Want to make a wooden shelf rack for my dies

[Zaydok Allen]

It's an unwritten law of hand-loading that the dies you need will always be on the bottom of the stack. Which is why when I had my loading room built we installed drawers under the bench with the die boxes stored label end up and easy to find. Each drawer holds forty die sets in a compact and easy to access space, as shown in attached photo.

That is a sweet setup man.

I was excited when I bought my third die set....................... I guess it's all relative.

 

[Riomouse911]

I'm beginning to think storing in boxes is important. I got out my Redding .223 dies out yesterday & I was shocked to see a couple of specks of rust starting to form. For sure the boxes prevent dirt & dust, but I'll need to add some "moisture-absorber" packets & rub the dies & parts down with an oily rag....FWIW

I live where it is a lot less humid, but my dies will also show a spot of two of rust if I don't do my part and wipe them down occasionally.... except for two sets of dies set in their dedicated loading machines, I keep mine boxed up between uses in their factory box.

 

[Bfh_auto]

It's an unwritten law of hand-loading that the dies you need will always be on the bottom of the stack. Which is why when I had my loading room built we installed drawers under the bench with the die boxes stored label end up and easy to find. Each drawer holds forty die sets in a compact and easy to access space, as shown in attached photo.

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Imagine if you walked in your local gunstore and bought all your dies at the same time.
This thread gave me some ideas.

 

[1976B.L.Johns.]

^^^Cha-Chinnng^^^= $$$

 

[mstreddy]

When I set up my bench I was using a tool cabinet that was too low. I needed to bring the presses up another 10". I built a frame from 2x10 lumber. The box enabled me stack up to 4 die boxes high by 2 wide and 2 deep in two areas and 4x1x2 in the third cubby. I do have to move the ones in front out to reach the ones in back, but those are the ones I don't use as often. I solved the labels missing on the side by printing adhesive labels for each box. I do like the RCBS boxes over the rest. Hornady's are too big. Lee's are odd sized and of course the round ones are #$#@.

Offhand, my hat's off to you! 40 sets per drawer. Wow! Your drawer idea is elegant and well made!
Pert Near, I like your construction in both version 1 and 2. I agree you have to have a handhold. I also like the wine rack idea for powder bottles. I keep any 1# bottle that I use up and repurpose as needed. I have also used similar sized bottles from ovaltine chocolate. Print a label and I have a 1# bottle. I decant my 4-8 pound jugs to a 1 pounder and that's what I use for filling the powder measures.
Some great ideas here.