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Old 2010-10-15, 10:01 AM   #26
ScottyS
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Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra
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Right, so since Scott is showing his work, I'll drop mine on too...

Early this year, decided that I wanted to use my 5ft electronics bench for, well, electronics. So, that meant I needed a new reloading bench.

It needed to be designed so that it could fit into little 1960's subdivision houses, turning hallway corners, narrow doors, etc. It also needed to be VERY strong, as I need to resize large cases and use progressives. I took moving/packing into account with the design, I wanted it to last for the rest of my life and longer.....

So I drew one up, drove the Legacy wagon to Lowes and made the poor lumber monkeys cut everything except the 4" legs and the Formica countertop. It all fit in the wagon, and I assembled it in the garage in an evening. I liked the first one so well that I built a second the next week!

They weigh easily over 200lbs each, 1" pine hutches, 1" plywood top PLUS the ~3/4" Formica countertop. There are 4 quick-release 4-bolt tool stations total and halogen lighting. Some staining would have been nice, but I was out of time. I think they cost a little under $200/ea after lights and power strips. Oh, and like several lbs of gold screws went into these!





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