Buckrun Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Here it is under construction. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I am new here and have been reading until I think my eyes are bleeding! So much to read and so little time. Thought I show my gun room off. The first picture is of my Browning safe door from the outside of my room. The rest are inside the room. It is 12'x26' and has 4 inches of concrete on top of the room. There is heat ducts and a cold air return that have fire dampers on them. There is a drain in the floor that I have a dehumidifer draining into during the summer. So far no moisture problems. Steve http://www2.wcoil.com/~buckrun/Pictures/Clean.jpg DANG! Now that is one setup I'd love to have. Let me know if you sell your house... ETA: How do you support the ceiling while they pour the concrete on top?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckrun Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 The contractor put barn siding in for the celing in the room. Then he built walls that ran the length of the room and about 16 inches apart. They held it up until the concrete cured. We put light boxes in the siding and little stubs of conduit sticking up. I ran the wiring before we framed the rest of the addition because it is only about 4 inches between the floor joists and the concrete. I was happy when I got everything wired up and flipped the lights on and they all came on! I would have been a little to thick in the middle to crawl around in 4" to fix the problem. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Good job...I have a friend who has a walk in vault with a door from a furrier that was installed as they built the basement....very cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 ok Buckrun, you win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lombardo Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Buckrun has the coolest bunker, I mean gun room ever. He has a tractor to! (I feel so inadequate!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Guess I'll chip in with a picture of my (still unfinished) setup. Don't look too close, it's just a work in progress. DJR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get2now Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 I've decided to put my two cents in for ideas too. This started out as your typical old wooden office desk. It's 30 inches deep by 5 feet wide. I had my father-in-law make the 1 foot deep shelves to certain sizes for different supplies I was storing. After 20 years and moving to a different home I finally have it set up so I can use it to it's full potential. If I need a space for cleaning guns or just a small work space I pull out one of the leafs above the drawers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrell Spicer Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Buckrun, That is one awesome room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 get2now, How about those primer tube holders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openglock34 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 yes i know its clean, and yes i do use it i am just a neat freak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get2now Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 get2now,How about those primer tube holders? 2 3/8 OD ABS plastic pipe 5 1/2 inches long with a plastic plug glued on the end. Attached with a large hose clamp. That way I can load up a bunch of tubes with the RF 100 and then just start loading up rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Good Job.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madone Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 get2now,How about those primer tube holders? 2 3/8 OD ABS plastic pipe 5 1/2 inches long with a plastic plug glued on the end. Attached with a large hose clamp. That way I can load up a bunch of tubes with the RF 100 and then just start loading up rounds. Hey guys, what am I missing in the pic? Where are these Primer Tube holders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRacer Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 madone, Go click on get2now's pics and they will open up to high res pics, then you can see them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Precision40 has a similar tube setup that is easier to make out in the picture provided above. I realize the gallery here is about pictures, but I know as someone new to metallic reloading that some comments/descriptions about the "amenities" and layout ideas of a bench would be a great help. I have set up my loader, but am struggling a bit with whether to go with open shelves, cabinets, akro bins, pegboard, etc. Any insight is much appreciated! Smiley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get2now Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Precision40 has a similar tube setup that is easier to make out in the picture provided above.I realize the gallery here is about pictures, but I know as someone new to metallic reloading that some comments/descriptions about the "amenities" and layout ideas of a bench would be a great help. I have set up my loader, but am struggling a bit with whether to go with open shelves, cabinets, akro bins, pegboard, etc. Any insight is much appreciated! Smiley Looking at most of the pictures you'll see there's a mixture of storage types. My desk has the drawers and they're great for just throwing small stuff in them but for storage I like shelves and akrobins. The akrobins are stacked on the shelves and I can see what's in all of them. I like the pegboard idea but with all the shelves on the back of my desk I don't have space for it. As usual you should estimate what you'll need then add a bunch more for the future. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froz2death Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 (edited) Moderator Note: The width of the inline image exceeded the 500 pixel limit (at 72 dpi) set by the owner of the forums, so it was changed to a link. Feel free to edit your post to include an inline image, only after you scale it to 500 pixels wide. Member just requested that the above photo be removed entirely... He'll be re-posting with the smaller one, I believe. --SiG Lady 4:38pm (PST) Edited February 21, 2005 by SiG Lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrazilianShooter Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Hi!! Did you remember this? I finaly finish my Reloading "Room" and this is to recalibrate my .40& brass With the "special tool" And my Primer Pickup Tubes support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Buckrun is definitely the winner... < green with envy > I think I'm the only soul in the world left without a digital camera. But I've taken some pics of my bench's transformation with my phone. WARNING: VERY BAD RESOLUTION!! My bench started life as a Home Depot prefab work bench on which I had my first machine. My trusty SDB. Upgraded the bench with a homemade hutch for cubic storage space... Then got a deal for a 650 and had to sell the SDB. The hutch interfered with the installation of the casefeed so it was modified to accomodate it. This was done the day before yesterday. Last night loaded the first 500 rounds in my new setup. SWEET!! Still envy Buckrun's bunker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckrun Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 You know the cost of the room wasn’t that much different than the cost of 2 good large fireproof safes. It was the rest of the construction that almost broke the bank! If you are going to add on to your home and wanted to add a basement to the project anyway. You might want to check into doing this. I also know a couple guys that built new houses and had the space under their front porch made into a gun vault. That is an excuse to make a very large front porch! It is just a little harder to control the moisture in this case. But I would think it would make it a little better as a fire proof room. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 OK, here it is: The bench The XL 650 The die set-up, Lee Undersized Die, Redding Comtetition Bullet Seater, Dillon Crimp Die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Here is mine, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Since I'm actually using my press now, I figured I'd post some current pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MstngLX50 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 I'm a neat freak obviously. The fluorescent light is just a rewired unit from a drop ceiling that someone was throwing away at an office complex, makes loading alot easier because I can see what I'm doing. Public domain rules. You can also see my detent ball retrieval tool hanging from the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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