How many 1050 on a bench?

3 within a 6' space would be tight, very tight; 2 should work fine; I have 2, 6' benches end to end with one 650 on each; plenty of workspace/open space

If I have room for a 6" long workbench, how many reloading machines can I have spaced out?

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Trick question, zero is the answer. While the base is under 6" the case feeder post and handle stick out from both sides making the foot print much larger than the base.

LOL; I noticed the 6" but made an assumption

With the roller handle you need 22" min, with and auto drive you could pack them in as close as 16" but you would cus yourself because working on them would be like changing sparkplugs on a mid 80's V12 Jag.

I would think if you increase the bench length to 8' you could get 4 1050 loaders mounted as long as the bench is at least 3' deep. Mount one on each side and 2 in the middle on the front of the bench. I think that would leave enough room for the trays and all...

The 1050 DOES take up a lot of room on a loading bench. One is enough, buy conversion kits and tool heads.

I kept his one from my Commercial Reloading days. It has several million rounds through it, shaft, frame, and bearings are still like new. It HAS been serviced properly and often.

It is just now getting broken in.

I have 2 presses on my bench, a 650 to load small primer and a 1050 to load large primer ammo. I don't mind setting up dies but primers are a pain.

That sounds like a lot of real-estate for little use. Store your presses on a shelf. Put some Tee nuts in the bottom of your bench and just switch out your presses as you need them.

Nothing wrong with more than one press. I generally want at least two of each just so I don't have to mess with priming systems. The advantage of having every spare part has helped out before as well. The bench I am working on now will have seven progressives on it.

Here is a 650, two 550's and a SDB along with a sample of some of my ammo supply. They fit quite nicely on my bench. I chose to mount one 550 low to save space.

I have three on an 8' bench and couldn't imagine trying to get them any closer together. I want about 2' on left of each press.

Nothing wrong with more than one press. I generally want at least two of each just so I don't have to mess with priming systems. The advantage of having every spare part has helped out before as well. The bench I am working on now will have seven progressives on it.

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Pics please!
After seeing your other inventions, this bench should be spectacular.

One for large primer cartridges--almost always set for .45 Auto
One for 9x19, 9x21, and .38 Super
One Super for load development for all other small primer cartridges, including .223. Usually set for .40S&W.
Co-Ax for .308, .30-06, and .30-30.

Old thread but I only managed to fit 6 presses on my bench but it is drilled and tapped so I can swap them out from the top of the bench. I have swapped one of the 650's for another 1050 and to use the remaining 650 I have to remove the akro bin.

I don't understand why it is taking so long to change out calibers on your LNL. Should be a 5 minute job.

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Getting the case expander set correctly as well as fussing with the casefeeder usually takes some time.

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While having extra presses dedicated to one caliber is great, I have two Dillon SDBs that stay set up for 45 ACP and 9x19, it can get expensive.

Have you considered getting the extra parts for the expander system that you can leave set up for each cartridge?

With my Hornady L-N-L, I originally bought powder drop dies for each cartridge set up for each cartridge. For me, storage became an issue with all those dies so I machined custom drop tubes (aka powder funnel) for each cartridge. Now, one powder die and I swap out the drop tube.

I do not use a case feeder so I cannot make suggestions there.

Of course, if you need the production capacity of the Dillon 1050, go for it. Nice press.

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Getting the case expander set correctly as well as fussing with the casefeeder usually takes some time. Yes, the dies stay the same, but changing the shell plate, cleaning and greasing everything to put away, it all takes time. I use the LNL PTX, since for lead bullets the Hornady powder through expanders did not work for me.

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If you have multiple powder dispenser dies it's a 3 min job max. Once you set the stop on the powder all adj is done with the die body for all die sets. Then all is required is a die swap and PTX.

You should give your self plenty of room since you will need access for service and adj. One for small and large primers should be more than enough.

my 6' Bench has 3 Lee Pro 1000...

The one next to the wall is a Bit tight but Not bad

the 1050 takes up much more room.... 2 on 6' may be ok... 3 on 8' as well

Dont Limit yerself if Possible.... youll appreciate it Later.... i have a 6' bench directly behind this One that I may move One of these to....

Good Luck... sounds Like a FUN Challenge for sure

I have a six foot bench and they fit just fine.