Let’s see an odd item that you use in your reloading process.

[CoalCrackerAl]

I use these to separate tumbling media.
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[nettlle]

A small display stand to get my beam scale to eye level.

These are great stress relievers for things that will not cooperate.

 

[barnfrog]

Pill bottle. When I'm loading only a few rounds (i.e. not enough to warrant filling the Uniflow), using a powder that comes in a small-mouthed canister (i.e. too small for a powder dipper to fit through), I pour some powder into the pill bottle so I can measure out my charges more easilier.

 

[badkarmamib]

How does that style of dispenser work with stick powder like H1000? I figure ball powder like Accurate 2700 would work best?

Great with small stick like IMR3031 and H4895, or ball like CFE223. Thick stick like IMR4350 binds terribly. Small flake like HP-38 leaks if the drum is loose, or gives inconsistent drops if the drum is too tight. I use the Auto Disk for pistol powder, and used scoops and a trickler for thick sticks until I quit using them.

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

We all have either makeshift or odd items that we use during the reloading process. Such as the bent paper clip.
Let’s see what you have on your bench and what is it used for. Some of us may learn something.

Mine are some make up brushes, I use them to sweep up any spilled powder, or dust off any grains of powder that sometimes trickle / fall onto the powder scale. Comes in very handy.


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I try to stick to conventional tools and methods.

 

[eddiememphis]

Some oddball pick that ended up in my tool pile.

The angled end is pointy, the other end is flat.

An incredibly useful tool to have, not just for loading, but in general life.

 

[twarr1]

I use my late wife’s high dollar kabuki brush. It’s perfect for sweeping up the inevitable spilled powder.

 

[ballman6711]

I try to stick to conventional tools and methods.

Says the man who loads on a barstool, LOL!

chris

 

[CQB45ACP]

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Some oddball pick that ended up in my tool pile.

The angled end is pointy, the other end is flat.

An incredibly useful tool to have, not just for loading, but in general life.

Indeed. I have many of these. Snatch a new one at each dental visit.

 

[Walkalong]

These are great stress relievers for things that will not cooperate.

Yep, my little ones like that stay at the bench, my next size up (2 sizes actually) stay in the shop.
The little silver thing is good for straightening miscellaneous case necks. I don't know what it was.

 

[Walkalong]

Mine are some make up brushes,

I try to stick to conventional tools and methods

Lol, I have some too, scrounged from trash piles over the years.

 

[CQB45ACP]

Yep, my little ones like that stay at the bench, my next size up (2 sizes actually) stay in the shop.
The little silver thing is good for straightening miscellaneous case necks. I don't know what it was.
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Miniature plumb bob?

 

[tightgroup tiger]

It's a small plumb bob.

Yep, my little ones like that stay at the bench, my next size up (2 sizes actually) stay in the shop.
The little silver thing is good for straightening miscellaneous case necks. I don't know what it was.
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Those are really good plyers. I love mine.

 

[Walkalong]

That's a screw sticking out of the bottom, so maybe it's missing a part if it's a plumb bob.

My two sizes bigger Knipex Cobras are nearly 30 years old and going strong.
I carried them in my back pocket at work for all that time.

 

[CQB45ACP]

That's a screw sticking out of the bottom, so maybe it's missing a part if it's a plumb bob.

Facial recognition search would work if it were a face Lots of other Google identification searches are available too but I haven't a clue what I'm talking about now.

 

[twarr1]

That's a screw sticking out of the bottom, so maybe it's missing a part if it's a plumb bob.

My two sizes bigger Knipex Cobras are nearly 30 years old and going strong.
I carried them in my back pocket at work for all that time.
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Fluke, Klein, Knipex; a tool connoisseur!

 

[nofendertom]

Walkalong --- That chrome pointy thingy that looks like a small plumb bob could be a chrome bolt on spike that some people bolt on their motorcycles because they
think it looks badass.

 

[Litetrigger]

I borrowed this loading bench project from RCBS's accessory base, which comes pre-threaded to fit their various tools. So I used 1/2" steel plate and drilled and threaded for the verity of equipment I use in loading room and shop, making it quick and easy to replace tools as needed. It has worked so well that I've made five more to fit presses , vises and other tools on loading and shop benches. The 8"x 8" plates are held in pace by bolts from underside of bench.

 

[CQB45ACP]

Walkalong --- That chrome pointy thingy that looks like a small plumb bob could be a chrome bolt on spike that some people bolt on their motorcycles because they
think it looks badass.

That’s a good call.

 

[EMC45]

Yep, my little ones like that stay at the bench, my next size up (2 sizes actually) stay in the shop.
The little silver thing is good for straightening miscellaneous case necks. I don't know what it was.
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It’s a spike for a leather jacket

 

[Walkalong]

Walkalong --- That chrome pointy thingy that looks like a small plumb bob could be a chrome bolt on spike that some people bolt on their motorcycles because they
think it looks badass.

My first thought was a spike from a dog collar

 

[Walkalong]

Fluke, Klein, Knipex; a tool connoisseur!

I’ve worked with tools professionally and otherwise all my life, better tools generally pay for themselves in an environment where you get paid by the labor hour like I was at a body shop eons ago, and they’re simply just nicer to use as well. I don’t have many cheap tools. Midrange and up usually.

 

[EricBu]

Wood dowels with magnets on them, secured with antenna pole clamps, to hang my Mark 7 toolheads on the wall. "If it's stupid and it works, it's not stupid". Ugly though. May replace with 3D printed toolhead stands some day.

 

[WestKentucky]

Can of Static Gard, some finger nail polish, some old gas light brass that I made very small hammers out of, rifler files, artist paint brush for Auto charge (came with it),
wire strippers for pulling bullets.
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Piece of 12 ga copper wire for pushing cases up in the Lee case feeders so I can turn the magazine part ways to stop them from feeding.
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Business cards for sliding in my case feeder on my Hornady to stop it from case feeding also.
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magnet for catching steel cases in my feeder
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Smelly thing.
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Bag sealer for sealing plastic bags I store brass in.
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Force gauge for checking neck tension.
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Lubricatin, the oil can, not " The Bird".
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And unfornately,

The washer and dryer.

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I have heard of all kinds of things being used to make a powder drop flow better by using vibration. A washer and dryer set is a bit far out on that particular limb but I guess it ought to do the trick.

 

[Jack Ryan]

Tooth brush, gold pan, tooth picks, a fox tail brush, orange juice jars, cork stoppers.