Reloading Room Necessay for Reloading?

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Bull's-Eye

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I live in an appartment and I want to get into reloading but I am wondering if I need alot of space to do it in? I don't have any room for a work bench. Do I need something like a workbench to fasten the reloading devise on to? How can I go about reloading with minimal space?
 
Bullseye: Fifty years or so ago I bought an economy press and associated equipment and started reloading with my press attached with C clamps to an ironing board that folded out of a little cupboard built into the wall of a very small house. A length of 2 x 4 jammed under the board supported it during case sizing. At the end of each session the gear got stowed back in it's cardboard box. No, it wasn't an ideal situation but it got me started. A little thought is all it took to find a place to do it. The extras can come later.
 
I live in an apartment too.

I used a 2 drawer filing cabinet I scrounged out of a dumpster, attached a piece of 3/4" plywood to the top and bolted my press to it.

The drawers are perfect for holding all my supplies.

Craig
 
You need to respect the spirit of the safe ammuntion storage regulations. Store your powder in a nonsparking container, away from ignition sources and you should be ok.

My reloading bench right now is a B&D Workmate,
 
When I had my condo I used one of those black and decker workmate collapsible workbenches with the wood for the press clamped on top, and I'd just stow it away when I wasn't using it.
 
i've got nothing but an old microwave cart - it holds 4 presses- 3 lee 1000 and a dillon 550, and it's all on wheels so i can take it wherever i want- the dillon is in the center and supported by a couple of 2x6 that are screwed between the top shelf and the lower- there's also a lee turret on this set-up
 
I started out with a cheap LEE press, bolted to a piece of scrap pine that I clamped onto the diningroom table, had to scravel to put things away when the love of my life sat down to eat though:redface: . By the way, I still use the old LEE single stage, it's now bolted to an old wooden desk with lots of drawers. Ideal for a reloading bench.
 
I recently got into reloading aswell. I got a Lee Anniversary Kit, the press and the Powder Measure are bolted to a Canadian Tire collapsible workbench. Bench only cost about $10.00 and it's small enough that I can move it where I want it. Also fold up nicely for storage.
 
My Dillon 550 is set up in the basement on a portable workbench. I added a couple of shelves and a good work surface to bolt my press to. The finished product is very compact, fits into a 3x4ft area in the corner of my basement and is out of the way. When I want to reload it is all ready to go. Most of my components, powder, primers are stored seperate in a different room to keep the area neat and tidy. My reloading bench easily accomidates all my tools and dies I need and I can store quite a bit on it neatly. My whole bench cost about $40 and I wouldn`t have it any other way. I have a whole room when I want to reload, its tucked away for the 340days of the year I don`t reload.
 
I reload on a table saw stand (20 bucks from Crappy Tire) and a scrap piece of counter top. Not portable like some of the other setups here but it doesn't take up much space (about 4'x4').
 
I am currently using a workmate to reload in my woodworking shop (no room for a permanent mounted press). I will be moving in a month or so, the new house has a small room in the basement that I have claimed and I will be putting a dedicated reloading bench in there, along with my gunsafe, rod racks and other hunting and fishing gear. A dedicated room isn't a neccessity, but its nice if you can do it.
 
i live in an apt also..so i made up this..the legs screw off to make it easy to store..

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