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phaedra1106 wrote:As long as it's not in open view of "the public" then it's not a problem, if your window is directly opposite a neighbours a few feet away then a net curtain would help. I simply hid my two (and the ammo safes) inside a very large Ikea wardrobe :)

Cabinets are bolted through to the outside wall and there's a supporting frame made of 4x4" timber under the bottom of the wardrobe.

Nice setup! I have the same kit as you on the left side of the picture. When I move home I'm going to add more safes (not enough room at present) and I'll probably go the same way as you've done.

I notice, as I have done a few times with other peoples reloading pictures that you have your scales on a block of wood that by the looks of it is re-positionable? is this because the weights can vary if the scales are placed on a different part of the bench?

I'm new to reloading so I'm sorry if this is a bit of a daft question :)

Your room looks excellent BTW.

I like the trucks.

Looks like it is to stop them getting knocked and also putting them up on a block of raises them up to a better eye level for seeing the pointer is aligned with the markings when weighing out the powder.

Gazza wrote:I notice, as I have done a few times with other peoples reloading pictures that you have your scales on a block of wood that by the looks of it is re-positionable? is this because the weights can vary if the scales are placed on a different part of the bench?

I'm new to reloading so I'm sorry if this is a bit of a daft question :)

Your room looks excellent BTW.

thanks :)

I put them on the block of wood primarily because, In my old flat, the bench was mounted to the exterior wall, and I don't know if it was wind on the wall or not, but the scales would never settle.
So I popped them on a bit of wood, the same size as my presses were on. there are three rubber feet underneath, and the two wood blocks that meet the front edge of the bench also have rubber feet. This let the scales settle.

It also has the benefit as Dromia says of raising the level.

I also made an indent in the wood for the scale's height adjuster and a block of wood to mark the other edge of the base. the bench was also marked with a line to line up with the main block. This way if I moved the block to do other things on the bench, I could place it back in the exact spot, and it would return to zero.

Ovenpaa wrote:I always like looking at a reloading room and it is interesting to see what sort of equipment, presses, powders and so on are being used. We tend to spread our reloading around the are available so the presses are bolted to a concrete ring beam on one side of the room, the powder is thrown elsewhere and the LEM is over by the sink in the workshop for convenience. Dies and the reloading consumables we use are stacked away on shelves in the Armoury as it has a very high ceiling.

Unfortunately I've been told I'm only allowed 'some' space. When the garage is finished, i'm expecting to be turfed out down there. SWIMBO has eyes on the room as a 2nd nursery I think

As for powder layout etc, I'm still trying to work out the best way to organise it. I also need to buy more, as I need something to throw 200gr lead 303 boolits out to 100yrd. not sure if my pistol powders are really the right thing, or I'll just have to get some lighter boolits.

the cartridge boxes at the bottom also need sorting properly, these are a mix of spare, empty, shot and primed. I need to get all the spare boxes back separated and stored elsewhere. then get my sepearate piles for each caliber and into piles of primed or fired.

Tell me about managing space!, we moved from a 3 bed semi to a 2 bed bungalow, added a second cabinet and a dedicated reloading bench, it's pretty full!.

I have another 4Kg of powder coming tomorrow for someone else and Monday I'm off to Carlisle to pick up 5Kg of Nobel GM3 for my 44's, I may have to kick my son out and use his bedroom as well :)

This was the bench originally, it's now got an RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme press mounted overhead, a Frankford Arsenal case prep centre and the annealing machine on it!.