Building a Reloading Bench Using a Solid Wood Door as the Top
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2017
- My wife and I have different hobbies. I make bullets and build ammo. She builds and makes hand painted wood signs. We've been trying to find ways to still spend time together in the evenings after the kids go to bed--but it is hard when you are in two different places in the house. We both came up with the idea to turn our guest bedroom into a work room. I get half, and she gets half. We've been working on the room together to make it what we want. For part of this project, we needed to build work benches for both of us. I built a shorter one for her and a taller one for me (I like to stand when I reload). I built them, she painted them gray and then did 4 coats of Polyurethane. I left the door knob holes in the back to use for electrical. I will probably run power strips through those holes. I recorded most of the building process, but sped it up so you can enjoy! These benches are super heavy duty. They are strong enough that I can fit my whole family on top. I also made them so I can disassemble them enough to move them out of the room if I absolutely have to.
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Great idea setting up 2 drills, one for drilling, one for driving. I’m definitely using that strategy.
Yeah, speeds up the process for sure
Did the same thing. Excellent idea. Kudos. Cheers!
Yeah, several years later, still sturdy and still using it
I would encourage anyone to watch the local add's for the same reason. Those solid Door's will last and have the solidness you can feel when working on them. Good Hack dude. Dave.
Thanks Dave! I learned about using solid wood doors for work bench tops from an older contractor buddy of mine. He helped me build my first reloading bench. If you can find a solid wood door on the local classifieds, (hopefully a bit cheaper than mine--mine were 8ft doors) you can get an amazingly strong bench top for not a lot of money. The door knob holes make good holes to run your power strip through. As I get my presses mounted and the reloading bench set up better, I may do another video (short one) on how I have it all configured.
And you did it all in 8 minutes! Seriously an excellent presentation of excellent skills. Good luck with finding time to be together after the kids go to bed, or summer camp or wherever.
Yeah, that's the idea... Spend time together even when working on different things.
Nice work ! I too had to turn my guest bedroom into a work room. No basements in Florida.
Vengenace Early thanks! I think my wife and I will get better use of the room that way.
Mine is an old stainless steel food prep table, as long as I do 1/4" steel mounting plates it does pretty well, without the plates I've broken two rcbs presses. Once I build the shed I have in mind it will be wood and built into the shed, I really like the door idea!
the doors have held up well, and I am still using those benches that I built.
Nice work there Taco, good deals to be had on those classifieds. TFS
Yeah I love finding good deals
Good idea for using the doors! Repurpose! I just built mine out of 2x4 and its mounted to a wall and floor which really makes the difference!
Yeah these doors are really heavy and sturdy.
Good vid. Gave me some ideas on what I need to do. Out of space with all my reloading stuff
Thanks man. I built these benches so that I could "easily" disassemble them if I needed to pull them out of that room.
Nice work, good use for the doors. Try one or two of the Inline Fabrication QD mounts. Those things are sweet.
I've wanted to try one of those Inline Fabrication mounts, as well as their lighting system. They make some really nice stuff!
Great video. Thanks. I would recommend to place the hole on the door facing the front to use it as a beer holder. Lol.
The Recruit 1 ha ha, w built-in drink holder eh? That hole placed in the back actually comes in real handy for cable management.
Very nice work sir.
Thanks!
Cool idea, I never considered using a door for a table top. I might have to try this.
Just make sure it is one of those solid wood doors. The hollow interior doors will just snap.
Full.Lead.Taco haha, yeah that would suck.
Ooo, that's a sweet looking taco bar!
+Loads of Bacon now I'm hungry for tacos...
Nice job...!! Hey, FLT - You could have had a bench build work party - I'll bring the Nachos... Happy 4th to ya..!! FC
+FortuneCookie45LC mmmmmmmm I love nachos!
Any flex at all with your press mounted and really refing like swegging on the press? I have a old oak door also I was thinking of adding a 5th setback leg right at the press. I wanted to make it chair hight and make sure the chair and my legs had room. Thanks for sharing this video this helped my design of mine.
the press sits around 5-6 inches from the leg and does fine. if you are going to mount the press in the middle, you may consider a putting a board length wise too, or an added leg--but I can totally stand on my bench without it having issues.
dang you full lead taco I didn't want to do any woodworking but now you've give me the bug
if you do something, record it and show us!
Full.Lead.Taco okay I will
+Timothy Robinson reply with a link when you do. I always like seeing people's projects
okey-dokey smokey
the question is how much it will flex unde the load of cycling the press.
I am using some inlinefabrication mounts to bring the presses up a little and also to utilize the quick change plates to swap between presses--it works well and you don't notice any flex.
I'm so sure that you can make it too guys. Just look for woodprix.
I am sure you can still buy handbook with all info you need on woodprix. Just google it.
thanks, I will have to check it out
@@FullLeadTaco All the best to you. I love your channel . You should definetely check that out ! Worth any price ;)
Thanks!
@@FullLeadTaco :)