My reloading bench! - Page 2

nhyrum · August 10, 2016, 10:44 AM

Costly-ish error #1
Used Stainless Steel bolts, without anti-seize and torqued them, knowing I'd need to remove them... More than half have already seized... Almost 40 bucks in hardware, gone

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Clark · August 10, 2016, 03:53 PM

There is gauling with stainless steel.
I got a used air powered roto hammer [Rockwell 1/2 inch drive air impact wrench] used on ebay for $15.
That really gets things apart.

To fix the gaulled male threads
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BOAU32...po_sbs_dp_ss_2
To fix the female threads

For female threads, this kind of tool
https://www.amazon.com/Vermont-Ameri...dp/B000FKF6SG/

Metal god · August 10, 2016, 04:22 PM

I sit at a 5'+ x 2.5' desk I got for free . Added a second desk to the room a short time later which I also got for free . It came with drawers as well

In fact all the furniture was obtained for free or repurposed . I did add melomine shelves that were not all that cheep but again the supports were free .

nhyrum · August 10, 2016, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Clark

There is gauling with stainless steel.
I got a used air powered roto hammer [Rockwell 1/2 inch drive air impact wrench] used on ebay for $15.
That really gets things apart.

To fix the gaulled male threads
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BOAU32...po_sbs_dp_ss_2
To fix the female threads

For female threads, this kind of tool
https://www.amazon.com/Vermont-Ameri...dp/B000FKF6SG/

I think my issue is more with seizing/stretching of the steel. The file and tap would be great if I could get them apart. I get about a half turn out then it would lock up.

Also, I'm using wrenches, so speed isn't a factor
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kmw1954 · August 10, 2016, 08:01 PM

After working maintenance in the food industry for a long time what you describe was a everyday occurrence. All of us consistently carried a die grinder with a cut off wheel. Everything we touched was SS including plumbing.

nhyrum · August 10, 2016, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kmw1954

After working maintenance in the food industry for a long time what you describe was a everyday occurrence. All of us consistently carried a die grinder with a cut off wheel. Everything we touched was SS including plumbing.

Yeah, I'm not doing ss again... Just looked up on fastenal's website... Grade 8 coated bolts are cheaper than the ss crap

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mrdaputer · August 10, 2016, 08:06 PM

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 so speed isn't a factor

I think he was talking about the vibration to get things apart.Also use some good lubricant spray.

Huffmanite · August 10, 2016, 08:40 PM

Nice benches shown. LOL, my bench is an old cast iron topped table saw that I have under a covered parking area of my home. I can clamp my two presses on to the extensions on table saw top and do what I need to do. Have used this set up for years.

nhyrum · August 10, 2016, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mrdaputer

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 so speed isn't a factor

I think he was talking about the vibration to get things apart.Also use some good lubricant spray.

From what I've heard, is that the ss bolt and washer cold weld themselves together. Also, tightening them rubs off the oxide layer that acts as a rust prevention. So using something like an air wench would cause that to happen almost immediately. Slowing down rpm is supposed to help. That is coming from a bolt manufacturer.

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roncwarren · August 10, 2016, 09:14 PM

Home Depot has a great workbench for $75

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nhyrum · August 10, 2016, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by roncwarren

Home Depot has a great workbench for $75

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What's the fun in that?? Anyway, even after hardware and buying 3/4 plywood I'll probably be under 75.

Now... Anyone know of a good flexible, sandable wood filler? The current top is so uneven, I want to flatten it, and it's either spend a week sanding the damn thing (using 36 and 60 grit) or spend 150 bucks on 2 gallons wood epoxy...

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Ole Joe Clark · August 13, 2016, 04:42 PM

Buy a solid core door, mount it to the table frame and finish it, or glue some laminate flooring on it after you mount it. That's what I did.

Clark · August 13, 2016, 06:42 PM

I was thinking about benches and got an old 75 pound Columbian 604 1/2 vise off ebay 4 days ago.

