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CmdrTaco

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Posted: 12/9/2008 7:27:59 PM EDT

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I've seen pics of peoples benches scattered throughout the reloading forum, but I thought it would be nice to have a single thread where you could post pics of your little patch of reloading heaven.

ETA: My camera isn't working at the moment, but here's some pics I found online:

Here's a simple one you can make yourself:

Click here for plans for the bench below

Click here for a PDF with several different free plans

Here's another clean/simple layout:

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Posted: 12/6/2013 10:16:20 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By gotigers:

My first. RCBS Rock Chucker kit on a Northern Tool $69 black Friday work bench.

The workbench was great, except for the top sheathing. I had to replace the top 3/8" MDF sheathing with good 3/4" ply. Under the ply, I added a 2x4 in the rear and a 2x10 in the front. I ran a #10 3/8" self tapping screw in each connection. It is rock solid now. I have about $150 in the work bench.

The oven down below is for making kydex goodies.

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You're off to a good start.

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Posted: 12/6/2013 10:25:56 PM EDT

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I really like the shelves, looks great!

jbizzle Joined Aug 2012 Posts 262 EE 100% (2) MI, USA	Posted: 12/7/2013 2:42:45 PM EDT [#3] My "ghetto" bench compared to others I see here Cost me all of a couple bucks in fasteners though...all reclaimed / free materials. Love the new bins for the edge I picked up at Menard's earlier for $0.65 and they have a $0.65 rebate. Next up are some mini shelves underneath the big one.

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Posted: 12/7/2013 3:55:42 PM EDT

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I really like the shelves, looks great!

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Originally Posted By TXOUTLAW32:
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I really like the shelves, looks great!

Appreciate that! They have come in very handy!

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Posted: 12/7/2013 3:56:52 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By jbizzle:
My "ghetto" bench compared to others I see here

Cost me all of a couple bucks in fasteners though...all reclaimed / free materials.

http://imageshack.us/a/img15/5670/p81a.jpg

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Love the new bins for the edge I picked up at Menard's earlier for $0.65 and they have a $0.65 rebate.

Next up are some mini shelves underneath the big one.

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Aint nothing "ghetto" about it getting the job done, and honestly thats all that really matters!

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Posted: 12/7/2013 5:57:36 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By jbizzle:
My "ghetto" bench compared to others I see here

Cost me all of a couple bucks in fasteners though...all reclaimed / free materials.

http://imageshack.us/a/img15/5670/p81a.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img199/8868/gvar.jpg

Love the new bins for the edge I picked up at Menard's earlier for $0.65 and they have a $0.65 rebate.

Next up are some mini shelves underneath the big one.

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They wanted $25 shipping for $20 worth of bins! Great deal if you can get free shipping...

Free shipping to "in store" but none local to me.

RTBA-8 Member Joined Feb 2007 Posts 3725 EE 100% (171) FL, USA	Posted: 12/16/2013 9:04:27 PM EDT [#7] Just about finished putting my reloading room together after moving recently. This is probably the cleanest it'll ever look!
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lte82 Joined Jan 2013 Posts 694 EE 100% (25) TX, USA	Posted: 12/16/2013 10:34:45 PM EDT [#8] This works for me.

FreezinSig I take "Sheepdogs" to the pound... Joined Nov 2010 Posts 2852 EE 100% (45) AK, USA	Posted: 12/17/2013 1:27:13 AM EDT [#9] Awesome bench!!! Jealous of that powder stash... Whats that big V shaped funnel deal?
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SigChef Member Joined Mar 2012 Posts 582 EE 100% (1) AZ, USA	Posted: 12/17/2013 1:32:28 AM EDT [#10] Quote History Originally Posted By FreezinSig: Awesome bench!!! Jealous of that powder stash... Whats that big V shaped funnel deal? View Quote That's a case annealer.

