Loading bench pics

[Sundogg1911]

I finally cleaned off the benches to the point that I wasnt embarrased to take a few pics. :drinks: I'm hoping to do the same with my casting bench in the utility barn (As soon as I can find it again) Here's the link to the pic's If anyone is interested in takin' a look :-D

http://choppdaddy.com/reloadroom/

P.S. it's a work in progress that will never end (at least I hope not!) :mrgreen:

[ARKANSAS PACKRAT]

Sundogg, You got to do somethin' with that setup, entirely too much clean unclutered surface showing on all them benches, set a beer anywhere without movin' nothing. Really nice setup.
nick

[Sundogg1911]

Thanks Arkansas Packrat. It doesnt look like that too often. My casting bench (in my detached garage) is MIA. i'm hoping to find it again soon, since it's casting season now. (hopfullty cast several thousand of everything by spring) It's been so warm here in "the Burgh" that I havn't ebevn thought abought casting in a while. But since deer season is over, i'm ready. I usually reload all year, but mainly cast in the cold months. Although I tend to cast a few weekends in the summer at camp, just for the sport. its funny when the camp neighbors ask me "what the Hell are you doing". Seems to make it all worth while :-)

[hornetguy]

My bench was that uncluttered and organized.... about 9 years ago, when we moved here to north Texas from west Texas.
Then I started using it.
Been downhill ever since....:roll:

[rmb721]

I have to move stuff to even see my bench.

[Tom W.]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a118/OldeFarte/100_0170.jpg

Mine is a Sears Craftsman workbench...

[targetshootr]

This was my set up a couple of years ago. Since then it's become unorganized.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b233/targetshootr/Im000402.jpg

[MDF99]

Here's my basement bench setup.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n95/MDF99/bench3.jpg

[Nueces]

My, that's purty. I like the fabricated strong mount for the RCBS press, too.

Down here, we don't have dungeons. Have to do our deeds out in the light. :mrgreen:

Mark

[BigSlick]

I like the idea of the single stage strong mount too.

The one in the pic is a Redding Big Boss press. The RCBS presses use a different primer setup.
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[Forester]

My basement setup...Casting stuff is all off screen to the right, turned 2 shelves into another bench.

[arkypete]

Goll-darn-it and dagnabit
You guys are intirely to neat and clean. Target shooter is the only normal guy posting pitchers.
Some where under my loading bench is a hundred rounds of 105mm and the gun to go with them, three BATF agents looking for it and and two of my hunting buddies helping them.
It's always like Christmas when I go looking for something. I never find what I'm looking for but I find something I forgot that I had.
Jim

[redneckdan]

heres mine at the moment

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b77/redneckdan/IMGP0848.jpg

[MDF99]

Here's my garage casting setup.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n95/MDF99/casting.jpg

[HEAD0001]

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o223/HEAD0001/IMG_0172.jpg


I just moved into a new place. My rifle bench is still a work in progress. My casting and shotgun press is in the garage. Tom.

[Junior1942]

This was my set up a couple of years ago. Since then it's become unorganized.My reloading room looks just like targetshootr's--just different stuff in different places. I bought three identical hunting knifes for Christmas presents. I tied them together and put them somewhere in my reloading room. Came Christmas, I couldn't find them. A month later, I still can't find them. But by golly they're in there somewhere!

[imashooter2]

An old kitchen counter on top of the cheapest undercounter cabinets at the home center. Backed it with a half sheet of plywood and a tube of construction adhesive for extra stiffening. It mounts the Pacific Super C that Grampa loaded on and my SDB. Lots of storage, easy clean surface and it took 20 minutes to make...

http://www.imashooter2.com/pictures/reload.jpg

[ktw]

I've taken over half of a small basement.

Reloading: Back
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g232/ktwna/reloading/reloading-1.jpg


Reloading: Front
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g232/ktwna/reloading/reloading-2.jpg


Gun Cleaning/Misc Projects
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g232/ktwna/reloading/reloading-3.jpg


Casting
Generally just open the window for venting in the summer, but I had to cob together a blower for winter use.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g232/ktwna/reloading/reloading-4.jpg

[targetshootr]

Some where under my loading bench is a hundred rounds of 105mm and the gun to go with them, three BATF agents looking for it and and two of my hunting buddies helping them.

:drinks:

[No_1]

Good thing they are not snakes. Actually I commend you for remembering you have the knives even if you cannot find them. I buy stuff for some project down the road then get to the project and forget I have bought the stuff. I suffer through the project without because at that point I can afford the stuff then find the stuff later and think "dang that would have come in helpful".

Robert



My reloading room looks just like targetshootr's--just different stuff in different places. I bought three identical hunting knifes for Christmas presents. I tied them together and put them somewhere in my reloading room. Came Christmas, I couldn't find them. A month later, I still can't find them. But by golly they're in there somewhere!

[georgewxxx]

KTW,

Ive got a suggestion for you. Mount your Lyman boolit sizing rig on a block of 2X4 and hang it up on the wall. When you want to use it, put it in your heavy duty vise. I keep 3 of the on the wall filled 3 different types of lube. Frees up the bench for big jobs

[ktw]

KTW,

Ive got a suggestion for you. Mount your Lyman boolit sizing rig on a block of 2X4 and hang it up on the wall. When you want to use it, put it in your heavy duty vise. I keep 3 of the on the wall filled 3 different types of lube. Frees up the bench for big jobs

That is a good idea.

I have mounted the case trimmers on blocks and have been using them in the bench vise as you suggest. It did not yet occured to me to try the same with the bullet sizers and Trueline Jr presses. To date I have been c-clamping them to the bench as needed. This works fine with the RCBS sizer and Truelines, but c-clamping the Lyman sizer is awkward due to it's shape.

Thanks

-ktw

[TDB9901]

Don't it make ya' wonder how some of these guys get anything done with so much open space showing??? I haven't seen a bench top in decades.

[imashooter2]

I mounted a piece of steel plate on a bench and tapped it for various press mounting patterns. Similar to the vise idea, it is pretty handy for those things you don't use every day.

[georgewxxx]

KTW,

You might want to put a ring of some kind of sealer under your sizer on that block of wood. A couple of mine started to leak and I had to go back and take them off and seal the bottoms. Forget just what I used at this point.....AGE!!!... Geo

[imashooter2]

Don't it make ya' wonder how some of these guys get anything done with so much open space showing??? I haven't seen a bench top in decades.

It took me 3 weeks and 2 hired men to get the bench available for that picture... It hasn't looked like that before or since.

[ARKANSAS PACKRAT]

KTW, I do believe I see a "flinter" on the wall, has shiny spots in the right places. What's up with it?? That's my weakness, (.25,.45,14ga,12ga)
Nick:-D:drinks:

[ktw]

KTW, I do believe I see a "flinter" on the wall, has shiny spots in the right places. What's up with it?? That's my weakness, (.25,.45,14ga,12ga)
Nick:-D:drinks:

The guns on the wall are the ones that have been out for excercise recently.

I took up muzzleloaders for the first time about 4 or 5 years ago. Started with a 54 percussion GPR. Shot it a lot at the range. Shot a few deer with it. Decided I liked shooting muzzleloaders. So I took the next step and decided to order myself up a flintlock.

At the time I was looking for a lightweight squirrel rifle, something along the lines of the Traditions Crockett (32), only better quality and a flintlock. By the time I was done shopping around I found myself with this one - a 45 from Tennessee Valley Muzzleloading (Matt Avance). I thiink they call it their "Iron Pennsylvania" model. Better picture of mine can be found here: http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g232/ktwna/penna-2b.jpg

Since the flinter arrived the GPR has been languishing away in the closet, not because I don't like it, but because I really like the 45. Shot my first flintlock deer with it last season.

I need to work up the confidence to build myself one from parts. A french trade gun/fusil de chasse and a long tang Southern Mtn/Tennessee are both on my "someday" list.

-ktw

[0802]

GeorgeWXXX -- I had that exact idea. Except I mounted my RCBS on one end of a 2ft 4x4. Someday, when I have less to do (?!), I'm going to get another sizer and put it on the other end. One with pistol lube, one for with rifle lube. That way I can just loosen the vise and turn it around when I go from one lube to another. If am doing something else, it comes out completely and stores out of the way.

[Sundogg1911]

I added pic's of the casting bench out in my "bullet barn" :)
(It's a work in progress)
http://choppdaddy.com/reloadroom/ :castmine:

[Hunter]

Here is my reloading/casting equipment.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/Hunter1911/2006_01260002.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/Hunter1911/2006_01260001.jpg

[Sundogg1911]

Hunter, that's a real nice setup. And it's not in a basement or a garage! ;-)
How did you pull that off?

[Hunter]

Hunter, that's a real nice setup. And it's not in a basement or a garage! ;-)
How did you pull that off?

Thank you Sundogg. Well I am a single man and so I thought when I was decorating my bedroom a couple of Hornady presses would really spruce the place up.
I like to be able to load inside the house so I can hear the stereo and be close to the fridge when I am done. Heat and A/C are also a plus. I do usually cast outside on the front porch though.

