Suggestions for a reloading BENCH?

[Hallx7]

Lee makes a tripod that you can mount their presses to. Not sure what press you have. The tripod was around $100 plus shipping.
It's plenty sturdy for my classic turret but not stable enough for my loadmaster.

[23 Blast]

Lookup Seville Classics UltraHD Lighted workbench. $229 msrp, and if you can pick up from torrance, no shipping charge.

I mounted a Forster coax on that thing, and after fiddling with the adjustable feet, it made for a very solid bench -- very little movement even during full length resizing. Butcher block countertop is very nice, and the extra light and mounting pegboard holds tools for easy access.



-d

That one looks great! The overhead light is a very useful feature.

[iron330]

Craigslist is your friend. Search "workbench", "lab bench", "packing table", "industrial table". I scored 2- 3'x5' steel leg tables with wood tops, shelves, and a drawer on each for $125 for both. Retail is close to $300 each.

[Lead Waster]

When I lived in an apartment, I mounted my 550b to a piece of wood and clamped it to the kitchen counter (not table) and it was rock solid.

If you are hard pressed, you can mount it on a board that is mounted to the exposed studs in your garage.

Or look into "2x4 Basics" which sells plastic connectors that you can use to connect 2x4's into a basic bench.

So many options, but in the end, it's a table.

The big decision you have is if you want to reload STANDING UP or SITTING DOWN.

I do it standing up because it's easier to peer into each case before I seat a bullet into the case. I guess you can do that sitting too, but I just do it standing because my workbenches are standing height.

[Lead Waster]

i built my own , but harbor freight has a nice bench
http://www.harborfreight.com/workben...ood-69054.html

When you look at that bench, you think "Wow, great! It has like a 3 inch thick top!" It doesn't. It has 3/4" (or something, maybe even 1/2") top and the sides are sideways 3" boards. Clever HF, very clever. I could be wrong, but that was what the last one I looked at had.

[derniere]

Workbench

That one looks great! The overhead light is a very useful feature.

Yep. I'm quite happy with mine. Here's a collection of Amazon Reviews on the workbench. I think there is one who made it into a reloading bench with no modification.

A few notes:

- The workbench height works best if you stand while reloading. I suppose a tall bar stool might work, but I haven't tried it yet.
- The little shelf above the fluorescent light comes handy for storage of lightweight items, say, a couple of pounds of powder, a scale, trays.
- The little light included was damn BRIGHT. It rendered all ambient lighting in my work space useless, but it comes in real handy for looking down powder-filled cases.
- The countertop is NICE, as in "wife-approved". It probably looks as nice as some you'll find on some kitchen counters.
- There was enough of a gap between the bottom of the butcherblock countertop and the top of the little sliding drawers, so that I could use heavy duty mounting bolts and bigass washers (to distribute the load) to secure the press to the countertop. Me likey.
- As posted by the multiple reviews, the packaging was EXCELLENT, and so were the instructions. Every part was labeled and arrowed(UP, FRONT, BACK, LEFT, RIGHT), and some spare parts were also included.

Well, hope this helps.

-d

[XDRoX]

I bought cheap white garage cabinets from Home Depot. $95 for a 2' cabinet. I used three but obviously you could get away with one to start out on. The are very solid and look nice as I hide all my crap inside them.

[drkphibr]

Costco used to carry (within the last 6 months) this bench:

http://www.whalenstorage.com/product_detail.php?product_id=000209&img_number=1

They currently (as of last week) carry almost the same bench, but the current version has the cabinets mounted on the sides (or detachable). Otherwise, it's the same bench for $299.

Here's what the current version looks like that another CGer picked up. http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...4#post10710114

[the86d]

I got a hell of a work bench/desk from Salvation Army for like $25-$30. It was so sturdy it was difficult to get up the stairs, even with the lady's help and scootching it on it's top. Check out some of their stuff before shelling out some major cash, as I once saw the best desk I had ever seen in my life for like $50, but it was already sold upon my arrival.

My reloading bench is an antique desk my mother donated to me years ago (after she painted it baby blue, and ruined it), so I put it to use.

[machinegun]

I was going to build my own but I bought this Black Friday weekend & it is really solid for the price:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/203083493?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=work+bench&storeId=10051&N=5yc1v&R=203083493#.UT-8yleyIsw

I haven't actually loaded yet but I can stand on it(165 lbs) so it should be just fine I currently have a Rock Chucker Supreme & powder measure on top and it's on there good. Mine is slightly not level.

I've acquired this exact workbench. I had to buy some L-brackets and some 2x4 along with it. I used an impact drill to screw the L-brackets onto my concrete floor and against two of the legs. With 2x4s, I then pin the table against the studs on my wall. It is extremely stable and able to handle my progressive hornady and my single stage press.