Looks like a good reloading bench

bearhunter said:
Nice set up AA

You've got a lot of stuff in a very small space.

I see you're a neat and tidy kind of guy.

Two years without gun shows has taken up almost every available space in my shop.

You did a good job with that old pressboard desk.

Having that Forester press on it helps a lot. I have the same unit and it's much slicker than the RCBS Rock Chucker or the Hornady Turret press that used to occupy the space.
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Thanks! My reloading activity is strictly small time affair although I do reload on a regular basis.
 
Ahsan Ahmed said:
Thanks! My reloading activity is strictly small time affair although I do reload on a regular basis.
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I reload for 37 different cartridges on a regular, ongoing basis, so I require a bit more space.

My reloading bench is higher than the unit you have, because I like to stand while reloading. It's also 3.5 meters long and right now, has way to much ''stuff'' on it, such as spare barrels etc.
 
Hmmm, I ended up purchasing a large desk, and re purposed it into a re loading setup. Can't call it a bench now can I.

I enjoy being able to sit in my nice office chair while I reload, so this set up with a desk works great for me. Has two locking drawers on either side for all the little things. (primers, tools, bullets, dies, powders, loaded ammo)

I'm old school and use a beam scale for my reloading, so I have found the glass jars at the dollar store work great for my powder dispensing. Black sharpie on the lids to know what powder, and easy to add more from the jugs. Air tight lids, and they are glass, so they stay put on the desk and not skoot around. Easy to reach into with the lee dippers, and trickle up on the scale, mounted at eye level above the desk.

Never that much force on my forster press, so nothing has moved. Or maybe I'm missing something??? I shouldn't ever really have a huge amount of pressure from the press, but then I'm not wildcatting any cartridges either. Even then should take it in stages and not really need/ require huge pressure. Or maybe I'm reloading wrong??

Still not in a permanent home in a room, so the locking drawers are working out great, and nothing fastened to the wall, yet. That will come when I get to move into a room.
 
That does seem like a nice bench. I was pleasantly surprised by this one, too!

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/...-series-36-x-24-x-38-in-0680008p.html?loc=plp

It's got a nice thick solid wood top (hardwood of some kind) It's a big heavy bench with lockable castors. You can drill through it and mount any press etc to it and it easily handles any pressure you put on any handle. No flexing. You can put some weight on that bottom shelf (have two small "safes" on mine) and it makes it even less likely to move. I know - I know! It looks like it should move while reloading but it really doesn't!

I like that you can just unlock the castors to move it around the room as you'd like.

i've got two presses permanently mounted to mine, a trimming lathe screwed to the top, a powder thrower screwed to the top. There's still lots of room for an electronic powder measure, a second scale, etc and some work surface. I don't understand really why anyone would need a space bigger than 3ftx2ft just to reload but to each their own!

I've got the presses mounted to the left and right side. It's pulled out from the wall when it's time to work on it so the sides are easily accesible.
 
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Tables don't move or flex much when you're reloading small capacity cases. It's when you get up to the medium capacity size cases that the issues begin.
 
bearhunter said:
Tables don't move or flex much when you're reloading small capacity cases. It's when you get up to the medium capacity size cases that the issues begin.
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I really don't know what that's meant to mean but I can tell you the last charge I loaded was 67.5 grains.

Honestly, that Canadian tire one has a 1.5" thick solid hardwood top supported by reenforced and braced steel legs. I don't even know what kind of pressure people are putting on their benches to cause them issues. I even form brass from one cartridge to another from time to time with no issues. I guess I need a 6 foot thick marble slab that's inset 3 feet into the earth. Ridiculous ;)
 
I got the large version from PrincessAuto, the delivery man swore so many times when brought to my restaurant, my employees went to help and tripped herself.

Anyway, I mounted forster and RCBS turret reloading press, I would mounted the RCBS 50 bmg as well but can't shot it anymore so two presses ar3 good for now. I'm glad I chose the longer version, it gives enough space for scales and other junk. You don't need to secure this to the wall, it's steady enough to reload anything from 9mm to 300 win mag, if you need such great force to resized your brass then you are going to need a better lube or grease.
 
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Those princess auto ones look sturdy enough. Last time I rebuilt my loading room, I built mine from 4x4's, 2x4's, and 3/4" plywood. L shaped, takes up a corner of the basement. Not sure what the lumber for that would cost now though. Fits 5 presses and two powder drop stands and a tumbler though. Other press is on the work bench. Trying to figurenout where to put it (have an annealing machine coming that needs space). Honestly, you never have enough bench space. This is a hobby that grows. - dan
 
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