Setting up the reloading area

[Guest pfries]

May not look like much but if you saw the disaster area I started with,

And of course the coffee pot and nuker are needed.

So I got it cleaned up and a bench built.

[Jonnin]

Looks ok to me. I would bolt a sheet of plywood over the table top before installing your press, if you plan to do any large calibers. I broke my first table pretty fast when I moved from pistols to rifle calibers. Looks are not everything, but from that picture, it may not take the stress over time of the harder to size rounds.

[Guest Gopher6]

+1 on the plywood. Also, if you're going to load rifle you might want to adjust the height to allow you to stand up.

[Guest pfries]

1/2" piece of steel milled into where I am mounting press 12"x12"table height at 31" more pictures on the way... don't know if setting up or reloading will be more fun.

[Guest pfries]

Coming along...

[camp]

looks good

[MarkInNashville]

Nice! I am setting up my own as well. I am going for a sitting down bench but it must be a little bit high so I will find a taller seat or deal with a low chair... lol I will just be doing pistol for the time being, with no thoughts of riffle. Where did you find the plastic bins?

[Guest UberDuper]

I miss my workbench already. Had to leave it in Arizona. Ran out of time and truck.

[Guest pfries]

Nice! I am setting up my own as well. I am going for a sitting down bench but it must be a little bit high so I will find a taller seat or deal with a low chair... lol I will just be doing pistol for the time being, with no thoughts of riffle. Where did you find the plastic bins?

Work was throwing them out awhile back, we got them through U-line I think you could order them online if you are interested

[Guest Blackhorse1108]

Looks good..I just finished setting up mine..I went with 3/4 inch birch for the top

[MarkInNashville]

Work was throwing them out awhile back, we got them through U-line I think you could order them online if you are interested

I looked at U Line (we buy from them too). Thanks.

[BigK]

I bought some bins like that at Harbor Freight for REAL cheap (around $4 for a set w/ mounting kit).

That's them in the background...

Edited June 15, 2011 by BigK

[Guest 6.8 AR]

I used a leftover piece of a hospital fire-

safe door for my bench. About 3 inches

and heavy sitting on a larger cabinet

base. I'm already thinking about one

with a full length door as a bench. Ran

out of room with 2 presses and a vise

on it. I have a drill press that needs

a place on it, and a bit more room

to lay out the stuff. I use leftover

containers from the grocery store.

Some of the containers food comes

in make great storage bins.

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[enfield]

Northern Tool carries the bins in 3 sizes. They're great for sorting brass and bullets into.

[enfield]

I miss my workbench already. Had to leave it in Arizona. Ran out of time and truck.

I have plans for a workbench published by Stanley *many* years ago - 4x4 legs, 2x4 stretchers and 2x8 foot, 1-1/2" thick plywood top. It's built with carriage bolts so it can be disassembled for moving. It works great for reloading. I can email you a copy if you'd like.