[Sundogg1911]

Hunter. I would have guessed you were single to be able to pull that off.
I have my loading stuff in the basement, and my casting stuff in my detached garage/office (We call it the bullet barn....kind of like being at camp) I have a wood/coal furnace for this time of year, and AC for the summer. Upstairs (Computer office) has a bathroom, 'fridge, home theater system, with a projector that lets me watch movies on an entire 8' wall, and an 8 x 10 deck facing the woods on the back. I think if I was single, i'd have my loading stuff in the bedroom, and probably my beer keg 'fridge, and I might put a urinal in there to save time too! :drinks:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[Nardoo]

This is as clean as my bench has ever been. Cleaned it up specially for the pic. Been smelting wheel weights all day.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p317/nardoo/100_0907.jpg


Nardoo

[trickyasafox]

a lot of you guys have some great set-ups!

[McLintock]

Moved into a new house last June and had a special room built into it, that enters off the garage, but is heated and cooled by the house stuff; year 'round set up. This picture is the reloading side with two Dillon 550's, a Lyman Crusher II and an old Bair Single stage. The last two are for black powder cartridge loading.
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1620/1303399/14956216/198645812.jpg
Next is the bullet casting, sizing/lubing and shotshell loading end, with a Star, 2 Lymans and a MEC 9000; recently added a air feed to the Star.
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1620/1303399/14956216/198645809.jpg
The other end has a gunsmithing bench, storage, gun safe, etc.
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1620/1303399/14956216/198645807.jpg
And here's a recent (yesterday and last thursday), casting setup where I did 350 45-70 540 gr black powder bullets, and 150 300 gr 38-55 bullets out of a Paul Jones mould. I set up 2 Lee 20 lb, non bottom pours, set up on a turkey fryer burner that I use for making ingots. Had to have extra wiring run to the room in order to run two melters, a hot plate for heating the moulds and other stuff all at the same time; use to blow the circuts at the other houses doing that.
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1620/1303399/14956216/225642243.jpg
McLintock

[RayinNH]

I'm awful envious of all your setups. I use a stand that hold a reloading press and powder measure. the rest of my bench is the kitchen table.
The only good thing is that the fridge is close by for that occasional adult beverage. When I lube boolits the press comes of and the luber goes on...Ray

[danski26]

Going to try to post a few picks of my "man cave" as my wife calls it. I have pics of a general work table in the middle of everything and then three of my actuall loading set-up. It's a mess! Three gun projects plus a couple "honey do" projects all going on at the same time.

[Bad Water Bill]

IF a cluttered desk means a cluttered mind does an organized desk really mean an organized mind? Substitute busy for cluttered and empty for organized ,or just never really working at it, well thats my excuse for not being able to find the top of my bench in years. BadWaterBill

[HotGuns]

One of my reloading tables...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/HotGuns/ReloadingPictures008.jpg

[stumpjumper]

hotguns is that one of midways lube heaters under your sizer. if it is that screw on top does that adjust the heat on it. ive had one for a couple of years with my casting junk and never used it. i got it out the other day and hooked my sizer to it, it got real hot. (i lost the paper work to it).

[No_1]

On my midway lube heater the screw adjust the heat level.

Robert


hotguns is that one of midways lube heaters under your sizer. if it is that screw on top does that adjust the heat on it. ive had one for a couple of years with my casting junk and never used it. i got it out the other day and hooked my sizer to it, it got real hot. (i lost the paper work to it).

[Poygan]

My Midway heater doesn't have any adjustment screw on top but mine is only the flat unit that fits under the luber. Perhaps they sold several different styles?

[HotGuns]

hotguns is that one of midways lube heaters under your sizer. if it is that screw on top does that adjust the heat on it. ive had one for a couple of years with my casting junk and never used it. i got it out the other day and hooked my sizer to it, it got real hot. (i lost the paper work to it).

Yes sir it is.
Its fairly sensitive too.

I had it turned up all the way for some Thompson Blue Angle and it worked great. I got some other red stuff off of ebay that had a lower tempature and the tempature was hot enough that it basically liquified it and it made a heck of a mess. I tuned it all the way down and then up just a hair and now it is perfect for that lube.

If you dont have a tempature adjustment on it, I could see where it might be too hot for one lube or too cold for another.

After doing some informal testing with hot lubed bullets vs. regular lubed bullets, I became a big beleiver in using the hot lubes. They stay on better and the lube is hard enough after it cools that it dosent collect grit or grime. Seems to work better too.

[stumpjumper]

hotguns clockwise turn it up and counter clockwise turn it down. thanks

[HotGuns]

Stumpjumper...Im not sure.:???:

I think that its the other way around...but I wouldnt bet on it.

[stumpjumper]

thank you anyway i guess ill figure it out the hard way

[csharp]

My reloading bench with my boolit sizer. I spend many happy hours here.:-D

[bart55]

I guess I have the same kind of organization as most, looks as if a grenade went off , I actually did have a weird exper ience I reached down to get something under the bench and out came a huge black snake, I had the bilko door open to the basement and I guess he came down looking for a critter. I had to check my underwear after that one . Now I always look before reaching and also do not open that door for long .

[Billvz]

Hotgun; You probably heard it before, a clean neat bench is a sign of a sick mind
:-D :-D :-D

[mazo kid]

Like some others have mentioned, I also took a lot of time to clean up my loading area enough to feel somewhat good about posting photos. We have an old smaller house and I'm lucky my wife is OK with this. Emery

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/mazokid/Reloadingarea004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/mazokid/Reloadingarea003.jpg

[jawjaboy]

My humble little nook!

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g194/jawjaboy/IM000109.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g194/jawjaboy/IM000215.jpg

[RayinNH]

jawjaboy, your humble little nook brings tears to my eyes (see above post).Welcome to the site. A lot of very decent folk here...Ray

[Sundogg1911]

When I posted my pics I never thought I'd get to see so many other peoples benches. I've got so many new ideas for expanding my setup now....My wife's gonna kill me! haha
Thanks Guys for the creative ideas! I hope this thread continues! :drinks:

[vmt_hntr]

I've had this load bench for quite a long while now. It's 3" wide 2 by lumber...5' long and 24 " wide. I glued the 3" boards together and planed them flat....added formica on top and put trim around it to keep things from rolling off.(ya the bench is 3" thick) The legs are strut used in construction with flanges up and down, so I could fasten the whole thing to the floor. A shelf below is 1.5" thick to store boolits. I added two 3/4" plates on top, drilled and tapped for any and all reload equipment I have, so that I could mount stuff at either end of the bench. The shelf unit at back of bench, I made, to accommadate primers and other small items and parts. I have another bench opposite this one that has 2 shotshell presses set up...one for 12 and one for 20 ga., made from a solid core door from a school/hospital...very sturdy with strut for legs. All this resides in one corner of my garage. Once I finish the walls and add a door, I can have a/c and heat and will be able to use it year round....always a work in progress it seems...
boB...

[ihmsakiwi]

Not trying to hijack this old post, but I need some help. I reload out in the shed out back of the house,which is usually cold and draughty. Wife not a great fan of shooting clutter. Daughter started shooting recently and now suddenly its politically OK to bring pistols and reloading jobs into the house!! So, to push the envelope a little more, I would like to know if anyone out there has a fold-out reloading seat cum table that I could set-up quickly for reloading in the warmth of the house. I envisage something that I can simply clamp a press or lube sizer or case trimmer onto the small table using my body weight as the counter to the press leverage. I know I saw a plan some years ago from some guy living in a small apartment who whelled ir out of the closet everytime he needed to reload.
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers, Peter.

[crabo]

I use a Black and Decker Workmate with a larger piece of wood bolted to the top. I have two Square deals that I use. The table top will hold a scale, bullets, a pail of brass, a Square Deal and a few other things. I then move it out of the way when it is not in use.

The top is about the size of the footprint of the legs. It works very well. I keep the componets in another area and just bring out what I need for the project at hand. I have a lot of room in my garage, but this keeps me in the A/C and it also puts me in close contact with the wife so we can do life together.

Crabo

[ihmsakiwi]

I use a Black and Decker Workmate with a larger piece of wood bolted to the top. I have two Square deals that I use. The table top will hold a scale, bullets, a pail of brass, a Square Deal and a few other things. I then move it out of the way when it is not in use.

The top is about the size of the footprint of the legs. It works very well. I keep the componets in another area and just bring out what I need for the project at hand. I have a lot of room in my garage, but this keeps me in the A/C and it also puts me in close contact with the wife so we can do life together.

Crabo

Crabo, Doesn't the workmate tip when you use your press? Have one of those but dismissed the idea as I assume the bench will tip if a load goes on the press. Peter.

[Bret4207]

That apartment style setup may have been in Maj George Nonte's Reloading book, one of the NRA reloading books or maybe in Monte Burch's book called "The HAndy Sportsman" or "The Sportsmans Workshop", something like that. Thinking on it I'm pretty sure it was The NRA book. I've seen the set up, or something similar, several times through the years.

