I bought this for my friend for his birthday as we just moved into a new house and he finally has room for a workshop. The bench was very easy to set up ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh They center support is a little difficult to snap in and out of place at first but at least then we know the bench is secure. It was a pleasant surprise when we saw it came with clamps. I apparently missed that in the description. My friend loves the versatility of the bench. Great starter bench for his workshop and easily transportable all over our property. I wish the bench was a little taller but the other features of the bench more than make up for that.
Some of your 'dimensions' were weird when you mentioned them, but I figured them out. Building this sucker! I wrote the instructions down so I can follow a step-by-step procedure since no video will be available while building it... unless I screw up and need a refresher. My wife already wants one, but slightly lower... and some extras. Mine first.
It amazes me that she pre drilled for nailing, when it wasnt even close to the endgrain, but when screwing near the engrain she doesnt predrill, which left a visible crack in the table
picky picky. Some things you can figure out for yourself. Some things you just have to leave to your imagination. All I know is the video is beautiful.
Just a couple of suggestions. First, flatten them on a planer, then run your boards over a jointer, or rip them with a good glue-line rip blade on your table saw before doing the glue up with plenty of glue. You'll get a better/stronger joint. Second, never glue down a solid wood tabletop. Sooner or later, there will be wood movement and something will crack. For my top, I glued together two sheets of 3/4 Baltic birch plywood and just edge banded it with oak. I still didn't glue it, but screwed it down with angle brackets from underneath.
Nice bench,I need a new reloading bench I think I'll follow the plan except I'm going to use Pine.It will come out the same for about 1/4 the cost and I can put my savings into reloading supplies.
Why no pocket holes this time Amanda Mertz?? (Haha? I love using them too!) How much do you really enjoy doing these woodworking segments? They are fantastic, please keep them coming! Thanks Amanda Mertz and Rated Red
Needs a couple of upper and lower stiffeners and 4 upper corner braces under the top, can't have a jiggly bench if you have lab grade scale on there, and I could probably get that front side to flex PDQ depending on what press is mounted there. Take a look at NRMA (NMRA?) bench plans on the net.
Looks good however when building a reloading bench, it's best not to have cubbies or shelves directly on the table. It's best to mount them on the wall an inch or two above the work surface. When you are sizing your brass, especially rifle brass, the force exerted will cause the table to shake a bit and will shake your shelves. The smaller an lighter the bench the more it will shake. Shakey shelves could mean falling calipers, reloading dies, and other precision tools you may have.
Very simple but strong and great looking table . One little suggestion you should where some kind of dust mask when your sanding . The table looks great good job
Biscuit joiner! (I prefer the - expensive! - Domino, but...biscuit joiner works just fine) Nice design, nice project. And versatile too. Anything that needs cubby's, maybe a potting table.
What is the load weight of the lower shelf? I ask as many re-loaders keep a large amount of already loaded ammo under their work bench. Those inch shelves look to be on the light side of weight capacity. Other than that great video. Gave me an idea for a cordless tool storage shelf.
What a nice bench! Thanks for the video. When you glued up your top, how did you keep it so flat? I have a hell of a time doing my glue ups without planing them afterwards. And i only have a 13 inch surface planer
So my question is the reloader takes a fair amount of torque operating the arm, if that top has only 2 screws in the back whats to keep the top from flexing up from glue after several thousand pulls on the handle?
zeke1eod this table is for views, not ammo loading. She could just make a video and not even pretend to do anything and the views would still be just as high or Maybe even more.
That much clear lumber would make it cost prohibitive. Trying to find lumber without cracks checks knots would take over a year I estimate the cost to be close to $800.00. Just buy a table from Ikea
Ummmmmm nice work! It really got me a thinking of building a dream house with you!! Ha. Ha. Then of coarse a couple of reloading tables. Please keep up the great work! Joe Bush Out! In hiding in northern Saskatchewan Canada!!!
I noticed it as well, but I'm not exactly watching this for the woodworking perfection... Neat ideas constructed by someone far more appealing to the eye than someone like Norm Abrams? Yea, I'll watch it (err...watch them all)
I usually just watch these....well, to watch Miss Gorgeous, but this time I actually watched what she was skillfully crafting. I really do need a reloading bench in the worst way. Thanks guys for doing this video. Nice work. Writing out a supply list now.