lte82 Joined Jan 2013 Posts 695 EE 100% (25) TX, USA	Posted: 12/17/2013 6:41:44 AM EDT [#11] Quote History Originally Posted By FreezinSig: Awesome bench!!! Jealous of that powder stash... Whats that big V shaped funnel deal? View Quote Its a Giraud case annealer. Youtube it, its pretty slick. My powder stash has grown a lot ever since the scare that happened this year. I normally wouldnt keep that much on hand but now I feel like I have to.

ozzie839 Error 37 Joined Mar 2012 Posts 6469 EE 100% (30) IN, USA	Posted: 12/17/2013 7:30:19 AM EDT [#12] Quote History Originally Posted By lte82: This works for me. <a href="http://img198.imageshack.us/i/hpl5.jpg/" target="_blank">http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4131/hpl5.jpg</a> View Quote Giraud case annealer-check good powder stash-check you sir win 87 internets today sweet setup
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Posted: 12/26/2013 4:22:57 PM EDT

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Got my Christmas present up and running this morning. The 550 is not nearly as complicated to setup as I was fearing for no reason.

Already running 45 ACP through it. Powder measure and primer system are great. Also got another toolhead and 40S&W dies and conversion kit as well. More tool heads and dies will be in the future as well.

Wish I would have done this sooner.

My bench although not as fancy as many has served multi purpose duties for 20 some years.

Have I mentioned I love this thing yet?

SigChef Member Joined Mar 2012 Posts 590 EE 100% (1) AZ, USA	Posted: 12/27/2013 12:55:23 AM EDT [Last Edit: SigChef] [#16] Finally done. Very good Christmas, everything on my bench beside the brass and pound of HS6 were gifts. Waiting on a factory crimp die and some 9mm projectiles and ill be rocking and rolling.

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Posted: 12/28/2013 1:17:23 PM EDT

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Finally done. Very good Christmas, everything on my bench beside the brass and pound of HS6 were gifts. Waiting on a factory crimp die and some 9mm projectiles and rocking and rolling.
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Very nice humble set up...im jealous!!!

Mockstar Joined Aug 2013 Posts 20 EE 0% (0) WI, USA	Posted: 12/28/2013 3:48:44 PM EDT [#18] Got my Rock Chucker bolted down. Partner press is now for decapping/priming only.

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Posted: 12/28/2013 6:03:23 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By Mockstar:
Got my Rock Chucker bolted down. Partner press is now for decapping/priming only.
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cool setup what is that above the little safe in the wood display?

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Posted: 12/28/2013 6:56:03 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By ozzie839:

Originally Posted By Mockstar:
Got my Rock Chucker bolted down. Partner press is now for decapping/priming only.
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cool setup what is that above the little safe in the wood display?

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1983 Franklin Mint civil war chess set. The pewter/brass pieces are set in a homemade shadow box hanging on the wall.

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Posted: 12/28/2013 7:57:30 PM EDT

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1983 Franklin Mint civil war chess set. The pewter/brass pieces are set in a homemade shadow box hanging on the wall.

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Originally Posted By ozzie839:

Originally Posted By Mockstar:
Got my Rock Chucker bolted down. Partner press is now for decapping/priming only.
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cool setup what is that above the little safe in the wood display?

1983 Franklin Mint civil war chess set. The pewter/brass pieces are set in a homemade shadow box hanging on the wall.

very cool

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Posted: 12/29/2013 3:09:23 AM EDT

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Very nice humble set up...im jealous!!!

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Originally Posted By SigChef:
Finally done. Very good Christmas, everything on my bench beside the brass and pound of HS6 were gifts. Waiting on a factory crimp die and some 9mm projectiles and rocking and rolling.
http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh627/spidermoose/548363_10201846332379075_902569164_n.jpg
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Very nice humble set up...im jealous!!!

Thanks, I'm just excited to finally be getting into reloading, the hobby within a hobby....I need to start collecting scrap lead for the hobby within a hobby within a hobby

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Posted: 12/30/2013 1:34:31 AM EDT

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Where did you get those benches or were they built??