[imashooter2]

Updated pic of my bench. The old Pacific is replaced by a Rock Chucker and there is a power strip for the PACT dispenser.

http://www.imashooter2.com/pictures/reldbench-760.jpg

[VTDW]

imashooter2,

I like the porcelin throne in your shop. All I have is a sink and a large cup.:mrgreen:

[crabo]

The workmate has never tipped. I have loaded thousands of rounds on it. I have it with the legs extended to the higher stance plus that gives it a little wider footprint. I sit in a little taller chair and it works fine. My workmate is probably 25 years old.

I just did an online search and the new ones look different than mine. You might just need to try it.

[mtnman31]

Some if these setups are pretty nice. I try and keep my area somewhat clutter free but we all know how hard that can be when you have a bunch of different projects going on. I lived in an aprartment and had to suffer with an "apartment bench" for a few years. It wasn't too bad other than the really poor ergonomics of my "bench" and stool. It was fine for short periods and smaller batches but nothing beats a large garage with plenty of space.

My girlfriend was wrong; I don't have too much reloading equipment. I am going to show her MAZO KID's "office". Some of your collections are bordering on insanity. Multiple sizers/lubers, three or four presses, a couple tumblers, dozens of dies... sure, some of it speeds things up and makes for convenience, but couldn't you just use the money you spent on that extra equipment to buy more guns or even a hired hand to help reload?

Bunch of packrats and obsessive compulsives, I can refer some of you to a good shrink to help with these obsessions.

Ha, who am I kidding? I have more brass saved up than I will use in a lifetime. The looks I got from the movers last time I moved, What the hell does this guy got going on here? [smilie=1:

[imashooter2]

imashooter2,

I like the porcelin throne in your shop. All I have is a sink and a large cup.:mrgreen:


Actually very nice to have. Saves a lot of stair climbing and interruptions. There's a huge kitchen type sink with drain table sides and a pair of set tubs behind the roll around and shelving. A general purpose wooden work bench sits off to the left of the reloading bench forming a "T" with space to work between them. Also have a shower stall over behind the roll around. Can't say as that gets used much. It's nice that the wife allows me a bit of "man space" in my own home.:) I know some others that have to fight for a closet.:roll:

[The Dust Collector]

MDF99, What is the manufacture of your bullet sizing press? I've not seen one like it before.
DUST

[billt]

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/8607/dsc001672cw.th.jpg (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc001672cw.jpg)
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/4029/dsc001695ba.th.jpg (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc001695ba.jpg)

My 2 benches. I'm starting to think about setting up a third because as you can see these 2 are about at their limit. If I go with a Hornady LNL Progressive dedicated to .223, I'll most likely set it up on a seperate bench. Bill T.

[PatMarlin]

I currently pressed for space but it works.. :Fire:

[MDF99]

Dust Collector, my sizer is a Ballisti-Cast, there's a write up about it on Gunblast.com I think.

[Ranch Dog]

Enjoyable post fellows. When I bought this ranch and started my "makeover", I had a 50' X 55' metal building built that is half garage and half barn. In the garage half I have a 15' X 25' reloading room.

http://www.ranchdogmolds.com/images/Reloading/Room01.jpg
Walking into the room from the garage. Storage for powder in the closet to the right. Around the corner is a complete bath. Deeper in the room to the right is a large bunk bed for visiting hunters. Central air/heat with dehumidifier, ceiling fan, tile floors, dust reduction system, etc.

http://www.ranchdogmolds.com/images/Reloading/Room02.jpg
A little deeper look into the room. Main reloading bench on left wall. Safe in back corner. Small reloading bench on back wall with a Lee Load-Master for my pistol stuff and a Lee Load-All for my shotgun stuff. Bookshelf in back right corner.

http://www.ranchdogmolds.com/images/Reloading/Room03.jpg
Looking back toward the entrance of the room, there is a gun rack for my guns that are on the line and then a cedar cabinet holds my dies

http://www.ranchdogmolds.com/images/Reloading/Room04.jpg
My main work bench with the little Lee Reloading (C) press that I use with their Lube & Size Kits and my old and trusty, Turret press. The bucks over the bench are my the results of my last two hunting season. Under the bench are cataloged lots of brass ready to hit the press.

http://www.ranchdogmolds.com/images/Reloading/Room05.jpg
Better look at the "sleeping quarters". My shooting range can be seen from the window (not visable in the picture).

http://www.ranchdogmolds.com/images/Reloading/Room06.jpg
More critters on the wall. There is 640 acres of prime hunting when you walk out the door!

http://www.ranchdogmolds.com/images/Reloading/Room07.jpg
Here's the crapper... pretty nice!!! The deer horns give it a nice touch don't you think?

http://www.ranchdogmolds.com/images/Reloading/Room08.jpg
There is a walk in shower to get cleaned up before and after the hunt!

VTDW and Steelbanger have stayed in my digs before...

[PatMarlin]

Dog-

I want to come by and hang out with you...! :bigsmyl2: :Fire: :drinks: :Fire:

[EMC45]

What a set up!! I like it a lot! A bunch of Lee stuff in there. The proof is in the pudding.

[Steelbanger]

My son & I spent three nights in RD's loading/bunkhouse room as his guests on a hog hunt. I was the lucky winner of the drawing in last years Postal Match! Couldn't ask for nicer people or finer accommodations. Clean, comfortable, and a rifle range a few yards away. A great man sharing his good fortune. Those pics bring back a great memory.

[VTDW]

I currently pressed for space but it works.. :Fire:

Do you use the sewing machine to install gas checks?:mrgreen:

[verney]

Do you use the sewing machine to install gas checks?:mrgreen:
That's for making hollow points.

[PatMarlin]

Well now I guess the secrete's out... :mrgreen:

[VTDW]

Well now I guess the secrete's out... :mrgreen:

I got it!!! Boxing gloves for the kitten.:mrgreen:

Seriously though, I enjoy seeing the pics of others as I get some great ideas from them.

Dave

[Ranch Dog]

Dave, no more sweating while on the range. It's changed a bit since you and Jack were here. I think you will like it come the September/October.

http://www.ranchdogmolds.com/images/Ranch/Range.jpg

[VTDW]

Dave, no more sweating while on the range. It's changed a bit since you and Jack were here. I think you will like it come the September/October.

http://www.ranchdogmolds.com/images/Ranch/Range.jpg

WOW!! Two shooting benches, a nice table top, all on a concrete pad along with shade and even lights. Yours is the best range I have ever had the opportunity to use Michael.

Dave

[Ranch Dog]

Those eve lights turn on at dusk so you don't have to grope around in the dark to find the controls for the electric winch to lift your hog out of the truck. The ground covered by the shade is a gravel ramp and the winch is above it. Water is there and all the cleaning tools are in the foot locker! Also some real nice fluorescent work lights to help with the cleaning chores. Oh, almost forgot. Wireless internet out there too!

[imashooter2]

Contest over. Ranch Dog wins.

[PatMarlin]

He's got no sewing machine.. :groner:

[VTDW]

:mrgreen: :-D :mrgreen: :-D :drinks:

[Ranch Dog]

Yikes, I didn't know it was a contest! I see a lot of character and good times on each of the benches and in each of the rooms in this post. I would be a happy camper in any of them! I mean, I started with the Lee rock and stick loader and many a time had to be told to get that mess off the kitchen table so dinner could be served. Guess what, I still have those Loaders and still have to be told to "MOVE IT BUSTER"!

[imashooter2]

It wasn't a contest, but you win anyway. Really sweet setup.

[imashooter2]

He's got no sewing machine.. :groner:

The sewing machine kept you in it for a long time, but Ranch Dog edged you. The loading room with bunks and bath was nice. But then he posts he has wireless internet at his covered shooting benches right outside the door. You wanna run with the Ranch Dog, you gotta run fast!

Don't feel bad. I was all proud of my crapper down in the basement till I saw how the big boys did it.:-D

[PatMarlin]

I bet Dog doesn't have his own solar power control center in his room like mine.. :mrgreen:

[No_1]

How long will that run a casting pot?


I bet Dog doesn't have his own solar power control center in his room like mine.. :mrgreen:

[PatMarlin]

With that little draw indefintely. I run my whole house and shop to 30amps. I only run a generator for welding at 35amps plus AC.

[Ranch Dog]

I bet Dog doesn't have his own solar power control center in his room like mine.. :mrgreen:

You got me there... I don't have that.

[Jimmydaux]

do you guys see any benefits from loading on a metal table? Id think it would be more ridgid.

[RSOJim]

I will not post a pic of my loading and repair area. I will say this, while looking for a misplaced beretta 22 I decided to clean up a bit. Didn't find the 22 but did find a 1000 shot gun primers and a 1000 large rifle primers I didn't know I had. I found the 22 later in the day in my outbuilding by the riding lawn mower. Jim

[imashooter2]

do you guys see any benefits from loading on a metal table? Id think it would be more ridgid.

