My new SS topped reloading bench.

zanemoseley · March 13, 2015, 08:32 PM

So i admit I have a slight advantage on building cabinets as I draw them for a living and have access to 3 CNC panel routers at work but I'm pretty stoked with my reloading bench I just finished. It sports a fabricated 26" x 120" fabricated brushed stainless top with 1.5" wood core, 24" K&V drawer slides and graphite nebula laminated cabinets.

The end cabinets have 4 drawers each. The top drawer is designed to hold dies in Hornady LNL bushings, the drawer will hold 30 dies uprights. The middle 2 drawers were made to fit 1/6 size stainless steel kitchen steam pans which I think will be great for holding brass and bullets, each of these drawers have 3 pans each. The lower tall drawers have storage for powder bottles.

The two middle cabinets are more simple. They have a lower storage door in the bottom with adjustable shelf. The drawer at the top has dividers in the front to store a few thousand primers and an open section behind that.

For now I'm using it with a RCBS rock chucker and Hornady LNL AP both mounted in Inline Ultramount stands. For now I'm gonna use the middle of the top for gun cleaning but may use it for a 3rd press in the future. Now I gotta shoot more to get to use it.

McCarthy · March 13, 2015, 08:40 PM

DAMN! WANT! Take my money!

Lucas McCain · March 13, 2015, 09:12 PM

Put a Patent on that. That is drop dead gorgeous, and will very likely become an heirloom known as great granpa's reloading bench.
I love it, congrats on a great idea.

Ozzieman · March 13, 2015, 10:20 PM

Cant be real,,, too clean. It must be your trophy bench.

You probably have a safe full of never fired guns.

I would say something nice but Lucas McCain said it best
DROP DEAD gorgeous
Thanks for sharing.

WVsig · March 13, 2015, 10:31 PM

That is a sweet setup!

1in9twist · March 13, 2015, 11:55 PM

Saaawwweeett!

Vance · March 14, 2015, 12:00 AM

That is very nice. Should last a couple lifetimes. And buying stuff from Inline Fabrication is addicting too since it is awesome quality.

Clark · March 14, 2015, 12:53 AM

I don't feel envious of what other have in their shops, but what they DON'T have.

I envy floor space so free from clutter that the floor can be swept.

Martys · March 14, 2015, 07:22 AM

Reminds me of the saying "do it right the first time"! Just beautiful

g.willikers · March 14, 2015, 09:16 AM

That's too nice to scratch up.
Better build another one out of scraps and pieces you won't mind messing up.

serf 'rett · March 14, 2015, 11:33 AM

Drooling....

hgmeyer · March 15, 2015, 09:34 AM

You are like the neighborhood kid we all hated.... always had the nicest toys, didn't have a snotty older sister and his mom always baked cookies.....

That bench is fantastic....

Reloader2 · March 16, 2015, 02:05 AM

That has to be as good as it gets.

Road_Clam · March 16, 2015, 11:13 AM

Awesome job !

I found the key to smooth press operation is a very rigid benchtop. I first had my RCBS bolted to my ghetto 3/4" plywood workbench. Resizing pistol up to .223 was no problem, however trying to resize millspec LC .308 brass and .300 win mag got to be a pia as my press would shudder from the wood bench flexing. I ended up fabricating a rock sturdy steel base for my RC. It works even the toughest casings smooth as butter. I also raised the whole setup up to a more comfortable height. My back was killing me after a few hrs of being slightly bent over working the press. Here's a pic :

Longshot4 · March 16, 2015, 07:55 PM

It is a beautiful bench but the storage is way short. It looks cold on the outside wall. The lighting is real good and you seam to have enough space to grow. In time you should learn to avoid bending down as the back ages. Lots of high cabinets would be nice. Shelving for your books and references is nice to have. The bench is a real good start.

Brotherbadger · March 19, 2015, 07:40 AM

You're gonna be a rich man if you ever market that. Very nice work.

March 13, 2015, 08:32 PM	#1
zanemoseley Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2014 Posts: 163	My new SS topped reloading bench. So i admit I have a slight advantage on building cabinets as I draw them for a living and have access to 3 CNC panel routers at work but I'm pretty stoked with my reloading bench I just finished. It sports a fabricated 26" x 120" fabricated brushed stainless top with 1.5" wood core, 24" K&V drawer slides and graphite nebula laminated cabinets. The end cabinets have 4 drawers each. The top drawer is designed to hold dies in Hornady LNL bushings, the drawer will hold 30 dies uprights. The middle 2 drawers were made to fit 1/6 size stainless steel kitchen steam pans which I think will be great for holding brass and bullets, each of these drawers have 3 pans each. The lower tall drawers have storage for powder bottles. The two middle cabinets are more simple. They have a lower storage door in the bottom with adjustable shelf. The drawer at the top has dividers in the front to store a few thousand primers and an open section behind that. For now I'm using it with a RCBS rock chucker and Hornady LNL AP both mounted in Inline Ultramount stands. For now I'm gonna use the middle of the top for gun cleaning but may use it for a 3rd press in the future. Now I gotta shoot more to get to use it.

