Due to a move and new house build that took nearly a year, I had to pack up my reloading stuff last year. Really missed reloading (and bullet casting). Promised myself, when the new house was done, I would build a nice reloading bench with leftover lumber from the house build. Had in mind that I wanted stations for two different presses via a "quick change" setup, using t-nuts, threaded knobs, and interchangeable wood mounting plates for different tools that could be swapped into the two stations. Here's what I came up with:
Bench is 2x4 construction, fastened to the basement wall on the backside, with 4x4 legs on the front:
The first of two interchangeable tool stations. The wood template is a piece scrap, 1" oak stair tread:
Here's the bench, after unboxing my reloading tools.
Here's the reverse view, showing the second station, where I currently have an RCBS trimmer mounted. I have a handful of scrap stair treads left over, so I'll drill them for various tools: Lyman lubrisizer, Lanky knife sharpener, a vice, and maybe a second press, one of these days. Thinking about a Lee Auto Breech Lock Pro.
When tools aren't in use, I will store them in "slots" on the wall to the left. Leaves the bench open for other tasks, like gun cleaning.
Still have to get some useful containers for brass, which I'll store under the bench.
Bench is 2x4 construction, fastened to the basement wall on the backside, with 4x4 legs on the front:
The first of two interchangeable tool stations. The wood template is a piece scrap, 1" oak stair tread:
Here's the bench, after unboxing my reloading tools.
Here's the reverse view, showing the second station, where I currently have an RCBS trimmer mounted. I have a handful of scrap stair treads left over, so I'll drill them for various tools: Lyman lubrisizer, Lanky knife sharpener, a vice, and maybe a second press, one of these days. Thinking about a Lee Auto Breech Lock Pro.
When tools aren't in use, I will store them in "slots" on the wall to the left. Leaves the bench open for other tasks, like gun cleaning.
Still have to get some useful containers for brass, which I'll store under the bench.