Today I painted it with Brownells Aluma hyde II.

This is a waste of time, I should be getting ready for hunting.

nhyrum · August 13, 2016, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Clark

I was thinking about benches and got an old 75 pound Columbian 604 1/2 vise off ebay 4 days ago.

Today I painted it with Brownells Aluma hyde II.

This is a waste of time, I should be getting ready for hunting.

Lol want to hear about a waste of time? I want to level and flatten the "sub floor" of my bench. The current top that is getting the final top. That... Is a waste of time lol

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nhyrum · August 13, 2016, 07:38 PM

She's in her home!! Had to take the top off and a couple doors off their hinges ,and I'll have to patch a door trim, but she's home!

P. S. 100 points for the person that knows what the flag on the wall is

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Chaz88 · August 13, 2016, 07:47 PM

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P. S. 100 points for the person that knows what the flag on the wall is

Brazilian football flag?

nhyrum · August 13, 2016, 07:47 PM

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Brazilian football flag?

Lol yep. Now... What team?

NO GOOGLING/LOOKING UP ON INTERNET!!!

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KEYBEAR · August 13, 2016, 09:20 PM

Built this one a little over 15 years ago

kmw1954 · August 13, 2016, 09:39 PM

Nice bench/work area KEYBEAR!

flashhole · August 14, 2016, 06:28 AM

Just think how much nicer it would be if the stools said Remington.

KEYBEAR · August 14, 2016, 07:35 AM

Remington ??

I have some Remington Rifles and like them a lot . I moved my loading stuff to an out building 15 years ago . I made a place just for my self and spend hours in the winter doing the thing I love . My wife is happy with me and my mess out of the house ?

I started reloading in around 1967/8 and have a lot of time and money in this .

nhyrum · August 14, 2016, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by KEYBEAR

I moved my loading stuff to an out building 15 years ago . I made a place just for my self and spend hours in the winter doing the thing I love . My wife is happy with me and my mess out of the house ?

I don't doubt it!

We have a small out building, about 30 square feet, but since it's also where the lawn equipment goes, and is just a tin shed with no insulation (does have an outlet though) I figured with the gas cans it wouldn't be safe, and the temperature fluctuations would be awful. Let alone I'd only be able to reload in the late spring/mid fall because of temperature.

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The_Jerkman · August 14, 2016, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by nhyrum

Lol yep. Now... What team?

NO GOOGLING/LOOKING UP ON INTERNET!!!

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Cambodia of course!

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g.willikers · August 14, 2016, 10:32 AM

There's much to be said for being comfortable while reloading.
Long ago, I moved my stuff indoors, too.
In the house, though, using my large computer desk.
Presses mounted on wood and held with nuts and bolts drilled under where the keyboard hides them.
Or just large C-clamps sometimes.
Lots of room and out of the weather.
Better than a hot/cold garage or a damp basement.

flashhole · August 14, 2016, 10:46 AM

My setup is in the basement. There is a floor drain and I run a good dehumidifier frequently. Not that I have a damp basement but during this time of year the humidity is really bad. It's also heated (hot water radiators that work fantastic) so I keep it dry with temps around ~60-70 all year long.

I've used out buildings in the past and a room over a connected garage. I like my basement the best.

August 10, 2016, 03:53 PM	#27
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	There is gauling with stainless steel. I got a used air powered roto hammer [Rockwell 1/2 inch drive air impact wrench] used on ebay for $15. That really gets things apart. To fix the gaulled male threads https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BOAU32...po_sbs_dp_ss_2 To fix the female threads For female threads, this kind of tool https://www.amazon.com/Vermont-Ameri...dp/B000FKF6SG/ __________________ 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?

August 10, 2016, 04:22 PM	#28
Metal god Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2012 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 6,876	I sit at a 5'+ x 2.5' desk I got for free . Added a second desk to the room a short time later which I also got for free . It came with drawers as well In fact all the furniture was obtained for free or repurposed . I did add melomine shelves that were not all that cheep but again the supports were free . __________________ If Jesus had a gun , he'd probably still be alive ! I almost always write my posts regardless of content in a jovial manor and intent . If that's not how you took it , please try again .

