Reloading Bench.

[jasons85gt]

I am looking for ideas on a reloading bench/desk setup, I did a search on here and most of the post are old and pictures will not show. The wife gave me the green light to make the spare bedroom into a reloading /gun room. I am looking for more of a desk type setup that will not break the bank. I was told my current table I use now that is in the garage is not allowed in the room lol.

[frankski]

Someone turned me on to this a few years ago. Best deal for a solid bench.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Signatur...2X22/203083493

I bolted the back to the wall, and it is rock solid. You can hardly buy the lumber and fasteners for this price.

[MD66948]

Someone turned me on to this a few years ago. Best deal for a solid bench.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Signatur...2X22/203083493

I bolted the back to the wall, and it is rock solid. You can hardly buy the lumber and fasteners for this price.

If you buy this work bench I would add 2x4 supports under the top every 16".

[frankski]

If you buy this work bench I would add 2x4 supports under the top every 16".

It really doesn’t need fortification, but I did screw and glue a 1 1/2” rectangle of plywood on the underside of the 1” MDF top, in the areas where the press and bench primer are bolted through. The problem with 2x4s is you would have to screw and glue them through the top, making a mess of the surface. Also, they would interfere with anything that needs to be bolted to the surface.

[jasons85gt]

Thanks for the input guys! I went with this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The table I have in the garage is the one jcourson talked about at Sams club. Its a great bench !

[bamboomaster]

Good points from everyone...

Indeed, 90% of reloading "problems" come from reloading benches that lack bomb-proof rigidity. Any bench that has any flex in it will affect the quality of your reloading efforts.

I made my bench frame out of 4x4's and then lag-bolted 2x6's to it around the top and bottom (all 4 sides). The 2x6's are mounted flush with the top and about six inches off the floor. The lower frame doubles as a storage shelf and I used mostly 2x12's and 2x8's across the 30" depth for heavy item storage.

The top is a 50" x 2" thick butcher block recycled counter top (rescued from somebody's curb-side trash) and with a few underside wood brackets screwed to the butcher block, fits snugly and doesn't move. Even so, I still mounted (bolted) the press on an additional 2x12 across the front of the top that I have seriously clamped in four different spots - one on each side of the press and one on each end of the 2x12.

Weight of the bench alone is probably 250 lbs and the lower shelf currentlly holds around 550 lbs or so. The press doesn't move.

[jasons85gt]

Well Amazon Canceled my order for some reason and now the table is listed at $360 with the heck. I

[jasons85gt]

I am almost done with the room for now, Thanks for all the input from everyone!25395839_10213698364166121_1551588411454928053_n.jpg

[jcourson]

I am almost done with the room for now, Thanks for all the input from everyone!25395839_10213698364166121_1551588411454928053_n.jpg

You made a good choice.

[jcourson]

you can paint, stain, or otherwise tart up a workbench like the one I linked above in order to make it more palatable.

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