New Workshop Build Underway

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  1. rbstern

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    We're at the tail end of a house-building process, and I am finally able to start work on my new basement workshop. I've got lots of scrap 2x lumber, OSB, and other left-over house building materials handy. Have already built four benches, hung some pegboad, installed lighting, run lines for 120 and 240 outlets. My table saw is set up in the middle of the room. I have an HF dust collector set up, haven't quite finalized how I will plumb dust colection. Will be installing a sliding miter saw this weekend. Going to build a hide-away stand for a new thickness planer after that.

    Also dedicated a corner of the shop to reloading. One of the new benches is for reloading.

    Will post pics in the coming days.
     
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    Bench #1: Reloading

    Pretty much everything I am building for this shop is based on leftovers from the house build. In the case of my new reloading bench, it's 2x4, 4x4, glue, screws, and the top is made from pine boards that were used as part of a long pallet assembly for some of the building supplies for the new house. Free wood!

    The bench only has two 4x4 legs. Supported on the backside by 2x4s that are glued and nailed to the foundation walls. Should be solid when pulling the lever of a reloading press.

    The basic structure, before assembly:

    reloading bench 1.jpg

    Assembled frame:

    reloading bench 2.jpg

    Pine boards for the top are biscuit joined:

    reloading bench 3.jpg

    The basic bench, ready to go:

    reloading bench 4.jpg

    The pine top has a couple of coats of matte poly, for protection from chemicals.

    I am in the process of installing two "quick attach" reloading stations. The angled portion of the bench will be one station, and the front of the bench, closest to the camera, will be the other station. Threaded knobs will be used with Tee nuts on the underside of the bench. Reloading machines will be attached to some leftover pieces of oak stair tread, drilled to match the quick attach holes in the bench. The machines (and maybe a vice, and perhaps a 'smithing fixture to hold a rifle) will be installed or removed with the threaded knobs.
     
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    Nice! Can’t wait to see it all put together. And hey can I come over and work on my guns? :D
     
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    You can.
     
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    The first of my "quick attach" plates, shown here with a Lee Classic Turret press.

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    New bench is up and running...

    closeup of mount station.jpg
     
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    Man it looks so awesome! I’d love to have a full reloading setup one day. One step at a time though... :)
     

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