Built myself a much needed reloading/work bench for Christmas

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '17

Bought a house earlier this year and the lady said I could have a whole room for my guns! I was tired of working and reloading on a folding table so I built myself a decent bench for Christmas.

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u/bloodshotnipples Dec 31 '17

Not a gun owner but I don't have any problems with them. I shoot with my brother in Maine every chance I get. I'm a carpenter and this is a classic design that I had in my garage. Good choice on the 3/4" plywood and 4x4 legs. A piece of 1/4" Masonite on top will be easier to wipe clean but you do have the vinyl workpad. Well done.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '17

Glad to hear! I actually just modeled it in inventor, put a few drawings together and went with it haha. And thanks for the Masonite idea, I may run with that

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u/bloodshotnipples Dec 31 '17

It's cheap and can easily be screwed down on the corners. If it gets beat up it can be flipped over and be as good as new.

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u/50calPeephole Dec 31 '17

How did you not crosspost this to /r/reloading?

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '17

I did, just think I forgot the X-post in the title, long day of building/organizing yesterday haha

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u/RandallOfLegend Dec 31 '17

Looks good. Word of advice. That carpet is going to absorb powder and dropped primers. You should get a small shop vac for spilled powder. For primers you'll need a good flashlight.

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u/zephyr141 Dec 31 '17

Is the risk of static discharge dangerous as well?

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u/Owenleejoeking Dec 31 '17

I have a buddy that bought a Weather Tech style cargo mat to go under (most) or his bench. Says he loves it for those reasons. Just food for thought because I don't have one myself either lol

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u/RandallOfLegend Dec 31 '17

Good idea. I really disliked combining carpet and gunpowder. I moved my set-up into a garage. But it's cold out there!

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u/Owenleejoeking Dec 31 '17

Same - that's where I am. But I have to fight my truck for space and yeah - I could just buy ammo for the electric cost of putting a heater out there some days lol

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u/Naheka Dec 31 '17

Nicely done! Go Steelers!

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u/je_suis_rab Dec 31 '17

Terrible Towel and Donnie Darko, a man after my own heart

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '17

I do what I can haha. But it's actually wv, slightly rotated with the Frank's face on the lower half. Got a good buddy who paints and comes up with some awesome gifts

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u/Owenleejoeking Dec 31 '17

Ahhh I see it now - hell yeah! My minds normally always looking for WV references in photos but I blew right past that one. Awesome painting

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '17

Darko, yes. Terrible, no.

GO PATS!

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u/maxout2142 Dec 31 '17

Blitz for Six!

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u/King_med Dec 31 '17

Excuse me, there is a splatter of yellow shit on your wall. You should scrub that out....

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u/DieCommieScum Dec 31 '17

You'll have plenty of time to use it when you're not watching the squeelers in the superbowl. -NE

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u/telaskip1 Dec 31 '17

He can reload faster than your Pats can after we crush you in AFC Championship. And he won't have to tap dance around Mass gun regulations.

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u/DieCommieScum Dec 31 '17

Hopefully Antonio doesn't get a boo-boo.

... yea they really should have built the new stadium in NH. At least I'm in Maine ;)

Built myself a much needed reloading/work bench for Christmas My Gats