Pics of your reloading bench

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wkillette

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I am building a new reloading bench in a new area for me. Show off what you are proud of - your reloading bench. Post a pic of your bench. I want to learn from the pros.
 
Larger is generally better, and off-bench storage is crucial. You need power at the bench for lighting, and put one or more can lights above it. Drawers aren't needed, but plan out shelving and spend the money on some boxes and containers to put your goodies in. Pegboards are not as good a system as they could be.

Do have a separate bookshelf for manuals, reloading dies, etc.
 
Just spent non-stop 16 hours moving everything from my outgrown reloading bench over to my roomy gun cleaning bench and vice-versa. I sure hope I don't have to do that again anytime soon!
 
The last bench I built.

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Cross bracing and electrical under the top, the switch on the left controls the outlet for the dentist office (quite) air compressor the one on the right shuts power off to the entire bench.

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I have more presses than will fit in the space I have so they mount on plates that have common bolt patterns (except for the SD's that I just swap out on the corner. Bench is drilled and tapped so you don't have to go underneath with a nut, makes for faster swaps.

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I have down sized since I built this bench. My new one really isn't that much different. Same layout just a little bit shorter bench but more cabinet space.

Jim
 
Bench 1 when I was building it ( I have 2 ) this one gets the single stage presses, bench 2 is 12ft long & handles the higher capacity presses ( I currently only use single stage & turret presses ) but have room for a couple progressives if I choose to add them... both benches have plenty of drawerr storage & shelf storage, but I'm currently building 2 cabinets for bullets & powder...

seems I started with a vision to have them as versitile as possible & then add other stuff as needed...

 
Still a work in progress...
Need to fab up quick detatch mounts for my press so it's not in the way when doing leather work, and a few other odds and ends. Will probably get a bigger peg board to cover the entire wall above the bench...
 
Jmorris, what is the bullet feeder that is on your press?

I am using the Mr. Bulletfeeder, and I am unhappy with them. I have four. They double feed bullets on a regular basis and sometimes that die will wear out, causing the bullet to jam in the feeding die.

What's your feedback on your bullet feeder?
 
The 3 in the photo above are all GSI feeders. I made the collators, they didn't offer one when I bought my first feeder from them and it saves a lot of money.

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That said if your having problems with your MBF give Rick a call or an email and he will get you up and running.
 
I took over part of the master closet for mine. Because of this, I made it a bit nicer than I normally would have - solid frame against the wall, butcher block top, a little bit of trim to finish it up.

With the exception of the LNL, all tools are on removeable blocks that I can reposition or remove comlpletely as necessary. Makes for a lot of versatility, even for the wife when she uses it to wrap Christmas presents and what not (that bought me brownie points).

It's different today than the pictures, but still close enough.

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Just finished moving things around. I needed more room.





My old reloading bench (across the room) is now my gun cleaning/maintenance station.

 
It's a thin rubber material that's used by many factories in their shipping depts. to lay down on trailer floors/pallets to protect materials. Especially used by paper and box manufacturer's. I got an opportunity to get my hands on a bunch of rolls about 10'x36" ea. that a local factory was going to discard. Works great for workbenches, desktops and tables, etc..
 
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