rfwobbly
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Thanks guys ! This thread is giving me some ideas. I have a 3-tier tool box that's standing empty in the garage right now.
The craziness continues! I wandered down to my steel scrap pile this morning and pulled this beauty out. Many years ago I was given a bumper/winch mount from a Toyota pick up and I modified it to fit my Jeep TJ and it got well used on the trails in Hawaii. Various pieces have been hacked off the bumper over the years but I'm seeing sides for a riser for the L-N-L.
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Just to throw a curve here.@jmorris, that's a good idea and something I hadn't considered. The 8'x2' table which is currently 38" tall would have to be 43" tall or greater in order for the workbench to fit underneath. I'd want to weld or bolt in more steel to make it stiffer as well. I think I'll continue with the current plan for the moment but keep your idea in the back of my head. Thanks for the idea.
Tilos said:Just to throw a curve here.
You would need to buy casters for this anyway, so buy some lower/shorter casters, put them on the tool box, and put the taller casters from the tool box onto the 8x2
Doing that will allow the nesting @jmorris mentioned.
just sayin'
@GW Staar, that's awesome. Are you copying a design for the collators or are they your designs? Either way it's great to see your setup and what you're doing. I wish I had a 3D printer. I had a good one at work for 5+ years that I used for personal projects all the time but now I'd need to buy one. If I leave my current job and go to full-time consulting I'll probably do that.
Nature Boy said:Awesome! Looks like it was made for it.
jmorris said:That looks like it will wobble much less than the two piece sheet metal risers that Dillon calls their “strong mount”. Extra points for using what my wife would call “junk”.
Blue68f100 said:Nicely done. Well built. I Like recycling stuff. There is a reason we don't throw things away.
That is what I strted with still have it ... Works greatMy dinky workbench.
I have to work in the house, it's not that often, and my cave is carpeted (note the bedsheet spread underneath). It comes apart and stows away with minimal space. This B&D Workmate rig was originally a "temporary solution," but it has worked well for me so I haven't bothered to get exotic. I have about 6 or 8 file boxes with my supplies, and they hide in my other office files. I posted this on a different thread here with more detailed photos. That's a #25 weight, (actually do without most of the time) and I stack on another #25 if I run the Lee Loadmaster. I set this next to my office desk, where I set up my electronic scale and powder dispenser so there's no motion transferred to it. I have also used it with my Wilson case trimmer and RCBS primer pocket swager with no difficulty. As for the Lee Loadmaster . . . well, only if I'm going to do a run of 1000 or more. I prefer the Rock Chucker, I'm retired, plenty of time, this is a hobby!
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This should be it for a while for this thread since I've got most things where I want them. There are still a few things to figure out such as what to do with all of the drawers in the Husky workbench, bring in numerous heavy ammo cans full of bullets that have been sitting in the garage for a few years, and more. I got lucky (or perhaps it was intentional) six years ago when I made the lower shelf for the bench that has the Redding single stage press on it. The height is perfect for ammo cans to slide underneath so I'll be putting a whole bunch under there this weekend. I need to move the security camera too but that's a 2 minute job.
Starting on the right and going around the room anticlockwise this is where I'm at. I built that steel-framed computer desk.
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