. Life is good just wanted to share the glory.

February 2, 2012, 07:41 AM	#2445
LAH Member Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: In The Hardwoods Posts: 758	PowderMoney there's nothing like the correct tools & a very solid bench. I do case prep for the rifles much like you & use a universal decapping die in station number one {Dillon 450 & 550} which removes any trapped media in the primer pockets. Love all the RED. __________________ Joshua 1:9

February 6, 2012, 09:06 PM	#2447
Bentley4700 Member Join Date: February 6, 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 150	This thread alone inspired me to stop lurking and register. Some amazing setups and also some others that make my OCD freak out uncontrollably. I dont know how some of you guys can even find stuff on your bench! Here is mine.

February 6, 2012, 11:44 PM	#2449
ole farmerbuck Contributing Member Join Date: January 16, 2009 Location: Western Ks Posts: 1,589	Update I'm getting closer to done. This ia as bad as building a house and I'm sure not a carpenter. __________________ Dont cuss a farmer with your mouth full.

February 7, 2012, 08:35 AM	#2450
altitude_19 Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Posts: 630	Ok, it's getting a little ridiculous for some of you guys to say "almost done" or "just getting started" when you have MULTIPLE progressives mounted up in your own private munitions plant. lol! __________________ A terrible fury descends upon you. Hate me if you must for the message I bring: All you know is at an end.