You need a heavy table with a rigid top, it doesn't matter what it's made of.

[No_1]

Good morning Pat,

(Sorry about the hijack)

Solar power has always facinated me. Do you have any links on the type of setup you use?

Thanks in advance,

Robert



I bet Dog doesn't have his own solar power control center in his room like mine.. :mrgreen:

[Jimmydaux]

i guess that makes sense. Woods probably an easier build as well

[Bent Ramrod]

I admit it's kind of gotten out of hand. The original bench (under the RCBS press) was made by welding scaled-up boiler pipes together and carriage-bolting heavy wood planks where needed. The nice thing is the operator (me) sits on the same bench he loads with, so the bench doesn't move regardless of the exertion.

At the bench along the wall (foreground), I sit on a Harbor Freight wheeled stool and refrain from doing any heavy-duty case forming or swaging. But short of that, for most loading or boolit sizing operations the tools can be attached to 2" x 6" planks and C-clamped to wood benches. When something else needs the space, they are removed until needed again.

[yammerschooner]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i54/yammerschooner/sizingbench1.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i54/yammerschooner/caster.jpg

The grabber has been replaced by the big sizer, and currently resides on a shelf in the basement.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i54/yammerschooner/starandmec.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i54/yammerschooner/leepot.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i54/yammerschooner/classicturretand550.jpg

[PatMarlin]

Whoa-

That's some impressive machinery.. :drinks:

Is that one of those Harbor Freight clamping workstand dealees? I was thinking about buying to of those for saw horses and stuff for home improvement work in the road, and wondered if they were any good?

[yammerschooner]

Is that one of those Harbor Freight clamping stand dealees? n I was thinking about buying to of those for saw horses and stuff for home improvement work in the road.

Yes sir, although I picked it up at a local "Big Lots" for @$12. It is stable and has worked well.

It doesn't get taken down and put back up very often, so that might be a consideration for your intended applications.

[hotwheelz]

Well I finally got a Hand me down camera it works so i figure I would show you all my mess of a bench its from the NRMA plans but I changed it up a little to suit me better

[Adam10mm]

Hey great. Finally got my bench built last week. It's one of those 2x4 Basics kits from Cabela's. I made the frame from 2x4s, the benchtop has a 2x10 up front with 2x6 spanning the rest of the top. Measures 7 feet long, 30 inches deep and is 35.5 inches tall.

The top is supported by three 2x4 fasted to the top frame at 2.5 feet inside plus dead center at 3.5 feet by joist hangers and drywall screws. The rest of the boards are fastened with 2 or 3 inch coated deck screws with the square drive. The two inch screws are used for the leg and frame joints and the top is held down with the 3 inch screws. The 2x10 front, which the presses are mounted on, is screwed down three times on each end plus every 12 inches up front. On the 2x6s, it is just two on each end plus a run up the middle.

The two bottom shelves aren't done yet but they will be supported by 2x4s and joist hangers like the benchtop is but just be 3/4" plywood. I will make some drawers that slide out on the shelves so that I don't have to add lights down there but be able to keep it organzied and convienent.

I have the Lee Classic Turret press mounted to the right, with the Dillon swager around the corner. The MEC 600jr is on the far left, turned in for easy reach of all the stages. The Dillon 550 is getting refurbed at Dillon but that will go in the right of middle. I'm getting another RC and that will go between the Dillon and MEC to the left of center.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/freakshow10mm/Handloading/DSC02796.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/freakshow10mm/Handloading/DSC02805.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/freakshow10mm/Handloading/DSC02802.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/freakshow10mm/Handloading/DSC02821.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/freakshow10mm/Handloading/DSC02822.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/freakshow10mm/Handloading/DSC02820.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/freakshow10mm/Handloading/DSC02814.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/freakshow10mm/Handloading/DSC02813.jpg

[billt]

Hey, thats nice! If I may be so rude to ask, what was the approx. total lumber cost, plus the kit?? Thanks, Bill T.

[Adam10mm]

Cabela's sells the kit for $72.99 BUT BUY IT FROM NORTHERN TOOL. They want $50-55 for the same thing. The lumber cost me about $80. I mixed and matched and didn't use all the stuff, as it turned out not exactly as on paper. I was supposed to be able to use the 2x10s for the whole top but the numbers wouldn't work out. I thought the actual dimension was 1.5x9.5" when it is actually 9.25". Anyways, I got 2- 12ft 2x10, 6-10ft 2x6, 6-8ft 2x4, 10- 3" joist hangers and a pound each of 2" and 3" coated deck screws with the #9 square drive.

I made 6-7ft long and 6- 30" long boards of 2x4. I only use 7ft of the 2x10 and 4-7ft boards of the 2x6 for the frame and top. The joist hangers were cut at 27.75" and I made three of them. I'll need six more of these and they (2x4) are $3ea for a 10ft board.

It also comes with shelving fittings to make shelves out of 2x4s and these plastic things. I was going to make a two tier shelf on the rear of the bench but the shelf things are 15" deep and they would take up half my benchtop. The shelves underneath will be more than plenty of storage. I load for 9 cartridges plus 20ga shotgun.

All my brass and bullets/boolits will fit on one shelf alone. I'm going to put kegs of powder on the bottom shelf with bullets/boolits and rarely used tools. The top shelf will be brass and common tools along with manuals. The turrets for the LCT and caliber conversions for the 550 will be in the top drawer also, to clean up the top. I'm leaving the 1# samplers on the benchtop.

[ktw]

I was going to make a two tier shelf on the rear of the bench but the shelf things are 15" deep and they would take up half my benchtop. The shelves underneath will be more than plenty of storage. I load for 9 cartridges plus 20ga shotgun.

The whole wall behind the bench is empty. You might want to consider mounting pegboard on a frame to the back of the bench or to the wall. Handy place to hang tools or create flexible shelving.

-ktw

[Adam10mm]

I don't know yet how I'm going to work it. I wanted to put charts and such behind there for quick reference. Type up all my standard loads so I can refresh myself at a glance.

[Smiling Bob Masterson]

MDF99,

In a post dated 1-23-07 you posted the following pic:



Here's my basement bench setup.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n95/MDF99/bench3.jpg

Would it be possible to get some additional pics/dimensions/construction details on the fabricated strong mount the RCBS press is mounted on? My email is smilingbobmasterson@q.com
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks,
Smiling Bob

[wonderwolf]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/wonderwolf223/DSC00001.jpg

My custom set up for my Apt while I'm in school

[trickyasafox]

no fair you get to keep toys at school!

[Swamprat1052]

I'm ashamed to show you guys mine. I have a small room here at the house, we dont know what the original intent was but I kinda took it over. But I sure need more room. But it just goes to show you what you can do in a small space. I turn out lots of ammo in there. I have a table under a covered patio I do my casting on and do my smelting on another concrete patio in back.

Poor boy setup.

Swamprat

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q151/Swamprat_photos/Bench.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q151/Swamprat_photos/PressesandPowderMeasures.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q151/Swamprat_photos/CardCatalogueDrawers.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q151/Swamprat_photos/StarSizer.jpg

[VTDW]

Swamprat1052,

That is a great job of maximizing a small space AND electrical outlets.:drinks:

Dave

[Adam10mm]

Added a few things to my bench. A RC, Uniflow PM, trimmer and a Dillon 550.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/freakshow10mm/Handloading/DSC02883.jpg

[Swamprat1052]

VTDW, that cord hanging is for my light. I put a switched plug in the ceiling and ran a shop light cord to it. I should have hung it better for the pic. lol. It aint as hokey as it looks. I ran wire mold from an existing plug to get more outlets. It works.

Swamprat

[dubber123]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/wonderwolf223/DSC00001.jpg

My custom set up for my Apt while I'm in school

Love the Sammy Adams 12er under the bench, thats something I would never do.[smilie=1:

[mtgrs737]

Freakshow,

I built my bench years ago and used 2x4"s and 2x6"s for the frame and a sheet of 5/8" partical board sawed right down the middle lenghtwise to make the top double thickness or 1 1/4" by 30" deep by 10' long. This is a special size of partical board that my lumber yard had. I have one shelf under it near the floor made from a 2x12 and mounting on the back half so I have room for feet under the top. Sadly to say it is now in a storage building awaiting the finishing of my reloading room.

[Typecaster]

Swamprat—

Looks to me like the original purpose of the room was a library. I guess card catalog file makers are in about as much demand now as buggy whip makers. Ain't the digital age great?

[Char-Gar]

Freakshow... What are those clampy looking gizmos on the top corners of the metal legs?

[Swamprat1052]

Typecaster, I did maintenance work at a school district for quite a while. When the librarys went to computers I bought those card catalogue files for next to nothing from surplus. They work pretty good for storing reloading stuff. I took out the slides and put masonite in the bottom, I dont know what I'd do without em now.

