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The Husky I've ordered has ...
- Built-in power strip w/ 6 outlets and 2 USB for easy charging
Reorganizing the gun/reloading room and adding a rolling work bench.
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Everyone's situation, needs, and solutions are different.
Did precisely what you were referring to, rather than mount presses to the roll cab, went with a secondary bench above them. Can pull out roll cabs for an additional workbench surface.....put it back when done.
@Rembrandt, your user name is well chosen since clearly you are an artist with exceptional taste and class. That looks like a wonderful space you have there and I can assure you that my gunroom is nowhere near as elegant. Great job!!
P.S. You gave me a flashback to the movie "The Accountant" and the scene in the main character's Airstream.
P.S. You gave me a flashback to the movie "The Accountant" and the scene in the main character's Airstream.
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My dinky workbench.
I have to work in the house, it's not that often, and my cave is carpeted (note the bedsheet spread underneath). It comes apart and stows away with minimal space. This B&D Workmate rig was originally a "temporary solution," but it has worked well for me so I haven't bothered to get exotic. I have about 6 or 8 file boxes with my supplies, and they hide in my other office files. I posted this on a different thread here with more detailed photos. That's a #25 weight, (actually do without most of the time) and I stack on another #25 if I run the Lee Loadmaster. I set this next to my office desk, where I set up my electronic scale and powder dispenser so there's no motion transferred to it. I have also used it with my Wilson case trimmer and RCBS primer pocket swager with no difficulty. As for the Lee Loadmaster . . . well, only if I'm going to do a run of 1000 or more. I prefer the Rock Chucker, I'm retired, plenty of time, this is a hobby!
I have to work in the house, it's not that often, and my cave is carpeted (note the bedsheet spread underneath). It comes apart and stows away with minimal space. This B&D Workmate rig was originally a "temporary solution," but it has worked well for me so I haven't bothered to get exotic. I have about 6 or 8 file boxes with my supplies, and they hide in my other office files. I posted this on a different thread here with more detailed photos. That's a #25 weight, (actually do without most of the time) and I stack on another #25 if I run the Lee Loadmaster. I set this next to my office desk, where I set up my electronic scale and powder dispenser so there's no motion transferred to it. I have also used it with my Wilson case trimmer and RCBS primer pocket swager with no difficulty. As for the Lee Loadmaster . . . well, only if I'm going to do a run of 1000 or more. I prefer the Rock Chucker, I'm retired, plenty of time, this is a hobby!
I was able to pick up the rolling workbench today and it's really nice. It's also really heavy at 200lb empty! Now I can start figuring out the floorplan. I was hoping to situate the rolling bench under an 8'x2' table, but with the added height of the casters it's not going to happen.
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You nailed that one! The box is freakin' gorgeous and I can't fault the quality. It's way too nice to be stuck in some dusty, dirty garage. I feel like I've rescued it from a life of misery and neglect!
I've got it in a good spot, have the draw liners in the correct drawers, and should be able to post a couple of photos today. I'm going to move some presses around, tidy up a bit and then will show some progress later today.So far I'm really pleased with how this is going. I've got the 6' bench set up and dedicated to the single stage press which I moved from the center to the end of the bench. I have room for powder dispensing and annealing and there's enough room on the bench for other "projects" or activities such as case trimming, priming etc. For now I'm going to focus on getting the three progressive presses set up on the other bench to the left. I might even be able to have case trimming and priming set up "permanently" on that bench too. I need to clean up and organize the shelves above the toolbox but that'll have to wait. I should have bought a tool box for this room a long time ago. I haven't figured out what I'm going to put in the drawers yet but I can roll the bench into the center of the room and use if for cleaning firearms or anything else that requires some space.
In case anyone's wondering, the bench in the corner is 6'x30", the tool box top is 52"x24" and the bench to the left is 5'x32".
I am 100% going to build a gun rack to go on the wall to the right of the shelves. It's a pain when I take rifles out of the safe and put them all over the place trying to get to one in the back. A gun rack or maybe two will be very useful.
In case anyone's wondering, the bench in the corner is 6'x30", the tool box top is 52"x24" and the bench to the left is 5'x32".
I am 100% going to build a gun rack to go on the wall to the right of the shelves. It's a pain when I take rifles out of the safe and put them all over the place trying to get to one in the back. A gun rack or maybe two will be very useful.
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What if you put casters on the 8x2 table? Then you could nest and move both easily.
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@jmorris, that's a good idea and something I hadn't considered. The 8'x2' table which is currently 38" tall would have to be 43" tall or greater in order for the workbench to fit underneath. I'd want to weld or bolt in more steel to make it stiffer as well. I think I'll continue with the current plan for the moment but keep your idea in the back of my head. Thanks for the idea.
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Thanks. I'll post pictures of the entire room once I'm done which should be soon. I'm still thinking about the design and materials for a wall-mounted gun rack. I know it'll involve steel and welding though!
I'm an inveterate hoarder when it comes to anything metal and I've been thinking about re-purposing the item shown below. Does anyone know what it is, and more importantly, what I'm thinking of using it for? Hint: If you have a Dillon press you might have a good idea.
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It looks like it could be a spare tire holder except for the secondary rusty mount location that has a rusted bore through it. It looks like it may have had some sort of flange that collected dirt and water and rusted out.
But today after knocking the bolts off, a little bit of cleanup, paint and new bore holes in a specific layout it looks like a riser stand for a Dillon press.
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Looks like a spare tire holder off a Jeep.
Could be used as a nice press stand.