TZ250 Member Joined Nov 2012 Posts 68 EE 100% (13) WV, USA	Posted: 12/31/2013 8:07:17 PM EDT [#24] My bench. The plate now has a location for my Rockchucker and priming tool. Untitled by zweitakt250, on Flickr Untitled by zweitakt250, on Flickr

medicman5000 Joined Feb 2007 Posts 68 EE 100% (4) AZ, USA	Posted: 1/1/2014 4:32:24 AM EDT [#25] Nothing too special. But! It's indoors and that's quite a thing here in AZ!

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My bench. The plate now has a location for my Rockchucker and priming tool.

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Tell us more about that plate!

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xSmittyx5 Joined Aug 2011 Posts 119 EE 0% (0) KY, USA	Posted: 1/2/2014 7:04:34 AM EDT [#27] The loadmaster getting ready to run 400 rounds of 300 BLK My Christmas present from the misses. Powder stash. I like my rifle powders most.

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Posted: 1/2/2014 9:38:22 AM EDT

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Originally Posted By TZ250:
My bench. The plate now has a location for my Rockchucker and priming tool.

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Tell us more about that plate!

The plate is 3/4" steel decked to .72". 24" x 18", it weighs right at 70lbs. Drilled and counterbored for lag screws to bolt through into the bench frame. Drilled and tapped 1/2-13NC to attach the Hornady AP and 3/8-16NC to attach the Rockchucker.

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The loadmaster getting ready to run 400 rounds of 300 BLK
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I like my rifle powders most.
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now we know where all the powder is

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Posted: 1/2/2014 1:43:08 PM EDT

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I went cold turkey from reloading almost a year ago, when we started getting the house ready to put on the market...there are several long stories involved, but it took us until mid Nov to get into a new home. With no bench for almost a year, I've actually resorted to opening NEW boxes of .40 and .223 for plinking.

Well, with the important stuff settled away in the new home (read spousal units stuff), I finally got to work on Nak's playroom. Here is my new Harbor Freight special reloading bench. I actually spent more on the shelving than on the bench. The shelving is from Home Depot, but the lower "pegboard" like panels are powder coated steel from The Container Store (only place I could find them).

There are still some things to do, but I was able to crank out a couple of hundred rounds of rifle ammo over the weekend.

I have the case prep tools on a 3/4" board that mounts into the holes in the top of the bench, but it was removed when I took the pic...I'll try to remember to get a pic of that too.

I have the tumbler set up on a shelf in the garage, along with shelves for cases in various stages of prep. Most of my powder and primers is still in boxes. I'm putting shelves (and a deadbolt) in the closet to the right of the bench for that stuff.

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Mockstar Joined Aug 2013 Posts 29 EE 0% (0) WI, USA	Posted: 1/5/2014 1:15:28 AM EDT [#31] Got my RCBS Uniflow today, and mounted it on my Partner press. Also bought the Hornady LED light strip, and stuck it on the Rockchucker.

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Posted: 1/5/2014 10:50:01 AM EDT

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Finally decided to take the plunge into reloading.

I ordered the gear last week...which should arrive in the coming days. Big Boss 2, Chargemaster Combo, Lyman trimmer...

When I was looking for a workbench to buy, I realized that the bolt patterns on the Big Boss 2 where it's mounted to the table make finding a compatible table difficult. You essentially need nearly 3" of overhang to mount the most distal bolts. A friend of mine who reloads has a homemade bench and ended up breaking the 3/4" plywood surface he had built for himself when he got an ornery case. As such...I wanted a stable table, with at least 3" of overhang, but a very solid top....no such thing exists for my sub-$100 budget :)

I have zero carpentry background...so I just decided to try something simple. Finished this in an evening. The top is basically four 2x10's, so I have a very sturdy surface. The shelf base underneath is actually 3/4" oak, so I can put as much weight on it as I want.

This thing is a tank...fairly sure I can park my truck on it...

Looking forward to getting my equipment!

