VonFatman
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Very nice!! Don't forget to bolt/screw it into the wall/studs...makes for a much sturdier unit. You did good work.
Bob
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Show us a picture of your reloading bench
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LAH
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That's plenty to do the job Dale.
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WLE
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Nothing is more sexier then a women with a gun!
LAH
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Great space/cave.
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something vague
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mhconfo,
I can't even imagine having a basement that clean and neat. Maybe someday I'll be able to get a handle on it as this is my reloading area. My reloading bench and the area around it is neat but the rest of the basement is just cluttered beyond my ability to fix it. I've tried but it ends up back to the way it was.
Nice place man. Oh, is all the electrical in your basement run in EMT? That's the first I've seen that and I'm a damn electrician. That couldn't have been cheap. Looks good.
I can't even imagine having a basement that clean and neat. Maybe someday I'll be able to get a handle on it as this is my reloading area. My reloading bench and the area around it is neat but the rest of the basement is just cluttered beyond my ability to fix it. I've tried but it ends up back to the way it was.
Nice place man. Oh, is all the electrical in your basement run in EMT? That's the first I've seen that and I'm a damn electrician. That couldn't have been cheap. Looks good.
LAH & Something Vague,
Thank you both for the kind comments.
Something Vague,
Yes all the electrical in the basement as well as thru out the house is in EMT. I am not sure, but I think it is code where I live (a suburb of Chicago). I am a bit of a neat freak and so is my wife, so it comes a bit natural to us...maybe a bit too much ! Take Care!
Mike
Thank you both for the kind comments.
Something Vague,
Yes all the electrical in the basement as well as thru out the house is in EMT. I am not sure, but I think it is code where I live (a suburb of Chicago). I am a bit of a neat freak and so is my wife, so it comes a bit natural to us...maybe a bit too much !
Take Care!Mike
something vague
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No kidding mhconfo, emt throughout your house is code in Chicago!? That's incredible and something I had no idea about. It must take a long time to rough in a house there. I almost want to think that it may just be code for a basement but I could be wrong. I would hate to have to ad an outlet in a house in chicago if I couldn't just fish a wire down a wall! Either way it does look much better that way in a basement!
Slow and steady...
So since I have $0 for any kind of shooting right now (need to find a job worth my newly aquired degree), I'm doomed to prepare for reloading that doesn't cost alot.
Here's the frame I built last weekend for the bench I hope to reload on within the next 3-6 months.
Its a small bench: About 2'x3'. Seems very sturdy even without the top which I hope to be using a chuck of hardwood for (or 3/4-1" plywood if its not im my pricepoint). Let me know what you guys think!
~Ubes
So since I have $0 for any kind of shooting right now (need to find a job worth my newly aquired degree), I'm doomed to prepare for reloading that doesn't cost alot.
Here's the frame I built last weekend for the bench I hope to reload on within the next 3-6 months.
Its a small bench: About 2'x3'. Seems very sturdy even without the top which I hope to be using a chuck of hardwood for (or 3/4-1" plywood if its not im my pricepoint). Let me know what you guys think!
~Ubes
Its about 31/32 inches in height. I have thought about a shelf on the bottom but thats an afterthought. I will probablly add one once its complete (and I have access to a decent saw). I'll have to think about a cross brace. Since I don't own a press or ever see one in 1st hand operation, its hard to get a good idea about how much stress will be on the bench/supports. Thanks for the feedback!
~Ubes
oldreloader
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be sure to find out how much overhang you will need before you put your top on.Some presses require a lip so that the linkage will work and not be against the front of the bench.
I have the Rockchucker and it requires no over hang. With a small bench like that you may want to look into the RCBS accessory plate, assuming you will use rcbs for all your equipment. It will allow you to easily mount and remove each piece of equipment as you need it to cut down on clutter.
wyohome
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My bench is connected to my 'Redneck Entertainment Center', 2 TVs stacked for Saturday and Sunday football, a wood stove, gas grill, crockpot, computer, dog bed w/dog, and a refrigerator. My wife lives upstairs during the games
LAH
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Wow, some great reloading setups on here!
I'm in the process of mine now. I can't get too carried away because we're going to be moving out of this house in a year or two. Once we move though, I'm going to have a dedicated room for it. For now, have to settle with the garage. We FINALLY got the garage all painted so I could start on my reloading area. Here's some pics of constructing the bench and the layout. Haven't set up the press or anything else yet. Everything in the pictures took about a day.
Here's the construction of the bench. That's 18 2x4's in a row for the substrate to make this one sturdy bench!
A picture of my primer/powder/ammo storage
And current total progress. I'm probably going to put another panel of OSB on that bottom part of the bench for more storage.
I'm in the process of mine now. I can't get too carried away because we're going to be moving out of this house in a year or two. Once we move though, I'm going to have a dedicated room for it. For now, have to settle with the garage. We FINALLY got the garage all painted so I could start on my reloading area. Here's some pics of constructing the bench and the layout. Haven't set up the press or anything else yet. Everything in the pictures took about a day.
Here's the construction of the bench. That's 18 2x4's in a row for the substrate to make this one sturdy bench!
A picture of my primer/powder/ammo storage
And current total progress. I'm probably going to put another panel of OSB on that bottom part of the bench for more storage.
LAH
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Top should be stiff enough.
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Here's my new bench in the new apartment
and a target shot with 100 rounds at 21 feet with my G26
and a target shot with 100 rounds at 21 feet with my G26
duck911
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This is a knock off from someone else's bench I saw on a forum recently.
It's small, simple, and useful. I can move it all around the house and load in the basement, on the kitchen table (where the picture was taken) my tailgate at the range, or a buddies house. One thing I like about it is, I only have the gear and components I need at my fingertips with the bench, Everything else is in separate storage. Keeps it clean and simple.
I tossed together in about an hour with a 1/4 sheet of plywood I had laying around:
--Duck911
It's small, simple, and useful. I can move it all around the house and load in the basement, on the kitchen table (where the picture was taken) my tailgate at the range, or a buddies house. One thing I like about it is, I only have the gear and components I need at my fingertips with the bench, Everything else is in separate storage. Keeps it clean and simple.
I tossed together in about an hour with a 1/4 sheet of plywood I had laying around:
--Duck911
