So, with that in mind, I needed to create a workspace. I asked a few months ago for some ideas, and here is what I came up with – my version of the portable casting bench. The idea is that this is something I’ll store in the basement and then roll out on the pad when I go to cast some bullets.
![Image](http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m2/Ysabelkid/Projects/2007-12-21Castingbench01.jpg)
I would like to say that this was carefully considered, size wise, but I’d be fibbing. I made a 20-inch cube as a base for our Christmas tree this year, to try to give it some additional height (we now live in a house with a 2-story family room, so the tree looks short). Great idea – but it looked ridiculous! My wife nixed the idea as soon as we tried it. So, what to do with the cube? Well, I build another, a bit taller, as the base unit, and then mounted the cube on top of it. This became the two-shelf unit for storage.
I then put casters on the bottom of the unit, wrapped the sides in pegboard, and built a frame for the top.
The top is concrete – I wanted a surface that would be fine with hot items. I am no mason – that’s for sure – but I think this will work out pretty well.
![Image](http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m2/Ysabelkid/Projects/2007-12-21Castingbench02.jpg)
Here’s a picture of the right side of the unit. I put a handle on this side and the opposite to help me lift the unit over the threshold in the basement door, and move it around.
![Image](http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m2/Ysabelkid/Projects/2007-12-21Castingbench03.jpg)
You’ll also notice the light switch. Well, that turns on the outlets I put in the back:
![Image](http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m2/Ysabelkid/Projects/2007-12-21Castingbench04.jpg)
And the small light I put above each shelf:
![Image](http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m2/Ysabelkid/Projects/2007-12-21Castingbench06.jpg)
Easy enough to do and it makes finding things on the shelves very easy.
The outlet on the back is for the Lee Production Pot, a fan to blow the lead fumes away from me and a light if I need it. The black cord connects the casting bench to power.
![Image](http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m2/Ysabelkid/Projects/2007-12-21Castingbench07.jpg)
Well, what do you think? I have a few molds, but need to add some more. Need to get some lead and other things, then I can start!
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
![Image](http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m2/Ysabelkid/Projects/2007-12-21Castingbench08.jpg)