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[PatMarlin]

THose are the purdiest boolits I've ever seen RP. Mine never look that good.

I like that scale. Had good luck with it. Pretty good for the money.


Welcome to cast boolit heaven! ..

[Dale53]

Those are nice looking minies. Those can be some of the most difficult bullets to cast with their large hollow base that is hard to fill out (particularly with pure lead). Not too many years ago, I had a long talk with Merrill Deer (former NMLRA President). Merrill was an extremely knowledgeable feller from the "old school" (he has gone on to that "Range in the sky") that told me that a lot of the original match shooters (slug guns and round ball match guns) "tempered their balls". He stated that many used 1-2% tin to get good fill out. He had gleaned that from early writings by shooters of a hundred years ago. It was always drummed into my head to use pure lead for round ball muzzle loaders but apparently, it (using tin not to harden but to reduce the surface tension of lead) was a closely kept secret of winning scores.

1-2% tin would have little effect to harden the lead but can have a profound effect on casting quality.

FWIW
Dale53

[TriggerHappyAndy]

Wow! Some real dream reloading work shops here! Since I live in a two room apartment, I have my stuff in the kitchen (and yes, I do have a girlfriend). While my fiance is cooking and cleaning in the kitchen I reload ammo. We often listen to audio books which makes the reloading much more relaxing.
By the way, I´m looking for a 9mm conversion kit for my dillon 1050. So if anyone can get one, please send me a message.

[TNshawn]

I am getting ready to set up my "man cave" and have a questions for everyone who's bench is in the basement. The only place I have is in my basement garage (if I sit down and face my reload table my vehicle will be to my back). Do you guys have problems with humidity? I have a cool place but I am a little worried about it being damp. What is a safe humidity level for all of the equipment & supplies used in reloading/casting? I do not have any problems with any hand tools rusting in this area.

[PatMarlin]

If you don't have tools and steel rusting then you are probably good to go I would say.

[LAH]

If you don't have tools and steel rusting then you are probably good to go I would say.

+1



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[Maximilian225]

I use a dehumidifier to keep my basement below 60%. Seems to be around the magic number where surface rust ceases. It is only a problem for me in the summer.


-Max

[Trey45]

I was working off of a black and decker workmate workbench with 4 machines on it since November last year. I had a bench built last week and it's full already. The same bench that the box fan is sitting on now.




My ingenius primer catcher for a lee pro 1000

[plumber]

Finaly finished my new setup, new floor, radiant heat, electrical, lighting, well new everything. Beats the hell out of the dungeon this used to be!



Finishing the drywall


The Reloading Bench:
Herters Super 81, Herters "o" press, MEC Sizemaster/9000, Dillon 650



The new brass prep/smithing/ general work bench


The new casting bench

[LAH]

Looking good plumber.



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[PatMarlin]

I was working off of a black and decker workmate workbench with 4 machines on it since November last year. I had a bench built last week and it's full already. The same bench that the box fan is sitting on now.

HA!- now there's a guy with a set up. Bravo Trey- I wouldn't know what to sit down to first, the bench or the Piano ... My two favorites.

[LAH]

Tell us Pat............Do you play?

[jbunny]

this is my set up. the back of the shop was to cold so i moved into the house next to my computer. i'm tight on room so not very big. it sure is nice and warm sitting in
my computer chair.

jb

[plumber]

Looking good plumber.



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Thanks, still a work in progress with the stuff I should have thought of.

[Box13]

I guess I should put up some pics of my ever evolving setup...Robin

[watkibe]

Trey45 - You put all those presses on that poor little WorkMate ? Wow, good job, haha. The new setup looks a lot easier to work on.
Jbunny - Good looking and practical set up on the toolbox, I like it !
Box13 and Plumber, both your set-ups look great !

At the end of the month I am moving. The new place has a huge pump house which only has the pressure tank in it, so there is lots of room. It has a concrete floor, a steel door, it's wired, and it's ready to be set up as my reloading shack, yippee !

I won't have to look at the photos on this thread and be jealous anymore !

[lead-1]

Here is my humble little set up made from a Strong-tie kit. It comes with all the brackets and screws, you just supply the wood and labor.

[PatMarlin]

Tell us Pat............Do you play?

yea- all of my life- started pretty young.

I've got a real nice piano, that won't even fit in this house. Keep it at my wealthy brother inlaw's. Someday hopefully I will be able to build a larger place, and bring it up.

It's a 6'6" Yamaha G5 ebony concert grand. Dang I miss that thing. Maybe some day.

[grumman581]

yea- all of my life- started pretty young.

I've got a real nice piano, that won't even fit in this house. Keep it at my wealthy brother inlaw's. Someday hopefully I will be able to build a larger place, and bring it up.

It's a 6'6" Yamaha G5 ebony concert grand. Dang I miss that thing. Maybe some day.

Doesn't exactly sound like a portable musical instrument... Not that I would know about such things... I'm so musically challenged that I can't even whistle in tune... But at least I *know* it -- unlike many people out there who insist upon inflicting everyone else with their musical inability...

I always figured that there are 3 types of people in the world:
1. Those who can sing and know it (fairly small percentage)
2. Those who cannot sing and don't know it (a very large percentage)
3. Thsoe who cannot sing and know it (an extremely small percentage)

I'm in group #3 and damn proud of it...

[PatMarlin]

It just came natural to me.

I found out I had perfect pitch in JH school when I told the chior director he was giving us alto's the wrong note. He looked at me like I was crazy until he looked up at the sheet music, then looked back down at his fingers on the piano.

Then he looked back up at me told me he wanted to see me after class ...