Reloading Room Cabinets- How High Off Bench?

[brado16]

I recently had a home office built in part of our unfinished basement and am having cabinets built for my office on one wall and the other wall will be a 100'' x 25.5'' Reloading bench with lower and upper cabinets. I am wondering if the current plans will allow for enough space between the top of the bench and the bottom of the upper cabinets. Any thoughts or suggestions before I have these built?

 

[xhunter]

Nice plans, can't speak to the upper/lower clearances, not that experienced.

However, if you are mounting a press on the front of the bottom cabinets... are all of the drawers going to be functional?

-D

 

[dcali]

I would think the standard kitchen height would do it (17"? I can't remember). I would measure your tallest piece of gear, and add a few inches.

 

[brado16]

xhunter- I am going to be mounting a riser from Inline Fabrication. Not sure if it will be mounted to the top with a T-Track in place or if I will mount the Inline Fabrication using Disc Retainer Nuts so I can remove the riser if I need the enite bench for other projects. Thanks for heads up though.

 

[JFrank]

I recently had a home office built in part of our unfinished basement and am having cabinets built for my office on one wall and the other wall will be a 100'' x 25.5'' Reloading bench with lower and upper cabinets. I am wondering if the current plans will allow for enough space between the top of the bench and the bottom of the upper cabinets. Any thoughts or suggestions before I have these built?

Residential counter top to upper cabinet clearance is 18 inches,
A kitchen table is around 30 inch
Your current design will be appropriate for a stool rather than a chair
If you want to sit in a chair while loading perhaps vanity height cabinets of 31 inch would suffice
Cabinets will vary somewhat between manufacturers, my kitchen cabinets arrive at 34.5 prior to tops installed (1 1/8 Granite) we set all cabinets on 1/2 shims to accommodate laminate flooring.

 

[JFrank]

xhunter- I am going to be mounting a riser from Inline Fabrication. Not sure if it will be mounted to the top with a T-Track in place or if I will mount the Inline Fabrication using Disc Retainer Nuts so I can remove the riser if I need the enite bench for other projects. Thanks for heads up though.

What is a riser from inline fabrication and what is a disc retainer nut?

 

[nmkid]

I like upper cabinets much better than below eye level storage. Much easier to find stuff. I like more electrical outlets than I think I will use. I have a shelf about 2' above my table and has never been in the way. I have 3 tables and it isn't enough! Stuff, stuff. If I was going to do it again I would make accommodations for a slim top, jutting out from the table to use for cleaning rifles. Much better to get behind the rifle than along side the rifle.

 

[brado16]

What is a riser from inline fabrication and what is a disc retainer nut?

The links are provided on the previous post... click on the Blue Inline Fabrication and Blue Disc Retainer Nut

 

[JFrank]

The links are provided on the previous post... click on the Blue Inline Fabrication and Blue Disc Retainer Nut

Thank you

 

[2506]

Your pictured set up as to size and height will be OK but like has been said you will need a stool to sit on or some type of bar height chair. My loading bench height is 31 inches from floor to top and a chair works perfect. I used two salvaged bathroom sink cabinets as my base and split a 4'x8' sheet of 1/2" plywood into 2'x8' and screwed them together making it 1" thick as the top of the loading bench and used 2'x4's as a base frame to attach the two cabinets and top together. Your height between top shelves and bench top will be plenty of room unless you plan on mounting a progressive press like a Dillon. The only problem I see is where you will be mounting your press and anything else on your bench. You will need enough clearance between bolt and nuts under the bench top to allow your drawers to function. Here is a tip that will also help you. I made a little riser platform to sit on my bench in front of me to sit my RCBS 10-10 powder scale on that raises it up to eye level as I sit in my chair. It makes reading and operating the scale much easier. Also don't sit a vibrating case cleaner on your bench. It can walk off the bench and if you have anything sitting on the bench or have little parts shelves sitting on your bench like I do they can vibrate from off the bench. Don't ask how I know this. LOL Good luck with your project.

 

[Intheshop]

Here you go in real time,haha.1962 cabinets I pulled out of a customer house 25-30 years ago. Put in cherry. Just thought it funny when seeing your plans. Need to get those shoe boxes off the top,bunch of tax receipts from 10+ years ago....

Edit;Look dead center under the top. This is a pull out that is stoopid convenient. Loading blocks and bullet boxes and other stuff on there.... slides in and out of the way.Keeps right much of the clutter off top.

 

[brado16]

Your pictured set up as to size and height will be OK but like has been said you will need a stool to sit on or some type of bar height chair. My loading bench height is 31 inches from floor to top and a chair works perfect. I used two salvaged bathroom sink cabinets as my base and split a 4'x8' sheet of 1/2" plywood into 2'x8' and screwed them together making it 1" thick as the top of the loading bench and used 2'x4's as a base frame to attach the two cabinets and top together. Your height between top shelves and bench top will be plenty of room unless you plan on mounting a progressive press like a Dillon. The only problem I see is where you will be mounting your press and anything else on your bench. You will need enough clearance between bolt and nuts under the bench top to allow your drawers to function. Here is a tip that will also help you. I made a little riser platform to sit on my bench in front of me to sit my RCBS 10-10 powder scale on that raises it up to eye level as I sit in my chair. It makes reading and operating the scale much easier. Also don't sit a vibrating case cleaner on your bench. It can walk off the bench and if you have anything sitting on the bench or have little parts shelves sitting on your bench like I do they can vibrate from off the bench. Don't ask how I know this. LOL Good luck with your project.

I do not have a Dillion but would like to add one in the future. The top cabinets are only 12'' Deep and the bench is 25.5'' Deep so I would have about 13.5'' of space to mount the Dillion without any clearance issues. Right now there is 24'' of height between the bench and bottom of upper cabinets- Im wondering if that would be sufficent or if I should raise them higher.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I do not have a Dillion but would like to add one in the future. The top cabinets are only 12'' Deep and the bench is 25.5'' Deep so I would have about 13.5'' of space to mount the Dillion without any clearance issues. Right now there is 24'' of height between the bench and bottom of upper cabinets- Im wondering if that would be sufficent or if I should raise them higher.

24” is not enough height for a dillon

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Here you go in real time,haha.1962 cabinets I pulled out of a customer house 25-30 years ago. Put in cherry. Just thought it funny when seeing your plans. Need to get those shoe boxes off the top,bunch of tax receipts from 10+ years ago....

Edit;Look dead center under the top. This is a pull out that is stoopid convenient. Loading blocks and bullet boxes and other stuff on there.... slides in and out of the way.Keeps right much of the clutter off top.

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Nice orange crushes. My favorite.

 

[Peebles24]

24” is not enough height for a dillon

But wall cabinets are only 12" deep and base cabinets are 25" so the dillon will fit fine, just needs to watch where he mounts it so cabinet doors open.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

But wall cabinets are only 12" deep and base cabinets are 25" so the dillon will fit fine, just needs to watch where he mounts it so cabinet doors open.

Powder measure and primer indicator will render any cabinet behind it useless especially on one of those lifted steel mounts

 

[brado16]

Powder measure and primer indicator will render any cabinet behind it useless especially on one of those lifted steel mounts

So what are you recommending?

 

[Peebles24]

I would recommend a 4' gap in the middle of the upper cabinets.

 

[JFrank]

I recommend sending all your extra stuff to me

 

[JFrank]

Actually
AlINWA had a cool ideal using 2roll away bottoms separated with a top, as a mobile center island to work on rifles. Thought maybe I'd try that
one day.