Pictures of your reloading bench/equipment

[Foxbat]

Indeed, Dillon is a strange beast, full of issues, while being basically great.

One issue you touched upon is interferences between the handle and the bench. In my case I was able to work around them by making one extra part - special bushing for the handle, eliminating the extra protrusion on the bottom. That protrusion tends to hit the nut on the mounting screw, and there is no other way around it. Such interferences are unfortunate in the product of that caliber.

Another issue - a not consumed primer slides down the chute and often falls on the floor. A simple addition of a piece of plastic tube takes care of that. In this case - a tube used to package the IC's worked great (second picture)

 

[Farmland]

Well I don't have any photo's to show however I designed my table with the correct over hang so I have no mounting issues.

The spent primer issue was very simple fix. I folded a business card in half and stuck it between the primer cup and the place it attaches to the holder. It puts some extra tension on the cup keeping it in place better. The result is in over 18 years no primers on the floor.

I have not had any issues with non spent primers filling up the shut or falling on the floor, though for some reason I can find more than one way to break that little thing. I am on my fourth replacement.

 

[miker84]

you guys are killin me. I need someone to help me finish hanging drywall in the room in my garage so I can get my area setup.

 

[cek]

Or, if you are not a master metal craftsman or don't have your own personal CNC machine (holy cow!) but have access to a block of wood and a clamp:

Nice thing about this is that I can easily put it out of the way by un-clamping it from the bench and re-clamping it to a shelf above the bench.

 

[KB8UBL]

Dillon 650

Lots of inovative modifications to the Dillon press, I've not experienced any of them. The unused primer shoot sometimes holds a dozen primers without one on the floor. I secured my bench to the wall of my garage so it moves very little, maybe that's causing them to spill out.

I use the strong mount without the handle issues noted and I could have mounted it closer to the edge of the bench. Glad to have the tips for the future.

 

[JIsabelle218]

KB8UBL,
I see you have your setup in the garage. . .do you store you powders and primers out their as well? How do they fair? I'm in LA, just bought a new house and feeling I may be banished to garage. . .wondering how everything does out in the "elements" but then again i guess you don't have too much humidity to deal with in AZ.

 

[Foxbat]

If yours is a typical attached garage, then you should not have a problem, as these are climate controlled to some degree.

A detached garage is different, and there you would need some means of controlling humidity.

 

[Rembrandt]

Ceiling is low so had trouble seeing into the case feeder, added a convex truck mirror solved the problem. Sheesh, the gadgets we come up with to make life simpler.

Made a few changes since my original post, here's a couple more pics. Seems the reloading room is constantly evolving....

 

[Foxbat]

Lovely! I too had a mirror put above the case feeder of my 1050 at some point (a regular one, didn't have a convex), when I put it up on a pedestal, for loading standing up. That machine is so tall that in that position I could not see anything - I can on the 650's.

The mirror gave me the view, but I still could not reach inside of it, so I ended up mounting the press BELOW the standard 32" bench - dropped it about 4".

 

[Citywaterman]

Citywaterman's bench

Here's a photo of my reloading just after I built it. It's designed after the NRMA reloading bench design plans. It has plenty of room and I love it. I keep it neat and organized. I like it that way. Sorry the photo is so big. Citywaterman

 

[oldreloader]

final result

I posted pics of my bench I built earlier. Since then I made some modifications. The Madame says she bets I stop now because it's about to the ceiling..LOL. I added a 4' florescent shop light overhead and a 2' under the shelf I added between the bench and top shelving. The powder measure and Lee Load All II are mounted on boards so I can put them up out of the way when not using them.

 

[BADZ06]

It would be nice if you could edit previous posts. Anyway...here are updated pics of my loading bench / room.

I added two double florescent light fixtures that run across the ceiling. That really helped my lighting...it helped cut down on the shadows.

I also moved the progressive press to accommodate the case feeder. I mounted a single stage where the progressive used to be.

Boxes full of once fired LC brass waiting to be processed.

 

[KB8UBL]

JIsabelle218

Yes, my loading bench is in the garage and although it gets a little warm in the summer the humidity is rarely a problem. To me low humidity is key to congruous powder metering. I do store large quantities of powder and primers in the garage and never had an issue with quality because of it. I prefer my loading area in my Arizona garage. Yes it's warm 3 months of the year but the balance of the year the weather is paradise and with the doors open I can enjoy it. Good luck with your bench construction, I look forward to seeing the photos.

 

[jsflagstad]

I've got a Lee, I don't need no stinkin' mirror...LOL. No, just kidding, that is a neat setup....

 

[bro2]

Work in progress. 2 Pieces of 3/4 plywood glued together and bolted to a Black and Decker workmate frame for portability. Just got the Lock-N-load mounted. Wadda Ya think?

 

[Foxbat]

Very nice, but I am sure you need to bolt it to the floor and back wall, or the whole thing will be moving. Have you tried it yet?

 

[gearheadpyro]

Man Cave

Here's my little piece of heaven.

Extremely sturdy bench, lol.

 

[number2onmyshoe]

Work in progress. 2 Pieces of 3/4 plywood glued together and bolted to a Black and Decker workmate frame for portability. Just got the Lock-N-load mounted. Wadda Ya think?

I think that is actually ingenious! Those workmates are incredibly stable and it looks like you have a pretty large area to work with. Thanks for the idea, if I ever decide to build a portable setup that's probably what I'll go with!

 

[QBall45]

My bench

It is not pretty. But it works for now. Someday I'll build a nice looking bench with everything neat & organized.

 

[bro2]

Number2 . Thanks for the comment, The bench works quite well without bolting down or support. The ram of the press is actually mounted over the lower front foot piece that goes across the front legs. I mounted the top actually farther back where most of the weight is on the rear of the bench. I hope soon to mount a shelf on the rear to give more weight to the rear.