What do you use for your reloading bench?

And then I was minding my own business on one of those days neighbors were putting out big trash items, there it was, it was one of those metal framed/wood top work benches complete with a wood lathe and a separate grinder, not a problem for me but the lathe was missing the motor.

My wife saw it first and said nothing, anyhow I rolled upon it, got out and had to load it all by myself, I did have one of those moments, I thought about asking her if she would ask the former proud owners of the work bench if he forgot to place the electric motor at the curb side but I was so far ahead and excited, I am still so excited I can hardly talk about it.

F. Guffey
 
That is part of the beauty in this hobby. One can build their bench to whatever suites their wants and needs. No right or wrong as long as it fulfills your needs.

I started with an old student size computer desk that was left sitting around unused and it worked out quite well once I added a second pcs. of 3/4" plywood to the top. Would post pictures but since the photobucket collapse I can't do that.
 
I used an older metal desk with formica top in the old house. Had two presses on the return. It worked okay.

When we moved, I built out a room and put in a bench.
 

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A desk will work but seems too low for me. I built mine with 4X4 legs and 2X6 and 2X4s with a 3/4" plywood top and shelves. It's nice and heavy. Height is tall so I can use it standing or on a bar stool. I have aluminum plated(hardened 1/2" plate), drilled and tapped to bolt down presses. It also has 3/4" plywood shelves on top with a special shelf for the powder scale. It isn't pretty, I'm not an engineer but it looks like something an engineer might have built.
 
jugornot said:
I use this popular Harbor Freight table. Bench! Wait for a sale and its about$125-$130

Some bracing under one corner and my press is rock solid.
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Ive been looking at this table as an option, but I have been wondering what are the 4 small pegs on the left side of the table used for? Can they be removed?
 
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jugornot, cc1965, and TripleGGG are you all crazy you can't load enough presses on a Harbor Freight bench. But you sure can if you top it with a 7' long piece of a fire door!
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I saw something at work today that would make a really good reloading bench. It's a desk, but not really a regular sized one. It's about 20" wide by 6' long with doors on each end that swing out with one shelf inside and an open space in the middle. I saw that today and my mind immediately pictured where the press would go, the powder measure, scale, etc. I wonder how much something like that would cost.
 
I have been wondering what are the 4 small pegs on the left side of the table used for? Can they be removed?
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If you are working on something and do not want to chase it across the table use the pegs as a block/stop. Some of the old stuff used tapered pins and wedges.

F. Guffey
 
I built one using box tubing, formed a truss around the perimeter, cross braces where the presses mount and covered in sheet steel.

Built it to fit the available space I had in my reloading room.
 
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