What other hobbies occupy your loading bench?

[Jonny2guns]

There is not a great deal that will ground you. Diabetes is one that they always check for, the other is color vision. I remember those two things for my PPL.

Narcolepsy

 

[EricBu]

The other hobbies that occupy me in my loading room:
Cursing
Looking for that stupid tool I just had in my hand. Putting a bandage on the massive gouge in my face caused by a piece of brass that somehow defied physics and shot out of a case feeder at 1500 fps.
Trying to find the little spring (from a press, a gun, whatever...everything has a little spring, and I will lose it).
Chasing the little bearings from my MBF across the floor.
Gaping at the cat poop in my tumbler because I left the lid off over night.
Putting ice on my Garand thumb.
Putting loktite on screws because they keep backing out.
Trying to break loose screws I loktited for some dumb reason.
Looking under all the benches for that large rifle primer I dropped 2 years ago.

 

[Remington1911]

Narcolepsy

Yea....that will get ya.

 

[lightman]

Nothing on my loading bench thats not reloading related. But I use the island thats in the middle of my reloading room for lots of other things because its well lighted. Everything from reloading my daily pill dispenser to counting and rolling coins, cleaning guns including detail stripping them to working on household items like toasters, vacuums cleaners, ect.

 

[CQB45ACP]

Nothing on my loading bench thats not reloading related. But I use the island thats in the middle of my reloading room for lots of other things because its well lighted. Everything from reloading my daily pill dispenser to counting and rolling coins, cleaning guns including detail stripping them to working on household items like toasters, vacuums cleaners, ect.

People still roll coins??? I hated that! Navy Federal had a coin counting machine but stopped using it because of all the debris would break it.

 

[Bazoo]

The side discussion on flying was pretty interesting. I have always had an interest in old propeller-driven aircraft.

 

[hdwhit]

When you guys post pictures of neat loading benches with everything organized it makes me think of my two benches that I can't take pictures of due to my other hobbies are in the way. This is a short list of other hobbies that occupy space on my loading benches.
Antique tool collection
Hammer collection
Fishing lure collection
Wood working (not good at)
Gun smiting
Fly tying
Antique odds and ends
Boxes of loads I've worked up
Motorcycle parts
Old mower parts (I'm gonna rebuild that someday)
Knife collection
Knife sharpening
Grandpa's tools
And I probably forgot some

None. The reloading bench is sacrosanct. If it isn't reloading, it's not on the bench.

Everything else occupies the 24 feet of cabinetry and countertop at the side of my garage.

 

[Insignificant bill]

When you guys post pictures of neat loading benches with everything organized it makes me think of my two benches that I can't take pictures of due to my other hobbies are in the way. This is a short list of other hobbies that occupy space on my loading benches.
Antique tool collection
Hammer collection
Fishing lure collection
Wood working (not good at)
Gun smiting
Fly tying
Antique odds and ends
Boxes of loads I've worked up
Motorcycle parts
Old mower parts (I'm gonna rebuild that someday)
Knife collection
Knife sharpening
Grandpa's tools
And I probably forgot some

3d printing

 

[shoebox1.1]

The other hobbies that occupy me in my loading room:
Cursing
Looking for that stupid tool I just had in my hand. Putting a bandage on the massive gouge in my face caused by a piece of brass that somehow defied physics and shot out of a case feeder at 1500 fps.
Trying to find the little spring (from a press, a gun, whatever...everything has a little spring, and I will lose it).
Chasing the little bearings from my MBF across the floor.
Gaping at the cat poop in my tumbler because I left the lid off over night.
Putting ice on my Garand thumb.
Putting loktite on screws because they keep backing out.
Trying to break loose screws I loktited for some dumb reason.
Looking under all the benches for that large rifle primer I dropped 2 years ago.

I primed 100 .357 cases last night in my ez chair. I loaded 100 primers in my rcbs universal hand primer. I saw ONE houndred go in. Last two cases?? No primers in hopper. Searched for an hour for em. Gave up. Somewhere between my bench and that chair they went missing. “Uh honey. I’ve got something to tell you” ( what’s up?) “umm I lost these two thingamagigs and they’re explosive if struck”.. WHAT??? Yea. You might pull that ez chair lever and go POP. Don’t know if it’s enough to make a fire but be aware. lol. She was cool about it. “I’ll find em” she said. Let’s hope so

 

[Mauser lover]

The side discussion on flying was pretty interesting. I have always had an interest in old propeller-driven aircraft.

You are on the wrong side of the state, but if you are ever passing through Hazard, let me know and I’ll see if I can get you a ride in an old propeller-driven aircraft! I assume 1953 is old enough to qualify.

Or we can go shoot. Probably can’t promise both (and definitely not both at the same time) though.

 

[GW Staar]

2'x8' looked like plenty of room when I started converting it from a MX motorcycle motor repair bench to a reloading bench...........
second picture is old.....now I have an APP and a Lee Six Pack plus 4 more brass and bullet collators......no other hobbies on this bench! But see the door on the right? I walk through that door to what used to be a plastic modeling bench in younger years....(see below)...now it's my 3D printer station with which I built all those collators for $60 a piece....... Now I'm making an Island bench 3' in front of my original 8' reloading bench, 2'x4'..... too big a mess to take a picture today....going to use it for case prep only......APP, Summit, and RC II will now reside there.....original bench, only progressives....that's it in this life.....no more.....I'm done.......uh.....except for the second 3d printer I bought.....I think I have a disease.....one that makes me buy something new that I don't need.

 

[Ks5shooter]

Loading bench for reloading only.Other bench for cleaning firearms and any bench work for farm maintenance.

 

[Show Me]

I have two hobbies, only two.

Guns (under which my reloading fits)
and Airplanes.

Under “Guns”, I have reloading, gunsmithing, machining, 3dprinting, woodworking (ick), and other stuff. If you can think of it under this heading, I probably dabble in it.

Under “Airplanes”, I have airplane flying and building, so whatever fits under those headings also competes with my reloading bench. 3d printing, machining, woodworking (ick), welding, sewing, etc. I’m less exhaustive under this heading because there’s more to it! But if you can think of it under this heading, I might dabble in it.

I have a handful of Piper ribs stacked up behind my turret press on my bench right now. I need a bigger shop.

Cub?

 

[Show Me]

I'm a professional. I'm a professional pilot.
Any flat spot is a place to pile it. 4/5 of the basement is all mine . Walk out has picnic table for 75 yard shooting and quick testing.

 

[Mauser lover]

Cub?

Pacer. Same ribs though, I suppose.

 

[Show Me]

Pacer. Same ribs though, I suppose.

Have history with a cub that got tipped up and over

 

[GW Staar]

Ha.....that reminded me of an experience as an 8 year-old. My uncle was an B29 pilot, then an airline pilot instructor. He flew in with a couple of students to eat lunch into our little town. Came to the house and ate....took me to the airport for some "flying lessons". We got a few thousand feet up and he flipped the trainer upside down and said, "OK.....take over" Scared the hell out of me....hanging in the harness. At least HE had a good laugh. Always wanted to be a pilot, and own a plane.....P-51 would have been nice......

Back on topic: Here's a rifle case collator.....last picture shows it and two smaller collators to its right.

Guess it's not really another hobby.....until you make a grandson a special Christmas present.......

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