About fifteen years ago, just after I set up my Pro 1000 and Turrets,
there was an advertisement in Shotgun News for "Pro 1000 primer collectors, $5.95+ shipping." I ordered two of them--and when they arrived, I found that all they were the following items:
1. A Kaukkona Cheese container with its snap-on lid;
2. three short SM screws and flat washers;
3. A pattern for drilling and cutting holes; and
4. Directions to cut a nominal one-inch hole in the bench and the lid.
I did; it worked--although I smarted a bit about paying $6.00 for an empty cheese container when I could have bought it and the cheese for under $3.00 at the local grocery store.
There was a minor problem, too: when I bumped the container with my knee one time, I disloged it--and got to pick up primers once again.
HOWEVER: It worked easily for me because I had had a special benchtop made--not only 2.5" thick of HDO, but one that was 30" deep--e.g., it projected about 7" beyond the base cabinet.
I moved in 2000, and I hadn't reinstalled my reloading gear until a couple of months ago. Again, I had a 30" d. benchtop made. Again, I mounted the presses with 1" holes under the press--maybe even bigger. This time, however, I used a Skippy plastic peanut butter jar. The screw-on lid is more secure, and the capacity is much greater. It's mounted using the back press bolt and two sm screws and washers. Placement is a bit critical, to get clearance for the back mounting bolt wingnut, but it's not really difficult to do.
The only minor problem is lower cabinet access--e.g., to open the doors below, I have to remove the jar because it's tall enough to get in the way. Unscrewing it is a minor issue.
So, I've gone Googling about jars. I've discovered that one can get jars in all sizes--but it appears that ones that are about 90mm dia. and 1&1/2" deep are perfect--e.g., they will install underneath the bench OK with the back press mounting bolt, are shallow enough to clear doors, and have sufficient capacity to make emptying a minor factor in production.
This works with my extra-deep countertop; I think it would work with those of you who use mounting plates of larger size--maybe a 2x8 or 2x10?--but on a standard countertop, the base upper front rail usually gets in the way. For standard-top depths, the tubing-and-remote collector point looks better.
johndoe1027: The diameter of that hole is not really critical--the press base will just "fill up" and the primers will start tumbling down the hole sooner or later. The bigger the hole, the better, obviously--but even 1/2" would work, I think.
Jim H.