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Posted: 7/19/2012 10:24:47 AM EDT
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I've been wanting to get into reloading for a long time but space has always been an issue. I dont have a garage, just two carports, a shed completely packed full of junk and all by bedrooms are being used by my little kids.
I'd like to see what some of you guys are using as a space saving but effectve & safe reloading setup with an eye towards efficiency and portability. No gay ass hand presses plz. Thanks. |
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You could try getting a couple base cabinets and kitchen counter top from the hardware store. They are fairly easy to assemble and take apart if you plan on moving. You could also then build some bottoms shelves that go between the cabinets and also build up to the ceiling to maximize storage while saving space.
There are several plans online for a bench. It just depends on you carpenter skills and your budget. |
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Back when I was starting my first job, and living in a small apartment, I built a small reloading bench. It consisted of a few 2x4s, and a double thickness of 3/4" plywood for the top. It had a plywood back, and a couple of plywood shelves. The top dimensions were only 20x29". I mounted an old Herters press on it. Later, when I moved to a big city and had to give up reloading for awhile, my wife covered it with a thick pad and a nice frilly covering, and used it as a dressing table for our new baby (she's now 40 years old, and a confirmed CCW holder!). I still have it, but now it mounts a Hornady progressive press, and sits alongside my large loading bench. I've got so much bullet lead on the small bench shelves that I don't even need to hold it down with my foot, like in the old days.
I'm not much of a carpenter. I built the thing in the parking lot of the apartment building, back about 45 years ago! |
| I like the idea of something that I can clamp to the kitchen table, reload for a couple hours and then pack it up & put away. What kind of limitations would I have placed on me if I went with a setup like that? I have a reasonably solid dining room table that would work okay. |
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For a while, I used my Rockchucker bolted on the end of a 2x8 that was long enough to reach across the kitchen table. Had a 'C' clamp on each side, had very little flex. When I finished the session, I removed the 2x8, and stored it in a closet, and all the other stuff stored in a box in the same closet. It worked well for the time I used it. Glad to have a real bench now, though. |
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I like the idea of something that I can clamp to the kitchen table, reload for a couple hours and then pack it up & put away. What kind of limitations would I have placed on me if I went with a setup like that? I have a reasonably solid dining room table that would work okay. pretty much the strength of the table has been the only limiting factor. I only load 223 and 40 sw so not a whole lot of pressure required but, I think if i tried to size some 308 or 50 bmg id snap my table. |
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I just picked up a Craftsman tool stand at Sears today, hell it'll fit in a empty corner of a room, or even outside covered if you had too. I'm going to cut a top and a bottom shelf for it tomorrow, and finish it up.....
tool stand linky |
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