yhtomit
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a) Note, I'm a big fan of Metro-style shelves; these are the modular metal shelving units (wire shelves, with round corners that slide over and are attached to notched metal poles) often seen in stores, warehouses, commercial kitchens and such, and I suspect in a great many THR readers' basements and garages. The shelves are immensely strong, and a well-loaded Metro shelf is *very* stable.
b) I know that they're not made of 4x4s and depleted uranium, but I have found metro-type shelves amendable to many uses, and I'm thinking about using a half-height unit (that is 36h x 18d x48w, or something very close to that) as the basis for a reloading bench.
I wonder if anyone out there has done this, and if so, I'm seeking both general tips on how you made it work to your liking and specifically how you created a good surface on which to clamp a press. I have some rectangular pieces of 1/2" pine a bit larger than the press's base which I think will work (one over, one under) to create a sufficiently solid foundation.
One reason I'm interested in using Metro parts (rather than creating a worktable of heavy wood -- which *is* something I want to eventually construct anyhow) is that I have plenty of Metro-shelf wheels, so I can make a bench that gets easily stashed out of sight when not being used.
So: any ideas on the best way to go about this?
I have pored through several threads full of reloading bench photos, and don't recall noticing any like this, but that may just be because I missed it. If anyone has a picture of a setup like the one I'm describing (half height shelf, 48" width) or even using a similar system, I'd really like to see it.
Cheers,
timothy
b) I know that they're not made of 4x4s and depleted uranium, but I have found metro-type shelves amendable to many uses, and I'm thinking about using a half-height unit (that is 36h x 18d x48w, or something very close to that) as the basis for a reloading bench.
I wonder if anyone out there has done this, and if so, I'm seeking both general tips on how you made it work to your liking and specifically how you created a good surface on which to clamp a press. I have some rectangular pieces of 1/2" pine a bit larger than the press's base which I think will work (one over, one under) to create a sufficiently solid foundation.
One reason I'm interested in using Metro parts (rather than creating a worktable of heavy wood -- which *is* something I want to eventually construct anyhow) is that I have plenty of Metro-shelf wheels, so I can make a bench that gets easily stashed out of sight when not being used.
So: any ideas on the best way to go about this?
I have pored through several threads full of reloading bench photos, and don't recall noticing any like this, but that may just be because I missed it. If anyone has a picture of a setup like the one I'm describing (half height shelf, 48" width) or even using a similar system, I'd really like to see it.
Cheers,
timothy