The "Man Lair"
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The "Man Lair"
The other side of the "Man Lair" drawers open, Unusally uncluttered.
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...
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!!!
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.
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:
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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.
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.
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/n...e/100_0364.jpg
That'll do pig. That'll do.
Scored a nice bench today from an auction at work. pic/link
Thinking it'll do nicely for dedicated shotshell bench setup.
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/c4...ingRoom006.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c4...ingRoom011.jpg
Lookin good PM.
What do you use that ww tool hanging on the pegboard for? :D:
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
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:
And my wife thought I had a bunch of "Stuff"...
PressMan , very nice :drinks:
Great display PressMan.........Creeker