Author Topic: Cleaned my bench today.... (Read 1602 times)

cwlongshot · « **on:** February 07, 2009, 12:56:20 PM »

With all the loading I have been doing lately I decided I needed to see the top of my loading bench. I needed more shelves to get there. My wife forbid me from building the shelves until Saturday, when my Pop could help me. So I picked up a dozen 1"X6"X8' Pine boards and a box of screws last week. (A kid loaded the truck and my neighbor unloaded it for me.

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I added a completely new unit on the right of the bench and increased the height of both the left and right side shelves. Now the shelves goe bench top to ceiling. More organized, more room overall, MUCH better!!!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

CW

EDIT for spelling...

LONGTOM · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2009, 01:08:35 PM »

It's been so long since I saw mine I don't even remember what it looks like.

LONGTOM

mkgeorgetown · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2009, 01:10:48 PM »

CW,
Your setup is awesome, I would love to have area like that.
Mark

burntmuch · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2009, 01:14:52 PM »

HOLY CRAP . Thats an impressive reloading area. Looks good CW take it easy now,

woodchukhntr · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2009, 01:17:09 PM »

Benches have tops?

cwlongshot · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2009, 01:20:20 PM »

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Benches have tops?

Who would have known?? I just found this out today myself!!!

Thanks guys.

I didn't do it all, not be a LONGSHOT.

My pop did all the lifting, I just got to screw...it together.

I still need to organize the center shelves to be more efficient. but that's the easy part.

CW

Graybeard · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2009, 01:24:00 PM »

Cleaning off the top of a bench is such a silly thing to do. You KNOW you're just gonna mess it up again anyway so why bother?

quickdtoo · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2009, 01:24:17 PM »

Lookin good CW, the wife should be proud of ya!!

Tim

Badnews Bob · « **Reply #8 on:** February 07, 2009, 01:27:14 PM »

I think you outta just box up all that extra stuff and send it to me I still got some room around here somewhere.

burntmuch · « **Reply #9 on:** February 07, 2009, 01:51:03 PM »

Ive been in our new house for 4 mths now. Just built a work/reloading bench in the basement, have nt built the shelves yet, Im gonna have to buy more wood after seeing yours.

dpe.ahoy · « **Reply #10 on:** February 07, 2009, 02:26:46 PM »

Too damned organized CW. How do ya expect to get anything lost with all that neatness? Half the fun of reloading is lookin' for stuff ya just sat down.

By the way, you and your Pop wanna come help me get mine done? I gotta nother gun safe I need to make room for settin in the family room.

Shoulda been doin that today instead of going to "toy stores" looking at guns.

DP

dw06 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 07, 2009, 02:33:18 PM »

Now you did it, made my bench look awful messy!! Guess I'll have to tidy up a bit. Looks good CW

TopperT · « **Reply #12 on:** February 07, 2009, 02:41:22 PM »

Do you do windows?

Troyboy · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2009, 02:51:18 PM »

gatersb · « **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2009, 03:07:39 PM »

looks awesome could do that for a living and do well

coop2564 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 07, 2009, 03:14:50 PM »

Dude you are hard core! Love it!

Singleshotsam · « **Reply #16 on:** February 07, 2009, 03:20:44 PM »

Great looking setup bud! Glad to see that your keeping busy! Just think of it as one day closer to a full recovery

Rustyinfla · « **Reply #17 on:** February 07, 2009, 04:37:59 PM »

A clean bench is a sure sign of a sick mind.

PigBoy Crabshaw · « **Reply #18 on:** February 07, 2009, 05:26:30 PM »

Very nice CW. It's a sure sign your on the road to recovery with all of your reloading and projects. Thanks for sharing. -gary

Redtail1949 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 07, 2009, 06:00:00 PM »

I am envious!

JerryKo · « **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:43:12 AM »

Makes me feel messy r....I ah... I have to agree with GB. Mine never seems to survive a day after a good cleaning. Now..lets see...I know I just put it.....yes there is, right next to....NO! that's not it....Heck...I've been looking all over for you honey! How'd you get in there?

Jerry

MSP Ret · « **Reply #21 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:36:23 AM »

That is a great looking loading bench CW. Now sit there and relax a while while you heal completely. Spring is coming and comfortable shooting at the range will be here before you know it. Be sure to thank for father for his help and your wife for putting up with you while you heal....<><....

Badnews Bob · « **Reply #22 on:** February 08, 2009, 04:26:44 AM »

I have so much junk I am haveing to build a new man cave, Its gonna have a 20 foot long bench with shelves above it and shelves on the back wall with a cleaning/gunsmithing bench to the right. I bet I can clutter that up faster than I typed this post.

shaner · « **Reply #23 on:** February 08, 2009, 04:36:59 AM »

only reason i see for cleanin up like that is you must be all out of brass to relaod , i see your not out of componets plenty of bullets!!!! you have more on the shelves then a few small shops ive been in lately

SM Outdoors · « **Reply #24 on:** February 08, 2009, 04:47:44 AM »

Looks ~~good~~ great!!! Do you & pop make house calls? See a good breakfast gives you the energy needed for just such a chore.

cwlongshot · « **Reply #25 on:** February 08, 2009, 05:32:23 AM »

Quote from: shaner on February 08, 2009, 04:36:59 AM

only reason i see for cleanin up like that is you must be all out of brass to relaod , i see your not out of componets plenty of bullets!!!! you have more on the shelves then a few small shops ive been in lately

Ha ha you guys always make me smile!!

Last week in my other cleaning and straightening. I located more brass than I will EVER be able to use!! I even got a goodly amount cleaned and organized!!!

CW

dep869 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:12:33 PM »

CW..are those pretzel stick jars? I know they make 'Handi' brass containers...but, does your doctor know how many of those you had to empty to make room for all that brass?? I won't tell....

PigBoy Crabshaw · « **Reply #27 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:34:34 PM »

I was a little worried about all the stacked but colorful kids butt wipe containers holding brass. CW, how many young en's you got? J/K
Good use of the plactic. I must have gone threw a least that many with mine.
To bad I wasn't reloading at the time-g

petemi · « **Reply #28 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:59:07 PM »

Bench

What bench

. Where'd mine go

CW, ya know, sometimes it's a little good to get laid up a bit. It seems we get to finally do things we've bin walkin around for months. Who wants to organize stuff when you can shoot, hunt, fish, etc. The older I get, the better organized I am. I'm slowin' down on it though, 'cause I know the minute I get it all done, they're gonna spread my ashes out back. Don't be in too much of a hurry

Pete

cwlongshot · « **Reply #29 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:09:52 PM »

Quote from: dep869 on February 08, 2009, 02:12:33 PM

CW..are those pretzel stick jars? I know they make 'Handi' brass containers...but, does your doctor know how many of those you had to empty to make room for all that brass?? I won't tell....

Its good to know the utz man!!

As for the "Heine" wipes.. At one time, one of the places I worked seemed the women's where having babies in rotation. This kept me in great, stackable boxes for YEARS!! I probably gave away twice what you see there on my shelf!!! They really work well for "normal" amounts of brass and the pretzel barrels are for those "Abby" normal amounts.

CW