@horsemen61, @BreechFace and @WeekendReloader .... you guys nailed it! It's the factory rear gate mounted tire carrier that came off my '98 Jeep TJ that I've had for over 20 years. Many years ago I installed a Rubicon Express 3.5" lift kit, along with new front and rear bumpers that included a much stronger bumper mounted swing out tire carrier. I've dragged this piece of sorry steel from Hawaii, to Arkansas and finally to Montana and now I know why!! 
I like how you guys think. That's exactly what I plan to do with the tire carrier today. It shouldn't take much to turn it into an 8" high riser stand for my RCBS Rockchucker/Piggyback II press. Some cutting, some drilling, some welding and some painting and it should be good. My Dillon 550 already has a factory riser stand but now I'm going to have to make one from scratch for the Hornady L-N-L AP.
It's the factory rear gate mounted tire carrier that came off my '98 Jeep TJ that I've had for over 20 years. Many years ago I installed a Rubicon Express 3.5" lift kit, along with new front and rear bumpers that included a much stronger bumper mounted swing out tire carrier. I've dragged this piece of sorry steel from Hawaii, to Arkansas and finally to Montana and now I know why!! BreechFace said:
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I like how you guys think. That's exactly what I plan to do with the tire carrier today. It shouldn't take much to turn it into an 8" high riser stand for my RCBS Rockchucker/Piggyback II press. Some cutting, some drilling, some welding and some painting and it should be good. My Dillon 550 already has a factory riser stand but now I'm going to have to make one from scratch for the Hornady L-N-L AP.
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I was a wanabe overland adventurer in my college days, had to get away from civilization somehow. I passed a lot of Jeeps on the trail in my Tacoma . Still miss that truck.
. Still miss that truck.BreechFace said:I was an overland adventurer in my college days, had to get away from civilization somehow. I passed a lot of Jeeps on the trail in my Tacoma
If I had a $ for every Toyota I've had to winch out of puddles over the last 20 years it would pay for my walk-in gun vault!
In fact, a Toyota driving father and son from 2008 or so still owe me money from a recovery that took more than 3 hours ... bastards never paid me! I've done a lot of rock crawling but overland is way more fun, nowhere near as stressful and tends not to break as many parts. Earlier in the year I got my ARL for this very thing. OK, ok ... the father and son story is true but I've only had to winch out one other Toyota in 20 years of doing this sort of stuff. Oh, I did use my Jeep to recover a stolen Lexus out at Kaʻena Point on Oahu .... kind of a Toyota. I had this idea that I might find another Jeep tire carrier online for cheap to use the for the L-N-L but a quick search revealed that it wouldn't make sense given the cost of those things. I might as well buy one from Inlinefabrication but where's the fun in that.
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If I had a $ for every Toyota I've had to winch out of puddles over the last 20 years it would pay for my walk-in gun vault!
Lot cheaper and easier to put bigger tires under Jeep's though being solid axle and all. And like you I rock crawled as well with mine but it soon got to be too expensive breaking parts. Lifetime replacement halfshaft's at the Autozone were the name of the game.
It's all in jest, Jeeps are great offroader's as well, and there was never any passing of anyone in need of help on the trail, despite my comment made in jest above.
But Jeep drivers did always make sure they had good hiking boots on...
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@BreechFace, I absolutely took it as jest and my post was meant that way too. The offroading community is much like the shooting community, mostly really good people that will help anyone in need and who love to talk about their passion.
I'll post a photo this afternoon of the Jeep riser!
I'll post a photo this afternoon of the Jeep riser!
Done! Here's a bit of a step by step in case anyone has a factory Jeep TJ tire carrier laying around.
Step 1: Figure out what material needs to be removed and mark for cutting
Step 2: Cut out/off unwanted material and cut a new 1/2" thick top plate
Step 3: Weld the plate to the tire carrier (note that I left the factory gusset in place and welded the front support to the underside of the new top plate)
Step 4: Drill and tap holes in the top plate for the press mounting bolts and drill holes in the rear flange for bench mounting bolts
Step 1: Figure out what material needs to be removed and mark for cutting
Step 2: Cut out/off unwanted material and cut a new 1/2" thick top plate
Step 3: Weld the plate to the tire carrier (note that I left the factory gusset in place and welded the front support to the underside of the new top plate)
Step 4: Drill and tap holes in the top plate for the press mounting bolts and drill holes in the rear flange for bench mounting bolts
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And finally ....
Step 5: Clean up the cuts, deburr, remove weld splatter, clean, paint and bolt to the bench (notice that I left two welded on nuts on the right in case they can be used to bolt a bracket to the riser for .... ?)
Step 6: Bolt the press to the new riser
Step 7: Step back and enjoy ... and think about building another riser for the Hornady L-N-L AP.
Step 5: Clean up the cuts, deburr, remove weld splatter, clean, paint and bolt to the bench (notice that I left two welded on nuts on the right in case they can be used to bolt a bracket to the riser for .... ?)
Step 6: Bolt the press to the new riser
Step 7: Step back and enjoy ... and think about building another riser for the Hornady L-N-L AP.
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I have 6 of the cabinets Rembrandt, post #27, in my shop. 5 are contain tools and one has a shotgun press mounted. In the shotgun press cabinet I have 200 lbs of lead shot and about 10k bullets. Its very stable to reload on. I would not reload without the lead shot in the cabinet.
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It looks to be one of a pair of mounting stands used to mount a "fifth wheel" trailer hitch onto a pickup truck bed.
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