ok Ill work on it. I should look here I can bring 100lbs back with me. Maybe all wheel weights hahaha
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ok Ill work on it. I should look here I can bring 100lbs back with me. Maybe all wheel weights hahaha
Rock Chucker arrived. Turns out I ordered a kit, so it has a hand tool to prime the cases, a little scale, and a SPEER manual (#14). Also purchased my .223 shell holder.
This weekend will be organizing the gun room to have room to make it happen. I can't wait to flash some pics of it!
I'm getting this thing going, bit by bit.
Spent the night dodging rain to process a ton of wheel weights into ingots. Also had some malty beverages, but mostly made ingots.
Need input: Tile or Carpet in the new reloading room?
Tile if you ever want to find a primer :)
DTT
If you want to go carpet, i have 3' W x 10' L nylon, static free rubber backed carpet runners available. I used them to line my shop floor, better than concrete AND very easy to vacuum / clean up . PLUS you can take them out side and wash off as needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by asmo
The runners are black and primers stand out.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevew
Yeah that probably works well for you but I tend to do something dumb every so often and spent primers hit the floor for whatever reason. Actually I have neither, I have plywood floors because its in an unfinished area.
ordered shell holders and dies. this weekend will see the creation of the reloading bench itself. I'm looking forward to utilizing some power tools to get it done.
Tile. I'm in the process now of replacing my carpet with laminate wood flooring after I spilled some powder on the floor. Thought I could vacuume it up. Not! Hair, lint, dirt etc. With a laminate or hardwood you could sweep it up and reuse it.Quote:
Originally Posted by asmo
Go classy: linoleum... lolQuote:
Originally Posted by KellyTTE
I can only say that because my reloading room has linoleum floors.
And back on track, sized/decapped about 500 .223, priming will commence tomorrow.
Got my first stuck case, DOH!
[facepalm]
Did you get it out OK?Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckaroobonsai
Was it operator error, or was it the lube's fault?Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckaroobonsai
eta: Just asking because I just started loading 223 and don't want to get a stuck case ever. I'm using Dillon case lube, but when this runs out, I might make my own using the 1:4 ratio of liquid lanolin ($8 on amazon) to 16oz 91%-99% isopropyl alcohol. Supposed to be the exact same stuff and works just as well, at a fraction of the price (about 1/4 to be exact lol).
Inadvertently put a nail into the side of my forearm when trying to sink it into a concrete wall. Using a brand new Ramset 721 0.22 Caliber Powder Actuated Tool and a 2 1/2" galvanized nail.
Only about half an inch went in and then glanced off the bone so hopefully no damage to it. When I didn't see it in the wall I looked around and found it in my arm. Figured I would pull it out while still in shock so no pics :)
Nahh, I'm sure you can use the nail again. [Coffee]Quote:
Originally Posted by stevew
Ow.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevew
Snuck into a certain Yeti's reloading room and loaded some .45's on his Dillon yesterday. Left him some boolits, so that should more than make up for all the stuff I broke.
[Tooth]
Dam you but thanks
No worries, man. Dillon will replace it all, and it was only a small fire.
Recieved an eviction notice from mama. She said it is no longer my reloading room. Disassembled shelves, removed all powder and primers, removed some ammo boxes, removed a set of shelves. [shithitsfan]
That blows goats!! GLQuote:
Originally Posted by encorehunter
Took 6.5 hrs to load 700 223's, on the 650. Of course when you can only stand or sit for less than 1-1.5hrs tops EVERYTHING [well almost] you do is an all day affair. Figure if i sell of one of the 650's and upgrade to a 1050. I could knock out 1K per day;)
At today's prices you're pulling down $100/hr, not too shabby for a cripple.Quote:
Originally Posted by jim
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No shit. Luckily At Honest Hamid's everyone is welcome and treated like royalty, including the infidel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goodburbon
Bench pics?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly
Pulled down 400 (of 750) 357 Mag rounds that were loaded too hot. Replaced a 19.0gr charge of H110 with a 17.5gr charge. Working on the other 350 later today. The collet bullet pullet is getting a workout.
