great reloading/work bench plans

screws

if the deck screws are case hardened, use them, the galvanized deck screws
are usually soft metal, the heads will get screwed up if you ever need to back
them out or generally the shaft will break... ie. their junk.

JimB
 
Here's a handy hint.
If you are building a bench for reloading, consider letting the top overhang the frame. Either make the top a little larger or the frame smaller.
It will make mounting your loading presses much easier if you don't have a frame cross member directly under the press.
Mine have a 4 or 5" overhang. The ends extend the depth of the top, but the front rail is pushed back.
I used a layer of 3/4" plywood + a layer of 5/8" OSB, laminated and glued, topped with a layer of 1/8" masonite, fastened with brads around the perimeter. The frame is 4x4 with lapped joints, bolted through with 3/8" carraige bolts.
Solid as a brick outhouse.
 
Jim, the screws I used were better than the average galvanized deck screw. though I doubt they were case hardened. The had a beige weather resistant coating. Their heads held up very well. I pre-drilled and countersunk and I used the right bit size which goes a long way toward preventing stripped heads.
 
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