Shrinkmd
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I've been browsing through the "show me pics of your bench" thread.
I am almost ready to mount my Hornady LNL Classic Single Stage press, and I also want to order the powder measure stand instead of hanging it off the bench on the provided metal piece.
My question is, for a right handed person, does the arrangement of powder measure, scale, press (from L to R) work best? I saw that in the Sierra handloading video, and it seemed ok. Also, how far back a reach from the bench edge to mount the powder measure on the stand? A comfortable reach back? It would be nice to optimize space on the bench by putting it all the way back, but not at the cost of decreased efficiency or ergonomics.
And last question: I have a Sears 5 ft Professional Craftsman Bench. There is a long piece of metal on the underside on the front edge, on the bottom of the bench block, which would block the press being mounted on the front. It could fit off on the side edge, however. Should I just remove this piece of metal? It looks like something to mount drawers on or a stop for them, I'm not sure. Would a piece of metal like that be vital to the structural integrity of the bench?
Maybe later I will take a picture or two to illustrate the problem.
I am almost ready to mount my Hornady LNL Classic Single Stage press, and I also want to order the powder measure stand instead of hanging it off the bench on the provided metal piece.
My question is, for a right handed person, does the arrangement of powder measure, scale, press (from L to R) work best? I saw that in the Sierra handloading video, and it seemed ok. Also, how far back a reach from the bench edge to mount the powder measure on the stand? A comfortable reach back? It would be nice to optimize space on the bench by putting it all the way back, but not at the cost of decreased efficiency or ergonomics.
And last question: I have a Sears 5 ft Professional Craftsman Bench. There is a long piece of metal on the underside on the front edge, on the bottom of the bench block, which would block the press being mounted on the front. It could fit off on the side edge, however. Should I just remove this piece of metal? It looks like something to mount drawers on or a stop for them, I'm not sure. Would a piece of metal like that be vital to the structural integrity of the bench?
Maybe later I will take a picture or two to illustrate the problem.