Slingblade
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Hey Rembrant
Very nice get away from the bull***. You put that up yourself?
Love the woodwork.
Very nice get away from the bull***. You put that up yourself?
Love the woodwork.
Pictures of your reloading bench/equipment
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Marvelicious
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Rembrandt: I'm curious about that track mount system. What kind of track is that? I'm building a bench right now and I'm using this stuff: T track.
I'm getting it cheaper from McMaster Carr (I can never figure out how to get a link to a product on their site... just look up t track). It should allow my reloading bench to do triple duty like its going to have to. It also occasionally has to be a guitar-tech bench, and light duty electronics repair. I figure the most important part in making all these things get along is going to be frequent use of the shop vac!
I'm getting it cheaper from McMaster Carr (I can never figure out how to get a link to a product on their site... just look up t track). It should allow my reloading bench to do triple duty like its going to have to. It also occasionally has to be a guitar-tech bench, and light duty electronics repair. I figure the most important part in making all these things get along is going to be frequent use of the shop vac!
Marvelicious said:
The extrusion I used, (trade name 80-20 http://www.8020.net/T-Slot-4.asp ) is basically the same principal as T-track. It's offered in more configurations and shapes, has more accessories available. You can get it through MSC or any number of outlets. I used 2"W X 1" thick, about 36" long. With the help of a router its recessed into the bench top. Price is reasonable....less than $50.
I like the versatility it offers....for reloaders, vises, cleaning station and more.
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Marvelicious
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Thanks for the info. That looks a bit sturdier than the t-track, but its a bit more money as well. I've already ordered the t-track, so we'll see how it holds up. If it doesn't work, I can always rout a bigger slot for that stuff.
Its funny that this came up. I've just started construction on my bench, and had the thought to use a track system. I was thinking, "I wonder if anyone else has track mounts on their reloading bench," and then I found your post.
Its funny that this came up. I've just started construction on my bench, and had the thought to use a track system. I was thinking, "I wonder if anyone else has track mounts on their reloading bench," and then I found your post.
Bailey Boat
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I can chime in here.......
Overall view.....
Everything left of the toolbox is reloading related. The bench is 8 x 2 and 2.5" thick, very sturdy.....
Different view.... the "hats" above on the left are Mec shotshell loaders. The metallic stuff is stored underneath in the black metal cabinet....
Overall view.....
Everything left of the toolbox is reloading related. The bench is 8 x 2 and 2.5" thick, very sturdy.....
Different view.... the "hats" above on the left are Mec shotshell loaders. The metallic stuff is stored underneath in the black metal cabinet....
cgaengineer
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I have never seen such a bunch of junk in my life...especially the sliding setup that fellow had.
TigerBight
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daywalker627
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I am going to go ahead and jump on the wagon here and post my pictures. I do have to say, Looking at these elaborant ones, I am almost too afraid to post. But hey mine functions well. I do like the reloading in a box. That is something a person should market, patent, then sell. Great idea. well here are mine. My wife actually helped me out and donated a corner space beside the washer and dryer.
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The_Vigilante
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My Reloading and Gun Room
I am fortunate enough to have a spare bedroom for my reloading equipment, guns, ammo, etc. I think I featured my bench in an earlier post pointing out that it only took me 5 minutes to assemble it-there is hope for the woodworking-challenged! I found the bench at Home Depot-Bench by Keystone for about $80.00. Yes, I probably could have saved some money by buying the lumber myself and trying to build a similar bench. However, I stink at carpentry and woodworking and anything I try to build ends up looking like a piece of cr*p if you know what I mean. The bench was originally 60" x 24". I bolted the bench to 2' X 4's in the wall and it is solid as a rock. I then purchased a solid-core door for $35 and screwed it to the top of the bench for more room and even better support. I used remnants of the door to mount my Lee Loadmaster and Lee Classic Turret Press-beats
2" x 12" by a mile. With the torque generated by the Loadmaster the 2 x 12's were starting to split.
I am fortunate enough to have a spare bedroom for my reloading equipment, guns, ammo, etc. I think I featured my bench in an earlier post pointing out that it only took me 5 minutes to assemble it-there is hope for the woodworking-challenged! I found the bench at Home Depot-Bench by Keystone for about $80.00. Yes, I probably could have saved some money by buying the lumber myself and trying to build a similar bench. However, I stink at carpentry and woodworking and anything I try to build ends up looking like a piece of cr*p if you know what I mean. The bench was originally 60" x 24". I bolted the bench to 2' X 4's in the wall and it is solid as a rock. I then purchased a solid-core door for $35 and screwed it to the top of the bench for more room and even better support. I used remnants of the door to mount my Lee Loadmaster and Lee Classic Turret Press-beats
2" x 12" by a mile. With the torque generated by the Loadmaster the 2 x 12's were starting to split.
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protectedbyglock
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These are some very nice setups...
Really liked that track system, too. That's slick.
I would post some pics, but it's pathetic at the moment. I currently have my press bolted to a piece of plywood and c-clamped to an old end table in the spare bedroom. It's counterweighted with a 12 man tent.
Pathetic.
I was gonna clear off a nice spot on my workbench, but it's such a crappy bench and I need to rebuild it. I've had so much other stuff going on lately, I haven't had time.
Soon, though....very soon. I'l post pics, too, when I'm done.
Really liked that track system, too. That's slick.
I would post some pics, but it's pathetic at the moment. I currently have my press bolted to a piece of plywood and c-clamped to an old end table in the spare bedroom. It's counterweighted with a 12 man tent.
Pathetic.
I was gonna clear off a nice spot on my workbench, but it's such a crappy bench and I need to rebuild it. I've had so much other stuff going on lately, I haven't had time.
Soon, though....very soon. I'l post pics, too, when I'm done.
I really envy you guys who have a reloading "bench". I don't have enough space to dedicate to a proper bench, so I set up my presses on a grinder stand, and keep my dies, scales, priming devices, etc. in a Craftsman tool chest:
The whole rig rolls into the closet in my study when not in use:
I can sit at my computer while reloading in case I need to check any load data, so the setup works well for me.
The whole rig rolls into the closet in my study when not in use:
I can sit at my computer while reloading in case I need to check any load data, so the setup works well for me.
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Rembrandt's track is originally a Frameworld modular structure extrusion. Most of it is designed to work with the square underside of the head of either a 1/4" or a 5/16" carriage bolt rather than machinery T-nuts. Simple in principle. Not cheap per foot, but good stuff.
I like the concept, too. I've currently got too many presses rubbing shoulders on too little bench space. That system would let me customize a cart to store the presses and roll them out of the way, then mount them on the bench as needed. Good idea. By the way, slick as it is, if mounting loading presses is all you ever use the bench for, there is nothing to prevent you from surface mounting that frame extrusion. Bolts slide in the bottom as easily as they do in the top so they can be slid in and poked through holes in the bench. That way you don't require a bench top thicker than the extrusion if you don't have it.
I like the concept, too. I've currently got too many presses rubbing shoulders on too little bench space. That system would let me customize a cart to store the presses and roll them out of the way, then mount them on the bench as needed. Good idea. By the way, slick as it is, if mounting loading presses is all you ever use the bench for, there is nothing to prevent you from surface mounting that frame extrusion. Bolts slide in the bottom as easily as they do in the top so they can be slid in and poked through holes in the bench. That way you don't require a bench top thicker than the extrusion if you don't have it.
oneounceload
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8 feet long, and I STILL need about another 4
made from gorilla racking I got at Sam's club