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Jerome Poiret

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While waiting for my new Dillon XL 650 to arrive, I thought I'd share pics of my reloading setup at home.

Here's a pic of a walnut workbench I scored at HomeDepot for $50. This thing is heavy, weighs about 150lbs. The tabletop is 2" of solid wood.

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I didn't want the tabletop to get all dinged up, so I bought some plexiglass from Lowes and had it cut to fit on the tabletop.

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Here's a closeup:

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I'm thinking of installing some L-brackets to secure it to the tabletop and keep it from sliding out of place.

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Nice bench, awesome price.

I worry the plexiglass might break when you mount the press unless you use spacers.

It's not really plexiglass, it's more of an acrylic plastic material. It's really flexible, just like a deskpad you see people use on their office desks.

Hopefully it won't crack or break later on when I drill holes thru it. :unsure:

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Completed the bench this weekend. I will post a picture of it loaded up as soon as possible.

Dimensions

36 inches tall

60 inches wide

30 inched deep

Bottom shelf needs to be installed as well. Turns out the "weekend" bench plans I got, take longer than a weekend to build. :angry:

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While waiting for my new Dillon XL 650 to arrive, I thought I'd share pics of my reloading setup at home.

Here's a pic of a walnut workbench I scored at HomeDepot for $50. This thing is heavy, weighs about 150lbs. The tabletop is 2" of solid wood.

nope! not walnut. it's probably hard maple. :D

lynn

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I'm voting oak but regardless, $50 for a solid wood bench is a great find. Congrats.

not oak! but $50 is agreat deal!

Oh, and Lynn, I'm sending a new shooter your way. Take good care of her.

roger that!

lynn

p.s. weight down the tabel to make it more stable.

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Guess what came in the mail :)

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Unpacked:

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Installed strong mount

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Mounted to the table

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Casefeeder installed

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Finished product - My XL 650 :D

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I actually took off the roller handle because I liked the feel of the ball handle better :P

Cheap ammo B)

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