Don't build it the way she did. Gluing down a panel the size of the top, all the way around, does not allow the wood to expand or shrink. This is going to destroy itself in time. I'd go with a 3/4" ply for a top. Plywood is dimensionally stable and doesn't move with changes in humidity. That said, I'd also beef up the leading edge. When you start cranking down on reloading presses, especially if you have a solid wood table top, it can crack along the grain. You have to take the dynamic forces into mind when planning a build like this.
I came here for help with building my reloading bench. I’m leaving without hearing single single word she said. Damn it lol she could’ve been nailing hamsters to a chalkboard and everybody would’ve been like oh wow great reloading bench
This bench is just fine well built. I built one very close to this on but I don't have the back shelf this is a sweet idea thanks for putting this idea here for us watching great camera person too👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The back board cracked near the end of video because there was no pre-drilling. Hard wood doesn't like getting screws displacing the fibers. Always pre-drill your hardwood. If you want it tighter, toss in some wood glue into the hole before you put in the screw. It won't come back out easily though.
Seems to me you are using cabinet building, in the most complex way, to show off your skills. A reloading table is a utility table or bench. When you want to drive a nail you don't try anything fancy. You just hit it hard with a hammer and drive the SOB in. Also if you are older, like me and want to sit (or have to sit) while reloading that bottom self would get in the way. A foot rest and/or shelf half that deep and located higher up would have been better. The two top shelves were a good idea, except for the stationary dividers. Stationary dividers waste space and cause wasted motion, so moveable dividers were a better idea. Adding some shelves on the left side would have been a nice touch. Reloading, being a multiple stage process even with a multiple stage press, there are always tools, dies, stickers, logbooks and manuals that need to be kept somewhere until they are needed then put away again. If you are building furniture then hardwood is best, but if you just want utility, then paint grade pine is just as good and less costly. I would have used a light colored melamine covered plywood for the shelves and top, and then painted the whole thing with a good semi-gloss lacquer, if I had been building one for myself. But what do I know. I am just a journeyman Carpenter, finish carpenter, cabinet maker, who got retired by an otj accident earlier than I would have like to retire. So anything I build for myself is designed to accommodate my disabilities as well. I can do the work, with a little help, it just takes a lot longer to get done.
Amanda This is the second video I watch and I have to say you do ok WOODWORKING As you need to joint wood ends much better and biscuits in between is a must. Also what scares me is your Safety Ethics,You are a dangerous around any power equipment YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE LOOSE CLOTHING ON YOUR PERSON AROUND ANY EQUIPMENT.
Sweetherart, the top of your reloadingtable is not strong enough. I do recommend a minimum two inch thick top to resist the enormous forces of the Reloading Press! But you are an impressive crafts(wo)man, without any doubt!
A nice bench but not the most efficient design for a reloading bench. A reinforced sub assembly should be made that allows the reloading press to be mounted behind the front legs. A third front leg should be added to support this assembly. As the bench is currently designed, there is singificant rotational torque exerted againt the front of the bench - as well as rotational pressure to lift the rear of the bench up - when you press down on the reloading press handle. By postioning the press so that it sits behind 3 front legs, the force is directed down on the legs which are far more able to absorbe that pressure than the frame of the bench. If you - Red Hot Building - would like a picture or 2 of what I’m talking about, we can figure out how I can get them to you. I’ve been a reloader since 1974...
I am on De I like to see more pallet wood builds with Pocket Hose. PS I love your videos I like that you go step by step and tell all the materials that we need and also the tools we need I truly like that I appreciate it also I only get the tools that I actually need to get. 👍👍👍👍👍
I bought this for my friend for his birthday as we just moved into a new house and he finally has room for a workshop. The bench was very easy to set up ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh They center support is a little difficult to snap in and out of place at first but at least then we know the bench is secure. It was a pleasant surprise when we saw it came with clamps. I apparently missed that in the description. My friend loves the versatility of the bench. Great starter bench for his workshop and easily transportable all over our property. I wish the bench was a little taller but the other features of the bench more than make up for that.
Some of your 'dimensions' were weird when you mentioned them, but I figured them out. Building this sucker! I wrote the instructions down so I can follow a step-by-step procedure since no video will be available while building it... unless I screw up and need a refresher. My wife already wants one, but slightly lower... and some extras. Mine first.
