What was your first reloading bench, what do you use now?

[walker]

My first reloading bench was a small roll around tool box with a Dillon 450. Now it is a Craftsman 5 drawer work bench, with a 4'X4' peg board. 25 years ago, had a small apt.. now I have a 8'X12" room for my gun safe and reloading equipment.

 

[42769vette]

i reload out of a walkin closet. i built a 4'x3' bench for single stage only and a 5'x3' bench for progressive.

 

[hueycrew]

2' x 4' wood workbench I made out of 2x6 pine and plywood. Its heavy and stable. I've got my Lee Classic Turret and Hornady LNL AP mounted.

 

[william]

I built a base out of 4x4's and 2x6's then bought two sheets of 3/4" plywood cut them both in half and glued the four pieces of plywood together. So now I have a 2'x8' top that is about 3" thick. I used one sheet of nice cabinet grade oak plywood to get a smooth top/bottom. worked well for about 6yrs now.

 

[WhitleyStu]

First one was the kitchen table back in '77. Since '84 we have an 8' piece of kitchen counter top attached to the wall of one of the bedrooms as a hobby/reloading bench.

 

[Aszerigan]

First one was the kitchen table back in '77.

Mine too. Just not in 77. I was one. Try 1991.

 

[kludge]

First: the press was mounted to a melamine cabinet door and c-clamped to the kitchen table.

Later: the press was mounted to a piece of a 2x6 c-clamped to the kitchen table.

Now: the press(es) is/are mounted to a piece of 2x6 bolted to an old metal printer stand. Compact and portable, and strong enough... just not heavy enough. Ii'll have to work on that.

 

[k12lts]

I built this about 5 years ago when I started reloading.

Legs are doubled 2x4, the top and shelf is 3/4" plywood. Everything is screwed and glued. It's solid as a rock.

 

[Aszerigan]

Good looking bench, K12. You should add that to the reloading room pics thread.