setting up a bench for changing presses

[Rbutler]

I though i would show what i did since i load most of my loads on my new progressive press but still have my lee single stage for my 338 and 308 match loads.

basically had to drill 3 holes to nut and bolt my lee to the bench, i was hoping the 2 bolt design of the hornady would like up with the lee but no cigar so i got to thinking a bit.

Basically i used t nuts that secure into the wood and allow me to have a permanent "nut" in the wood so i can simply unscrew the bolts on one press and put the new press on.

Not sure how many of you swap presses but i can only have 1 at a time so this works.

t nut


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[bohoki]

i have a couple presses mounted to 1 square foot pieces of 3/4 plywood using elevator bolts to keep the bottom exactly flat (flatter than carriage bolts) then clamp them to whatever i am near when i want to reload something

you can try that method where they cut a v shape and have a v shaped board to mount to your press and they mate and you drop in a pin kind of like a taper and a dovetail

this is a clever way to use c clamps

[MarkG35]

I have Inline Fabrications ultra mount and their quick change system.Works great,two wing nuts to loosen and press comes off.

[9mmepiphany]

I have Inline Fabrications ultra mount and their quick change system.Works great,two wing nuts to loosen and press comes off.

That was my first thought also.

Besides being very quick to change, they are very secure and raise the press so you are loading more at eye level.

One advantage of the Ultra mount, especially with Lee presses, is that they spread out the forces you apply to the press...making it much more stable

I have my LNL on an Inline Fabrication Ultra mount and added their Ergo roller handle...it makes a world of difference. My Lee Classic Cast SS is mounted in the Lee Bench Plate...but I have 4 feet of bench

[JagerDog]

T-nuts are good.

I since made a 1" aluminum plate threaded with my various bolt patterns (which is t-nutted down). I may make some legs though to raise it up ala inline.

[CGT80]

The T nuts are a great idea. I should do that for my stand alone powder thrower, but I don't use that one much as I am not a fan of single stage loading. My single stage press is a tank, so it has a permanent home on a 70-100 pound steel plate.

I drink the blue coolaid, and those presses are too big to move away from the bench.

[Khromo]

I got a couple of pieces of 2x8 lumber and cut them into 13" lengths. Then I drilled holes in the four corners of one piece, and used that as a template to drill the same hole pattern every 18" or so into my bench tops, and into the other 13" panels of 2x8.

I installed the t-nuts into the holes in the benches from the bottom. Then I bolted all of my tools (presses, trimmers, measuring jigs, vises, belt sanders, buffing wheels, etc.) onto the 2x8x13's.

Now I can securely bolt any of my tools anywhere I want on my benches, in any order or arrangement. It's convenient to line up a single stage for decapping, a Co-Ax, and a powder meter, or a series of sanders and buffers in increasingly fine grits if I'm making knives.

[Rbutler]

The T nuts are a great idea. I should do that for my stand alone powder thrower, but I don't use that one much as I am not a fan of single stage loading. My single stage press is a tank, so it has a permanent home on a 70-100 pound steel plate.

I drink the blue coolaid, and those presses are too big to move away from the bench.

sir do you have a permit for those presses, if not im going to have to come and confiscate them.......

couple of good ideas on here so far. hopefully helps a few people who are limited on space but dont want to be limited to one press.

[Ferrum]

Kind of a combination of ideas... I use the T-nuts with the Inline Ultra-Mounts. The extra presses store upright under the bench, when I'm ready to swap presses, 4 bolts and I'm rolling. Takes about 5 minutes and saves a bunch of space...

Granted, progressives are permanently mounted, just single stage, turret and coaxial get swapped.

[FML1982]

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['ol shooter]

sir do you have a permit for those presses, if not im going to have to come and confiscate them.......

couple of good ideas on here so far. hopefully helps a few people who are limited on space but dont want to be limited to one press.

Looks like a casino for reloaders, you win with every lever pull.

[CGT80]

sir do you have a permit for those presses, if not im going to have to come and confiscate them.......

couple of good ideas on here so far. hopefully helps a few people who are limited on space but dont want to be limited to one press.

The middle one isn't mine. I swear, it belongs to my brother.

Of course I didn't argue when he wanted to leave his press setup on my bench in a caliber that I use.

I have told people that they are like playing the slots but every pull pays out at least 10 cents. The clanging sounds a bit like coins dropping anyway.

Those soft wood inserts are neat looking. I have not seen them before.

[Rbutler]

The middle one isn't mine. I swear, it belongs to my brother.

Of course I didn't argue when he wanted to leave his press setup on my bench in a caliber that I use.

I have told people that they are like playing the slots but every pull pays out at least 10 cents. The clanging sounds a bit like coins dropping anyway.

Those soft wood inserts are neat looking. I have not seen them before.

i know right i keep trying to get my mom to plug away some rounds for me. Look mom just put in a case here and a bullet here and it pays you a loaded round! you win every time!

[CGT80]

I have to load ammo for both of my parents, but they don't shoot that often anymore. That is why I have the 1050. The 550 was too slow to load enough 9mm for 3 of us to shoot competitions on a regular basis. I load all of my own ammo, and don't trust anyone else to do it. My brother loads all of his own, but now has his own machine which will go to his house when he moves from his current location.

My mom doesn't have the strength and time to load her own, and my dad doesn't have the patience.

[Henry Shooter]

PM fast318 he built a really nice bench with interchangeable track for his presses
Good stuff