Official Reloading Bench Thread
 

Nice bench. Did you build that? It's much nicer than mine.

Man yours looks clean compared to mine :)

http://rap.midco.net/bald1/reloading_sm.jpg

my reloading "bench" is an old steel desk i found in the house we were rehabbing.
It's build like a tank, prob'ly weighs 250 pounds .

Huge drawers that will hold a ton of weight.

It's been as excellent multi-use work bench.
best part was FREE and I didn't have to build it.

I put two sheets of 3/4" Birch plywood on top (also salvaged from rehab we turned)
Make the top rock solid




http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...p/IMG_1335.jpg


i added the case feed this Summer




http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...cap/006-12.jpg



I can also assure you, my work space rarely looks that organized .
It's generally in a state of controlled chaos ...like my life...:D



..L.T.A.

Man you guys make me sick with your fancy spancy set ups. I present my little humble set up

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...2-02212039.jpg

Hey Cal, it works. that is the important thing.

For the amount of shooting reloading its great. One day I have big dreams. A lot of good ideas can be gotten out of these guys.

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...DSCF5387-1.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...eepress1-1.jpg

I don't have pictures - yet - but my "bench" is a 24" cabinet base left over from our kitchen remodel. It doubles as the base for my leather stitcher, so space is extremely tight... :(

Yeah I built it using about $400 worth of materials from Lowes. It has adjustable shelves and a pullout shelf for the tumbler. Not bad for a first reloading setup......lol

I really like what you put together there. Did you plans from someplace, or come up with it all on your own? I don't have a place for something that nice now, but my wife says if I finish my basement, I can have a "gun" room...

I'm an engineer, so yeah I had plans....lol

I used AutoCAD to draw everything up to fit my anticipated needs. It has two parts, the bench and the cabinets (which are bolted together).

The bench part is basically the same as the following bench:
http://www.shotgunsportsmagazine.com...ench_plans.pdf

The top part was all my design.

Dang Titan- I had to run down to my bench and make sure my 8 ball was still there on my Dillon ... Whewwww! still there and a 1 ball on the old Rock Chucker.:)



Nice steup!!

Thanks.

I got my 8-ball from a guy that makes them on that glock site. Joined up just so I could PM him and get it ordered.

Was gonna steal them off my pool table, but my uncle gave me a bag of of'em. Don't know where he stole'em from. But they work for me.:cool:
http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/...r/P1000049.jpg

You guys are killing me! I just moved and gave up my 8x6 dedicated reloading room. I am now trying to figure out where to setup in the new place. So far I have 3 choices - all give about 36" of bench space (I may have to use all of them :)). I guess it doesn't matter too much as I have no money for materials anyway. :(

Boo hoo poor me. Nice benches guys! :cool:

http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMG_1068.jpg

A little messy, but I call it my room.

Dave

I've got that same bench too Dave. Harbor Freight special! Mine is used as a regular work bench though and has a real vice and bench grinder mounted on it.

Thats kinda funny cause I built a workbench out in the garage that has the vise and a belt sander on it. The harbor freight bench was a little nicer looking so the better half lets me keep it in the house.:D

I have my fingers crossed because I think I have her talked into letting me get a 24' x 30' shop built in the backyard.

Dave

Well ok, since this thread is useless without pics...Heres my mancave/gun room...

Bill

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...4/IMG_0352.jpg
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...4/IMG_0353.jpg
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...4/IMG_0354.jpg

Oh-Ya!!

THat's what I'm talkin about Bill!:D:D

Where's the Stereo & Fridge?

Them and a recliner and you won't have to go anywhere else in the house sep'n the can...:cool:

Yeah, I dont have a fridge...lol. I posted this so I would remember it. We are getting ready to move in the next 30 days, to a house, half the size our current one is. So no dedicated gun/reloading room for me. But the better half has told me time and again, that I can put a nice bench and a couple under cabinets in the dining room as long as I keep it neat...lol. We also have a storage unit in a building that was a former National Guard Armory, so thats where all the extra supplies and stuff is going to for now...

Gimme a few years to buy a nice chunk of land with a house and a shop, and I'll be all set again...lol.

Bill

Got anymore benches to show off guys? I'm going to update my OP when I can remember to take some pictures with a decent camera.

Nice Rooms guys! Makes me realize how behind the fun curve I am!!!

Got my updated picture up......

This is so embarrassing! My photography is as sloppy as my room.

http://usera.ImageCave.com/NeilCasper/DSCF0124-copy.jpg

Here's mine

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...g/P1010435.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...g/P1010436.jpg

An older pic before the Hornady LNL, Notice the Pug giving me the Evil Eye:D

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...g/P1010386.jpg

Pretty Nice Set Up...........

Clyde

Nice pug :)

Well here is my Man Cave and project area. It looks like a disaster area but somehow I know where everything is most of the time;)
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...MANCAVE001.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...MANCAVE002.jpg

Here is mine. its halfway cleaned up.

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/...t/IMAG0128.jpg

Well here is my set-up!! Dillon RL550B:)

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...0/DSC01914.jpg

Looks like your reloading bench and bar service. What's the jigger for?

Randall

Jigger? I think you see one of my two powder tricklers. :)

A couple of my reloading room / office. Mrs. wanted to move the laundry out of the basement up to the main level. She got what she wanted, and I got the old laundry room. It's almost completed, need to mount a few shelves, finish the painting.... but its actually clean enough to take a picture! Here ya go!

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/...a/P1020521.jpg

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/...a/P1020522.jpg

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/...a/P1020523.jpg

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/...a/P1020524.jpg

I built the birch cabinets from scratch about 10 years ago. I reclaimed them from the room we did over upstairs. The bear? Took it out of Upstate New York in 1978. The vibrating tumbler is new, replaced the smaller Cabela's one the I had previously. The new one came from Harbor Freight and runs like a tank. Its also quieter than the smaller one.

You guys have such nice reloading areas. I'me forced into just a small corner of my workshop.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n...0/IMAG0075.jpg

I see that now you mention it. :-)

@ randallz... ya think that thirty years with SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) has anything to do with what I get in my house? ROFLMAO. She can have ANYTHING she wants. Me? I take the leftovers.... BUT.... my reloading/office is right off the man room, with a big screen tv and surround sound. So... I'm slummmin'... but it's all good! She doesn't come downstairs except to get something from the freezer! woo hoo! LOL!

DaFadda I see you are a Dooms Day ready person.......:eek::eek::eek:

Do you know something we don't or we need to know??????


Clyde

We're at 31 plus dating for four = 35, so I understand. Mine let me build a 500 sq ft shop along with the 3 car garage. I suppose it`s my own fault I didn`t build a bigger shop. :-)