TZ250 Member Joined Nov 2012 Posts 84 EE 100% (13) WV, USA	Posted: 1/5/2014 11:28:24 AM EDT [#33] Very nice looking bench. Concern about the top flexing is why I made this plate. Untitled by zweitakt250, on Flickr Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile

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Posted: 1/5/2014 8:38:37 PM EDT

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Very nice looking bench. Concern about the top flexing is why I made this plate.

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Very very nice. Wish I had the resources to build something like that...

medicman5000 Joined Feb 2007 Posts 70 EE 100% (4) AZ, USA	Posted: 1/7/2014 1:25:14 AM EDT [#35] My modest set up:

ReaperWaterfowl Member Joined Jan 2013 Posts 266 EE 100% (34) IL, USA	Posted: 1/7/2014 2:42:10 PM EDT [#36] Moved my operations to the basement. Took an old desk at work, added on a little cross bracing on the legs. Added a sheet of plywood over the top and an old shelving unit. Works for now, need more shelf space eventually
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Posted: 1/8/2014 8:21:49 PM EDT

[#37]

Just realized that I hadn't posted my user friendly upgrades to my reloading bench!

I didn't think the Strong Mount guys should be the only ones that got to have your empty case bin right out by the handle and close to the machine, so I made my own. Ended up that my bench height and construction made things slightly more difficult, but I made it work with some square stock I had laying around.

And I got tired of always looking for the right size wrenches or allen wrenches so I grabbed a wrench for every size on the press and dies, and put them right here where I can get to them without having to walk out of the room, up the stairs, around the house, and into the garage where my toolbox was. I've also got my spare Dillon lock rings, a bunch of spare Hornady lock rings (they are the reason for the Dillon spares

), and even a little spot for my case gauges.

rgerh Joined May 2011 Posts 782 EE 100% (3) KS, USA	Posted: 1/8/2014 8:35:50 PM EDT [Last Edit: rgerh] [#38] </a>" /> " />

RUSHgsxr

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Posted: 1/9/2014 11:38:03 PM EDT

[#39]

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Originally Posted By xSmittyx5:
The loadmaster getting ready to run 400 rounds of 300 BLK
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My Christmas present from the misses.
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Powder stash.
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I like my rifle powders most.
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Holy hell, I'm jealous of your powder selection!

minieball69 Joined Apr 2013 Posts 6 EE 100% (3) VA, USA	Posted: 1/14/2014 1:19:41 PM EDT [#40] Here's my recently built reloading room. Nearly complete with a second Dillon XL650 or 1050, some additional shelves and bench planned for this winter

MRBLACK947 Joined Feb 2012 Posts 313 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 1/14/2014 10:31:56 PM EDT [#41] minieball, are you really casting lead in that enclosed of a space?

Andrewc_c

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Posted: 1/14/2014 11:35:13 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By ReaperWaterfowl:
Moved my operations to the basement. Took an old desk at work, added on a little cross bracing on the legs. Added a sheet of plywood over the top and an old shelving unit. Works for now, need more shelf space eventually

http://i44.tinypic.com/1253zvb.jpg

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What handle do you have on your press?

peligro113

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Posted: 1/15/2014 12:38:01 AM EDT

[#43]

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Originally Posted By minieball69:
Here's my recently built reloading room. Nearly complete with a second Dillon XL650 or 1050, some additional shelves and bench planned for this winter

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/minieball/1555678_10203102930193419_1721141433_n_zpsfe2ae00e.jpg

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I miss basements

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Posted: 1/15/2014 3:29:46 PM EDT

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Wow that is an awesome set up! Wish I had that much space.

vtdubb

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Posted: 1/15/2014 3:52:59 PM EDT

[#45]

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Originally Posted By xSmittyx5:
The loadmaster getting ready to run 400 rounds of 300 BLK
<a href="http://s1010.photobucket.com/user/xSmittyx5/media/F168D9FD-F081-4E6D-81D6-61314DE7027E_zpszyrgxz6h.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af227/xSmittyx5/F168D9FD-F081-4E6D-81D6-61314DE7027E_zpszyrgxz6h.jpg</a>
My Christmas present from the misses.
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Powder stash.
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I like my rifle powders most.
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Impressive pair of bombs you have there! Is that in your house! Not my business, it's just a LOT of powder in a locked metal box!

