Whats your leather bench look like??

[Marshal Will Wingam]

OK, time to resurrect this thread. There are new pards here who have cool work spaces and here's where we show them to each other.

I just finished my work bench. It doubles as a loading bench, too, so I have pics of it both ways. The presses are mounted with 1/4x20 stainless flat head screws that go into tee nuts set into the bench underside. No need for two wrenches to put them on or take them off. The screws are countersunk into the work top so when the press is elsewhere, the screw is flush, leaving the workbench un-cluttered and totally usable. I put felt chair glides under the press stands so they can be slid around without gouging the bench top. The bench itself is assembled with the tee nuts and bolts so it comes apart to transport it. Good thing, too, since it weighs over 200 pounds empty and with the shelf underneath stacked with bullets and supplies, it doesn't move at all. The front of the solid plywood sides have adjustable legs at the front so it can be leveled to fit any floor.

On the other side of the room, I mounted an old desk top to the wall with a piano hinge and a latch so it can be folded up out of the way when not needed. For a leg, I have a shop stand I stick under it. That will get replaced with a folding leg eventually, but it's workable now and that is a low priority.

Both pieces are 30"x60". I have a three-up track light directly over both with three 60W bulbs each. The goose neck has a 100W bulb in it. The floor lamp in the corner has a 500W high intensity bulb and turns the whole room almost shadowless with the reflected light. I had to turn it out for the photos because it blinded the camera. The power company loves that lamp.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Here are a couple photos of the press mounting.

[Dalton Masterson]

Thats pretty slick there Marshal! I like the fold down table!

I am in the process of reinventing my bench too. So far I have moved things from one side to the other.....
But soon I will build another bench to match up to my drafting table, so that I have room to cut leather. There will also be blueprint size storage drawers underneath the new bench, so that I can move that file drawer out of the way of my soon to be here sewing machine.
I will definately post pics when its done.
DM

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Dalton, the drawer is a great idea. I may have to come up with something like that for patterns.

[Dalton Masterson]

I found some old extra ones at work, and was given a set of 5 drawers. They are the big steel ones, and heavy, but once they are under the bench, they should be in a spot to stay for awhile.
You might check with your local architect type folks. Our city engineers are not even making maps on the mylar anymore, so I scored a roll or two of the big sheets of that from them too. Most of its done on computer now, and then they just print them out.
DM

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

       Nice set up Will, and very versatile, not to mention neat and clean, I bet the prettier half your house has something to do with that LOL, either way it looks great, you made great use of the room you have, and that fold up table is a good idea.

          tEN wOLVES 

[Major 2]

this was about now last year     I lost several shoulders & all my tools.

The new building was raised in March,  and here is my reloading and leather work area, project still in progress.


Fire Marshal statement cause.... Dewalt battery and or charger shorted and set the bench afire....total loss

Oh ! and the Ryobi charger is on a ground fault and is shut off whenever the building is not in use....

[rickk]

99% of the time, everything I do is in the spot between the  Lee Turret Press and the Corbin swage press (Where the elmers glue bottle is sitting in this picture). There is a 12x 18" poundo board there. You can see dye remnants on edge of the the bench ;-)

If it doesn't fit there I move up to the living room table, but I have done international sales from the little spot... it really does not take much room.

Of course, not seen in the picture is a 2'x4' x 6 shelf storage area for supplies. I have a whole bunch of supplies ;-)

Rick

[GunClick Rick]

Could you guys go ahead and load me some ammo?I'll take 45s,12 gauge brass shells,and some 44 mag for my super blackhawk 10 1/2 inch barrel.. and some 221 fireball would be apreciated..

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks, pards. The room is small and the fold-down table was a necessity. Having done it now, I'd do it again in a larger room.

Cool pics, Major2, Rickk. Thanks for posting them.