Mounting a lee classic turret press

[TennJed]

I plan on mounting my lee classic turret on a 1.5" thick block of wood then clamping it to my wood table top. I am not a very handy tool kinda guy so what hardware will I need to do this? Of course a couple of clamps but what kind and size screws, bolts, nuts, washers, ect? Does it mount with 2, 3, or 4 screws?

Also if anyone knows the dimensions of the holes I would need to drill in the wood that would also be great. I could at least go ahead and drill the holes while I am wAiting on the press to come in but I am not sure how far apart to drill the holes

Thanks

 

[LiveLife]

I mounted my LCT using three 1/4" diameter bolts, flat washers and nylon lock nuts from Home Depot (You should be able to pickup the same from Lowes/OSH/ACE, etc.).

To mark the drill holes, I set the press on the bench and marked the 3 holes with a pencil. I selected a drill bit size slightly larger than 1/4".

 

[RustyFN]

Same for me, three 1/4" bolts.

 

[RustyFN]

bds what is your bench covered with?

 

[flashhole]

Love that 3 ball!

 

[RustyFN]

Love that 3 ball

Thanks, you wouldn't believe how much more comfortable it is over the wooden ball.

 

[Bush Pilot]

bds what is your bench covered with?

It's a Dillon bench covering material (available in the Blue Press) It's made for people who really want a Dillon press and have to settle for Lee.

 

[mbopp]

For the bolts, they need to be long enough to go through the board and press, and also an extra 1/2" or so for the washer and nut. Probably 3" or so.
If you want to clamp it to the table I'd make the board long enough so you have 4" or so on each side of the press.
And I'd use "carriage bolts" (rounded head) run in from the underside and either recess the heads in the board or run the nuts down hard enough that the bolt heads get sucked flush or slightly below the board surface.
I'd wait until you get the press to mark and drill the holes. It won't take that long.

 

[Slasher]

Here is a template from Lee's site for the Classic Turret Press.

http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi-data/instruct/TMPCTP.pdf

 

[Justin Holder]

Or you could go with Lee's bench mount plate. It comes with three wooden inserts and all the hardware you need.

 

[TennJed]

Thanks....as always y'all are wonderful