Reloading bench much progress made
Posted: 09 Apr 2020 12:04
I thought being new here there may be some benefit to those starting out to see how I'm sitting up my compact reloading bench in my home office. I plan on returning to this post as I put together my bench until it is finished. Any and all comments suggestions advice are welcome as this is a learning experience for me also.
First let's start with the bench itself. It is a pre-engineered woodworking bench from Home Depot that I am repurposing. I intended to use this bench for my reloading and also my firearm cleaning station. As a cleaning station it would be fine but as a reloading station I wanted it firmer and less flexible and so I put in additional cross-bracing underneath and we'll be putting a hardwood plate on top to mount the Lee quick detach mounting plate to. The Press is ordered and is a cam lock Pro Progressive. While the bench is all Hardwood the top is only 3/4 in so I'll be adding a 3/4 inch plate to Beef It Up. There are bench dog holes in the top so I'll be covering the top with a mat when reloading or working on a firearm . I will be adding shelving above and also lighting. Storage will be added separately on the opposite wall.
This is the beginning of a series to be posted the same thread as I progress. . The dimensions of the bench 51 in Long 24 in deep 33 in high and at the moment weighs about 330 lb
First let's start with the bench itself. It is a pre-engineered woodworking bench from Home Depot that I am repurposing. I intended to use this bench for my reloading and also my firearm cleaning station. As a cleaning station it would be fine but as a reloading station I wanted it firmer and less flexible and so I put in additional cross-bracing underneath and we'll be putting a hardwood plate on top to mount the Lee quick detach mounting plate to. The Press is ordered and is a cam lock Pro Progressive. While the bench is all Hardwood the top is only 3/4 in so I'll be adding a 3/4 inch plate to Beef It Up. There are bench dog holes in the top so I'll be covering the top with a mat when reloading or working on a firearm . I will be adding shelving above and also lighting. Storage will be added separately on the opposite wall.
This is the beginning of a series to be posted the same thread as I progress. . The dimensions of the bench 51 in Long 24 in deep 33 in high and at the moment weighs about 330 lb