We were up near Christiana Mall last night and then heading towards Newark I popped into X-Ring for the first time. Nice place and nice staff who were very helpful. Hadn't planned on buying anything... we all know how that goes...
Wife waited out in the truck with our son and I went in.
Had a wall of Powders though most of it was for rifle. I did find some
IMR SR 4756 powder for pistol and they had some
CCI 500 Small Pistol Primers. Bought 1Lb of powder, a box of primers plus a magazine for one of the wife's handguns.
X-Treme Bullets LLC.. Noticed they have a 10% off coupon for (
10offbullet) copper bullets while supplies last and free shipping. I also had a once use 7% coupon so 17% off my order. Bought 1000 9mm and 500 each 45acp, 380 and 38/357.
This should get me started.. once I get a work space finished.
After cleaning up a bit in the basement (vacuuming, painting, etc) I got things straightened up somewhat. Assembled a small bin (30) rack I picked up for cheap. Pulled power over for a new light fixture.. 4 x 48" T8 32w Daylight bulbs. These things toss out 2750 Lumens at 6500k providing a very well lit work area. Ran a hose over from my shop compressor to the desk for a pocket air/blow gun.
I had an old office 'L' shaped wood desk with upper hutch (in pieces) that I moved down into the basement and played 'Puzzle Maker' for about 4 hours the other night putting it back together.. no instructions. 100% disassembled into about 50 wood sections, dozens of metal fasteners, etc.. A few beer and some good 60s/70s Rock were needed! Only issue reassembling it was a lot of the wood pins had been glued and snapped while taken apart. I trimmed them off, drilled new holes, transferred those to the opposing surfaces for the matching hole and found just enough dowel pins in the shop. The top hutch and desktop alone had 13 wooden pins I had to change locations of and re-drill. First drop every hole and pin matched perfectly! Luck.. pure and simple.. and some good measuring.. but I'll take it where it comes!
Its very sturdy with a 1" top though its not hardwood. I'll cut a sheet of 3/4 G1S Birch plywood for one side where the press will go. Might add another layer below the desk and cut a section out. Match that to a piece of hardwood, mount the press to that allow it to slide in-between the plywood layers. Drill 2 tapered holes for removable pins. This would allow me to remove and store the press below inside the desk providing me with a great work/cleaning station.
The main desk and hutch will provide a good storage area with 2 lockable sections. Also I'm gonna take an old desktop and LCD screen, install Linux with a virtual MS install and extend the cable over for internet/music/TV. Press area is to the left on the L section with the bins behind it. Below is an area where 2 pullout drawers were but I think I'll add shelves and a door for additional storage.
Anyone have a small fridge for the corner?