Pictures of your reloading bench/equipment

Rembrandt...I saw the tracks you setup on other pics of your bench. I'm putting in tracks now. A couple of questions.....how did you settle on a spacing...and what did you use for bases on your equipment. It looks like some type of composite plastic but not sure...I need to find some of that....
Thanks.......
 
Blues59,

If you haven't yet commited to the inletted tracks in the bench top, you might want to consider the under bench mounted receiver system.

Providing you have not yet finished your bench top, the mounting bolts and holes can be filled and covered with formica or whatever your using for a top, which leaves a completely smooth bench top.

The under bench receiver system allows for using many tools, quickly changing tools, or haveing no tools at all set up, again all the while having no holes, grooves, slots, rails etc. breaking up the surface of the bench.

Considering I am having problems getting images posted, those who have desired to see the set up, send me their snail mail address and I send along a CD and cover letter, showing/explaining the system and what I recommend.

Keep em coming!

Crusty Deary Ol'Coot
 
The Shop

So, I've spent quite a bit of time today perusing everyone's reloading areas, thanks for reviving this thread. As you'll no doubt see from the pictures I've got entirely too much stuff in this little area, unfortunately it's a small house with no usable basement and no garage so there's not much room anywhere. For my workshop, we put up a shed (10'x12' if memory serves) which I wired, insulated and installed the propane heater in. Worked great until we started accumulating things like lawn tractor, snowblower, generator, etc. then it got a little cluttered. This is all the room I have left.
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Here's a close up of the actual bench:
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Re-purposed sink cabinet with bench top where both my tumbler reside:
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Re-purposed dishwasher which makes an excellent chemical storage cabinet:
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Reloading equipment:
2 RCBS Rockchucker presses (1 shown), 1 Lyman All American Turret Press, 1 Ponsness/Warren 800 Convertible press, 1 Mec press 20ga (not shown), and at least 2 of everything else. My wife calls me a pack rat.
 
Heres mine, Made it while waiting for my Press to show up. no to stock up on more supplies.
 

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Blues59 said:
....A couple of questions.....how did you settle on a spacing...and what did you use for bases on your equipment. It looks like some type of composite plastic but not sure...I need to find some of that....
Thanks......
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Spacing was determined by the average footprint of several reloaders. Mine worked out 9" from outside-to-outside of rails. Plastic bases are PVC (poly vinyl chloride)....available in any thickness, easy to cut-drill-and machine, won't scratch.

stu925...hope that bench grinder doesn't throw any sparks at your powder supply! :eek: Wish I had a Ponsness-Warren....
 
Rembrandt:

Do you know where to buy those benches / carts anymore? We have them here at work, but they say they are no longer available?
 
Finally Got'er Done

Here is my finally finished bench with all presses in their proper places.

The left side, showing a Dillon 550B under wraps. A slightly out-of-focus CH "444" is at the right edge of the pic.
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Looking slightly right you see the "444", along with a Vega Tools B&M clone powder measure in back, a Quick-Measure in front, and a Hollywood Senior (2nd pattern) at the right.
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The middle of the bench. From right to left are a pair of Dunbar "H" presses, and the Senior.
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And at the far right, I have a Hollywood Senior Turret (8-stations), a Hollywood Universal Model-B Turret (12-stations), and in back is a Hollywood Universal Model-III Special (12-stations) with three turrets.
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I haven't mentioned it before, but old presses never come with a way to catch spent primers. I fixed this by adding a brass fitting to the bottom of the H-Ram on the Model-B, and screwing a 1/2" hose to it that lead to a plastic dog biscuit box. No more spent primers on the floor. ;)
 
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So here's my project. As of right now I have way more money and time invested in the bench itself than I do in the actual reloading equipment, but I'm working on it. The door in the middle at the bottom is where I have my brass tumbler. It is lined with styrofoam insulation panels. It keeps the noise and dust to a minimum. The second pic shows how the inserts with the tools premounted on them slide in and out. The next pic shows how I store the inserts that I'm not using. This way when I slide in a blank insert I have a usable workbench with power and light. Very useful so far. The last pic is the bookshelf over my light source. I'm working on filling it up. I like the setup, it gives me all the storage space I need to store tools and supplies, and still looks fairly organized and clutter free. The last pic is a look at how I recessed the tools in the drawers. Easier to remember where to put them away and see if anything's missing.
 
Morn'in manbearpig,

GOOD LOOK'IN BENCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like how you are able to store your tools.

The only thing which I can see which might be, IMHO, better, is if you were to employ my under the bench receiver system for tool mounting.

This would provide the same changability as your present system, but allow the bench top to retain it's integraty and remain solid with no cuts or holes.

I have thought of building a system such as yours for "storage" of unused tools, but because my receiver system has 2 sets of "primary" receiver tubes as well as a secondary set, my Hornady progressive L-N-L and my RCBS Rockchucker spend most of their time in position and ready to go.

The secondary receiver position is where I mount the shotshell reloader, Bench top primer tool, case trimmers, Boolit sizer/lubers, powder measure etc., but they are only in place as needed and do not have a decated mount except for the powder measure.

OH, and don't worry about "filling up" storage space, as that is the last thing a long term reloader needs to worry about!

My "piling system" is much more advanced then yours!:eek::D

I am in the process of building, built in storage, under the bench in the common area the wife and I share. I call it the reloading room and she calls it the hobby room. There will be 9 drawers total - all Oak faced to match the rest of the house -, 6 on Sharon's side and 3 on mine.

From the looks of your wood working skills, I could sure use your help.

I am much more at home with steel fabricating, while I am in the learning process with drawer building.

Keep up the good work, but think about the STEEL under the bench receiver system.:)

Keep em coming!

Crusty Deary Ol'Coot
 
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