Show us a picture of your reloading bench

I have been showing the progression of my reloading bench since I started. As for now, I believe it to be "done". I picked up a used 550 for $245 and sent it to Dillon for a "freshening". It came back looking brand new! I also bought a new L.E. Wilson case trimmer and a powder trickler. IMG_20190811_132023443.jpg IMG_20190819_173952968.jpg
 
This is the reloading bench I built in 1977 when I first started to reload. Over the years, my father filled in the bolt holes for the presses along with adding the drill press and refrigerator. As you can see from the U-Haul boxes, I still haven't had a chance to unpack my equipment and with 90+ degree days, I doubt I'll start trying to resume reloading before the Fall. After all having perspiration drip into a case can really ruin a session.

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Ready to Rock & Roll!
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Something I just realized over the last few weeks.

Built my new reloading bench very basic with 2x4's and 3/4 pressure treated plywood. That pressure treat was pretty swollen and wet. Here I am loading away and I think to myself, how am I getting a bit of wiggle on this bench? I've got it lagged to the studs!!

The mounting bolts for my strong mount to the wood have loosened up. Now in reality they are nylock nuts on machine bolts which normally would prohibit "loosening" so my assumption is that as the wood dried out there was some shrinkage, albiet just enough to introduce a small amount of play.

Just a reminder to retorque your mounting bolts on a new install after a few hundred rounds.
 
Something I just realized over the last few weeks.

Built my new reloading bench very basic with 2x4's and 3/4 pressure treated plywood. That pressure treat was pretty swollen and wet. Here I am loading away and I think to myself, how am I getting a bit of wiggle on this bench? I've got it lagged to the studs!!

The mounting bolts for my strong mount to the wood have loosened up. Now in reality they are nylock nuts on machine bolts which normally would prohibit "loosening" so my assumption is that as the wood dried out there was some shrinkage, albiet just enough to introduce a small amount of play.

Just a reminder to retorque your mounting bolts on a new install after a few hundred rounds.
That pressure treated wood is highly corrosive. You might want to change it out for regular plywood.
 
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