Benches, Chair, Stool - Reloading

I was interested until I saw he was looking to sit on the stool.

I'm too close to being 7 feet tall. I bought a used wooden desk at a re-sale shop and also an adjustable shower chair again purchased second hand. Adjustable locking leg heights work for me to put my elbows on the table. As for the presses, think about get a solid used door and cutting off a piece just large enough to hold a press, then bolt the press to that piece and then c-clamp it to the desk or use large bolts and wing nuts to bolt to your desk. Switching presses is as easy as removing c-clamps or wing nuts from inside the center drawer.

I'm 5' 10" and use an old bar stool at my bench. Bought it at a swap meet. Works fine.

I set my bench height to fit me while seated in an adjustable computer chair with my feet flat on the floor.

7 foot tall, you boys eating good!!!

good old Harbor Freight got you covered

I got one from Home Depot just like the HB one but I am only 5'6". I ended up cutting 3 inches off the legs and I can adjust it where I want it, either at the loading table or my work desk. Good luck, but I would go to Home Depot and sit in it and adjust it up and down, take a tape measure with you so you know how tall your work station is, since you are very tall. Try the one at Harbor Freight also. I know the HD one cost more but it is very steady and holds up to 300 lbs.

I bought my benches from Harbor Freight. They are plane benches but one has a vice on the end. Both are 34 inches tall and I mounted my Dillon 550 and 650 on Strong Mounts which made the presses pretty high.

For a stool I bought one from Wayfair.com. They have a wide variety and I was able to find a few that fit my needs. Give them a try.

My bench is 32 inches high and stool is 19 inches. No strong mounts or such, pressed mounted with no risers. Works fine for me, 5ft. 11in. and older than dirt.
Lafitte

Even for reloaders these are “first world” problems mis amigos.

I’m just playing but at just 5’7” I thought only short guys had to worry about stuff like this.

Here are other things I’m worrying about today:

1. I’ve seen some mycelium on my front yard yet I applied Pillar G fungicide last week to preempt any lawn disease. What’s going on?

2. For how much will my old Caddy sell at auction? That amount determines what tax deduction I can take.

3. My son asked me if it’s too late in the season to divide and transplant hostas. Did I give him the correct answer?

4. When can I get to the range to shoot my new Bullseye ladder for 9mm 115gr RN?

I built my own bench with 2x4s. It’s solid as a rock and exactly my working height while standing. I have a 100 year old drafting chair that I got from my father that adjusts in height if I want to work seated. It’s not only my reloading bench, it’s my all-around work bench.

Mine is 42" high, using castered drafting chair so can sit or stand. If I was tall I might be interested in press risers, but direct bench mounted works best for me.



Bullet and Case collators are too tall for me to look in, so I made a mirror system since this picture. This collator was my first printed one on the rail....now have 3 more on the rail.

Mr_Gun_Guy said:

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I built my own bench with 2x4s. It’s solid as a rock and exactly my working height while standing. I have a 100 year old drafting chair that I got from my father that adjusts in height if I want to work seated. It’s not only my reloading bench, it’s my all-around work bench.

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Mine is an all rounder too with reloading the predominant activity of late. Behind this one on the other wall is my tool chest/work bench/gun storage/gun cleaning station/multipurpose facility.
My old kitchen stool is partly visible and is completely unworkable for a tall person.

film495 said:

Stack-On SORB-48 Adjustable Height Pro Reloading Bench – Black - USA-reloads

I was looking at this as a possible set up. I have two presses, only ever used one, but I have a 2nd I could also mount. Trick is, I'm 6'6" and a regular metal folding chair is too small. Generally if there is a bench seat, I just pick that as they are usually taller. Any stool recommendations? Not sure if it should swivel or not, that might be annoying when working the press arm.

Thoughts on this bench?