Swamprat

[2400]

Here's an old pic of my bench with 1 1050, my SDB and my old Rock Chucker. When the repair shop sends my camera back I'll post a new pic with the other 1050 on the bench.


http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1227/dscf00117go.jpg

[Adam10mm]

Freakshow... What are those clampy looking gizmos on the top corners of the metal legs?
Haven't checked this thread in a while. Sorry.

Those are clamps that come with the 2x4 Basics bench kit. There are a couple grey hook thingies that you can attach to the bench to hand tools and they have holes in the top for screwdrivers, etc. I have a 1yo son so I can't hang tools off the bench.

I like the clamps there. If I had a dedicated shop I'd get another one of these bench kits and put it in the middle of the room with clamps on all four legs.

They work great. I clamped my Encore barrel in there while I hacked it off a bit. Held my GP100 in there too while I slugged the bore and throats. Hold my guns in there while I run a brush through. Work pretty well.

They have them able to be mounted to hold work at a 90° joint for glueing or screwing, etc. Northern Tool has the same legs and shelf links kit for $55; about $20 cheaper than Cabela's. I'm getting another one for the garage to replace my chinsy one.

[fatnhappy]

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h152/lhsjfk3t/000_0026.jpg

267140

[PatMarlin]

You're a genious F n' H. That's what I need in my life right about now...

[TNsailorman]

Some good rooms and ideas. Maybe this winter I'll get a start on some organizing but the real problem is that it takes too much time away from the real fun of loading.

[Tom-n8ies]

There are some fantastic bench pictures at http://accuratereloading.com/

They also have a funny video of a really big gun on youtube this is a must see if you haven't yet.

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=577+t-rex&search=Search

Here's mine

tom

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s121/n8ies/m_PICT0053.jpg

[PatMarlin]

My bench is getting way overgrown but you got me beat.. :mrgreen:

Thanks for making me feel a little better.

[Patrick L]

Here's my man cave
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb157/patrickl_01/Loading%20bench/GunStuff007.jpg
This sits in a locking room in my basement. The RCBS Ammomaster Auto is the only thing permanently mounted, as it does 90% of my reloading. Just behind that, mounted on the wall at eye level, is the covered shelf that holds my loading scale. The bench top is made from 4 layers of plywood. The next shot:
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb157/patrickl_01/Loading%20bench/GunStuff008.jpg
shows the two removable "insert boards" that are like inverted "T"s in the bench face. All of my other goodies (The Rockchucker/Piggyback press, the Orange Crusher single stage, shotshell presses, trimer, lubesizers, etc. are all mounted to these. They are installed /removed as needed. BTW, I stole that idea from Wiley Clapp in an old article he wrote for some book back in the 80s. In fact, I built this bench in 1988 right after I graduated from undergrad school. The shelves below are filled with shot and bullets, so this bench ain't going anywhere. This final shot
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb157/patrickl_01/Loading%20bench/GunStuff009.jpg
shows some of the storage that is behind me as I sit at the bench. The large black cabinet has all of my powder and primers (divided compartments.) On top are my various shotshell loaders, mounted on those insert boards, and the shelves below are filled mostly with empty shotshell hulls. The gun safe would be to the right, just out of the photo, and a cabinet to the right of that holds all of my loaded ammo. There is a shelf unit at the far left end of the loading bench, also out of view of the picture, where I store empty boxes, wads, and misc stuff. I will try to add another picture later. And of course, just above the three drawer tool box is the single most important item in any reloading room; the Dillon calendar.

Here is another picture I just added, this time of the left end of the bench.
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb157/patrickl_01/Loading%20bench/GunStuff.jpg
A 20 ga shotshell press is installed in one of the insert slots. You can see the storage shelf at the end in the corner. My other 2 metallic presses are stored C clamped to that end of the bench (behind the red tool box.) They are a Rockchucker/Piggyback, and a Lyman Orange Crusher. When I need them I have an insert board with holes drilled in it, and there are holes right thru the bottom of the bench. Two carriage bolts go all the way thru and I'm in business. Also, the all important Dillon calendar, with 2008 on deck and ready to go!

[EMC45]

Recognized the Wiley Clapp trick right off. How does it work?

[Patrick L]

It works great! On low stress tools like the shotshell presses or a case trimmer the insert is plenty strong enough, so those tools are permanently mounted to inserts. When I mount a metallic press I use an insert board with holes that mate with holes in the bottom two layers of the bench and pass a pair of 4 inch bolts all the way thru, in effect bolting the press down like a permanent installation. Of course, the blank inserts cover the holes up when the press is removed and stored.

[PatMarlin]

Hmmm... that looks an awful lot like a RCBS microphone base setting on the bench shelf.... :mrgreen:

[Patrick L]

It is a microphone base (don't know what make.) I "liberated" it and most of the telescoping vertical tube part from the trash at work. I was toying with the idea of jury-rigging a spotting scope stand out of it. That base is solid cast iron and should be heavy enough.

Yet another project for a crowded back burner!

[PatMarlin]

I've still got a few of those laying around exactly like that one. Very prominent in the 70's.

They do make good bases. Just remembered those are the "Atlas" brand. My lord those were some old brain cells churned up.. :mrgreen:

[fatnhappy]

this should be a sticky

[winchester243]

Here's my bench from a few years ago. I had just upgraded to it after salvaging some cabinets and a counter top from my folks house from when they remodeled their kitchen. I'm in the process of adding casting equipment now. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/winchester243/P1010085.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/winchester243/P1010088.jpg

[be603]

Hello all,
Long time lurker here. I unlurked/introduced myself last week with this post (http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=25103).

It's been interesting watching this loading bench thread grow the past few months. I don't have anything to contribute to the forum in the casting arena yet. Thought I could do my part and add some color to this thread.

Biggest challenge with this setup is keeping folks from hanging damp laundry on my presses. Maybe time to get some covers sewn up.

Hopefully, I've got this embedded image drill figured out...

cheers,
dw

[VTDW]

Cudos on the tractor seat. :drinks: I love em.

Dave

[be603]

Wish I had a tractor to put under it. :redneck:

That seat was a gift from my wife -- first time she's acknowledged my shooting or reloading anyway in the affirmative.

Living with a German builds character. :)

[SPRINGFIELDM141972]

Living with the Germans didn't help the French build much character[smilie=1:

Regards
Everett

[Catshooter]

The French building character is a contradiction in terms.


Cat

[be603]

Actually, that wisecrack was on a T-shirt I saw at an Oktoberfest. My son and I about fell over laughing. My wife/his mother is a wonderful woman and we are blessed by her -- but she is DEFINITELY German in both ancestry and in disposition.

But never one to pass up a straight line:
I'd say the character of the French Underground was commendable. Look what's come of them since Jerry went home.

on a more serious note, maybe the Underground is still there -- underground, reloading, casting and thinking about when/where/how to deal with rioting, carburning youths of jihadi persuasion.

We can only hope...

[joejr]

my hideout

[PatMarlin]

my hideout

Now I like that setup. Load bench, computer, looks like your bed's right there even.

It's got all the makings of a serious Castbooliteer.. :mrgreen:

[JohnSmiles]

It would seem I am not the only one serious about reloading.
In fact, from the looks of it, I may not be quite as serious as I once thought myself to be.
:castmine:

And there are those who claim the government could take our guns away anytime they choose to do so without a fight . . . .
[smilie=1:

From the pictures posted here, I would have to debate this.
You guys ARE serious!
:Fire:

[colbyjack]

heres my benches in my reloading room.

casting bench

before
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f186/hawgz/areloadingroom009.jpg

after

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f186/hawgz/firstboolits001.jpg

reloading bench

before

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f186/hawgz/gunroom020.jpg

after

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f186/hawgz/xmas07051.jpg

i need a bigger room... lol im thinking taking the other side of the basement and getting a 30 footish range for plinking the .22LR. -chris

[quickshot]

here is what I have for the time being. specs are

30"wX24"dX72" tall

Lee clasic cast SS w/LNL bushing "Upgrade" and Lee Loadmaster
Grey parts bin is for ready to load boolits
top is for bulk powder/ Truuett storage
under bench top is for Bullet and Boolit (undressed) storage

[2400]

Updated pics

before
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1227/dscf00117go.jpg


update
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/5848/bench02gw4.jpg

[94Doug]

Cool, a different girl on the calendar.

d

(actually, that looks great)

[2400]

Thanks Doug, my wife buys me both Dillon calendars every year.

[VTDW]

That's one way to keep you at home. Smart lady.:-D

Dave

[MightyThor]

my work in progress.
http://byfiles.storage.live.com/y1pf4jO6cxTWa5OIcbHhiv9cXWhWLOa0SwftY7dk4fT47jfsng Gf4k2D6HLCHxiPcwzyEvL2Z5Ad_A

[timdco]

Just Thought I might show everyone my setup. The casting stuff is out in my shop.

[tntwc]

Very nice wood work!!

[0802]

Just really getting moved into the new house, haven't loaded much in the new place, but am starting to get some done.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh278/joshrandall0802/000_0003.jpg
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh278/joshrandall0802/000_0002-1.jpg

That's an electric water heater BTW.

