Show us your reloading/gunsmithing bench

[DeerSlayer 241]

Thinking about setting up a newer larger bench in the garage 26' long, one side for building rifles and cleaning, the other end for reloading. It beats the mess I'm working with right now. Just trying to get some ideas from everyone else here. Before I build or buy anything.

[effd27145 0]

My current small setup, don't have much room in my current living situation so for a compact setup this works quite well. I do plan on expanding a setup once I have a basement or garage to take over.

 

Not really useful for Ideas for you, but if your building one, cant get simpler then 2x4's with 3/4" ply top. 





It's a little messy right now, I just finished my first ever 308 handloads for 308 m1 garand that I now have to get to the range to test.


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[MidwestPX 172]

 

Dillon's setup to prep .308 brass.  Tumbled, lubed, fired brass goes in, ready to tumble to be loaded brass comes out.  

[tony357 386]

Mine is under going a move and addition just ordered dillon xl650 to add.. I was booted out of the house and built a shed to put it in.. very nice shed 3ft off ground, insulated and finished inside..

 

EDIT: partial before the move.

 

[nuclearheli 40]

A major renovation over the last 8 months at home with an addition provided a perfect opportunity to build a new personal gun shop. Not quite finished yet but almost. 

 

 

[DeerSlayer 241]

A major renovation over the last 8 months at home with an addition provided a perfect opportunity to build a new personal gun shop. Not quite finished yet but almost.

 

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Very nice this is what I'm going for, very similar.

 

Thanks to everyone for posting, I'm looking at using some ideas from almost all these benches posted above.

[A-Tech 8]

I'd post a picture but my shop is a mess. I will say that my reloading area is equivalent to about 1/4 of your bench. I make due though

[BullzeyeNJ 104]

My set up is staged for progressive and single stage reloading. Here are some of the stuff I have set up.

 

 

 

[Polak 3]

 

A major renovation over the last 8 months at home with an addition provided a perfect opportunity to build a new personal gun shop. Not quite finished yet but almost.

 

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Awesome

[alec.mc 180]

i'm still in the middle of building mine, Built myself a dedicated " gun room " during my basement renovation, it's about 9'x11' or so. 

 

the right side is for presses, I'll be mounting my 1050 and 650, and another future 650/1050, left side is a work top for working on guns, etc. 

 

Bench has 4x4 legs that is anchored into the concrete basement floor, 2x4 top frame screwed into the walls. All built heavy duty.

 

Some cabinets and shelves for storage, I plan on building some shelving on the " work surface " side, but I want to give it a little while to grow into it and see what my needs are. 

 

I have some 1.5" butcher block tops that should be here next week and I can get everything back in and installed.

 

[Kingsoverqueens 10]

Well that's very different from what I last say.  And by that I mean better. : ) 

[Heavyopp 167]

Mine is similar to Alec's but my legs are 1" gas pipe bolted to the concrete floor -- My table top is made from 3 layers of 3/4" thick MDF glued together 

 

No real frame under the MDF top but it's sitting on a 2x4 runner on the backside that's attached to the studs in the wall --  doesn't move ever

 

You know,  Alec was in my gun room...

[alec.mc 180]

Mine is similar to Alec's but my legs are 1" gas pipe bolted to the concrete floor -- My table top is made from 3 layers of 3/4" thick MDF glued together

 

No real frame under the MDF top but it's sitting on a 2x4 runner on the backside that's attached to the studs in the wall -- doesn't move ever

 

You know, Alec was in my gun room...

I didn't steal any ideas. Hey, sell me that 650 you don't like and don't use. I wants it

[DeerSlayer 241]

Mine is similar to Alec's but my legs are 1" gas pipe bolted to the concrete floor -- My table top is made from 3 layers of 3/4" thick MDF glued together

 

No real frame under the MDF top but it's sitting on a 2x4 runner on the backside that's attached to the studs in the wall -- doesn't move ever

 

You know, Alec was in my gun room...

