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Posted: 12/15/2009 7:43:07 PM EDT
| Ok, i am looking at making a small bench for reloading (4 feet long). What height and depth do you all suggest? i am loading on a single stage lee right now but am looking to try to get a dillon progressive sometime next year. |
| I sit while loading. My bench height is approx. 31" tall and 19" deep. My seat is 21-22" tall. Works for me with my single stage presses. Depends on whether you sit or stand and how tall your seat is if sitting. Plus a small bench is much more sturdy if it can be anchored to the wall. If you use an electronic scale a separate little cabinent unattached from your bench is highly recommended. Scales don't like the vibration from the press operation. |
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I like to sit while reloading and have an old swivel chair with rollers that I use to swoop from one end of my bench to the other. When I planned my bench, I sat in the chair, dropped a tape measurer to the floor and looked at what I thought would be comfortable. It worked!
So, I'd suggest going off of whether you're going to sit or stand and then measure for your personal comfort factor. |
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I don't know why people like to build benches. It's cool if you want a project I guess...
But I went and picked up a nice Craftsman Bench at Sears for almost nothing and saved myself lots of time and money. I have drawers and shelves and everything. I've had mine for about 10 years now. |
Mine is 36 inches to the work surface and 24 inches deep. I framed it with 2x4's screwed and glued. It's very sturdy and bolted to the wall. The cabinets were found at a yard sale and the countertop at Home Depot. Building my bench allowed me to integrate it into the room, not just another piece of furniture. Whatever you decide, attach it to the wall for stability.
ETA–– This is an old pic...it's much more cluttered now.. 
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I don't know why people like to build benches. It's cool if you want a project I guess... But I went and picked up a nice Craftsman Bench at Sears for almost nothing and saved myself lots of time and money. I have drawers and shelves and everything. I've had mine for about 10 years now. I can't speak for anyone else, but I built my own because that was the only way to get one in the dimensions I wanted. |
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I recently bought a well used solid oak desk at a "yard sale" to use as a reloading bench. It cost me $25 and works great. It has plenty of storage for all the supplies and equipment as well as being very sturdy. I was actaully wanting a metal desk like we used in the military but now that I have the wood one I realize it is much quieter. It is right at 6' long with a center pen drawer, three side drawers and and open area where a printer once was.
With it only being $25 I don't have any problems drilling or screwing into it to make it better. I can't imagine building one any better for as cheap as this one was. Dolomite |
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