[timdco]

Very nice wood work!!

Thanks for the compliment! It was pretty easy really, it's all 2x6 & 4x4 construction. One nice thing was that it's heavy enough that I didn't have to bolt it down

[Hip's Ax]

I just use an old desk. Oh BTW, my reloading bench is in the living room. I love being single! :-D

[chrisx1]

Here's mine

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/chrisx1/DSC01975.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/chrisx1/DSC01973.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/chrisx1/DSC01972.jpg

[wonderwolf]

I like the amount of shelving space you have there. Not so deep that things get "lost and forgotten".....though then again that is half the fun 3 years later and you find 500 8mm bullets you forgot you purchased at a auction [smilie=1:

[winchester243]

You've inspired me there chris, nice setup!

[Patrick L]

Chris,

I especially like the selection of hammers. "If at first you don't succeed,get a bigger hammer!"

[IQ45]

Chrisx1,
Wow! Looks like the place where I buy my stuff! :-D
Regards,
IQ45

[RFWobbly]

I especially like the 3 foot long "reload" in photos 1 & 3 !! Have you got a press for those too?

[chrisx1]

Thanks for the compliments, guys.....it's taken a lot of years and who knows how much cash.....

As for the wooden "reload", I've been meaning to figure out what it is....some sort of dummy practice round, but for what, I don't know. It must have a metal core, because it sure is heavy. Maybe someone knows an appropriate place to ask? Maybe another forum that would know?

Chris

[azcoyhunter]

Chrisx1,
Wow! Looks like the place where I buy my stuff! :-D
Regards,
IQ45

I totally agree,
I have seen Gun stores with less stuff.

Looks great!!!

Clint

[RFWobbly]

As for the wooden "reload", I've been meaning to figure out what it is....some sort of dummy practice round, but for what, I don't know. It must have a metal core, because it sure is heavy. Maybe someone knows an appropriate place to ask? Maybe another forum that would know?

Chris -
It must be in the Hornady manual !! :mrgreen:

Nice shop area. Congrats on the organization.

[RFWobbly]

Here's one end of my little piece of heaven....

http://www.gabma.us/britbike/Hopper1.JPG

http://www.gabma.us/britbike/Lyman_Tmag.JPG

That's not the whole thing, just some photos I had handy. No internet, no toilet, no 12 pack of Sam Adams, no window to an outdoor range, just peace and quite.

[Tom W.]

Don't it make ya' wonder how some of these guys get anything done with so much open space showing??? I haven't seen a bench top in decades.


Ain't you noticed the date on my picture?
It was done that way so my wife would really believe that I have one.....

[TexRebel]

Here is my modest set up http://www.texrebel.com/reload.html and yes it is a page from my web site, scroll down and you will find a link to here as well, thank all of you for helping me answer a lot of casting questions, this is a great site

[willdixon]

Gentlemen:

I posted this question elsewhere, but was told I was in the wrong forum - duhhhh! I hate it when I do that!

Thirty years ago, when my wife and kids and I lived way up in the wilderness Alaska Range, I handloaded smokeless powder cartridges for my then .460 Weatherby Magnum. But I barely knew what I was doing, and now I've even forgotten what little I did know.

But I want to get into some really serious black powder cartridge reloading for a Sharps 50/90, and would greatly appreciate it if one of you experts would tell me the name of a book or two which I need to study for this purpose.

Thank you very much!

Gene

[PatMarlin]

Here's one end of my little piece of heaven....

http://www.gabma.us/britbike/Hopper1.JPG

http://www.gabma.us/britbike/Lyman_Tmag.JPG

That's not the whole thing, just some photos I had handy. No internet, no toilet, no 12 pack of Sam Adams, no window to an outdoor range, just peace and quite.

Hey RFW... how do you like that RCBS case machine contraption? I need a few of those RCBS powder stands.

[Just Duke]

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/EBRSOPMODS/DILLONBENCH.jpg

[rbstern]

Many excellent benches and reloading rooms shown. Impressive!

One end of my man cave:

http://www.zjstech.net/gunstuff/loadingbench1.JPG

Two dovetail slots (middle, left) for swapping presses in and out, with dovetail storagage slots on the top shelf for presses not in use. The Lee Classic Turret is bolted in on the right side.

The laptop, a well travelled Compaq, is on a slide-out keyboard tray. Used for accessing my reloading spreadsheet records, and, of course, finding answers to important reloading and casting questions on this site. :)

The latest addition is a work-in-progress: A finished round counter, mounted on the front edge of the bench, sitting over one of the poly bins on the front edge of bench. Actuated by pushing a finished round through a trap door, after which it falls into the poly bin below. I'll post some additional pics when it's finished.

[Nueces]

Very, very nice. i can just hear the peaceful sigh as you step in there...(followed by the sudden inspiration to make another addition).

Shops like those shown here are acts of craftsmanship, just like good boolits.

Mark

[Junior1942]

What's with you guys and neatness? How do you expect to find something?

[rbstern]

What's with you guys and neatness? How do you expect to find something?

Took me an hour to clean up the bench for that picture. And another half an hour after the picture to scatter everything about again.

[smilie=1:

[wonderwolf]

I tend to clean my bench after I load a batch of ammo. Even if its 50 rounds I still seem to have more brass, dies, bullets/boolits, boxes etc etc out than I need. Although my bench is very small compared to what some of you have.

[dtalley]

Finally got the bench cleaned up and presentable. My little slice of heaven that is a *** compaired to some of ya'lls

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa275/dtalley59/PICT0004.jpg

[Just Duke]

Don't be so hard on yourself Mr Talley. As long as it gets the job done your good to go. That is a fine set-up sir. At least your casting and reloading. ;)

[Old Ironsights]

...That's not the whole thing, just some photos I had handy. No internet, no toilet, no 12 pack of Sam Adams, no window to an outdoor range, just peace and quite.

Um... where did you get the peace and quiet? I need to buy a case or three.... :???:

[ktw]

My little slice of heaven that is a *** compaired to some of ya'lls

I don't think how much you own is all that important. It's what you've learned to do with what you do have that is important. Focus on learning new skills, not just accumulating more stuff.

-ktw

[jackley]

My reloading shack is a 1850's log cabin. Its 2 rooms and 15X17. As you walk in there's the work benches for cleaning and scope mounting and general repair. All the benches fold down to make room for the poker table. Then in the back room is all the loading equipment. Upstairs is for storing wads,hulls, and all the extras for this type of operation. The casting and smelting operation is in the barn. To bad its overcast today to the left of the cabin is the Big Horn Mts. Snow covered and full of elk.

[hotwheelz]

What night is poker night ??? Do you play for reloading supplys Ill see your 500 primers and raise you 200 lswc .45 :drinks:

[Chunky Monkey]

My reloading shack is a 1850's log cabin. Its 2 rooms and 15X17. As you walk in there's the work benches for cleaning and scope mounting and general repair. All the benches fold down to make room for the poker table. Then in the back room is all the loading equipment. Upstairs is for storing wads,hulls, and all the extras for this type of operation. The casting and smelting operation is in the barn. To bad its overcast today to the left of the cabin is the Big Horn Mts. Snow covered and full of elk.


jackley you are a lucky man cause that is a little slice of heaven you got there! :-D

[PatMarlin]

I don't think how much you own is all that important. It's what you've learned to do with what you do have that is important. Focus on learning new skills, not just accumulating more stuff.

-ktw


THat is the quote of the month.. :drinks:

[Old Ironsights]

Somehow I hadn't gotten mine on this thread...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/IMG_5834.jpg

I can roll it around anywhere and adjust the bench height. The rest of the supplies are in the Wall Locker. or in the Table Tray.

I press out .357 on the 1000, FCD on the Classic Press, and whack out the Lee Loader loads on the vice-anvil on the other side.

All in all a pretty handy setup.

[jackley]

Chunkey Monkey
Thanks we like it here. And to have a reloading shack was one of the reasons for getting this place.

[rugerdude]

Decided to clean up a bit and take some pictures of my "doghouse"! NOTE: this is the cleanest it has been in years! Normally you can't see countertop anywhere!

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc209/rugerdude29/Shop004.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc209/rugerdude29/Shop005.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc209/rugerdude29/Shop006.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc209/rugerdude29/Shop003.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc209/rugerdude29/Shop002.jpg

[hotwheelz]

rugerdude

How big is that room , I just sold my house and Im thinking of building a room at the new place my own Cave that looks like the right size for me:-D

[rugerdude]

Interior is 9'x15' with 6' wall height. Exterior dimensions are 10'x16'. Its an older aluminum storage building that my dad had and I decided it would be about right for a reloading/work shop, so I walled it up and put down a heavier floor. Now if I can just get some of the wife's stuff out it will be all mine! [smilie=1:

[hotwheelz]

Well if any of you guys have had to move you understand the pain Im goin threw not only the weight but it will 5-6 months unitl I get to set everything back up. Its gonna be hard :violin:

here is the bench before
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg177/hotwheelz-1/Picture169.jpg

and in its current state :sad:
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg177/hotwheelz-1/Picture193.jpg

Its all gonna be in storage until the new place is ready

[badgeredd]

FINALLY got the room cleaned up good enough for a few pictures. I wouldn't want you all thinking I'm a slob! Anyway it works for me for now. Like Sundogg1911 says, "a work in progress"

[2400]

Nice bench, badgeredd. How do you like the Big Max?