August 10, 2016, 08:06 PM	#32
mrdaputer Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2013 Posts: 493	Code: so speed isn't a factor I think he was talking about the vibration to get things apart.Also use some good lubricant spray.

August 14, 2016, 06:28 AM	#45
flashhole Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2005 Location: Owego, NY Posts: 2,000	Just think how much nicer it would be if the stools said Remington. __________________ ,,, stupidity comes to some people very easily. 8/22/2017 my wife in a discussion about Liberals. Are you ready for civil war?

August 14, 2016, 10:32 AM	#49
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	There's much to be said for being comfortable while reloading. Long ago, I moved my stuff indoors, too. In the house, though, using my large computer desk. Presses mounted on wood and held with nuts and bolts drilled under where the keyboard hides them. Or just large C-clamps sometimes. Lots of room and out of the weather. Better than a hot/cold garage or a damp basement. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

August 10, 2016, 10:44 AM	#26
nhyrum Senior Member Join Date: March 9, 2016 Posts: 588	Costly-ish error #1 Used Stainless Steel bolts, without anti-seize and torqued them, knowing I'd need to remove them... More than half have already seized... Almost 40 bucks in hardware, gone Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

August 10, 2016, 08:01 PM	#30
kmw1954 Senior Member Join Date: June 11, 2016 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 1,524	After working maintenance in the food industry for a long time what you describe was a everyday occurrence. All of us consistently carried a die grinder with a cut off wheel. Everything we touched was SS including plumbing.

August 10, 2016, 08:40 PM	#33
Huffmanite Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2006 Location: Northeast of Houston, Tx Posts: 393	Nice benches shown. LOL, my bench is an old cast iron topped table saw that I have under a covered parking area of my home. I can clamp my two presses on to the extensions on table saw top and do what I need to do. Have used this set up for years.

August 10, 2016, 09:14 PM	#35
roncwarren Junior Member Join Date: August 10, 2016 Posts: 2	Home Depot has a great workbench for $75 Sent from my SM-G920T using Tapatalk

August 13, 2016, 04:42 PM	#37
Ole Joe Clark Member Join Date: March 14, 2015 Location: Heart of Dixie Posts: 52	Buy a solid core door, mount it to the table frame and finish it, or glue some laminate flooring on it after you mount it. That's what I did.

August 13, 2016, 07:38 PM	#40
nhyrum Senior Member Join Date: March 9, 2016 Posts: 588	She's in her home!! Had to take the top off and a couple doors off their hinges ,and I'll have to patch a door trim, but she's home! P. S. 100 points for the person that knows what the flag on the wall is Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

August 13, 2016, 09:20 PM	#43
KEYBEAR Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,059	Built this one a little over 15 years ago

August 13, 2016, 09:39 PM	#44
kmw1954 Senior Member Join Date: June 11, 2016 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 1,524	Nice bench/work area KEYBEAR!

August 14, 2016, 07:35 AM	#46
KEYBEAR Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,059	Remington ?? I have some Remington Rifles and like them a lot . I moved my loading stuff to an out building 15 years ago . I made a place just for my self and spend hours in the winter doing the thing I love . My wife is happy with me and my mess out of the house ? I started reloading in around 1967/8 and have a lot of time and money in this .

August 14, 2016, 10:46 AM	#50
flashhole Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2005 Location: Owego, NY Posts: 2,000	My setup is in the basement. There is a floor drain and I run a good dehumidifier frequently. Not that I have a damp basement but during this time of year the humidity is really bad. It's also heated (hot water radiators that work fantastic) so I keep it dry with temps around ~60-70 all year long. I've used out buildings in the past and a room over a connected garage. I like my basement the best. __________________ ,,, stupidity comes to some people very easily. 8/22/2017 my wife in a discussion about Liberals. Are you ready for civil war?