Mounting a press

[grubbylabs]

I just moved and am going to build a new bench for my new place. I have seen some mounting blocks that people have used to mount their presses. I was wondering if any one has built these or has any other ideas for mounting a press on a bench with no over hang.

Thanks.

 

[NeuseRvrRat]

what kind of press? sounds like you want something similar to the Dillon strongmount that keeps the press completely up on top of the bench. there are similar brackets for other presses, including single stage presses. give us some more info and maybe we can point you to them.

like this: http://www.inlinefabrication.com/RCBS.html
http://www.inlinefabrication.com/LEE.html

 

[Marlin 45 carbine]

try to leave enuff room for another even an el-cheap press for primer popping and seating/crimping use.
2 fellers working them can crank out some rounds after the cases are primed

 

[grubbylabs]

I think that what I have seen have been made from wood like a 4X4 piece or similar so that when you mount the press it hangs over the bench enough to operate the press without interference. I will be mounting a RCBS Rock Chucker as well as a Hornady ProJector.

Again thanks for your help.

 

[tightgroup tiger]

My loading bench was a work bench that was already in my new house after I moved.

It has a top made of pine 2x8s and I'm thinking of tearing it off and putting a top on it of either butcher block that Lowes sells or planing out some of my precious Northern Red Oak I use for building my furniture because I have had trouble with my presses coming loose in the pine 2x8s with lag bolts.

If you plan well when building the loading bench you can leave enough overhang or leave provisions to bolt you presses down with machine bolts instead of lag bolts which seem to always come loose.

My bench is part of the house so I don't have that luxury unless I want to build all new cabinets underneath it or replace it with an oak top. I don't.

Most butcher block is either Maple or some other hard wood which you will never have problems with.

Do it right the first time and measure twice and cut once.

 

[noylj]

Right now, not understanding what the issue it:
You need a bench face with a flat face and not a bullnose edge. The presses do not need any special mount beyond that, and most aren't even that bothered by a rounded edge.
Have you mounted a press before and found a specific problem?

 

[GarySTL]

A friend built a bench with the top made from a section of bowling alley approach. Edge glued maple as I recall. Some tough stuff.

 

[W.E.G.]

You might find a few ideas here:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=218720

 

[griff383]

I built a table to fit in my extra room. The top is 2x4's layed over with a 1" marine grade sheathing. I got the plywood from work for free and that stuff is awesome. I have had no problems but I used machine bolts and nuts to secure it

 

[cberge8]

Depending on exactly what you are planning on, this may be for you.

http://patmarlins.com/

The Rock-Dock system he sells is great. I bought one while setting up my new bench a few months back, and I am very pleased with it. While it may seem a bit pricy, it is well worth it. The craftsmanship is second to none, and his support is amazing. Upon receiving my order I called Pat with a few questions about initial setup and he was more than willing to take all the time I needed to make sure I got the most out of his product.

 

[grubbylabs]

Well I think I have it solved. The problem I ran into last time was that with the RCBS mostly. I had the face of the bench trimmed out with a 1X4 and when I brought the ram to full height the bottom would hit the 1X4 and stop. This time I was using a 1X6 to trim out the front and new that if any thing the problem would be worse. Upon finishing the bench I found that it was about the same.

What I did to fix the problem is use a piece of 1/2 steel that is 6X6 inches square to make a mounting plate. It put the presses out enough that I do not have any clearance issues.

 

[wyofool]

I mounted my press on a piece of 12'x12" 3/4" plywood with countersunk bolts from the bottom then mount the plywood to my bench with 4 large screws, one in each corner. I have done this with each of my presses, remove 4 screws with the cordless and install the other press. Easy, quick and cheap. I can then use the only work bench I have at the moment for other things.

 

[gamestalker]

I use a solid cherry table top and have it secured to the wall. This really eliminates any movement or flexing, and also helps keep the bench level. I stumbled on a very large cherry table top about 5 years ago that is 1 1/2" thick, and decided then and there that it would be my new relaoding bench. It's a nice rigid set up, the best I've had since I started reloading several decades ago.

GS

 

[1SOW]

http://www.berrysmfg.com/product-i14860-c119-g8-b0-p0-Bench_Topper.aspx

 

[helotaxi]

What I did to fix the problem is use a piece of 1/2 steel that is 6X6 inches square to make a mounting plate. It put the presses out enough that I do not have any clearance issues.

I did something similar but with a 3/4" piece of aluminum plate. My loading bench top is a section of countertop from Lowes. I tapped the holes to mount the press to the plate and used machine bolts there and then used longer bolts in through holes with fender washers and nuts under the bench top to mount the plate.

 

[srtolly]

My bench is a 2x4 structure with a 3/4" plywood top. Under where my press is I have a 2x8 screwed into the structure. My press is through bolted with fender washers. Bench is bolted to the wall as well. No movement.

 

[Otto]

I drilled and tapped a piece of T6061 alloy plate to accept my Dillon 550B, RCBS Pro 2000, LNL AP, Rock Chucker and Hollywood Sr. The plate is 1" thick and attaches from underneath the bench. Switching out one press for another takes about 3 minutes. Having but one press mounted at a time frees up considerable work space.

 

[dickttx]

This has served me well in the past. Shuffle board. Got four pieces at a farm auction, about 35 years ago, for $3.