Chinookman

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TX, USA

Posted: 1/16/2014 10:55:16 PM EDT

[#46]

That's a nice set up AND if it ever did flex a small square of plate steel would stiffen it up so much viagra would go out of bidness......

I just had a 12 x 28 tuff shed built and all my 'stuff' from lawn gear to renovation tools will go to the back.

Hope I cal'd it right and should have 12 x 8 left for my work bench......have never reloaded but it will be my new retirement hobby since my remmy 700 will go through some rounds and it will keep harmony at home by reducing the hubby hanging out in the living room too much...lol....

Also will run underground UF cable and light the shed with LEDs low current great illumination no dull winter effects from the old T8 tubes.....

Chinookman

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TX, USA

Posted: 1/16/2014 11:05:41 PM EDT

[#47]

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Originally Posted By Stangs55:
Finally decided to take the plunge into reloading.
I ordered the gear last week...which should arrive in the coming days. Big Boss 2, Chargemaster Combo, Lyman trimmer...
When I was looking for a workbench to buy, I realized that the bolt patterns on the Big Boss 2 where it's mounted to the table make finding a compatible table difficult. You essentially need nearly 3" of overhang to mount the most distal bolts. A friend of mine who reloads has a homemade bench and ended up breaking the 3/4" plywood surface he had built for himself when he got an ornery case. As such...I wanted a stable table, with at least 3" of overhang, but a very solid top....no such thing exists for my sub-$100 budget :)
I have zero carpentry background...so I just decided to try something simple. Finished this in an evening. The top is basically four 2x10's, so I have a very sturdy surface. The shelf base underneath is actually 3/4" oak, so I can put as much weight on it as I want.
This thing is a tank...fairly sure I can park my truck on it...
Looking forward to getting my equipment!
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That's a nice set up AND if it ever did flex a small square of plate
steel would stiffen it up so much viagra would go out of bidness......
I just had a 12 x 28 tuff shed built and all my 'stuff' from lawn gear to renovation tools will go to the back.
Hope I calc'd it right and should have 12 x 8 left for my work
bench......have never reloaded but it will be my new retirement hobby
since my remmy 700 will go through some rounds and it will keep harmony
at home by reducing the hubby hanging out in the living room too
much...lol....
Also will run underground UF cable and light the shed with LEDs low
current great illumination no dull winter effects from the old T8
tubes.....window unit, fridge, beer and cigars, tv and wifi to read all the high tech posts here....heck all i'll need is a funnel to recycle beer and a cot.....ah ....nevah mind.....

Kvanderploeg Joined Oct 2011 Posts 76 EE 100% (6) IL, USA	Posted: 1/18/2014 2:00:27 PM EDT [#48] It's never clean, so I might just as well add how it looks normally. I can swap out that old Athol vise for my single stage press if I need to process something special, or if I'm forming 300BLK brass. I still need to come up with some better organization for under the bench.

bluegrass_uk Member Joined Aug 2012 Posts 331 EE 100% (56) TN, USA	Posted: 1/18/2014 4:04:32 PM EDT [Last Edit: bluegrass_uk] [#49] Originally Posted By Kvanderploeg: View Quote Nice! Where did you get the Hornady decal?

Kvanderploeg Joined Oct 2011 Posts 77 EE 100% (6) IL, USA	Posted: 1/18/2014 4:12:11 PM EDT [#50] Quote History Originally Posted By bluegrass_uk: Nice! Where did you get the Hornady decal? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quote History Originally Posted By bluegrass_uk: Originally Posted By Kvanderploeg: Nice! Where did you get the Hornady decal? They included one with the press, one with the bullet feeder, and one with the case feeder.

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