RELOADING BENCH PICTURES

[chris]

i built this bench in a few hours and have added stuff to it as i see fit. i usually do alot of Black Powder reloading for my 45-70. and my hunting rifles and my .44 mag.

the stand is a drop for BP. and i use a Lyman #55.

[anyracoon]

Chris
Where did you get those blue tray/shelf units that hang on your pegboard?

[r08ert209cali]

I see Snap-On. Good Job

[M47_Dragon]

Hahahaha... Chris, is that a boar's head behind your bench?

[Lissauer]

Here is my train wreck of a bench.

[chris]

Chris
Where did you get those blue tray/shelf units that hang on your pegboard?

i got them at Home Depot. they are pretty cheap.

[chris]

Hahahaha... Chris, is that a boar's head behind your bench?

yeah my roomate does taxidermy in my garage. it's actually a Wart Hog from Africa. we have all kinds of stuff in the garage.

[VaderSpade]

Mine is small and simple K.I.S.S.

Turret heads allow three calibers per head. Just swap heads, no re-adjusting.

I keep more supplies off site. Never put all your eggs in one basket.

[fullspeed1]

Just built it yesterday. It's definitely more solid then the Gorilla Rack bench I have been using.

[RaymondMillbrae]

Fullspeed1,

great looking work bench. It looks very similar to mine. (Post #1).

Make sure you use thick "L" brackets to affix it to the 2"x4" wood beams within your walls. This will ensure the least amount of movement, hence giving you the most constant powder drops.

Good job.

It's funny, but when I look at all the crazy cool set-up's in the above pictures, it is NOT the presses or gadgets that catch my attention. The FIRST THING that catches my attention is how sturdy the work bench is, and how securly it is fastened to the wall or floor.

Good job on all the cool set-up's so far.

THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A STICKY POST!!

Shoot with a purpose.

In Christ: Raymond

[fullspeed1]

Fullspeed1,

great looking work bench. It looks very similar to mine. (Post #1).

Make sure you use thick "L" brackets to affix it to the 2"x4" wood beams within your walls. This will ensure the least amount of movement, hence giving you the most constant powder drops.

Good job.

It's funny, but when I look at all the crazy cool set-up's in the above pictures, it is NOT the presses or gadgets that catch my attention. The FIRST THING that catches my attention is how sturdy the work bench is, and how securly it is fastened to the wall or floor.

Good job on all the cool set-up's so far.

THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A STICKY POST!!

Shoot with a purpose.

In Christ: Raymond

Thanks Raymond!!
I put several 3" wood screws through the back 2x4's into the wall studs. Trust me, it isn't going anywhere.

[10fcp]

Not sure if the pics will show up. I made the top out of a piece of sub floor, the sides are a solid core door cut down with 2x4's screwed to the bench and then fixed to the wall at the top and near the bottom. My father in law made the press bracket so when I want to loa for my rifle I pull the coax out from under and slide it into the bracket and bolt it down. I try to keep lots of open bench space to set up my scale, power measure, load tays etc.

[RaymondMillbrae]

10FCP,

when you have longer pieces of horizontal wood, it is good to place a few verticle supports near the middle...or divide them into 3 sections.

This will help to prevent the horrible "bowed look" that folks get when placing heavy objects (boolits) on the horizontal boards.

The pix are old (2003)...any current pix?

In Christ: Raymond

[10fcp]

My camera is jacked up. I just took those. The top of the shelf is a piece of 1 1/16 sub floor and the middle is 3/4. The underside is bracketed to the wall as well as the side. The middle section holds my rifle dies, Lee classic primer and powder stuff and misc tools. It'll flex if I stand on the middle but it's pretty damn sturdy. One of the pics didn't get attached. The bottom has another shelf where some bullets,brass primers etc get stored. I also keep stuff under it.

[10fcp]

Here's the other one.