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.
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.
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.
You’ll also notice the light switch. Well, that turns on the outlets I put in the back:
And the small light I put above each shelf:
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.
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!
Nice workmanship! 