March 13, 2015, 09:12 PM	#3
Lucas McCain Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2013 Location: Callaway, MN Posts: 361	Put a Patent on that. That is drop dead gorgeous, and will very likely become an heirloom known as great granpa's reloading bench. I love it, congrats on a great idea. __________________ If you have time to do it twice, then you have time to do it once right and put your name on it

March 13, 2015, 10:20 PM	#4
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	Cant be real,,, too clean. It must be your trophy bench. You probably have a safe full of never fired guns. I would say something nice but Lucas McCain said it best DROP DEAD gorgeous Thanks for sharing. __________________ It was a sad day when I discovered my universal remote control did not in fact control the universe. Did you hear about the latest study.....5 out of 6 liberals say that Russian Roulette is safe.

March 13, 2015, 10:31 PM	#5
WVsig Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2010 Location: NC Posts: 5,309	That is a sweet setup! __________________ -The right to be left alone is the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by free people.-Louis Brandeis -Its a tool box... I don't care you put the tools in for the job that's all... -Sam from Ronin -It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle

March 13, 2015, 11:55 PM	#6
1in9twist Member Join Date: August 13, 2011 Posts: 38	Saaawwweeett! __________________ 1in9twist Reloading should be enjoyable. www.inlinefabrication.com

March 13, 2015, 08:40 PM	#2
McCarthy Junior member Join Date: January 1, 2015 Posts: 312	DAMN! WANT! Take my money!

March 14, 2015, 12:00 AM	#7
Vance Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2011 Location: North Bend, OR Posts: 743	That is very nice. Should last a couple lifetimes. And buying stuff from Inline Fabrication is addicting too since it is awesome quality.

March 14, 2015, 12:53 AM	#8
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	I don't feel envious of what other have in their shops, but what they DON'T have. I envy floor space so free from clutter that the floor can be swept. __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

March 14, 2015, 07:22 AM	#9
Martys Member Join Date: January 19, 2013 Posts: 62	Reminds me of the saying "do it right the first time"! Just beautiful

March 14, 2015, 09:16 AM	#10
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	That's too nice to scratch up. Better build another one out of scraps and pieces you won't mind messing up. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

March 14, 2015, 11:33 AM	#11
serf 'rett Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2009 Location: Stuttgart, AR Posts: 1,569	Drooling.... __________________ A lack of planning on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on my part.

March 15, 2015, 09:34 AM	#12
hgmeyer Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2013 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 147	You are like the neighborhood kid we all hated.... always had the nicest toys, didn't have a snotty older sister and his mom always baked cookies..... That bench is fantastic....

March 16, 2015, 02:05 AM	#13
Reloader2 Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2013 Posts: 263	That has to be as good as it gets.

March 16, 2015, 11:13 AM	#14
Road_Clam Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2013 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 1,695	Awesome job ! I found the key to smooth press operation is a very rigid benchtop. I first had my RCBS bolted to my ghetto 3/4" plywood workbench. Resizing pistol up to .223 was no problem, however trying to resize millspec LC .308 brass and .300 win mag got to be a pia as my press would shudder from the wood bench flexing. I ended up fabricating a rock sturdy steel base for my RC. It works even the toughest casings smooth as butter. I also raised the whole setup up to a more comfortable height. My back was killing me after a few hrs of being slightly bent over working the press. Here's a pic : __________________ "To be old an wise you must have been young and stupid"

March 16, 2015, 07:55 PM	#15
Longshot4 Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2014 Posts: 868	It is a beautiful bench but the storage is way short. It looks cold on the outside wall. The lighting is real good and you seam to have enough space to grow. In time you should learn to avoid bending down as the back ages. Lots of high cabinets would be nice. Shelving for your books and references is nice to have. The bench is a real good start.

March 19, 2015, 07:40 AM	#16
Brotherbadger Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2010 Posts: 1,149	You're gonna be a rich man if you ever market that. Very nice work. __________________ Once Fired Brass, Top quality, Fast shipping, Best prices. http://300AacBrass.com/ -10% Coupon use code " badger "