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10 years 7 months ago #36612 by super8mm
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very neat setup NightForce, thanks for posting it
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10 years 7 months ago #36614 by Siscowet
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Very nice Night Force, I am embarrassed to show mine. It is small!
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10 years 7 months ago #36616 by JustMe
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Here's my reloading room. I don't like looking at clutter, so I hid all my powders, bullets, etc. in metal cabinets which are much cheaper than wood cabinets and the shelves will hold 200 pounds each. I made my bench out of some 2x4s and one sheet of 3/4 inch plywood. I cut the plywood in half lengthwise giving me 2 each 2 ft wide x 8 ft long pieces. I screwed the 2x4 frame to the wall studs along the back and supported the front with 2x4 legs. I then glued and screwed the 2 plywood halves together on top of the 2x4 frame. Took me all of about an hour to build. I then drilled 2 holes in the top to run the electrical plugs to the outlets below like you see in computer desks. I then sealed it with 4 coats of Minwax's Helmsman Spar Urethane paint. This sealed the top and made it smooth and easy to pick up spilled powder, etc.

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10 years 6 months ago #37550 by NightForce
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I like how clean, well lit, and roomy your loading area is. Having those windows is also a blessing as there's nothing like natural light to make everything to see...

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10 years 6 months ago #37556 by jtallen83
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JustMe wrote: Here's my reloading room. I don't like looking at clutter, so I hid all my powders, bullets, etc. in metal cabinets which are much cheaper than wood cabinets and the shelves will hold 200 pounds each. I made my bench out of some 2x4s and one sheet of 3/4 inch plywood. I cut the plywood in half lengthwise giving me 2 each 2 ft wide x 8 ft long pieces. I screwed the 2x4 frame to the wall studs along the back and supported the front with 2x4 legs. I then glued and screwed the 2 plywood halves together on top of the 2x4 frame. Took me all of about an hour to build. I then drilled 2 holes in the top to run the electrical plugs to the outlets below like you see in computer desks. I then sealed it with 4 coats of Minwax's Helmsman Spar Urethane paint. This sealed the top and made it smooth and easy to pick up spilled powder, etc.

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Had my first bench as a kid on the back porch with windows all around, I sure miss that when I'm sitting in my dungeon with the one tiny 10 inch by 2 foot window half way across the room!
Nice setup :thumbs:

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10 years 6 months ago #37565 by JustMe
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Thanks. One of my future projects is to replace a couple of the windows which have fogged over the years. I like being able to look outside to watch the birds, squirrels, etc. It also makes this little space feel larger.

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10 years 6 months ago - 10 years 6 months ago #37567 by jtallen83
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How do you like the RCBS electronic powder dispenser?
I've looked at several brands but never found any consistency in reviews.
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10 years 6 months ago #37569 by JustMe
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I like the RCBS Master electronic dispenser. The finer the powder, the more accurate it dispenses. I have also used the manually operated RCBS Uniflow Powder Dispenser and the RCBS electronic is as accurate as the Uniflow. The larger tubular powders like H4350 are harder for both dispensers to dispense accurately when you are loading to 0.5 grain or less charge accuracies. Some of the tubular gains have to be cut by the dispenser to get the smaller charges like 0.2 accuracy. The electronic dispenser is much faster than manual dispensing because it dispenses the charge while you are doing other operations like sizing, etc. The electronic dispenser also memorizes multiple loads (calibers, powder types, various charge sizes of same caliber, etc.) so you don't have to readjust it all the time like the RCBS Uniflow requires. The manual Uniflow requires multiple adjustment attempts to get the charge correct every time you change calibers, charges, etc. With the electronic, you just punch a few buttons and your previous settings appear and are ready to load. That's the main advantages I see to the electronic. Even though it has been accurate for me and has a built in scale, I still check the loads on another scale occasionally during a loading session and it has always been accurate. I think the current Master dispenser resolved some of the problems people were having with the previous model 10+ years ago.
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