Xori Ruscuv
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- Jul 30, 2005
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I don't have any reloading equipment yet, but I am looking to get serious about reloading. I am planning to buy a Dillon 550B to start out with. I know it is a little more complicated than some other more-often advised starter presses, but I want something that will last me a while - I can handle a learning curve.
I've seen all sorts of advice on all sorts of topics. I have no shortage to choose from on just about any topic. There is just one thing I am missing.
How sturdy a table should I be getting for the equipment?
I know there are those with garages and workshops and... eh, I don't, unfortunately. I'm poor. I live in a 2 bedroom second floor apartment with my fiance (who loves guns and is sharing in the cost of the reloading equipment ), and I'm planning on putting the reloading bench in the smaller (unused) bedroom with some other things (going to move my safe to there from a closet, put in a guest bed, bookcases, etc.) Unfortunately the room is carpeted, so I'm going to build some sort of hard floor platform to set the bench up on.
But just how sturdy does the table need to be? Will a thick/sturdy oak table from Ikea do the trick? Or do I need to go the bomb-proof Craftsman workbench route? I don't have a problem saving more money, it isn't an issue of the activity not being worth the money - I am just trying to get an idea of what problems exist with a weaker bench, what problems I can live with, and balancing the problems with the cost
Oohh. Bonus question! How loud are brass tumblers? Can I get one that is silent enough to not anger the neighbors, resulting in me having to explain what the noise is an getting evicted for being a gun-nut?
Silly questions, I know - but you had to expect that someone would ask someday
Thanks!
EDIT
PS: I just realized that I might actually want to set this up in my actual bedroom - there might be some room along that wall there... It gets miserably hot in my apartment during the summer so I have an air conditioner. The air conditioner is in my bedroom. Do the math! What dimensions are typically called for on a decent reloading bench? Obviously I'm not starting with tons of equipment and stuff - by the time I can afford that hopefully I will be living in a house with a workshop...
I've seen all sorts of advice on all sorts of topics. I have no shortage to choose from on just about any topic. There is just one thing I am missing.
How sturdy a table should I be getting for the equipment?
I know there are those with garages and workshops and... eh, I don't, unfortunately. I'm poor. I live in a 2 bedroom second floor apartment with my fiance (who loves guns and is sharing in the cost of the reloading equipment ), and I'm planning on putting the reloading bench in the smaller (unused) bedroom with some other things (going to move my safe to there from a closet, put in a guest bed, bookcases, etc.) Unfortunately the room is carpeted, so I'm going to build some sort of hard floor platform to set the bench up on.
But just how sturdy does the table need to be? Will a thick/sturdy oak table from Ikea do the trick? Or do I need to go the bomb-proof Craftsman workbench route? I don't have a problem saving more money, it isn't an issue of the activity not being worth the money - I am just trying to get an idea of what problems exist with a weaker bench, what problems I can live with, and balancing the problems with the cost
Oohh. Bonus question! How loud are brass tumblers? Can I get one that is silent enough to not anger the neighbors, resulting in me having to explain what the noise is an getting evicted for being a gun-nut?
Silly questions, I know - but you had to expect that someone would ask someday
Thanks!
EDIT
PS: I just realized that I might actually want to set this up in my actual bedroom - there might be some room along that wall there... It gets miserably hot in my apartment during the summer so I have an air conditioner. The air conditioner is in my bedroom. Do the math! What dimensions are typically called for on a decent reloading bench? Obviously I'm not starting with tons of equipment and stuff - by the time I can afford that hopefully I will be living in a house with a workshop...