08-18-2015, 04:31 PM
cory Wrote:No smack. I just don't want to see you burn your house down, man. That powder is a little flammable and it will build up in that carpet.Allow me to apologize for being a bit defensive, then. I appreciate your genuine concern. I've had to wait a long time to get an indoor space to reload, and the last thing I wanted to hear was someone tell me that my newborn was ugly. To your point - carpeting has the wonderful property of deadening sounds in a room, so I intend to keep it. I am going to lay down an office style chair mat or two, though, and see how that works.
badmoon692008 Wrote:http://www.zjstech.net/gunstuff/reloadbench.html
This is how I would do it if I was going to go whole hog... I had planned on doing this, but then got lazy and just made an ugly table with some unfinished sanded plywood and drilled some holes...
I'd actually seen that same bench while deciding on what to build, but chose against it due to the materials he chose for his mounts. I just do not believe melamine (or any other particle board composite) is a good choice for sliding fixtures, especially with dovetailed edges. Eventually, the edges will start crumbling and introduce more and more slop.
I've always been taught that if you're going to build something, build it once and build it to right. I still have some furniture and cabinets built by my grandfather. It is these items against which I often compare my own efforts. Of course, he had an entire wood shop to work with, so I don't feel too bad when I can't produce the quality he did.
