My new SS topped reloading bench.

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zanemoseley

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So i admit I have a slight advantage on building cabinets as I draw them for a living and have access to 3 CNC panel routers at work but I'm pretty stoked with my reloading bench I just finished. It sports a fabricated 26" x 120" fabricated brushed stainless top with 1.5" wood core, 24" K&V drawer slides and graphite nebula laminated cabinets.

The end cabinets have 4 drawers each. The top drawer is designed to hold dies in Hornady LNL bushings, the drawer will hold 30 dies uprights. The middle 2 drawers were made to fit 1/6 size stainless steel kitchen steam pans which I think will be great for holding brass and bullets, each of these drawers have 3 pans each. The lower tall drawers have storage for powder bottles.

The two middle cabinets are more simple. They have a lower storage door in the bottom with adjustable shelf. The drawer at the top has dividers in the front to store a few thousand primers and an open section behind that.

For now I'm using it with a RCBS rock chucker and Hornady LNL AP both mounted in Inline Ultramount stands. For now I'm gonna use the middle of the top for gun cleaning but may use it for a 3rd press in the future. Now I gotta shoot more to get to use it.



 
Put a Patent on that. That is drop dead gorgeous, and will very likely become an heirloom known as great granpa's reloading bench.
I love it, congrats on a great idea.
 
Cant be real,,, too clean. It must be your trophy bench.:p
You probably have a safe full of never fired guns.;)
I would say something nice but Lucas McCain said it best
DROP DEAD gorgeous
Thanks for sharing.
 
That is very nice. Should last a couple lifetimes. And buying stuff from Inline Fabrication is addicting too since it is awesome quality.
 
I don't feel envious of what other have in their shops, but what they DON'T have.

I envy floor space so free from clutter that the floor can be swept.
 
You are like the neighborhood kid we all hated.... always had the nicest toys, didn't have a snotty older sister and his mom always baked cookies.....

That bench is fantastic....
 
Awesome job !

I found the key to smooth press operation is a very rigid benchtop. I first had my RCBS bolted to my ghetto 3/4" plywood workbench. Resizing pistol up to .223 was no problem, however trying to resize millspec LC .308 brass and .300 win mag got to be a pia as my press would shudder from the wood bench flexing. I ended up fabricating a rock sturdy steel base for my RC. It works even the toughest casings smooth as butter. I also raised the whole setup up to a more comfortable height. My back was killing me after a few hrs of being slightly bent over working the press. Here's a pic :

 
It is a beautiful bench but the storage is way short. It looks cold on the outside wall. The lighting is real good and you seam to have enough space to grow. In time you should learn to avoid bending down as the back ages. Lots of high cabinets would be nice. Shelving for your books and references is nice to have. The bench is a real good start.
 
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