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A lot of these pictures are making me realize.....
I need to throw Mrs. Hillbilly out of one room in the house and claim it as my own.
Good luck with that friend.
Reloading Bench Setup
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Good luck with that friend.
ontargetagain
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Very simple and a small area but works for me. Couple of basic Lee presses, a good Acculab digital medical scale, and the other essentials. Relaxing and efficient for me.
Maddog 521
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I had to put my loading/casting bench into one corner of my woodworking shop so I ended up with fairly limited bench space. The LnL's are small pistol and large pistol primers. I don't reload rifle but sure crank out some quantity of handgun ammo. Seems to work.
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old&slow
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Cabinets and bench top purchased from a local home improvement store.
My bench top is 6' long , 18 " deep, and 35" high, plus the two 2' cabinets =
10' total bench top surface .
I prefer the 18" depth because not as much junk gets stuffed on the back side of the bench.
When folks ask which reloading press they should get ? My first question is
how much do you shoot ? If you shoot 200 rounds a year, you probably don't need
a big progessive reloading press. If you shoot 200 rounds a week, you probably don't
want a single stage press.
Same with reloading. How much do you shoot,, how much space do you need,, how big a bench,,
how cold is it where you live,, are you going to load in the winter / summer,, etc.
All factors to consider.
Lots of good pictures and good ideas. Good Luck..
My bench top is 6' long , 18 " deep, and 35" high, plus the two 2' cabinets =
10' total bench top surface .
I prefer the 18" depth because not as much junk gets stuffed on the back side of the bench.
When folks ask which reloading press they should get ? My first question is
how much do you shoot ? If you shoot 200 rounds a year, you probably don't need
a big progessive reloading press. If you shoot 200 rounds a week, you probably don't
want a single stage press.
Same with reloading. How much do you shoot,, how much space do you need,, how big a bench,,
how cold is it where you live,, are you going to load in the winter / summer,, etc.
All factors to consider.
Lots of good pictures and good ideas. Good Luck..
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Ole Joe Clark
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Here is mine, I desperately need more storage space.
Leon
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Size doesn't matter as much as you'd think. It's staying organized and keeping the workspace safe and efficient that matters.
Now that I'm not likely to move in the future, my current bench looks like this - a tile topped, wood trimmed, torsion beam bench attached to the wall, with over head shelving and lighting.
However, prior to my current bench, I had a self standing portable bench made from a sheet and a half of 3/4" ply.
It was easily moved, which was important given the potential for a permanent change of station every few years. It's toward the minimum end of the spectrum with a 24"x24" top.
Both work fine.
Now that I'm not likely to move in the future, my current bench looks like this - a tile topped, wood trimmed, torsion beam bench attached to the wall, with over head shelving and lighting.
However, prior to my current bench, I had a self standing portable bench made from a sheet and a half of 3/4" ply.
It was easily moved, which was important given the potential for a permanent change of station every few years. It's toward the minimum end of the spectrum with a 24"x24" top.
Both work fine.
In most cases you will need to build around whatever space you have to work with. If you are luck enough to start from scratch, in a big enough basement, you can build a reloading room that will serve you for many years to come.
I was always stuck in t tiny hole of a shop that was a darkroom before becoming a reloading room. When we built our condo after I retired, I wanted to make it right. I got to design what I wanted. I used 11X21 ft corner of the basement, (with 4X7 ft concrete vault in one corner). I ran work counter in a "U" around the other end. I set up three loaders. My MEC 9000 shotgun loader and my Dillon 550B o one long arm, My old Texan turret loader that I do all my load development on on the short end, leaving another long end for my cleaning and repair bench. I used some base cabinets and 2X4 framing for the counter support, topped by 5/8" plywood and 1/4" tempered Masonite with a couple coats of polyurethane on it. It's worked well for he past 11 years for me.
I was always stuck in t tiny hole of a shop that was a darkroom before becoming a reloading room. When we built our condo after I retired, I wanted to make it right. I got to design what I wanted. I used 11X21 ft corner of the basement, (with 4X7 ft concrete vault in one corner). I ran work counter in a "U" around the other end. I set up three loaders. My MEC 9000 shotgun loader and my Dillon 550B o one long arm, My old Texan turret loader that I do all my load development on on the short end, leaving another long end for my cleaning and repair bench. I used some base cabinets and 2X4 framing for the counter support, topped by 5/8" plywood and 1/4" tempered Masonite with a couple coats of polyurethane on it. It's worked well for he past 11 years for me.
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Would you guys mind posting pics of your reloading bench? Trying to get some idea of how much room I need.
Thanks!
What I need to know is all are you going to do is reload, or do you need it for any thing else? If it is just to reload all you need is enough room to pull the handle.
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building is 10x20
I just bought the same bench from Harbor Freight. In the process of getting my reloading room ready.
I just put in a new floor this week end. It had carpet..now has hard wood. Just need to paint and assemble bench.
Did you plug all the holes in the top of your bench?
I built this small bench out of 2x8's. I think the size is about 3'x5'. I found the plan on the internet but have since misplaced it. It's a lot sturdier than it looks, probably weighs 70-80 lbs. I don't have a shop or a heated garage (45° outside right now) so had to use the rec/hobby room in our basement. I purposely kept it small because we plan to move into town in a few years and I'll probably take this with me. It's small enough to be portable. I could use several of these but it works if I keep it clean and things stored away in a cabinet. I used to load a lot for trap but have since gone 100% to metallic cartridges.
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