THATS EXACTLY WHAT I DID WITH OTHER OF HER BUILDS --- THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE FEEL MUCH BETTER ALREADY
7:38 this is why everyone should pre drill
ha! i saw that too.
yep. saw it and "ahh, sucks".. been there, done that.. and now I always pre drill.
Sharp eyes.
Indeed sir
only on the ends of a board
It amazes me that she pre drilled for nailing, when it wasnt even close to the endgrain, but when screwing near the engrain she doesnt predrill, which left a visible crack in the table
picky picky. Some things you can figure out for yourself. Some things you just have to leave to your imagination. All I know is the video is beautiful.
Just a couple of suggestions. First, flatten them on a planer, then run your boards over a jointer, or rip them with a good glue-line rip blade on your table saw before doing the glue up with plenty of glue. You'll get a better/stronger joint. Second, never glue down a solid wood tabletop. Sooner or later, there will be wood movement and something will crack. For my top, I glued together two sheets of 3/4 Baltic birch plywood and just edge banded it with oak. I still didn't glue it, but screwed it down with angle brackets from underneath.
7:40 cracked the backboard.
Still a neat idea. :)
I saw it too!
Pilot holes are your friend.
@Robert Evans, and brad point drill bits
yes
7:40 seconds into the project and I still couldn't see a thing she was building... haha WoW!!!
I don't even reload but I watched the whole thing.
The flannel shirt obscure the measurements.....uh ya.
How could you not. A true keeper this one is :-P
Me too
Me too
@@davidthomspson9771 That's why she split the back board!!!! I'm telling ya!
This would be much better without the background music.
- the bra just to be thorough.
What music?
Nice bench,I need a new reloading bench I think I'll follow the plan except I'm going to use Pine.It will come out the same for about 1/4 the cost and I can put my savings into reloading supplies.
very nice
Why no pocket holes this time Amanda Mertz?? (Haha? I love using them too!)
How much do you really enjoy doing these woodworking segments?
They are fantastic, please keep them coming!
Thanks Amanda Mertz and Rated Red
Needs a couple of upper and lower stiffeners and 4 upper corner braces under the top, can't have a jiggly bench if you have lab grade scale on there, and I could probably get that front side to flex PDQ depending on what press is mounted there. Take a look at NRMA (NMRA?) bench plans on the net.
Looks good however when building a reloading bench, it's best not to have cubbies or shelves directly on the table. It's best to mount them on the wall an inch or two above the work surface. When you are sizing your brass, especially rifle brass, the force exerted will cause the table to shake a bit and will shake your shelves. The smaller an lighter the bench the more it will shake. Shakey shelves could mean falling calipers, reloading dies, and other precision tools you may have.
Very nice bench. Well made. I hate to think of what it cost. Gorgeous lady assembler.
Amanda's a BOSS!!! Solid build!
I can watch Amanda all day.
Very simple but strong and great looking table . One little suggestion you should where some kind of dust mask when your sanding . The table looks great good job
Nice I will have to make one of these out of Cherry since I have 1200 board feet of it. Keep up the good work.
Biscuit joiner! (I prefer the - expensive! - Domino, but...biscuit joiner works just fine) Nice design, nice project. And versatile too. Anything that needs cubby's, maybe a potting table.
very beautiful
Biscuit joiner! Love how she ran the Elmers glue in the biscuit slot!!!!
Incredible smile
What is the load weight of the lower shelf? I ask as many re-loaders keep a large amount of already loaded ammo under their work bench. Those inch shelves look to be on the light side of weight capacity. Other than that great video. Gave me an idea for a cordless tool storage shelf.
my favorite master craftsman
I miss these, I liked watching her skills get better...sometimes it is daunting when the person is some master builder.
Beautiful job Amanda
Great job, Amanda! I pulled a couple ideas from your video for mods to my existing bench.
What a nice bench! Thanks for the video. When you glued up your top, how did you keep it so flat? I have a hell of a time doing my glue ups without planing them afterwards. And i only have a 13 inch surface planer
Boy this was quite a project! But I loved watching it!
So my question is the reloader takes a fair amount of torque operating the arm, if that top has only 2 screws in the back whats to keep the top from flexing up from glue after several thousand pulls on the handle?
nothing. this table is too weak in my opinion. wonder what it looks like now 7 months later. bet its in the scrap pile.
