maximus otter Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 My improvised reloading bench has died, snapped in half by the torque of FL resizing .260 Remington brass. As I have zero woodworking tools and skills, I need to buy a robust, hard-wearing reloading bench off the shelf. About 6' x 2' would be sufficient for my needs. Amazon offers several woodworking benches which seem promising, but have any other UKV members any recommendations for something that can be bought easily online? Budget up to about £250. I am in the PE2* postcode area (East Anglia). maximus otter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzar15 Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 You haven't mentioned size.......However even with minimal woodworking skills a bench is really easy to make. Say 1800 mm x 600 mm. Cutting list 4 no 900mm x 75mm x 75mm par for the posts 8 no 32 mm x 90mm x 2100mm and 4 no 32 mm x 700 mm par + a 2400 mm length of the same stuff for a brace (oversize to allow trimming) a sheet of 18 mm decent grade ply 1800 mm x 600 mm a box of 60 mm and 50mm pozi wood screws total cost of material circa £75 And 2 hours of your time, go for it. BTW par = planed all round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcampbellsmith Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 I have a Black and Decker workmate. I also have a bit of kitchen top which I can clamp to the workmate. I've got one RCBS press bolted to the worktop. When I need the room for visitors, I can take the work top off the workmate and put all my stuff away. All the other kit I use is deployed as needed. I use a G clamp to hold the powder throw in place. If you want, I'll try and take a photo of the setup. Regards JCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akeld Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Not as big as you wanted, but I'm sure you could improvise http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7000704.htm#pdpFullProductInformation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorg Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Buy yourself 2 2 drawer filing cabinets and a length of 40mm kitchen worktop, best wipeclean top and all the storage you will ever need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 An old School teachers desk does a great job! Find them on Fleabay and similar sights. I've got 2, very sturdy and plenty of draw space... Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Pimp Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 An alternative might be the 'bench' that Lee make. It's a three-leg angle-iron thingy designed specifically to take the force of a reloading press - for anything else, an ordinary table will suffice. Hannam's Reloading have them and you'll find a pic of one of the Lee website. It also folds away if that's important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c18rch Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 As above, workmate. I used one for years before I had space for a dedicated bench. Has the advange of being portable too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ergid Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 why not go to a local Auction ,you might pick up a bargain bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus otter Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Thanks for all the helpful replies. I can see that there is a lot to consider. maximus otter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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