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Discontinued Bench
- Thread starter Jart
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If you do a general search of the web, I don't doubt you will come up with lots of plans, but I don't personally see the value of it? You can go to Lowe's or Home Depot and buy steel workbench legs with instructions for attaching them to a top. I didn't even do that. I made both my benches by building a 2x4 frame put together with deck screws, so I can disassemble them. I did use plywood for the top, to get a stronger anchor for the press mounting screws. I also made it 40" tall, rather than the usual 36", liking the height a little better for operating press handles while standing. One fellow I know has a small shelf added just for powder measures so they are up high enough above the bench to get his loading trays underneath.
Beyond that, you just have the addition of a drawer or two for larger tools. Personally, I just use plastic bins and drawer sets for dies and other small stuff. I put a shelf under my bench that holds a lot of my bullet stock. I used cheap plywood for the top, then used flathead screws to put a tempered masonite top surface on it. That makes a surface you can replace if you beat it up or spill liquids on it. Had I to do it over again today, I would have used whiteboard so I could write temporary notes on it.
Beyond that, you just have the addition of a drawer or two for larger tools. Personally, I just use plastic bins and drawer sets for dies and other small stuff. I put a shelf under my bench that holds a lot of my bullet stock. I used cheap plywood for the top, then used flathead screws to put a tempered masonite top surface on it. That makes a surface you can replace if you beat it up or spill liquids on it. Had I to do it over again today, I would have used whiteboard so I could write temporary notes on it.
I've got several local firms stocking the "2X4 Basics" bench, including Cabela's. That's what I'll likely revert to if the Dillon thing doesn't surface and/or isn't a quantum leap ahead. I'm currently using a solid core door section clamped to a workmate.
The Dillon product was interesting in that is was drop shipped and, I gather, didn't need much other than a screwdriver to assemble.
I am both power saw and pick-up truck challenged - a condition I believe may be unique among Texans.
The Dillon product was interesting in that is was drop shipped and, I gather, didn't need much other than a screwdriver to assemble.
I am both power saw and pick-up truck challenged - a condition I believe may be unique among Texans.