There are of course the catalogs of purpose built Green, Blue, Orange, Red and so on tools that are staple items on the reloading bench to do the necessary tasks for case prep and reloading… We will stay away from casting, weapon maintenance and repair which are of course a separate can of worms.
Now for those folks that build watches, do chainsaw art, rebuild carburetors, overhaul Harley transmissions, build model nuclear reactors and space shuttle navigation systems and the like all on the same bench (I’ve seen your pictures posted here) let’s try to limit this to reloading benches…
So what tool(s) do you have on your bench that were never intended to be used for reloading, but have become a part of your everyday bench setup and used on a regular basis and why?
My submission to start this off is a 9in F type adjustable wrench I picked up at a yard sale, it spent more time on my loading bench than in my garage tool box. It’s turned out to be perfect for work with Dies such as tightening or loosening dies on the press with lock rings with flats, just right for holding the die while resetting Lee primer pins, loosening RCBS Die expander/seater lock nuts on and so on and is a perfect companion to my little 6in adjustable. It beat the heck out of a set of channel locks which seem to bite into everything (which I guess is the point).