The top of my reloading table is 3 inch thick to hold the two reloading press.
zeke1eod this table is for views, not ammo loading. She could just make a video and not even pretend to do anything and the views would still be just as high or Maybe even more.
Wow. I could watch this over and over again!!!!! Please come over to Australia and build me a table like that.
That much clear lumber would make it cost prohibitive. Trying to find lumber without cracks checks knots would take over a year I estimate the cost to be close to $800.00. Just buy a table from Ikea
This would make a great craft bench for my kids. thanks for posting.
Today this table would cost 1500$ with lumber prices
Ummmmmm nice work! It really got me a thinking of building a dream house with you!! Ha. Ha. Then of coarse a couple of reloading tables. Please keep up the great work! Joe Bush Out! In hiding in northern Saskatchewan Canada!!!
At 4:30 you keep saying 2x but it looks like 1x material in the video, which is it? Thanks
I noticed the same thing. Those are definitely 1xs. At :19 the supply list also says 1x8s.
I noticed it as well, but I'm not exactly watching this for the woodworking perfection...
Neat ideas constructed by someone far more appealing to the eye than someone like Norm Abrams? Yea, I'll watch it (err...watch them all)
So she thinks 1 inch is the same size a 2 inch🤔 Who's gonna complain? 😉
I watched a lot of your videos this is one of your best! Good job!
My favorite build so far. Great Job!!!!
Hmmmmmm. Stunning.
I'm confused by the title, I didn't see a table anywhere in this video.
It started to appear after the third time I watched it.
You really need to get laid...
Rated Red... I remember that... but no table.
HAHAHAHA!
Good video ... I like these wood videos ... Enjoy working with projects like this. Keep them coming and stay safe.
Nice piece of table. Thanks for idea.
Very nice Amanda you did a great job building the bench. Your plaid shirt though around your waist got to go for safety reasons.
@ :59 could watch that over and over!
I think this is your most complicated project yet. Good job
Oh, what a nice working table !
Excellent!
Alright...so when are you coming over to build me one? Your amazing!!!
Thanks for the video. I like the fact u explain each step with measurements as u go along.
From Cyprus
even though most of the them are wrong.
"Hey guys, today I'm going to show you how to build a reloading table. You're gonna need the following"
1-Lotion
2-Kleenex
Very inspiring! Thanks Amanda!!!
I usually just watch these....well, to watch Miss Gorgeous, but this time I actually watched what she was skillfully crafting. I really do need a reloading bench in the worst way. Thanks guys for doing this video. Nice work. Writing out a supply list now.
Don't build it the way she did. Gluing down a panel the size of the top, all the way around, does not allow the wood to expand or shrink. This is going to destroy itself in time. I'd go with a 3/4" ply for a top. Plywood is dimensionally stable and doesn't move with changes in humidity. That said, I'd also beef up the leading edge. When you start cranking down on reloading presses, especially if you have a solid wood table top, it can crack along the grain. You have to take the dynamic forces into mind when planning a build like this.
Beautiful Saw
Almost got her hair caught in the drill.
Wow that's an awesome table. Thank you for the video! I'm gonna build that back board and selves for mine.
Nice table
I came here for help with building my reloading bench. I’m leaving without hearing single single word she said. Damn it lol she could’ve been nailing hamsters to a chalkboard and everybody would’ve been like oh wow great reloading bench
didn't see any 2x material used unless you mean 2/4 material
This bench is just fine well built. I built one very close to this on but I don't have the back shelf this is a sweet idea thanks for putting this idea here for us watching great camera person too👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The back board cracked near the end of video because there was no pre-drilling. Hard wood doesn't like getting screws displacing the fibers.
Always pre-drill your hardwood. If you want it tighter, toss in some wood glue into the hole before you put in the screw. It won't come back out easily though.
I noticed that too, it screamed to me
Cool! More videos like this please
Beautiful 👏
Awesome build lady mertz nice job
I've never heard of a reloading table but I like the storage part . Why do you call it a reloading table?
Nice looking table but if you mount any reloading press any ware other then over a table leg you're going to get quite a bit of deflection
Seems to me you are using cabinet building, in the most complex way, to show off your skills. A reloading table is a utility table or bench. When you want to drive a nail you don't try anything fancy. You just hit it hard with a hammer and drive the SOB in. Also if you are older, like me and want to sit (or have to sit) while reloading that bottom self would get in the way. A foot rest and/or shelf half that deep and located higher up would have been better. The two top shelves were a good idea, except for the stationary dividers. Stationary dividers waste space and cause wasted motion, so moveable dividers were a better idea. Adding some shelves on the left side would have been a nice touch. Reloading, being a multiple stage process even with a multiple stage press, there are always tools, dies, stickers, logbooks and manuals that need to be kept somewhere until they are needed then put away again.
