New reloading room build

[makeurownfun]

Got off work a little early for once. So I decided to start the tops. Pulled them downstairs, sanded to 320, took the top leading edge off, sanded the end grain, and decided to make a wipe on poly for a finish. This way I should get a much more even coat without brush strokes. Oil based satin clear polyurethane mixed with mineral spirits. One coat applied waiting for it to fully cure then to sand it again with 320 or I’m going to try this 0000 steel wool “sanding” and see if that is any better. We shall see

[makeurownfun]

Tops have been attached. Working on cutting the bottom shelf now. Also managed to moved the last “bit” of ingots today. Roughly around 835 ingots, that average 3lb 10oz each

[Rapier]

Very nice quarters for the new reloading room. I built my new room three years ago. Watch the possibility of water in the basement, water table, fire and all.

[garbler]

That overhead fan should be interesting with your scales

[makeurownfun]

Very nice quarters for the new reloading room. I built my new room three years ago. Watch the possibility of water in the basement, water table, fire and all.

No basements in Louisiana. This is above the garage

That overhead fan should be interesting with your scales

That fan was here when I moved in. Will probably be changed out before it’s finished

[dale2242]

The last word in building a loading room.
"You can never have never have too much lighting or shelves."

[The Dar]

The last word in building a loading room.
"You can never have never have too much lighting or shelves."

Or outlets, your new reloading room looks wonderful. But I've wondered from day one why you didn't install more outlets.

[oley55]

Or outlets, your new reloading room looks wonderful. But I've wondered from day one why you didn't install more outlets.

Better late than never...

[makeurownfun]

Or outlets, your new reloading room looks wonderful. But I've wondered from day one why you didn't install more outlets.

The outlets have been bought and will be going in after Thanksgiving. They’re not hard to add in after the fact

[Jim22]

I am envious. My first dedicated reoading room was a space under the upper stairs in a tri-level house. Because of the width of the steps my bench was less than six feet long. It also had a sloping ceiling but shallower than yours because of the stairs.

Today my loading/casting area is whatever space I can borrow from an eight foot long by two foot wide bench in my garage. It's cluttered with things from my other interests - wood working, electronics, general repair, and welding. Reloading has to be put away when casting , making guitar amps, working on instruments, or casting boolits.

Take your time. Think a small area through at a time, and build it well.

Jim

[Baltimoreed]

Also don’t see a back splash. Outlets on or inlet into the backsplash?

[makeurownfun]

Thank you for the kind words @Jim22. Definitely trying to take my time and plan it out

Also don’t see a back splash. Outlets on or inlet into the backsplash?

Backsplash? I am putting in outlets above the bench right now. Above and beside the outlets I will have some Wall Control metal pegboard panels, which will have shelves and all types of other things on them as well

[Baltimoreed]

A bench with a backsplash looks more finished to me if you are leaving bare wall behind the bench. If you’re going to run pegboard or paneling from bench to ceiling then no. Neither of these are mine.

[oley55]

makeurownfun,

how about an update?

[Finster101]

That overhead fan should be interesting with your scales

I see no problem with the fan. I assume it has an off switch.

[makeurownfun]

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!!!

Ran 24/7 it felt like at work since the last update. Even worked 10 hours today
BUT, I started mocking things up. I need to buy the bullet tray mount from Inline Fabrication still, but being that I built my bench top for my height and to be able to stand and work or sit on a tall barstool. I think I need to move them to the right maybe an once to give just a touch more room on the left side of the left one. But these are just clamped down, no holes yet

[Ban]

That looks real nice.

[Baltimoreed]

Looks good. Big machines. Use clamps to experiment with your press locations. Allow enough room between them for any extra bullet blocks, boxes, trays etc. Don’t forget your angled ceiling on the left. Is there going to be anything on the long edge of the bench that when you are working at the left press [closest to the corner] that you are going to interfere with?

[makeurownfun]

Looks good. Big machines. Use clamps to experiment with your press locations. Allow enough room between them for any extra bullet blocks, boxes, trays etc. Don’t forget your angled ceiling on the left. Is there going to be anything on the long edge of the bench that when you are working at the left press [closest to the corner] that you are going to interfere with?

Not that I have planned, mostly storage in that corner. The corners always seem to be a bit of a “waste” but I will have the metal Wall Control pegboard going down the long side of the bench. So that will allow me to have storage on the wall also. That corner I may stack up dies or something.

I am thinking of getting some of the wall mount from inline for Dillon quick changes. I think that would work well there

I am not 100% sure yet, but if I can get the Dillons to fit on the long side of the bench (under the angled ceiling) I think it’s going to be super close, but if one of them will, I would definitely opt for that option being I would have much more room around them. I also have a few other presses that will go on the bench. Want to have a dedicated gun cleaning/building spot and at the end across from the bathroom will be my tumblers and frankfort Arsenal wet tumbler

[Three44s]

The French cleat system and a way to lock the units:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...DVDRSCL%26%3D0

I have not done this system but it’s interesting.

Three44s