setup Reloading Press on a plastic table?

[Top Cat]

Currently I have an old solid wood desk someone gave me for free with a piece of 1" plywood screwed to the top in the gun room.

In my bedroom closet I still have a 2 foot piece I cut off the bottom of a solid exterior door nailed to (2) 2"x2" runners nailed into the studs of one side of my closet, with the other piece of the 2x2 in the unsupported corner as a leg.

It took about as long to nail it in as it took me to type it. I used that for years until I acquired the desk. The piece of the door is 1 3/4" thick and very solid.

What I liked about the bedroom setup when I was using it was that I could close the closet door and it looked just like a normal bedroom to any guest who might happen to stop by.

I lost half of my closet space though, and some of my ties got wrinkled.

[RogerOrange]

This might also work for you:

http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-bench-grinder-pedestal-68321.html

[nidm]

thanks for the suggestion. It seems need to be anchored to the floor. a bit too much trouble. thanks, anyway

This might also work for you:

http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-bench-grinder-pedestal-68321.html

[Michael in California]

Well, there is trick you can do.

If you can anchor that grinder post to the wall, you fix the tipping concern. Ti can be as simple as a worm hose clamp and a 2x4.

However, I like the re-purposed old piece of furniture idea the best. Try craigslist/yardsales for a week or so.

What do you have a for tools and skills? You can make a hell for stout bench with one sheet of plywood, a circular saw and a few screws.

[Cincinnatus]

If you've got a nice heavy & stable table, you're set. That's why 4x4s & subflooring and a little cross-bracing will do you just fine. Connect with good bolts, maybe put a melamine sheet on top for pretty & smooth, and you're done.

Free Plan: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/mod...4d44229ea605db

Surface: http://www.homedepot.com/p/T-G-Sheat...4092/202088752 $48

Legs: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Pressure-...8909/202287541 $20 (cut into four 3' lengths)

Casters if you want to move it around a bit & raise the height a bit: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Shepherd-...9392/100142073 $2.50 each

Melamine: http://www.homedepot.com/p/EUCATILE-...TW48/205995949 $14

Nails, bolts, etc. probably around $20.

[RogerOrange]

thanks for the suggestion. It seems need to be anchored to the floor. a bit too much trouble. thanks, anyway

You can also bolt it to a piece of thick plywood extending far enough to the front that you can stand on it. The combination of the larger surface and your body weight will keep it steady :-)

[Calguns77]

I use one of these. $75 and probably as cheap as you'll get for a sturdy bench.

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Signature-Development-72-in-Fold-Out-Wood-Workbench-WKBNCH72X22/203083493

[Scota4570]

You can also bolt it to a piece of thick plywood extending far enough to the front that you can stand on it. The combination of the larger surface and your body weight will keep it steady :-)

I was going to say that. Bolt the pedistill to a thick piece of plywood and put your chair on the plywoold base. An old students desk, the ones with the desk and chair as one uinit, or simmilar could also be retrofitted.

[agarc92]

Also in the same situations.

Think of buying one of these, and maybe swapping out the top to actual wood

https://www.amazon.com/Shop-Fox-D2056-Tool-Table/dp/B00004TQEP/ref=pd_sim_328_35?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00004TQEP&pd_rd_r=DB9KJRWM9BRK3W9FJ9J2&pd_rd_w=xZBN0&pd_rd_wg=BX7it&psc=1&refRID=DB9KJRWM9BRK3W9FJ9J2

https://www.amazon.com/POWERTEC-UT1002-Universal-Tool-Stand/dp/B01381O7NS/ref=pd_cp_469_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01381O7NS&pd_rd_r=GCNY97K2TAVW3D6M5ZMB&pd_rd_w=6Zj94&pd_rd_wg=xzveB&psc=1&refRID=GCNY97K2TAVW3D6M5ZMB

[nidm]

I use one of these. $75 and probably as cheap as you'll get for a sturdy bench.

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Signature-D...2X22/203083493

actually, this looks like exactly what I am looking for.... except it is a bit too long for me... 60in(max ~65in) is what I can fit in at this moment.

[6foot8]

Like @Lamski said - I too have one of those Black and Decker Workmates. I bolted my turret press onto the existing top only to find out it flexes ALOT. It seems that those tops are bamboo.

I'm either going to get a piece of plywood to bolt to the existing top or a short chunk of 2 x 8 and sandwhich that between the press and the top.

That grinder pedestal would work if you mounted the press on the side of the pedestal opposite of the water tray. That way the downward force is pushing against that one leg instead of between the two legs on the water tray side.

[someoneeasy]

I haven't used this, but if you're short on space, might work for you.

https://www.amazon.com/Lee-LP90688-Precision-Reloading-Stand/dp/B00162RW66

[Cincinnatus]

And if you'd taken my advice, you'd be making bullets today...

[cmichini]

My friend took his Harbor Freight grinder stand and shot it into the floor so it did not move, then he loaded up three presses on top and he just rotates it based on what he wants to do...

http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-bench-grinder-pedestal-68321.html

For what it is worth, he also drilled and tapped the collar underneath to make the top more stable.

I actually used the cheaper unviversal bench grinder stand.
I have a piece of 2x12 on top that extends about 6" on either side to provid a little more surface.

It has my Leee classic turret mounted on it.
I have a plastic table beside it to hold calipers, bullets, cases, etc.

It can tend to move a little but I keep boxes of projectiles on the lower shelf and it keeps it pretty steady.

I don't have a lot of room for a big bench so it works for the pistol and small volume of 5.56 that I load.

Just another option

[Marshal Sixgun]

I started off with a black and decker work mate folding bench in an apartment. Could unmount the press and fold the bench and put away into a closet between sessions.

Check out PatMarlins Rock Bench.