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You can never have too many reloading trays and I had a spare lump of work surface so at long last I now have two proper sized reloading blocks that will each take 100 SAUM or .303 cases. Time taken was probably three hours but as they were built by hand that is acceptable, they need a few more coats of sealer on them and I need to seal the holes as well. I am pleased with them as it is quite satisfying to make something especially if it works out OK :lol:

Very nice! I think wooden blocks look a lot better. I might have to get some from Sinclairs or from the other place!

They are very easy to make, sadly that is the last of my work surface off cuts as a couple of 100x trays for .308 bolt face would be handy as well. The holes were cut with a Forstner bit, I think the set of them was around a tenner and they get used once in a blue moon, in fact just recently I have been cutting the shafts off as they are a reasonable quality steel and just about the right size to make expander and sizing mandrels for reloading

They look fantastic-i mean that too.They'd look real nice in danish oil.

However the carpenter side of me wants to burn you at the stake for chopping up forstner bits. :lol:

Oh I save the last inch and a bit so I can still use them! :lol:

Edit - they do tend to burn a bit but that is easily rectified, so far they have just been given a couple of light coats of sander sealer because it dries quickly and when I get a minute I will finish and oil them. I am tempted to buy another piece of work surface to make some more blocks for .308 bolt face as they are easy to make and it is way cheaper than buying factory made blocks, plus I like the feel and weight of wood.

Good job ovenpaa!

:)

If you do more you fancy selling some?

Mike357 wrote:If you do more you fancy selling some?

I am seriously thinking about building some more, for me .308 bolt face would be handy, I was thinking of making a 150 block in three groups of 50 on one block so I can segregate stages if needed. I need to check and see if I have the right sized cutter for the holes.

How big a load block(s) were you thinking of Mike? I have no idea how much a lump of beech surface costs these days as my offcuts were a few years old. I will have a look around, the problem is I doubt I can get the wood home and then post the finished item out as cheaply as Sinclair International do them for.

http://www.sinclairintl.com/.aspx/pid=3 ... _50_round_

I will check

But put a Ovenpaa sticker on it and it's added value! Branding!

I was thinking, 2 stage manufacture...batch of 10...cut holes for all 10 in one go and bond to blank bases...I knew that MBA would come in handy one day!

Could use fancy timber.

:lol:

Not sure what you mean Rob but it sounds interesting, can you explain a bit more please?