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[Three44s]

You know, he's a pretty well behaved dog in general but he's never had much use for a dog bed. He carries them around and chews on them but never sleeps in them. It's like a security blanket for him. Normally he sits on the back deck and surveys the yard while I'm in the shop.

He is likely bored and without it many develop compulsive behaviors as their brain travels a mile a minute. He needs a herd or flock to worry about. Our BC likes her bed in her dog house but in our house she steals my chair, thinks she is a “princess” when she is there.

Even with a ranch and 365 day a year truck rides she rolls rocks for entertainment.

Three44s

[bdhawk]

i will try to post pics. not so good at computer stuff.

[Grmps]

bdhawk looks like you did OK on the picture posting
(how long did it take you to get it that clean

[lefty o]

i will try to post pics. not so good at computer stuff.

nice, neat, and organized. looks good!

[bdhawk]

ok, i'll 'fess up......I just built the shop from the ground up. I had just set up the reloadin' bench, and then I snapped the pic. has not been that clean or organized since.

[glockfan]

i like to have everything close to me when i load. my loading room isn't exactly small, but just large enough so i can sit on my drum throne and have everthing at close reach.

[bdhawk]

you better sit down for this one. very exciting. it is my single stage, mostly for resizing boolits and occasional single stage reloadin', like .45-70 GVT. I haven't any decent pics of my castin' station. will post some later.

[EddieZoom]

So much BLUE.....that's nice !!!

The only issue I can see is that it's so clean you can eat off of it

[Nueces]

you better sit down for this one. very exciting. it is my single stage, mostly for resizing boolits and occasional single stage reloadin', like .45-70 GVT. I haven't any decent pics of my castin' station. will post some later.

The press looks like an RCBS A series with a custom made linkage. Please tell us about that, with larger photos, if able.

[asmith80]

Just got the shelf above made and put in, it already makes a world of difference

[bdhawk]

The press looks like an RCBS A series with a custom made linkage. Please tell us about that, with larger photos, if able.

it is a lee cast iron press. I hated the red color, with all the blue stuff, so I simply used rustoleum rattle can on it. I put a Dillon roller handle after it was straitened with the aid of a acetylene blow torch. the three Dillon presses have inline fabrication handles and work lights installed, as well. I have also installed little roller gizmos to give the primer assemblies on the dillons, better manners.

[bdhawk]

my castin' station. as you can see, very untidy.

[Beau Cassidy]

2 1/2 years ago a logger friend gave me some walnut, cherry, and poplar logs. I had them cut and let them dry for a few years. My goal was a walnut carcass with cherry shelves. Recently I started making the shelves/hutch for my bench. I had to mill the wood down and do a lot of tongue and groove joinery. My jointer/planer is 16 inch and I have 110 and 220 volt sawtop tablesaws which was nice swapping in between cuts. I dont profess to be a woodworker by any means but i to have the equipment to make sawdust.

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[Beau Cassidy]

I was very nervous making the dado cuts
One was actually off just as little. My 5 year old was my constant companion and here is checking the width of a piece of walnut. There was a lot of assembly/disassembly which was a headache because I was using the top of the jointer as a table.

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[Beau Cassidy]

This is basically everything fit together. It's amazing how it fit differently laying down compared to sitting up. I put a walnut strip along the back wall (birch plywood) for strength using nails.

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[Beau Cassidy]

Dont laugh at the joints. I have done very few of these dado cuts. For this bench they will have to suffice.

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[Beau Cassidy]

First coat of finish. Danish oil rubbed in. Boy oh boy did it bring out the color!

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[Beau Cassidy]

3 coats of rubbed on Watco poly over 3 days standing with 220 in between coats. My 5 year old thinks it is a rack for her shoes.

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[Beau Cassidy]

Finished unboxing everything today. It looks pretty good, I think. All of my dies, molds, and die parts are in a 40 inch rolling toolbox

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[Beau Cassidy]

Now for the bench... I have been planning it for years. I took 25 pine 2 by 4s and milled them all flat. I drilled 5 spaced holes thru each 2 by 4. They were all glued and clamped together in 2 halves. I then ran those 15 inch halves and ran them thru the planer to true them up. Then I glued and clamped both halves together. There are 5 1/2 inch bolts the width of the 30 inch top making sure everything stays together. There is about 20 inches of working width on the bench.

The base is a lot (12, I think) 4 by 4s milled flat and mortise and tenoned together. I recessed the front cross beams about 6 1/2 inches so I wouldn't be drilling holes into them. Recessing the bottom beam made for much better ergonomics when resting your feet. I made the bench about 42 inches tall and 93 inches long.

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