If you are building furniture then hardwood is best, but if you just want utility, then paint grade pine is just as good and less costly. I would have used a light colored melamine covered plywood for the shelves and top, and then painted the whole thing with a good semi-gloss lacquer, if I had been building one for myself. But what do I know. I am just a journeyman Carpenter, finish carpenter, cabinet maker, who got retired by an otj accident earlier than I would have like to retire. So anything I build for myself is designed to accommodate my disabilities as well. I can do the work, with a little help, it just takes a lot longer to get done.
been thinking about reloading, guess this is a sign.
That's a beautiful table.
Wish they were still doing these vids
That was a nice piece
Thanks for the ideas,
the only teacher I need
Amanda This is the second video I watch and I have to say you do ok WOODWORKING As you need to joint wood ends much better and biscuits in between is a must. Also what scares me is your Safety Ethics,You are a dangerous around any power equipment YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE LOOSE CLOTHING ON YOUR PERSON AROUND ANY EQUIPMENT.
I think I'm in love
AWESOME VIDEO... Thanks for teaching us this how-to...
Seems like a stable construction.
Can do without the monotone "music" though.
Glurgi I’m composer and performer of this music , do we have a problem? Watch your god damn mouth !
Matt Simmons yes it sucks....get better
Sweetherart, the top of your reloadingtable is not strong enough. I do recommend a minimum two inch thick top to resist the enormous forces of the Reloading Press! But you are an impressive crafts(wo)man, without any doubt!
A nice bench but not the most efficient design for a reloading bench. A reinforced sub assembly should be made that allows the reloading press to be mounted behind the front legs. A third front leg should be added to support this assembly. As the bench is currently designed, there is singificant rotational torque exerted againt the front of the bench - as well as rotational pressure to lift the rear of the bench up - when you press down on the reloading press handle. By postioning the press so that it sits behind 3 front legs, the force is directed down on the legs which are far more able to absorbe that pressure than the frame of the bench. If you - Red Hot Building - would like a picture or 2 of what I’m talking about, we can figure out how I can get them to you. I’ve been a reloader since 1974...
Awesome bench, I am off to lowes
Amanda... you're back!! Whoooaaa a!! I miss you so much 😍😍
I just built a bench from your design and it is awesome. I can't figure out how to share a pic of it for you to see.
Very nice
You cracked the back boat when tightening the screw.. you should pre drill before doing so to avoid splitting the wood..overall good work..
I saw no 2 x 8's in that video. Also i think the table isn't heavy duty enough.
bruce stick will work just fine for reloading!
They were 1x8 but she called them 2x8.
Not to be "that safety guy" but wearing that plaid shirt around your waist is dangerous around power tools.
There was a plaid shirt???
So sexy...luv it
liveunderwater
She has it covered
But how else are we supposed to know that she's a cool out-doorsy girl and not just another pretty face?
liveunderwater the tools are far away from her clothes.
Hey Amanda, how about a really cool design for my vinyl record collection and turntables? ..Any Ideas ??
Wow. Nice one.
OMG that table is beautiful
Amanda looks amazing building anything or doing anything!!!👌👍✌🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I watched the whole video and just now realized she's building something!
I LOVE YOU!!!!
I am on De I like to see more pallet wood builds with Pocket Hose.
PS I love your videos I like that you go step by step and tell all the materials that we need and also the tools we need I truly like that I appreciate it also I only get the tools that I actually need to get.
👍👍👍👍👍
Where are the 2"x4"'s? I think its just 1"x4" she used there, i dont know if im seeing right.
Was thinking the same thing, not 1 2"x4" in that build but was a nice looking bench at completion. A few flaws but overall looked good.
OH I missed the reloading bench part:)
looking good.
Tongue oil! I’m ready
super nice!
I don't have a gun girl but i love that really nice awesome job
Definitely the wrong attire for a wood working shop. First off, the shirt is not low cut enough and second, the plaid wrap just has to go.
I watched the video not because of the table LOL
Hell yeah