Reloading bench

[snert]

Several weeks ago in the bulletin on this website I saw that Home Depot had a fold out wood bench for $72. Whhile i have a nice homemade reloading area, i was in need of a real workbench for "projects". Today I bought one from Home Depot. I just wanted to mention to guys who may have put off getting a bench, or have a rickety one, this is cheap, and though it says it takes three minutes to put up, I would say you have to be clueless to take that long.

I will be using mine for my Dillon and shotgun relaoding.

Just a heads up. And I do not have any "interet" in Home depot, just found a great bench at a great price. No hassle

 

[Nomad47]

Thanks for the heads up, but I'm "bench poor". At least, that 's what my wife says.

 

[perry42]

You can never have enough bench space.

perry42

 

[DickE]

Harbor Freight has a good work bench. I ordered two, expecting I was to pick up at local store. No, they ship it to your house for $7.00
A semi-truck showed up at my place with the two. $140.00 each, has four draws, and a shelf on the bottom, 5' long

 

[284winner]

Sam's club has a decent one too. Seville classics for around 200.00. Couple drawers, nice solid wood top and peg board back. Can put a lower shelf on it across lower framing. The home depot one looks to be the best value around tho. Plus all wood and folding is nice.

 

[snert]

Sam's club has a decent one too. Seville classics for around 200.00. Couple drawers, nice solid wood top and peg board back. Can put a lower shelf on it across lower framing. The home depot one looks to be the best value around tho. Plus all wood and folding is nice.

it is cheap, sturdy, big enough and stupid simple. I should have bought three instead of building my own with laminate.

 

[mac86951]

For those with tools and time; a workmate can be made into an excellent fold away bench. I have one just for load workups at the range.

-Mac

 

[Nomad47]

Thanks for the heads up, but I'm "bench poor". At least, that 's what my wife says.

I have to agree with her. All the benches are home made except for the desk which I bought at an auction for $5.

 

[Corey Schwanz]

I just moved into a new house and I'm pretty sure I have the exact bench from Home Depot. "pre-assembled" and you fold out the legs then put the lower shelf on? I've got mine weighted down on the lower shelf and the backsplash anchored to 4 wall studs and it feels bomb-proof. Ill be building an upper shelf assembly for it over the winter.

 

[MrBottleneck]

Sam's club has a decent one too. Seville classics for around 200.00.

Thats similair to what I have as my primary bench. Except mine is the large model without a back or drawers etc. It was like $200. Solid hardwood top and steel heavy frame. Very sturdy and tons of room. I shopped around and compared prices and for the size and quality this cant be beat.
Great buy imho.
I have additional tables but, this is the biggest. I have my annealer and wet tumbler on one dedicated for those.

PS: Here is the one I have my press etc mounted on.
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/ultra-heavy-duty-workbench/prod1490086.ip?xid=plp:product:1:2

 

[snert]

I just moved into a new house and I'm pretty sure I have the exact bench from Home Depot. "pre-assembled" and you fold out the legs then put the lower shelf on? I've got mine weighted down on the lower shelf and the backsplash anchored to 4 wall studs and it feels bomb-proof. Ill be building an upper shelf assembly for it over the winter.

Yep, that is it. For $72 the cost verses the labor was a no brain move for me

 

[snert]

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Signature-Development-72-in-Fold-Out-Wood-Workbench-WKBNCH72X22/203083493

 

[284winner]

For those with tools and time; a workmate can be made into an excellent fold away bench. I have one just for load workups at the range.

-Mac

+1 for the workmate. I too have one that I added a thick solid top too and use for the same. Very nice mobile set up

 

[RemingtonAI]

My bench space is getting pretty nice these days. Used to be just a solid wood desk for reloading. Then I added a small "project" table next to it. Then I moved my mini lathe in behind it for small metal projects and a new reloading procedure, next to my tool grinding station. That's in my inside "Munitions/metrology/benchwork/music" room. In the garage I have my woodworking table to one side of my 68' South Bend heavy 10 Toolroom lathe, and another bench on the other side for lathe tooling and misc machining stuff. The woodworking table will go when I get a milling machine though. And people think I just don't like going out, Ha! Just too much fun staying in. Jesse

 

[dbduff]

My bench space is getting pretty nice these days. Used to be just a solid wood desk for reloading. Then I added a small "project" table next to it. Then I moved my mini lathe in behind it for small metal projects and a new reloading procedure, next to my tool grinding station. That's in my inside "Munitions/metrology/benchwork/music" room. In the garage I have my woodworking table to one side of my 68' South Bend heavy 10 Toolroom lathe, and another bench on the other side for lathe tooling and misc machining stuff. The woodworking table will go when I get a milling machine though. And people think I just don't like going out, Ha! Just too much fun staying in. Jesse

Amen to that!
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[Kurz]

In the garage I have my woodworking table to one side of my 68' South Bend heavy 10 Toolroom lathe

That must be a very impressive garage! Something along the lines of Jay Leno's small one...

For those with tools and time; a workmate can be made into an excellent fold away bench. I have one just for load workups at the range.

There was a lot of interest several years ago regarding something portable for convenient reloading at the range and what was discovered to be a boon for apartment dwellers.

Here is a link to some images:

https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs...=sfp&fr2=piv-web&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001

And an article as it appeared on these pages:

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2012/10/portable-bd-workmate-reloading-bench/

The forum website that Brian Enos runs used to have dozens of pages of photographs of reloading bench and room ideas. I'd post the link but I seem to have lost it in a laptop transition.

I use the Seville Classics in the shop and really like all of the variations in benches. Some I put on wheels, others are stationary in a work cell.

Regards.

 

[RemingtonAI]

That must be a very impressive garage! Something along the lines of Jay Leno's small one...

Ha, I realize I kinda gave that impression but I didn't mean to . When I walk out there I do see beauty and magic, but it's no Leno garage. In reality its a 1 1/2 car garage and is mostly filled with my girlfriends storage junk that we need to get rid of. I'v got my side that is perfectly clean and the other 3/4 of it is piled high. But on that narrow side I do have my beautiful lathe and some work areas. It's more than I have ever had so it may as well be Leno's garage to me. Jesse

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[TheOtherZilla]

Word about benches. I have 2 two work benches in my garage... BUT, the wife's freezer top is always the handiest place to work on stuff.

As for my reloading room seems I am always outa space for some reason.. I bought a short, 6', cheap counter top from HD and installed it for reloading.. You it's covered up with stuff.. I have also installed most of the old kitchen upper cabinets for space. Yup pretty much full.. And now I am seriously considering buying an annealer.. No idee where that will end up.

 

[KWeigel]

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[Kurz]

my 68' South Bend heavy 10 Toolroom lathe

The reference I was trying to acknowledge was the sixty eight foot lathe...

Regards.