Black iron pipe I have a multitude of. How does the MDF hold up to a vice bolted to it? I have a few sheets of it left over from something. If you glue three layers together does it make it strong enough to put any actual leverage on when cranking on something in the vice? I only ask because I once tore a vise off a wooden top workbench. Boy was my dad pissed lol! Also what did you glue them together with? Liquid nails?

[Heavyopp 167]

The MDF isn't good with lags -- you have to use nuts and bolts and go thru but anything I have attached is rock solid --  Only thing I have attached with lags is my Reading 3BR powder measure

 

I actually used contact cement to laminate the 3 pieces together -- If I did it again just a wood glue is all you need

 

I do not have a vice on my MDF top but I can't imagine it being an issue -- It's one heavy top

 

I'll post a picture over the weekend 

[tony357 386]

My XL650 came yesterday had to remove one shotgun reloader and one single stage press to put the 650 where i wanted..

[alec.mc 180]

My XL650 came yesterday had to remove one shotgun reloader and one single stage press to put the 650 where i wanted..

 

i might be interested in a rock chucker if thats the single stage you are getting rid of

[tony357 386]

it was a lee.. still going to use it just going to have to move it.. 

 

looking to sell the shotgun press  mec 650 

[DeerSlayer 241]

The MDF isn't good with lags -- you have to use nuts and bolts and go thru but anything I have attached is rock solid -- Only thing I have attached with lags is my Reading 3BR powder measure

 

I actually used contact cement to laminate the 3 pieces together -- If I did it again just a wood glue is all you need

 

I do not have a vice on my MDF top but I can't imagine it being an issue -- It's one heavy top

 

I'll post a picture over the weekend

Cool thanks. If I use the MDF I think bolting the vice through is the best idea. Maybe I'll even make a steel or aluminum plate, with 4 holes in it for some additional strength on the bottom where I put the nuts and washers. The one I ripped off of the bench my old man built was done in 2x6. It was bolted through, but I had a 6' pipe on a breaker bar trying to get a rusty bolt out of something (I forgot what exactly). Anyway the 2x6 split while I was hanging on the pipe, and I landed on my ass lol... I guess this is how you learn at the ripe old age of 17 hahha.

[alec.mc 180]

my bench got finished up some weeks ago, butcher block tops came in.

 

 

[Budasac 13]

Some nice benches you guys have there. I wasn't willing to give up space in my workshop for reloading so I squeezed it into my utility room. I made due with the space I had:

[magnawing 5]

Here's my setup now that I have a garage here in Texas....

 

Sure beats the press bolted to an old dining room table in my dirt floored basement back in PRNJ

 

 

This signature is AWESOME!!!

[effd27145 0]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just completed some drastic changes to my bench today....(built a new, much better one)

 

 

I have some new mounts and equipment coming from inlinefabrication.com for my press. I will post up photos once that's all mounted up. 

[kirk2022 43]

Some good looking setups.

 

Heres A pic of mine. Nothing fancy but it gets the job done.

[nuclearheli 40]

Finally finished mine. Just about finished with the gun vault.

 

[Polak 3]

Finally finished mine. Just about finished with the gun vault.

 

That's a nice setup.

[DeerSlayer 241]

Just completed some drastic changes to my bench today....(built a new, much better one)

 

 

I have some new mounts and equipment coming from inlinefabrication.com for my press. I will post up photos once that's all mounted up.

Very nice, I like the improvements. Looks very functional for having a small area to work with.

[JohnnyB 4,322]

Holy crap! I am both impressed and no, even more driven to organize my setup better!  My hat is off to you guys!

[effd27145 0]

Officially, officially up and running now. Everything works great and it is much more efficient then the tiny old setup.

 

Still have to get some more of the tools mounted up on the pegboard.

 

 

 

Highly recommend this guy's products for mounting your press. http://inlinefabrication.com

 

I mounted my powder measure so I can swing it around to the front to use or swing it around to the back to get it out of the way.

[carl_g 568]

Nice! How does that auto ejector work? I was thinking of buying the kit for my turret press