Bench mods

[Sigfla]

I try to keep my things as well organized as possible.
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Love the car hauler on the shelf

 

[Bowhunter41]

Only thing about the HF b much is the top but I guess a piece of wood would cover any openings.

 

[charlie b]

I guess a lot of folks find that HF bench useful Mine is a do-all bench. I added some industrial locking wheels to mine so I could move it around in the garage. Added two more wood vises to it. Moved all the drawers to one side stack and put a stack of shelves on the other side to hold those Plano fishing lure boxes. They hold nuts and bolts, adhesives, small brackets, and anything else I need a home for.

And, yes, the limited movement of the drawers is a bit inconvenient. I was tempted to change out the drawer slides, but, just never got around to it.

 

[Sigfla]

I am thinking about adding 2 inline fab 16 inch panels to both sides. It would really increase the utility of my bench and space. I just emailed inline to get the specs on the panel screw spacing. The 16 inch rail would work also.

 

[SeabeeKen]

My bench mod will soon be a whole new shop.

 

[Sigfla]

So I got a couple of packages today from UPS. Still waiting on more. Might add another inline plate to the left side wall next to the sprinkler control. We will see how much more storage I need given the amount I am loading. I added a foot switch for the lighting and ordered a large overhead clamp light for the bench. I have heard LEDs can create issues with the chargemaster so I will have to see how that works out. For now I have the anti static mat and several ferrite cores on the wires.

 

[J_Hensley]

Interesting drink koozie

 

[Sigfla]

Interesting drink koozie

lol I have 2 someone gave me. They both sit in the garage bc my wife hates them.

 

[J_Hensley]

lol I have 2 someone gave me. They both sit in the garage bc my wife hates them.

That is not surprising!

 

[Retired shooter]

That is not surprising!

Most are closed minded about such things, or self conscious.

To all a good day.

 

[Big Mc]

Danged if you ain't getting a whole lot of service from the one bench. I would have stuff knocked over and in the floor with everything that tight. Kudos no doubt.

YUP.. Tomy Mc

 

[Sigfla]

Well the office is closed today for the holiday but I still had work to do. Unfortunately FedEx was also coming along with Amazon and a few more bench mods. I went in at 4:45am so I could get home at lunch and play.
I am almost there with the bench. I installed the clamp overhead lighting from Amazon and the QC accessory plates from Inline. I am waiting on 2 16 inch ILP panels for the sides of the bench along with some pegboard inline mounts to store things and a swinging tool tray attachment. Last online order will be 2 32 inch ILP panels for the wall next to the sprinkler control. I intend to store my QC accessory plates there and maybe some powder trays. To my right I have a bunch of wire shelves and a long counter I could store powder on as well. It came with the house and it’s solid but it’s still that cheap pressboard material. I’ll upgrade it eventually to a real set of cabinets.

 

[Retired shooter]

Don’t poke your eyes out with the coffee cup!

You'll go blind looking at that.

 

[Steve Donlon]

I have to keep my scale on the other side of the room on a separate circuit and away from any vibrations. It also lets me walk from the scale to the reloading press while I'm waiting for the charge to weigh. If all my stuff was on one bench, I would be knocking stuff all over the place. But, more power to you if you can be so organized to keep everything in its' place.

 

[Sigfla]

I have to keep my scale on the other side of the room on a separate circuit and away from any vibrations. It also lets me walk from the scale to the reloading press while I'm waiting for the charge to weigh. If all my stuff was on one bench, I would be knocking stuff all over the place. But, more power to you if you can be so organized to keep everything in its' place.

Initially I had it on the other side. I found it annoying so now it’s on the bench. I have so much weight on that HF bench it is barely able to be moved. I am 6.1 260 and if I lean into it I can make the top jiggle. It’s solid as a rock so vibration isn’t and issue.

 

[Sigfla]

Still not finished and I have 1 more panel to mount under this one. I had intended to use backing boards and mount the panels to the legs of my bench but the boards I had warped. Plus my bench is holding a ton right now. I test fit the turret mount just for pics but it will likely move to the lower panel. I will most likely end up with 2 more panels next to these. BTW the holes fit a 3/16 tapcon.

 

[Sigfla]

Ok so still test fitting. I am a little worried about the anvil on the panel. It’s held in place by 4 3/16 1/4 inch Tapcons. Do you think it will hold ok. Just seems counterintuitive to have that much weight hanging out there. Honestly I could fit 4 more panels in that space, lol.

 

[Sigfla]

So I decided I need 2 more 16 inch panels and a long 32 across the bottom. I ordered a paper towel holder, some more bins, and a couple of powder holders. We will see if I can get 8 bottles of BLC2 on 1 16 inch panel. I will prob move the QC plates down lower to the 32 inch panel as well.

 

[Sigfla]

Latest update. I moved the HF anvil and Redding trimmer QC storage plates to the side of the bench. It’s too much weight to trust the Tapcons to. Either way it gives me more storage space. I also mounted the articulating tray to the side of the bench. Inline says I can drill new holes and mount 2 powder trays side by side on the 16 inch panel if I want. We will see once the new panels come in.

 

[Sigfla]

So after much thought I decided to reconfigure my setup. Flea21 on this forum listed a beautiful Ultramag press with lnl bushings and KM2 LEDs on an Inline QC plate that I picked up. I decided to commit that press to my precision large primer loads (.308 and .243). I swapped the lnl conversion bushing with a new one just for cheap insurance and ordered a QC plate riser from inline so it clears the drawer and is closer in height to my T7. I also ordered some more ILP panel accessories to better organize my stuff. I have more pegs, bins, an QC plate holder, and a lnl bushing die holder on the way. Now I will have 1 T7 turret dedicated to small primer .204, .300 BO, and .223 using the same shellholder. My other T7 turret will hold my 45-70 dies, RCBS lil dandy and my .280 Remington setup from Lee. The lnl bushings will be installed on my .308 and .243 dies for the Ultramag. Redding was courteous enough to send me a new primer arm retaining pin. I did find a cotter pin in my garage that likely would work but I am grateful to have a factory replacement. Hopefully this helps clear some of my bench and adds to the efficiency of my setup. Now if my wife would finally donate the crap she said was going out of the garage a month ago I may have some space to sit.