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<blockquote data-quote="cdherman" data-source="post: 2924254" data-attributes="member: 12282"><p>Mine is 40" deep and 8' long. Deeper and its hard to grab stuff from the back while seated. But 40" allows you to pack stuff along the back and still have stuff in your working area.</p><p></p><p>Next: Go vertical. Over my bench, starting at around 18" up, I have book shelves. Not open ended, but a proper shelving unit with ends and reinforced front edge to the shelves to handle all the weight. So you can store more stuff higher. That's where most of my dies, bullets, books live, as well as a bunch of small tupperware (not really, but you know what I mean) organizers, labeled as to content. One for cleaning, one for scope mounts, one for case prep etc.</p><p></p><p>At the very top usually sits my gun vice, which I can bring down to the bench for cleaning or mounting etc. It lives up top since it takes up a lot of space and I like it out of the way. And with the spare part of the 8', there are boxes of other stuff. TIP: Tape a sheet of paper to random boxes of stuff and write what's in the box on the paper. Makes the search for "where did I put that !@#!$#% part easier)</p><p></p><p>In my case, I have a big old police locker next to the bench. 7' tall, 36 wide and about 24 deep. I store powder in there, and guns that are actively being worked on or with. It has desiccant to keep humidity even lower (I keep the overall space around 50% max). More importantly, it keeps guns out of sight. I can lock it, but often don't. Prolly should. I tend to move all long guns to regular safe if I am leaving for more than a day. Hand guns are always under lock.</p><p></p><p>There are other threads with lots of pics. I thought perhaps a description would help. Go vertical. </p><p></p><p>Oh -- one more tip. If you use more than one press, perhaps one for light work, make it modular. I have my heavy Forster mounted on the left end of my bench, but a light old aluminum RCBS is mounted on an old Lyman press "riser" that I can move around. There are lots of youtube vids how to make your own mobile press mount. Anyhow, this allows me to pull out the press, secure with a single clamp, and have two active presses at once. Easy to move to the "back of the bench" when not using.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cdherman, post: 2924254, member: 12282"] Mine is 40" deep and 8' long. Deeper and its hard to grab stuff from the back while seated. But 40" allows you to pack stuff along the back and still have stuff in your working area. Next: Go vertical. Over my bench, starting at around 18" up, I have book shelves. Not open ended, but a proper shelving unit with ends and reinforced front edge to the shelves to handle all the weight. So you can store more stuff higher. That's where most of my dies, bullets, books live, as well as a bunch of small tupperware (not really, but you know what I mean) organizers, labeled as to content. One for cleaning, one for scope mounts, one for case prep etc. At the very top usually sits my gun vice, which I can bring down to the bench for cleaning or mounting etc. It lives up top since it takes up a lot of space and I like it out of the way. And with the spare part of the 8', there are boxes of other stuff. TIP: Tape a sheet of paper to random boxes of stuff and write what's in the box on the paper. Makes the search for "where did I put that !@#!$#% part easier) In my case, I have a big old police locker next to the bench. 7' tall, 36 wide and about 24 deep. I store powder in there, and guns that are actively being worked on or with. It has desiccant to keep humidity even lower (I keep the overall space around 50% max). More importantly, it keeps guns out of sight. I can lock it, but often don't. Prolly should. I tend to move all long guns to regular safe if I am leaving for more than a day. Hand guns are always under lock. There are other threads with lots of pics. I thought perhaps a description would help. Go vertical. Oh -- one more tip. If you use more than one press, perhaps one for light work, make it modular. I have my heavy Forster mounted on the left end of my bench, but a light old aluminum RCBS is mounted on an old Lyman press "riser" that I can move around. There are lots of youtube vids how to make your own mobile press mount. Anyhow, this allows me to pull out the press, secure with a single clamp, and have two active presses at once. Easy to move to the "back of the bench" when not using. [/QUOTE]
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