single stage press mount

Mine is a homemade stand made out of steel, if you could make the base a larger square than mine out of heavy (1/2”-5/8”) steel plate, it may be stable enough. Or make one like mine and mount with bolts through the bottom (countersunk) of a 2x12 and clamp it to your table top?

Mount it to a 2x6, seat the nuts flush, and clamp the board to the top with a piece of drawer liner between. Viola.

I mount mine to a home made portable stand that I can load at my kitchen center island while watching TV. Take to range if I want to.

I've been building free standing press stands for my reloading presses since the early 1990's. Shown is the one I built for my RCBS Pro2000 but the concept can be adapted to any press. My Redding Big Boss single stage is mounted on one.

The top plate just needs to be adapted to the press being mounted and top plates could be made to mount several different presses.

I used 1"x1"x16 ga. tubing for the most part with three vertical members supporting the press mounting plate. Other size materials could be used, I chose the 1x1 tubing as I had it on hand and the weight of stand is not excessive.

A wood stand could be built, the first one I built for a trial was made from 2x4's. The strength of the joints is important. I'd bolt and glue the joints together as there is alot of stress put on the joints during the sizing process. My prototype wood stand got loose over time and was eventually replaced with a metal stand that I still use to this day.



What I do is store the unused presses up against the wall nesting with the other presses. The press I want to use I bring up next to my reloading table.

I also built a stand for my powder measure.

@flatsticks, are you opposed to adding t-tracks to your rolling bench top. If you have a router it would be easy to add tracks that will allow you to mount various things to your rolling bench top without drilling holes. T-tracks look good too.

t-tracks | McMaster-Carr

I have mine clamped to a desk.

I have my press bolted to a length of 2x8. I also have a case trimmer mounted to the same board. That board is C clamped to my butcher block top of my bench.
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Before I made this arrangement, I had my press mounted in a 2x8 that was clamped to the island in my kitchen. Wife wasn't too crazy about it, but it worked for a day or two until I got this bench thrown together from scraps I had laying around.

Somewhat of a variation from the old Lyman wood mounts....only made from metal. Use a quick detach rail system for mounting to the bench.

I used a piece of pegboard as a template since the holes on my MEC size master press match the hole pattern. Then used T nuts from underneath the top to secure the board that my individual presses, powder measures and trimmers are mounted on,(each on a different board). Allows to mount anywhere along the bench. I also like the ideas above with T track, unlimited mounting possibilities.

HowieG said:

I have my press bolted to a length of 2x8. I also have a case trimmer mounted to the same board. That board is C clamped to my butcher block top of my bench.
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My press is mounted permanently to my bench with a RCBS base plate but when I used a Black & Decker Workmate as a portable reloading bench, I did the same thing with a 2X8 and C clamps.

You don't need a bench at all. Just a post and a 12x18 piece of plywood.

I have had a number of no drill mounts over the years. They generally involve wood and C clamps.

They are not much to look at but are functional and the woman of the house can’t even tell it was there once I put it back up.



You’ll need longer boards for bigger tables.

If you can get a clamp to the back side, you just need something else to keep the back from lifting on the handle down, ram up stroke.

I mounted my presses to 2x8s and use a window latch at the side, u channel under the press and a c-clamp at the rear, I made a riser for a powder drop that uses 1/8" aluminum u channel that I put part way back under the board to raise it so the clamp has extra clamping force, for smaller things a u channel on the front and 90° angle with a window latch on the side work good
(Can you tell I replaced all our window latches and was trying to use the old ones?)
If you use a 2x6 the holes I drilled so the bolt head and washer was right at the edge where as the 2x8s had a little extra, I like to put a coating on the 2x8s so clean-up is easier. Storage of extra presses are my issue now with the 2ft 2x8s at 90° to the press, I'm still thinking of an easier way.

I bought racks from Costco for $70, built them to bench top height only then "laminated" 3 shelves together to make a real solid work area. I was running my RC IV without a mount, but the heigth was way off. After suffering with it for a year, I decided I'd get an inline fab mount for it and the mount is really awesome, no complaints.

hanno said:

My press is mounted permanently to my bench with a RCBS base plate but when I used a Black & Decker Workmate as a portable reloading bench, I did the same thing with a 2X8 and C clamps.

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Yep, it's cheap and effective. I don't like drilling holes in nice wooden tops when there is a chance I will want to change equipment/positions later on.

No pics but my single stage is on a 2x6, I clamp down with 2 ratcheting wood clamps. I even take it to the range when working up loads. Clamp it right to the shooting bench.

I use an Inline Fabrication mount for my RCBS single stage and my Hornady LnL - both work great

It could be c-clamped to a bench if you could get under it. I can't and my bench is way past being pretty so I screwed it down.
That ABLP is solid as a rock.
It' s a little high for my Grandson but he will grow into it. He runs the heck out of it now.

I just finished this last month. I wanted the flexibility to position my press or any other tool anywhere I wanted, but was dubious about the aluminum t-track standing up to the torque exerted by the press so I epoxied it into the groove, in addition to the screws. No worries - it's completely solid and doesn't deflect one bit.
This t-track is the "HD" version for 3/8” bolts, from Peachtree.

Guy48065 said:

I just finished this last month. I wanted the flexibility to position my press or any other tool anywhere I wanted, but was dubious about the aluminum t-track standing up to the torque exerted by the press so I epoxied it into the groove, in addition to the screws. No worries - it's completely solid and doesn't deflect one bit.
This t-track is the "HD" version for 3/8” bolts, from Peachtree.

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That is a pretty slick installation.

I love threads like these. So cool to see how others do things.

If I can make something myself I'll typically go that route, particularly if I can make it better. Take Inline Fabrication risers for example. I can make better risers for way less money for the simple reason that I don't need to ship them to customers all over the US and possibly further. My risers are way stronger and customized for my needs. I can see how much movement there is in some risers by watching the Ultimate Reloader on Youtube. My risers are absolutely rigid and overbuilt but that's how I like them.

I have all three progressive presses i.e. RCBS Piggyback II, Dillon 550 and Hornaday L-N-L AP on risers and will soon make a riser for the Redding Big Boss II. After reloading for many years I've finally "discovered" what many already knew ... reloading while standing is better.