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Posted: 7/14/2011 7:30:20 PM EDT
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My sawhorse dressor set reloading bench is almost ready to be turned into scrap wood. I was looking around, and I can't find a good bench with teh proper amount of storage. What I was thinking was to get an industrial shelf set kind of like this
Shelf link I see these often at surplus places. They're rated for something like 5,000 pounds per shelf. I figured I could load all my brass at the bottom shelf, mount my presses in the mid shelf, mount flourecent lights above the press, mount a surge protrotectos strip on the left side and stack my tools and lightweight priming and loading supplies in the upper self. Have any of you folks tried this. Would the equipent be stable enough to prevent primers bouncing out of the primer cups on my 550B - that's my main problem right now. The one I was looking at is 4 feet long and 8 feet high. Made your link hot for you. dryflash3 |
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I've got several sets of utility shelves like that, they aren't rigid enough for use as a reloading bench, you might be able to brace it enough, but it would take a lot of bracing. You need a heavy duty bench, you can use the shelves for storage next to it, that's what I do. |
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Agreed with Wingman; the 5000# rating is for how much weight a shelf can hold, doesn't say anything about the stability of the shelf. Those shelves are honestly too light, and the legs are too narrow to be used as a press bench. When I size 308 brass sometimes, even my heavy bench using 4x4 legs starts shaking.... |
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Look around this 26 page reloading bench thread for some ideas.
My bench is on page 6. |
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My sawhorse dressor set reloading bench is almost ready to be turned into scrap wood. I was looking around, and I can't find a good bench with teh proper amount of storage. What I was thinking was to get an industrial shelf set kind of like this Shelf link I see these often at surplus places. They're rated for something like 5,000 pounds per shelf. I figured I could load all my brass at the bottom shelf, mount my presses in the mid shelf, mount flourecent lights above the press, mount a surge protrotectos strip on the left side and stack my tools and lightweight priming and loading supplies in the upper self. Have any of you folks tried this. Would the equipent be stable enough to prevent primers bouncing out of the primer cups on my 550B - that's my main problem right now. The one I was looking at is 4 feet long and 8 feet high. Made your link hot for you. dryflash3 Those shelf's are fine for storage, but entirely unsuitable for mounting a reloading press. Way too weak and light weight. You are wise to ask first before spending money on something unusable as a reloading bench. $78 will buy plenty of 2x4's and plywood to build your own bench. |
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Quoted: I've got several sets of utility shelves like that, they aren't rigid enough for use as a reloading bench, you might be able to brace it enough, but it would take a lot of bracing. You need a heavy duty bench, you can use the shelves for storage next to it, that's what I do. I agree, you're looking for sturdy in a loading bench not weight capacity. Those shelves are not sturdy. |
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My sawhorse dressor set reloading bench is almost ready to be turned into scrap wood. I was looking around, and I can't find a good bench with teh proper amount of storage. What I was thinking was to get an industrial shelf set kind of like this Shelf link I see these often at surplus places. They're rated for something like 5,000 pounds per shelf. I figured I could load all my brass at the bottom shelf, mount my presses in the mid shelf, mount flourecent lights above the press, mount a surge protrotectos strip on the left side and stack my tools and lightweight priming and loading supplies in the upper self. Have any of you folks tried this. Would the equipent be stable enough to prevent primers bouncing out of the primer cups on my 550B - that's my main problem right now. The one I was looking at is 4 feet long and 8 feet high. Made your link hot for you. dryflash3 Those shelf's are fine for storage, but entirely unsuitable for mounting a reloading press. Way too weak and light weight. You are wise to ask first before spending money on something unusable as a reloading bench. $78 will buy plenty of 2x4's and plywood to build your own bench. Thanks for the hot link. What did your work bench start out as, it looks like a converted desk? Did you make it yourself? |
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Where in WA are you? I could lend a hand. You can convert damn near any old desk or bench into a reloading bench. The more weight the better for being more rigid. Thickness of the top will directly relate to how rigid the press mounts and thus operates. I'm in SW Washington - Orchards/Brush Praire/Sifton area. That's a great idea about converting a desk, I never thought about that. I have seen several nice wood office desks on craigslist. |
I made my own with 2x4 and plywood. I made a self contained unit that folds up to a fully closed box. The cover turns over and becomes the base of the reloading bench. It works GREAT and is very compact, it can fit just about anywhere. I can also take it with me anywhere I like (moving houses, etc). very easily.
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My sawhorse dresser set reloading bench is almost ready to be turned into scrap wood. I was looking around, and I can't find a good bench with the proper amount of storage. What I was thinking was to get an industrial shelf set kind of like this Shelf link I see these often at surplus places. They're rated for something like 5,000 pounds per shelf. I figured I could load all my brass at the bottom shelf, mount my presses in the mid shelf, mount florescent lights above the press, mount a surge protectors strip on the left side and stack my tools and lightweight priming and loading supplies in the upper self. Have any of you folks tried this. Would the equipment be stable enough to prevent primers bouncing out of the primer cups on my 550B - that's my main problem right now. The one I was looking at is 4 feet long and 8 feet high. Made your link hot for you. dryflash3 Those shelf's are fine for storage, but entirely unsuitable for mounting a reloading press. Way too weak and light weight. You are wise to ask first before spending money on something unusable as a reloading bench. $78 will buy plenty of 2x4's and plywood to build your own bench. Thanks for the hot link. What did your work bench start out as, it looks like a converted desk? Did you make it yourself? 
My bench is scratch built from 2x4's, plywood, pine boards, and 2 layers of melamine for the top. All screwed and glued together. My 5th reloading bench, the second one that I stained and finished. Also built all of the drawers and the storage cabinet above the bench. I am in the Bremerton area, IM me if you are interested in a visit. |
| I use a old desk that has over hang on the front of it. It works great and has plenty of drawers for what I need to put up. I tell everyone to try a desk first and then if that doesn't fit the bill start looking at building a bench. I just used a piece of steel to reinforce the mounting point for my Rock Chucker. |
| Thanks for your help guys. I was able to locate a Craig's List moving sale gem. A guy had a combination combination cabinet/workbench for $40. He had taken three kitcken cabinets from a remodel job, screwed them together and topped it all off with a solid core door that he ripped and trimmed to match. I'm still reorganizing, but I took a break to size, trim and prime some 223 on my Dillion 550. Everything went smooth. No bouncing primers. Best of all, all the spent primers went into the chute instead of all over the floor. Now to stack up ten years of brass that I have collected from my shooting expeditions. |
Here's a pic. The 550 and the Lee Challenger are bolted down. The vice is still floating around while I decide the best place to mount it. To the left of the bench is my brass collection which is stuffed in the corner for now.
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Here's a pic. The 550 and the Lee Challenger are bolted down. The vice is still floating around while I decide the best place to mount it. To the left of the bench is my brass collection which is stuffed in the corner for now. <a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/825/dsc00242n.jpg/" target="_blank">http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/6532/dsc00242n.jpg</a> Uploaded with ImageShack.us Well done. Some shelfs in the back and your GTG. 
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