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Reloading Bench Designs
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TonyD said:derek said:
I prefer aged, like a fine wine.
Though many have argued that I carbon date prior to dirt, I'm not quite of the Gunny's generation.![[wink]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/002.gif "Wink [wink]")
You can drink like a young Marine though.
Patriot
NES Member
Folks,
With all the talk about reloading benches I thought that I
I would post a picture of my reloading station (bench).
I built this out of a discarded metal base of a phototypesetter.
The panels and top are made of one inch thick laminated particle
board that I recycled from other discarded equipment.
The dimensions are 29" square and the working surface is 36.5"
high. While that is higher than a normal working surface I
have a stool that makes that height very workable. The base
has adjustable feet so leveling the entire cabinet is a breeze.
Three of the sides have the same laminated particle board that
the surface has, but one side has a hinged door on it that is
someday going to get a lock. Internally I am going to build
some shelving that will optimize the space. Right now there
is one shelf internally that contains a pile of equipment and
is very disorganized.
The top piece overhangs the front edge of the base by one inch.
The Dillon 550 is bolted to the top.
The cabinet on the back is 12" deep, 30" high, and 30" wide.
It overhangs the left and right edge by a half inch. This is
a recycled cabinet from my local dump and as you can tell by
the picture that the shelving was never made to support the
weight of reloading equipment and supplies. This is another
item I have to fix when I get around to it.
The weight of this setup is amazing. It is a very heavy steel
base and with the addition of the heavy particle board and the
other equipment, I have never noticed any movement while reloading.
It doesn't take up much space as it is sandwiched between the
oil tank and my regular workbench, and for the most part
would fit anywhere.
All in all, the cost of this, with the exception of the Dillon
press, amounted to the cost of the carriage bolts and some
sweat equity.
Richard
With all the talk about reloading benches I thought that I
I would post a picture of my reloading station (bench).
I built this out of a discarded metal base of a phototypesetter.
The panels and top are made of one inch thick laminated particle
board that I recycled from other discarded equipment.
The dimensions are 29" square and the working surface is 36.5"
high. While that is higher than a normal working surface I
have a stool that makes that height very workable. The base
has adjustable feet so leveling the entire cabinet is a breeze.
Three of the sides have the same laminated particle board that
the surface has, but one side has a hinged door on it that is
someday going to get a lock. Internally I am going to build
some shelving that will optimize the space. Right now there
is one shelf internally that contains a pile of equipment and
is very disorganized.
The top piece overhangs the front edge of the base by one inch.
The Dillon 550 is bolted to the top.
The cabinet on the back is 12" deep, 30" high, and 30" wide.
It overhangs the left and right edge by a half inch. This is
a recycled cabinet from my local dump and as you can tell by
the picture that the shelving was never made to support the
weight of reloading equipment and supplies. This is another
item I have to fix when I get around to it.
The weight of this setup is amazing. It is a very heavy steel
base and with the addition of the heavy particle board and the
other equipment, I have never noticed any movement while reloading.
It doesn't take up much space as it is sandwiched between the
oil tank and my regular workbench, and for the most part
would fit anywhere.
All in all, the cost of this, with the exception of the Dillon
press, amounted to the cost of the carriage bolts and some
sweat equity.
Richard
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edin508
NES Member
Just saw this in Cabella's http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...http://www.cabelas.com/products/Ccat20849.jsp
Here's my first reloading setup. This is what I put together last summer for my first attempt at reloading. I did make 100 rounds of 45-70. I hope to complete a new setup this summer; I want to mount a turret press on a Gorilla potting table I borrowed from the Boss Lady (SWMBO).
The nice thing is it's total portability; the press is bolted to the 3/4" plywood plank. The plank is bolted down to the folding workhorse, using existing holes in the workhorse top.
Right now, it is set up with a universal decapper. But this week, I will clear the winter's accumulation off the table in the background, and start reloading some more 45-70.
The nice thing is it's total portability; the press is bolted to the 3/4" plywood plank. The plank is bolted down to the folding workhorse, using existing holes in the workhorse top.
Right now, it is set up with a universal decapper. But this week, I will clear the winter's accumulation off the table in the background, and start reloading some more 45-70.
