Shawn Dodson
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Been wanting to build one of these for a few years, this weekend I finally got around to doing it. Cost was about $10.
The base of the rack is constructed of two-pieces of 1x6 pine plank (Lowe's "white board"), glued top to bottom. The top was drilled using a 15/16" paddle bit. I clamped an empty die plate to the board and screwed a sizing die into each station until the decapping pin made an impression in the board, which I used to center my bit for each die station hole. I bored the holes through the top plank before I glued it to the bottom. After gluing I drilled 1/4" diameter recess, approx. 3/8" deep, in the center of the "die hole" to provide clearance for protruding decapping pins at every die station.
For storing shellplates I used a 1x4 board, which I attached to the base with screws. I drilled holes and installed 1/4-20 x 3/4" long button head cap screws, the head of which acts like a bracket to interface with the shoulder bolt hole in the center of the shell plate.
Now I have organized storage for my RCBS Pro-2000 die plates and shell plates.
Just thought I'd share in case anyone was interested in a method to store and organize their equipment.
The base of the rack is constructed of two-pieces of 1x6 pine plank (Lowe's "white board"), glued top to bottom. The top was drilled using a 15/16" paddle bit. I clamped an empty die plate to the board and screwed a sizing die into each station until the decapping pin made an impression in the board, which I used to center my bit for each die station hole. I bored the holes through the top plank before I glued it to the bottom. After gluing I drilled 1/4" diameter recess, approx. 3/8" deep, in the center of the "die hole" to provide clearance for protruding decapping pins at every die station.
For storing shellplates I used a 1x4 board, which I attached to the base with screws. I drilled holes and installed 1/4-20 x 3/4" long button head cap screws, the head of which acts like a bracket to interface with the shoulder bolt hole in the center of the shell plate.
Now I have organized storage for my RCBS Pro-2000 die plates and shell plates.
Just thought I'd share in case anyone was interested in a method to store and organize their equipment.