I HATE making mistakes reloading - BUT - I would rather catch it and do the work to correct it than risk damage to gun and/or person. Still, what a PITA.
I need to put together some .223 and .308 loads so that if I actually have time to get out and send some rounds down range I will have some to send.
Perhaps I should get off here and go do that.
Loaded 120 rounds of 45 ACP; 185gr Nosler HP over 5.5gr of W231
Paint. Tuesday the laminate should be here.
Did you finish the bench?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly
I've designed a bench that I'll build when I've got the money, figure it'll take about $75-100 in wood, but still would love some ideas to see how other people are doing theirs.
Today, I drove home from work to spend the afternoon with my Fiancee because this longer work shift seems like its taking forever. I also unboxed my newly purchased Lee Carbide .38spl and .45acp dies that I got for $20. Still amazed I got them at such a steal of a price! They're a little dirty, looked like there was some sort of grease inside of all of the dies, but that will clean up after they take a bath. Having these dies will give me more brass to prep and the .45acp die will give me an excuse to pickup a .45 pistol at some point [LOL]
Yes. Seeing as the army is a fairly transient lifestyle (having to move every couple years) this bench has legs that will fold up into the top. It's like a folding table (like the ones you're used to seeing) only made of good wood.Quote:
Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
Im going to get the metal stand that rcbs makes for this press so that I can mount the press in away from the edge a bit. The press is going to be mounted on the end, so I can put more leverage if needed without upending the whole table.
http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/a...psc31de794.jpg
The bench is 72" long and almost 2 feet in depth. The height of the press means that I can sit on a chair/stool and be staring right at the case when it contacts the dies.
It cost $68 to procure.
Nice looking bench, and well thought out with making it foldable.
What size plywood is that on top?
I was planning one with 4x4 legs, 4x4 rectangular top, and a slab door for the top. Then doing a shelf on bottom with 2x4s. I'm definitely over engineering it though, I'm using Solidworks to draft it up lol
In fact, I have to buy some wood to support the underside of our roof under our new evaporative cooler, so I might buy a little extra wood and get started building the reloading bench. Which means I've got to spend some time tonight finalizing the design (definitely need to simplify things, I'm no carpenter).
Quote:
Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
3/4 inch on top. I don't think I'll be torquing so much that I pull through the wood. The key thing though is that I'm trying to spread the load over a larger area by using the stand and washers.
Yea, I'm considering getting a stand too, but I honestly think I need to find a nice stool to plan the entire workbench around lol. My bench will be around 61" wide and 30" deep, which is much deeper than it needs to be, it'll offer me lots of bench top storage. I might even build a "hutch" style top to add some shelves too. Need to figure out where I'll be mounting my digital scale though, I know it needs to be mounted on a different surface than the work bench so its more stable, but I don't want it too close to the wall that its hard to see the display. I've currently got it sitting on the countertop in my laundry room, but its a few inches from the wall and kind of a pain to work with.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly
Quote:
Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
Good point about the scale.
Too deep means that I'd try and store too much stuff on top. I know that I need to keep the whole bench top tidy....
Yea, I thought of the storing too much crap on top aspect, but since I really don't have any other place that I can easily have a clear workspace to work on guns etc, I end up cleaning my rifles on the kitchen table and my Fiancee hates that (even though I put down towels).Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly
I've also heard that you shouldn't put fluorescent lights above the workbench, because they emit too much electrical noise/interference that can screw with the accuracy of digital scales. Not sure how much truth there is to that, but it'd be pretty easy to test with a set of calibration weights.
I've just got the one scale, an analog version. I can't really tell the difference in the .1 grains, so I'll end up getting a digital scale. Better be safe than sorry.
I went with a MyWeigh GemPro250. It has 0.02 grain accuracy. Do I need that kind of accuracy? Not really, but they have an amazing no questions asked warranty and I figure if I ever get into long range shooting, the load to load consistency will be nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly