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November 14, 2009
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Very nice, now all you need to do is start brewing your own beer! 
Happyness is a Hot DW and a pile of used brass!!! Rich
April 25, 2008
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It's not much considering I reload for over 30 cartridges and have about 36 thousand pieces of brass for all them. The trick is to not get too far behind, but if I can't reload, I always have something to shoot.
The Savantist
December 12, 2009
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Beer no. Wine yes, as the black berries are everywhere here. I have been told it is very good quality and could easily compete with 40 to 50 dollar wines on the market. Some have said it can remove paint or even power a small engine or a rocket, but I just enjoy all comments on it. I am not a wine cono sur, But I do know this, it has black berry flavor and allot of legs and a gravity reading that says about 20 proof.
November 14, 2009
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Very nice, not to hijack the thread, we brew beer from time to time.
Happyness is a Hot DW and a pile of used brass!!! Rich
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February 25, 2009
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6point8 said:
sweet closet! reminds me of being on ship, very good use of every ounce of space. and very orderly also. and ya can close the door.
Well when you do come out of the closet….you'll have tons of ammo!
Thanks. Yeah it's a small space, but I try and maximize it. I build everything out of oak. Here is a cleaning rod rack for storage on the wall.
Pic #2 OTT barrel racks on the wall for temporary storage when working on or cleaning barrels.
Pic #3 A shelf I built for the scales and trimmer on the wall to the right of the bench.
Pic #4 I also made a BLOCK for my scale and trickler when loading. Very solid and heavy.
Pic #5 This is what the set up looks like when I load. It all stores in a place to free up the bench for working on guns. You can see the powder measure is bloted to a 7″ round 1″ thick piece of stainless steel plate. I glued a piece of felt to the bottom. Very stable and very easy to empty. Just pick it up and dump the extra powder in a funnel on the powder jug.
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
~Thomas Jefferson~
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February 25, 2009
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Charger Fan said:
This is a great thread, you guys. There's some mighty impressive setups here.
I think Tigger has a die set for every cartdidge made.
Pretty cool stuff.
Yeah I'm guilty of die hording.... 
I think I can laod 60 different cartridges. I pick them up at slaes, spare parts bins at gun shops and such for little money. They come in handy from time to time. My brother and I usually trade off and borrow each others dies when we need them. We have a group of friends that shoot alot and somebody is always needing a die set or wants to trade. I just can't see selling them for $20.00 used when they don't spoil and I might need them someday. LOL<LOL
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
~Thomas Jefferson~
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February 25, 2009
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Here is another neat idea. I mounted my trimmer to an oak board then place it in a low baking sheat. It catches all the trimmings and keeps the bench clean. When I'm done I pick up the trimmer and turn it upside down and shake it. Then just pick the pan up and put all the chips and trimmmings in the garbage. Clean and neat. The sheat and C clamp goes under the bench and the trimmer up on the shelf.
I also mounted my primer pocket uniformers in a Sinclair uniformer adaptor and FORSTER DBT Base. Then to a small block of oak. I C-clamp it to the bench over a piece of paper. I use them for primer pocket cleaning also. The paper catches the mess and when done just fold the paper up and throw away.
The mind of a genius or a mad man I have been called both. LOL 
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
~Thomas Jefferson~
Dans Club
May 17, 2009
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Genius, Tiger, genius. All you guys have contributed a ton of ideas and input to this thread I think we should do another;
How about "Topless Shooting" pictures....................
November 14, 2009
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Tigger,
Take a look at my reloading bench. Everything is OAK also
Happyness is a Hot DW and a pile of used brass!!! Rich
January 17, 2010
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tigger,
thanks for the many ideas i have gleaned from your pictures.....hanging up the veneer caliper, and heavy plate for powder measure so its easier to empty.
i have most of my tools in the drawers of the desk, and i marked a spot on the desk where the scale has been zeroed to replicate said zero.
my dewey rods stay in the case for that rifle. i have some bench and sniper rifles. and i do alot of swabbing mid-string.
very efficeint space ya got there, you can sit down in one spot and do it all, no need to run around and gather supplies.....i have to go all the way upstairs to retrieve my liquid "medicine". as i haven't set up refridge in garage yet.
nice setups everyone, from the easy moveable ones to the purpose built room, we will all benifit from the tricks of others making reloading an even more enjoyable thing. tnx.
"experience is the hardest teacher, the test comes before the lesson"
November 14, 2009
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Here is a closer pic of the Dillon with a homemade shoot to an ammo can
Happyness is a Hot DW and a pile of used brass!!! Rich
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February 9, 2009
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I have really enjoyed this thread and all the ideas so i thought I must photo my shop too..
The set up was built by my father as i stated earlier, I removed the sliding doors to take the pics, but dad made the handles himself out of 12 gauge brass casings, sort of a cool idea. This room was a cold cellar in the basement of the farm house till I had it sand blasted to expose the stonework years ago. It is dedicated to my laboratory of loading.
Opposite corner of the room where excess supplies are stored:
A man cannot have too many SuperMags
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May 17, 2009
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Been there, saw that...............lot of coffee cans
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November 17, 2008
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Sweet man cave! Like the calendar too.
LB
Wisdom is merely the realization of how little one knows, therefore I am wise.
January 22, 2008
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Great ideas and pictures!
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February 28, 2009
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Yes, that's gorgeous. And that calendar has some great pics too.
-Mike
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January 24, 2009
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Very impressive, SMF!!
February 4, 2009
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Here is my modest little reloading area.
One of these days, I will have to set up a "reloading only" area. Right now, my bench shares the computer area as well. Most bullets and primers reside in the desk drawers while powders are on a shelf above the desk. The heavy desk that the press is bolted to allows a wobble free workplace at least. More room is definitely required in the near future.
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November 14, 2009
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Nice pic, I can even see the DW forum on the computer.
Happyness is a Hot DW and a pile of used brass!!! Rich
October 11, 2009
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WOW! Some very creative minds at work. Dale what you did with 21 Sq feet or so is simply amazing.....DEAN you surprized me! I just assumed like many that your loading area would be state of the art. Then again you have always been about perfomace and the end results, you shooting speaks volumes! Supermag Fan, can I come live in your loading room? Sweet dude!
I may clean up all the stuff on my bench and take a pic of my area. Always good for a laugh.
See you guys on the line!
DooM
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