Work lights installed

[TomD]

Hello all,

Got around to installing my work lights this weekend. The first two shots are of the lighs mounted to a 1 inch thick piece of red oak I had laying around. This made a good excuse for me to get some of the woodworking tools out. I eased the edges of the piece by running it through the jointer on a 45 a few passes, and then sanded them smooth. Didn't want to get the router table going as it takes too much time to set up. Anyway, I counter sunk the bolts and there you have it.

 

[TomD]

Bottom of the light bar.

 

[TomD]

Installed on tractor.

 

[TomD]

Here's one of the BX next to my Harley. Here they both will sit as the weather out East is miserable this weekend.

Tom

 

[chromecrow]

I am thinking of putting a couple of work lights on my tractor too. I needed to do some more work this weekend but I couldnt because no rear lights! I couldnt help but notice the book on your work bench. Do you handload?

 

[TomD]

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Cromecrow,

I am looking to get into reloading. Handgun primarily, will probably start out with 45 and 357.

Tom

 

[Slamfire]

I'm impressed by your 12" sliding miter saw. I sure wanted one of those when I was building our porches. My Dad's radial arm saw gave up the ghost this week, motor died. I'm reduced to a table saw and a 10" miter saw, which is mostly used for metal.
I've done a lot of loading in the past, but don't seem to have enough time now that I'm retired, and haven't got my press out of the box it shipped in. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Bob_Skurka]

I used to load on a Dillon Progressive press and can HIGHLY recommend it for 45 loads. The press is well built and the loading is very fast and accurate. I played with some of the manual presses, but to be honest you spend more time screwing around than actually getting anything done. When I shot 45s regularily I was looking for volume in production because you can put a lot of shells through a gun in a short amount of time. I averaged 300 to 500 rounds a week. Progressive presses are the only way to unless you want to spend the rest of your waking hours loading. Buy good brass, not the bargain stuff, you'll be better off in the long run.

I also did a lot of shot shell loading for trap and sporting clays. My wife and I both shot and if you add a friend or two it was nothing to burn through 500 shells on Saturday afternoon. Add a couple rounds of trap mid week and I needed progressive shot shell loading for that too. MEC was the answer, and I still have that unit.

 

[chim]

10-4 on Dillon. Their customer service is terrific too................chim

 

[RobertN]

I find the single station press works fine for less than 100 rounds. I don't shoot that often anymore, unfortunately. I've done 9mm, 38, 357, 44mag, 45acp, in addition to rifle rounds.

For more than that though, a progressive is the way to go...

I like to chamfer the cases instead of belling the cases. Not sure how that would work in with a progressive. I guess do it first, and then skip belling. I like chamfering so it does not work the case mouth as much. Also, if you load 9mm or 45acp, you do not have to worry about head space, like when belling, and then compressing/"crimping".

I would like to try a Dillon setup though. They look pretty cool!

It may be possible to drive the press via pto, or with a belt drive off the Farmall(gotta get some tractor stuff in there /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif)