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How about some pics of your reloading benches, trying to get some ideas. Would like to have something portable maybe due to limited space

Mine is compact and portable as I move a lot. An old truckstop cafe table base with a scrap of 1/4 inch plate on top.....

Ive got a nice setup but it is far from easily moved.

Heres mine. 2 Cabinets with 1 counter top spanning both of them. Casters all the way around so I can roll it if need be, If you want something smaller you could just use 1 cabinet.

All drawers and doors are functioning on these cabinets.

Organized!

My main reloading bench is a butcher block topped baker's table from the unfinished furniture store. My rollaround loading bench is a butcher block topped microwave cart from the big box home center. Both feature strong thick tops with plenty of thickness to bolt presses and accessories to and sturdy legs. The microwave cart has locking casters, I can roll it where needed and lock the casters and I'm set-up ready to load in minutes. When done unlock the casters and roll it back where it belongs.

What about these, I know that they are not as stable as a actual bench but you did ask for portable. The first two are Frankford Arsenal, the third one is a Lee product.

I think that I have seen similar to the last one, at Harbor Freight, for putting grinders on. miles

nuthin special....somewhat organized......in basesment..

heated & cooled is nice....use two solid core doors for the tops

left side is for storage...barrel changing..spare shootin' table

used to hold guns while cleaning..mounting scopes...not shown

My first loading bench was made from a solid core door, it worked very well. When I bought something else my Dad cut it down to make a workbench that would fit in his garage.

Nice.
What are some dos and don't to set your bench or what would you have done different?

do make it solid....heated/cooled.....keep kids out....locked door

I store 8# jugs elsewhere...only 1# bottles on bench...only one

bottle open at a time....one brick primers out at once...of each

flavor...good lighting is a must....decent chair/stool....pay

attention to what you're doing...NO distractions ! quiet area of

your house/garage....keep powder/primers cool/dry/stable temps

Do something different eh?

Well, as soon as one of the kids moves out, my loading bench and guns are moving out of our bedroom and into a spare bedroom.

Nice sign you got there

It came from a job site in Maine. One of our guys traded a hat for that sign with one of the on-site security personal.

Some security!

Some cool ideas. Mine is pretty compact as well. Just finished up a table top for my belt/disc sander for grinding recoil pads and working on guns too. I also like the steel lockboxes for storing powder and primers:







I like having plenty of cupboard space for my reloading stuff as well...