[Huntducks]

here is my modest loading room R&P one side Shotgun the other

[testhop]

the clean unclutterd organizer bench is the sign of a sick mind
BUT YHAT SURE LOOK GREAT HOPE TO ONE DAY to have mine look almost as good

[walltube]

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll33/60sJane/IM000467.jpg


My first reloading "bench" post Katrina. See how neat and devoid of clutter...:mrgreen:

[badgeredd]

Nice bench, badgeredd. How do you like the Big Max?

Thanks. I love the Big Max. When I got it, RCBS had just come out with it and I decided I wanted the stoutess press I could find. Well I also wanted to get a RockCrusher but as you can see that didn't happen. The nice thing about Max is I can form any thing in it without wondering if it can take it. I'd probably pull the bench loose before the Max! Hopefully when the economy gets better and I'm back to work steady, I will be getting a Dillon to finish off my want list.

[beanflip]

WOW I thought I have a lot of reloading stuff. In the area I live RCBS is about the only equipment to buy. My so called reloading room is about 10 to12 square feet total but it works for me. Some of you guys got it ( living in heaven). Need a new buddy I will travel..... lol. This is by far one of the cream of the crop sites that I have found. GOOD JOB TO EVERYONE

[bushka]

nice clean rooms all here, but i`ll spoil this thread....

http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/yobyllib07208/?action=view&current=sti2011031.jpg

[badgeredd]

nice clean rooms all here, but i`ll spoil this thread....


bushka.....

I say we all have been there and made do with what got us by. I used to have a cubby hole under the basement stairs (NOT ...that many years ago). Now I'm getting old, I need a few more comforts and I don't have kids at home to use up all of my extra money! Besides, I think the fact you reload is in itself the MOST important thing here. Also note I said I had to clean up my area to get it presentable................and did I ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WELCOME .......beanflip!

[TexasJeff]

The house we bought eleven years ago when we moved back to Texas has a 240 square foot stand-alone workshop at the back end of the property. I have it air conditioned and insulated (this is Texas, after all, where we have the Hotter Than Hell bicycle run), got a telephone in it, FIOS cable TV, and stereo. I do woodworking out there, and in less than thirty minutes, can convert the shop to a fully functional photography darkroom.

But the east half is dedicated pretty much to reloading, casting and gun-related stuff.

Here is my casting table--

http://usera.imagecave.com/jdkinman/CastingTable1LoRes.jpg

http://usera.imagecave.com/jdkinman/CastingTable2.jpg

And here is my reloading bench, ammo/powder storage area and gun cleaning area--

http://usera.imagecave.com/jdkinman/ReloadingBench1LoRes.jpg

Jeff

[Sundogg1911]

wow...when i started this thread i never dreamed it would go this long. It's really cool to see everyones setup. while I do agree that equipment is only part of the equasion, i've really picked up some great ideas of how to re-org my stuff one the next round. :-)

[ihuntbuck]

yep i am in awe of some of these set ups the dollar amount would give my wife an ulcer:mrgreen:

[LAH]

Here's my garage casting setup, not especially well-kempt this evening... the platform for the hotplate is totally custom made and that particular diameter of drill bit is crucial to the mold sitting flat on the burner.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n95/MDF99/casting.jpg

Ballisti Cast luber/sizer? How you like it?.........Creeker

[oscar]

[QUOTE=ktw;140973]I've taken over half of a small basement.



Reloading: Front
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g232/ktwna/reloading/reloading-2.jpg




Like your primer catcher!

[cohutt]

Mine is NEVER clean and is constantly morphing as I add and remove equipment.

On one side of my boolit dungeon i have a stand up bench with a 550 on it. Before I got a 650 it had 2 550s, when this was taken:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m284/cohutt/Bulletlab023.jpg

Tall standup benches on casters have to have a lot of ballast to keep them steady:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m284/cohutt/bullet%20porn/misc121.jpg

I sold a 550 and added a 650 last fall, and had to improvise to get it set up on the bench on the other side of the shop (ie 4 ft away) so that the casefeeder would clear the ceiling easily. I need to cut 3-4" off the stool legs for a better angle when i using the 650 though:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m284/cohutt/misc122.jpg

All my lead and casting stuff is in another hole under my house, never had room to keep any of it in this shop except for the lubrisizer that lives in a box but comes out and bolts to the bench when needed:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m284/cohutt/misc034.jpg

Brass started taking up a lot of room but i got a handle on it for now thanks to the cat-ladies at my office.

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m284/cohutt/misc067.jpg

[beanflip]

You still have a lot of room to add more items

[si vis pacem, para b]

Boy some of you guys are just as spoiled as I wish to be some day. As a kid going to my corner was a bad thing now I do bad things just so I can go to my corner.:twisted:

[oscar]

cohutt

How do you fix a billiard ball to the end of the handle? Want to do that with my rockchucker.

oscar

[cohutt]

cohutt

How do you fix a billiard ball to the end of the handle? Want to do that with my rockchucker.

oscar

Aneat here drills and taps them. he has some 8 balls for sale @ freakshowbullets

http://www.freakshowbullets.com/product_info.php?cPath=2_24&products_id=163

[ktw]

Like your primer catcher!

Thanks. It works great. :-D

I notice quite a few changes since that picture was taken. The best upgrade was replacing the Rock Chucker with a Lee Classic Turret. Don't know how I ever got along without one.

-ktw

[uncle joe]

wow...when i started this thread i never dreamed it would go this long. It's really cool to see everyones setup. while I do agree that equipment is only part of the equasion, i've really picked up some great ideas of how to re-org my stuff one the next round. :-)

I agree Sun, you done good. there is lots of ideas here that would help anybody either just starting or someone that's been doing this for years.
Great thread!!

[unclebill]

i used 2 two drawer filing cabinets and a heavy sheet of plywood with formica on top.
i bolted the cabinets to the floor and bolted the wood to the cabinets.
it does not move.
and ive got 4 good sized drawers to put crap in.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l272/billhedges/zdillon002.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l272/billhedges/zdillon001.jpg

a few small strong magnets on the wall to hold tools is a good idea also.
just to the right of that is another very small bench for a table saw.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l272/billhedges/bench.jpg
cost
about $15
i got the cabinets from a thrift store.

this is good for my tiny house

[Just Duke]

This usually gets me out of my reloading room. [smilie=1:


Wifey. ;) aka BUFFALO BARBIE or TGITPT

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/EBRSOPMODS/LEVER%20ACTION%20SHOOTERS%20SOCIETY/TGITPTRELOADING.jpg


We had to buy a larger house last week so I have a larger reloading room now. Pics to follow.















.

[si vis pacem, para b]

:Fire::roll:

[Just Duke]

:Fire::roll:

What, would you rather see my uqly cake whole? lol

[Down South]

I'm in the process of remodeling my reloading room. I need more storage space and a bigger bench. I'm scared to take a picture of my current rats nest. It might break the camera. I've got most of my material together so I'll get started soon. When I get home I'll take a photo and post it so I'll have the before and after pics.

[RFWobbly]

do you guys see any benefits from loading on a metal table? Id think it would be more ridgid.

Jim -
Stiffness of any construction comes mostly from the shape of the building material and proper gusseting of the corners, not the material itself. Metals are only preferred for commercial and industrial constructions because metal is so easy to join, last longer in the weather, and has a known and consistent strength.

As far as getting a bench, here are 2 low-dollar options....

• There are workbench kits available at your local hardware store that contain all the metal brackets required to construct a bench. These typically require you to buy your own screws, 2x6 and 3/4 plywood, but make very substantial benches. The great thing is that you can build a bench exactly to your needs.

• Another source is your local "thrift store". I see very extra heavy-duty, government issue metal desks from the 50's and 60's all the time for $15 to $50. Although rusty in spots and usually needing some drawer lube, these desks are still rock solid.

Hope this helps !

[unclebill]

Jim -
Stiffness of any construction comes mostly from the shape of the building material and proper gusseting of the corners, not the material itself. Metals are only preferred for commercial and industrial constructions because metal is so easy to join, last longer in the weather, and has a known and consistent strength.

As far as getting a bench, here are 2 low-dollar options....

• There are workbench kits available at your local hardware store that contain all the metal brackets required to construct a bench. These typically require you to buy your own screws, 2x6 and 3/4 plywood, but make very substantial benches. The great thing is that you can build a bench exactly to your needs.

• Another source is your local "thrift store". I see very extra heavy-duty, government issue metal desks from the 50's and 60's all the time for $15 to $50. Although rusty in spots and usually needing some drawer lube, these desks are still rock solid.

Hope this helps !
i have one of those battleship grey brutes $15 at a thriftstore.
5 big locking drawers and it takes two strong men to move it.

[EMC45]

Here's my room. I have another bench that I lube bullets on and keep my tools on, but it was wrecked!!! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/Evansguns/101_2253.jpg

[ktw]

I was going to suggest a solid core door as an answer to the benchtop materials discussion above. I see EMC45 has put one to good use in his photo.

Old file cabinets also make great storage units for brass, powder, cases of primers, etc.

-ktw

[EMC45]

Yup that is a mineral filled fire proof door. Weighs about 100lb! Built the bench in the room, and kinda slapped the door up there and squared it up and screwed it down. The shelves are some free plywood from an old job. Just lined that stuff up and used sheetrock screws to button it up. And it's screwed to the bench. All my brass is under the bench in old coffee and baby formula cans. The yellow strips come in real handy. They are Stanley bins that lock into the dovetail of the strips. All my cast bullets are in the sour cream tubs to the left of the benchtop. Any kind of container is mine after it's cleaned out, peanut butter jars, mayo, sour cream, formula (I still have a little one), coffee etc. etc. BTW the entire bench was FREE material!!! It is pressure treat lumber, and the door was free too, also the drafting chair. Had to re-upholster it though. Used an old BDU top for that. All my pistol dies are set for the Lee Classic Cast, and all the rifle dies are set for the RCBS.

[Rifleman]

Some of mine.

[The Dove]

Not much but keeps me out of trouble.

The Dove


http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff150/BOOMERCOMETS/reloadbench052008A.jpg

[clodhopper]

The "Man Lair"

[clodhopper]

The other side of the "Man Lair" drawers open, Unusally uncluttered.

[Echo]

There is NO WAY I'm going to show a picture of my reloading space. I'm embarrassed to even walk into the place - almost like Fibber McGees closet (Yeah, I'm old enough to remember).

I'll straighten it up one of these days...

[remy3424]

Those are some great boar nests you guys all have!!! A guy can snag some good ideas from the pics!!! I'll try to maybe post my hubble set-up later. Ya, and my wife thinks "I" have issues....I am tempted to show her how this disease actual progresses. You guys are really messed-up...I like it!!!

[44minimum]

OK, here is a Pic of my lovely reloading setup, just remember -you asked. It started out as a cabinet left in one of my father's rental buildings. We added plywood to stiffen it up and a little peg board and a couple of shelves on the top. Works OK, but the best part about it is that whenever we are through admiring its beauty for awhile, we just push it into a closet or out in the garage or wherever, it's mounted on casters.

Some of you dudes have some really sweet setups but I'll be damned if I can figure out how you accomplish anything there with all of that neatness and orderliness.

[Southern Son]

Well, I saw this thread when I first got onto this site and thought that when I finish my bench, I will post a photo of mine, then it got too cluttered and messy so I put it off until today. I especially cleared the whole mess up for the photo:mrgreen:

8119

Not as flash as some, but it is the start of something that I can keep adding to, and eventually, my missus will probably just nwrite me off as a lost cause and leave me alone when I am in here.

[blainenay]

http://www.three-peaks.net/reloading_bench01.JPG

My reloading and gun-storage room is an unheated (but comfortable) 12x24' storage room in the basment next to the family room (where I teach my gun and hunter-ed classes).

The base of the reloading bench is a Craftsman tool box with a 2x24x48" top mounted at belt-buckle height. I installed a couple of turnbuckles that attach the bench to studs in the wall so the bench is solid as Gibralter.

Since taking this photo, I've added an RCBS Pro 2000 progressive press to the right of the RockChucker and a second RCBS UniFlow powder measure next to the one shown in the photo (one UniFlow has a pistol rotor, the other has a rifle rotor).

Reloading manuals and other reference materials are on the top shelf over the bench.

Three plastic parts trays hanging from the top shelf contain things like spare primer pocket brushes, decapping pins, set screws, lock rings, etc.

The tumbler is plugged into a timer so I can set it and forget it.

Not shown in the photo are 8-foot-wide floor-to-ceiling shelves with boxes of boolits, molds, brass, powder, etc. I found that having lots of shelf space is key to keeping the bench uncluttered.

Also not shown are my shotshell reloaders and SAECO boolit sizer which are mounted on a Frankford Arsenal Portable Reloading Stand from MidwayUSA.com (each device has its own top plate).

I do my casting on a campstove on my workbench out in my detached workshop/garage behind the house with the door wide open.

[oneokie]

A frugal setup.
Started out as a school desk, added a top to use as shooting bench.
Then put into service as a reloading bench. The C clamp on the right side is also used to hold my shotgun reloaders, and my Lyman 450.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn16/oneokie/100_0364.jpg

[be603]

That'll do pig. That'll do.

Scored a nice bench today from an auction at work. pic/link (http://blackeagle603.blogspot.com/2008/08/score.html)

Thinking it'll do nicely for dedicated shotshell bench setup.

[Pitmaster]

I'm new here and have only been reloading for a few months. I'm fortunate to have this area for my personal use. If we weren't moving in a few years I would probably turn it into an armory. I've added a table for tumbling on the left and a Dillon SD to the bench. Casting starts this weekend with my first large scale smelt.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c400/bdcbbq/ReloadingRoom006.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c400/bdcbbq/ReloadingRoom011.jpg

[jawjaboy]

Lookin good PM.

What do you use that ww tool hanging on the pegboard for? :D:

[LAH]

Lookin good PM.

What do you use that ww tool hanging on the pegboard for? :D:

It's important to remove wheelweights that may come loose & fall into traffic. Civic duty ya know.......Creeker

[Pitmaster]

Lookin good PM.

What do you use that ww tool hanging on the pegboard for? :D:

A hammer. I think that came with the house. Now that I know what its for...:twisted:

[Pressman]

What you see is just a small part of the room. All four walls are covered along with a large part of the floor.
Ken

[Just Duke]

What you see is just a small part of the room. All four walls are covered along with a large part of the floor.
Ken

You could retire if you had a garage sale here on the forum. Let me know if you do though.

[ktw]

What you see is just a small part of the room. All four walls are covered along with a large part of the floor.
Ken

You have more powder measures than I have powders!

I love to see setups like this. It reassures me that I don't have way too much stuff because I know people who have even more than I do.

Thank you for the fix. :drinks:

-ktw

[rugerdude]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! Now when my wife tells me I have too much reloading stuff, I can just pull up your pics and say "..and thats NOT all of his stuff!! He has more! I told you that I'm not the craziest person in the world...." [smilie=1::mrgreen:

[Mumblypeg]

And my wife thought I had a bunch of "Stuff"...

[hotwheelz]

PressMan , very nice :drinks:

[LAH]

Great display PressMan.........Creeker

[Maximilian225]

What you see is just a small part of the room. All four walls are covered along with a large part of the floor.
Ken

Face it , your the poster boy for reloading addictions

:mrgreen:

[10-x]

Finally got a round to taking pics of my bench with equipment set up, since space is hard to find inside the AC part of the shop I cant leave it set up all the time. Bought this equipmment back in the 70's, a few of the price lables are still one the boxes, man , those were the days...............:-D

[EMC45]

What kind of lube is that 10X?

[10-x]

.45,
I'll have to admit.....its Lymans yellow.......got a gift card to Cabela's for Christmas and that was the only thing I wanted. The heat gun is used to warm it up.[smilie=1:
I'll mix up a batch of some posted here when its gone.:-D[/SIZE]

[EMC45]

Just curious what the mix ratios would be to make it out of Beeswax. Molly lube is just a bit soft for me.

[FN in MT]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h274/montanaguy375/DSC00075.jpg

Bench for rifle and pistol loading.

FN in MT

[FN in MT]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h274/montanaguy375/DSC00073.jpg


The other wall of the Man Cave with my spolar shotshell reloader.

FN in MT

[gds]

here is mine when it was somewhat clean.
Star Sizer and redding single stage, I use the redding mainly for swaging military primer pockets
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/gdsjr/reloading%20bench/HPIM1510.jpg

Some of my powders and my dies as well as a lee load all and a hornady single stage
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/gdsjr/reloading%20bench/HPIM1513.jpg

Some bullets
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/gdsjr/reloading%20bench/HPIM1516.jpg

Lee turret presses the one on the left is a 3 hole the one on the right is a 4 hole
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/gdsjr/reloading%20bench/HPIM1517.jpg

Close up of the lee load all
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/gdsjr/reloading%20bench/HPIM1518.jpg

Close up of the star sizer
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/gdsjr/reloading%20bench/HPIM1519.jpg

Complete picture. The cage on the right is my ammo storage locker.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/gdsjr/reloading%20bench/HPIM1512.jpg

[vonfatman]

GREAT thread!! Love all the pics.

Wow Pressman...that's about as good as it's gonna get!!!

Here's my bench, pretty much a Dillon bench,
http://www.fototime.com/39365EE58915BBC/standard.jpg

Bob

[PatMarlin]

That is one neat looking setup!