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I’m sorry, I almost forgot to answer the OP’s question…

I don’t like that bench, personally. I’ve found that there are times when I need to apply more force/leverage/power to an action and a wimpy bench just won’t hold up. Of course, I use my bench for more that just reloading and assume most people do also. Might as well make it an all-around useful bench if you’re going to do anything. Also, $250 seems a bit steep to my cheap butt for such a small, wimpy looking bench.

Just my humble opinion.

I mentioned 4 collators on my rail horizontal rail? Consolidation.....2 per riser. A case and a bullet collator. And my drafting chair. The best part is I can lift the collators off for maintenance, as demonstrated below.



I chose to buy a 3D printer for the price of one collator....and printed 4 for about $80 bucks each, including hardware, proximity switches and motors.

As for the question, I have to agree with Mr_Gun_Guy, except that now thanks to Bidenflation, 2x4's are expensive now. Mine's made like this. https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?resources/inexpensive-no-flex-bench-how-to.6/ Zero flex.

CQB45ACP said:

Mine is an all rounder too with reloading the predominant activity of late. Behind this one on the other wall is my tool chest/work bench/gun storage/gun cleaning station/multipurpose facility.
My old kitchen stool is partly visible and is completely unworkable for a tall person.
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So Clean! So the reloaders here are either 7 foot or 5-8” tall! interesting

I usually just stand up! good for circulation

I like to sit while reloading. I built the first bench using cabinet bottoms from either Lowe's or Home Depot. I then bought a bench from one of those places for the Dillon. The chair is a Craftsman essentially like the Harbor Freight above. I'm a little shorter than you at 6' with no issues. I bolted the second bench to the floor, and the top is 1" press board with a sheet metal covering. I added the 4' light. As you can probably tell, the bench I built is also my all around work bench. I do prefer to build them to my own specifications, but the store bought one is a solid bench. I wanted things where I could easily reach everything I need.

I made my bench in 78, when I was 15, out of scrape wood in Dad's barn. Still use it today. LOL, I remember spray painting it blaze orange when new. It's had a few modifications over the years, but stills serves. I'll never need another. The OP bench looks weak and feeble to me for $250. I use a regular computer desk chair for my room.

King Medallion said:

I made my bench in 78, when I was 15, out of scrape wood in Dad's barn. Still use it today. LOL, I remember spray painting it blaze orange when new. It's had a few modifications over the years, but stills serves. I'll never need another. The OP bench looks weak and feeble to me for $250. I use a regular computer desk chair for my room.

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My Dad built my bench in 1966 when he bought the house which I then bought from him in 1987.

I rebuilt a ‘62 VW bug motor on it when I was in high school, have sharpened hundreds maybe thousands of mower blades, rebuilt rear trailing arms from several corvettes and rewired instrument clusters, ground cast iron manifolds, and fiddle with my Grandfather’s machine tools on it. Gosh, I love it dearly.

I saved a ww2 workbench from impending doom. Refinished it and put it back in service. I use a office chair that is height adjustable and a bookshelf for right now. Next winter I'll get better shelving up after redoing the walls in my work area.

I wish the cellar was habitable, but it isn't. Just dead space, otherwise what a shop, well other than the low ceiling (5'10").

amp-rat said:

I saved a ww2 workbench from impending doom. Refinished it and put it back in service. I use a office chair that is height adjustable and a bookshelf for right now. Next winter I'll get better shelving up after redoing the walls in my work area.

I wish the cellar was habitable, but it isn't. Just dead space, otherwise what a shop, well other than the low ceiling (5'10").

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Historical preservation is a virtue!

CQB45ACP said:

Historical preservation is a virtue!

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They truly don't make them like this anymore. Each steel leg frame weights almost the same as the 1.5 inch thick top.

amp-rat said:

They truly don't make them like this anymore. Each steel leg frame weights almost the same as the 1.5 inch thick top.

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Wow. What's it weigh? That's one you don't move often, I bet.

"I think that bench would look better over..."
"No it wouldn't."

Built mine for comfort at stand up height. I'm 5'9. When I work sitting I have an old wooden bar stool that I ended up cutting an inch off all the legs.