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Posted: 6/25/2012 1:57:17 PM EDT
I am fixing to start reloading and see alot of people building really nice benches for there reloading setups and was curious if it was needed for the reloader or if something simplier would be fine? I am getting the lee single stage loading kit and wanted to know if my workbench would be fine? It was the workbench they built when I had my building built. Thanks for the input.
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I have two suggestions for you.
One, when you put the additional layer on the top, cantilever it out over the front so that you can get your body up to the bench without hitting your legs on the shelf below. Two, make a rule and stick to it. Always have ONLY ONE PROJECT AT A TIME GOING ON AT YOUR RELOADING BENCH. |
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Quoted: I am fixing to start reloading and see alot of people building really nice benches for there reloading setups and was curious if it was needed for the reloader or if something simplier would be fine? I am getting the lee single stage loading kit and wanted to know if my workbench would be fine? It was the workbench they built when I had my building built. Thanks for the input. http://i48.tinypic.com/v7bl94.jpg That bench will need a lot of reinforcement. Top should be 1 1/2 inch thick. Doesn't matter how you get there. Also need more braces under top. I'm thinking 2x4's every 16 inches. Bench should be screwed together and any thing you add use wood glue and then screws. Then beef up the legs, place press close to a leg and bolt down press. If bench was nailed together, put a couple of screws in every joint. Nails will loosen and bench will flex. A bench that flexes during sizing makes more work for you during resizing.
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| Okay got the bench top fixed up and am starting to get my stuff in and ready to set up. Im going to be reloading in my small barn type storage building/ workshop its new and no water gets in or anything all wood professionaly built blah blah is there anything i need to do with supplies and stuff. I live in east Tennesse so kinda cold winters hot summers do i just nees to keep primers and powder in two seperate military ammo cans and keep them inside when im not reloading or can o leave them stored in the building sealed up? |
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O okay so i can keep them out there as long as there in a box like the one pictured and the powder in a can You can use an ammo can if you want for primers. What was meant was to keep them in their original containers so they stay separated and cushioned from each other as to prevent a chain reaction. You can put the powder jugs on a shelf if you want. Only one suggestion. Not sure if your thinking of a floor cover or something. Make sure your environment doesn't give a static charge if you touch metal and also, smoking is verboten. If you smoke (I enjoy a good stogie) then step off for a while. The rest is common sense and learning and always ask if you have a question or aren't sure. |
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I wouldn't keep primers in an ammo can, even in the original box the primers came in. Think kaboom. They do not go bad from humidity, just need to be stored in a cool dry place. Recommended storage is in a wood container with 1 inch thick sides with a weak side in case of a fire. http://www.reloadbench.com/gloss/storage.html link for more info.
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| If you are doing a Lee Single Stage, or any press with 3 mounting holes ina triangle pattern, put a 2x4 cross brace under where the back mounting hole will be and run a long bolt through the mounting hole, plywood and 2x4 and put a lock nut on the bottom. You will generate massive forces on the back bolt, so beef it up a bit. I think I used a 3/8" x 7" long bolt to go through my bench top and the 2x4 brace. |
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