Who has the coolest reloading/workbench?

[mickyfinn]

Here is my kit bit cramped with it all being in a shed but works for me.







Mick

[ovenpaa]

Nice one Mick,

Another workshop based one here. OK, it is the shed at the end of the garden but it is home to me

[MikMak]

Strictly speaking, No its not accurate enough for the coarse N560, we check weigh every charge on Lab Scales prior to filling the case, just use the Harel to get a rough charge weight quickly, sometimes its spot on, but mostly 1 to 2 tenths out on weight. I have tried loads without check weighing and get better results with the checked weight charges.

This is interesting, I would only use the Harrell for throwing initial charges with coarse powders before going onto the milligram scale but if you do the math for say a 60 grain load then two tenths variation is going to equal a variation of less than 10FPS. It does make me wonder why we spend so much time on weighing and measuring and testing when we could probably get equally equal benefit by spending more time on shooting and wind reading skills.

Deep down I know the reason, it's because we feel better for taking the extra time with our hand loads

The feelgood Factor works for me! got no one else but myself to blame

Mik

[Robin128]

Have a look at the Man Cave thread further down, here's the link:

http://www.full-bore.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=97

That's what I like about you dromia...you don't do things by halves.

[mickyfinn]

Nice one Mick,

Another workshop based one here. OK, it is the shed at the end of the garden but it is home to me

I could really do with a longer bench like yours, but that would leave not a lot of room... :(

[mickyfinn]

"ovenpaa" what size shed is yours and where did tou get the bench from ?

Mick

[Mike357]

Those who load in sheds, do you have any problems with damp/corrosion during the cold winter months?

Quite fancy a man shed in the garden.

[ovenpaa]

The shed is 16'x8' originally it was 12'x8' and I took the end off and extended it last year, using the wood from the end section to panel the new front of the extension so it looks all original. Neater than using new unweathered boards. This gives me enough space for wood working projects of a reasonable size.

I have a wood lathe, off cut saw and extraction system in place plus hand tools so I can take on some reasonable home projects, latest acquisition is an old Myford Planer/Jointer that came off eBlag for 45 quid. I have stripped and rebuilt it and it is nicely painted so looks as new, it is cast iron construction so good and heavy and will take 5" timbers. I just need to build the table for it and mount the motor and it is ready to go.

Benching is 19mm MDF doubled up to 38mm and fixed to a 75x50 (ish) frame fixed back to the shed it self as well as the floor. Load wise it will take anything I can get into the shed! Tops are covered with a few coats of a good quality silk varnish to keep dust down and frame is painted silk black because I had some left over. I used MDF as I can easily reverse the top sheets when they get worn out but they seem to last incredibly well.

It gives me approaching 40 linear feet of bench top with shelving or racking underneath and a Vidmar drawer cabinet built under in one corner (Think of Snap-On but this one is black and was free from a mate)

Damp and corrosion can be a problem, things like my hand planes are all oiled up and wrapped in oily cloth as are my chisels, reloading dies although boxed with dessicated silica stuff come in during the really cold weather. Being wood construction it does get cold but does not sweat inside and I keep it well ventilated. I think it has taken me 6 years to get it as I like it.

Christel always points out it is big enough to sleep in which sounds odd but the cottage truly is tiny with just one bedroom so when the MiL stopped with us for a few weeks we put some curtains up and a single bed in the shed and that was her bedroom, she enjoyed it and it worked for us