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Posted: 8/20/2010 9:07:56 PM EDT
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at what heights off the floor are your guys reloading benches setup for? are you sitting in a chair, on a stool, or standing? i gotta build mine this weekend and was wondering what height is best for comfort and for ease of operation. i have a HD steel desk for my fun room i do all my cleaning and assembling on and sit in an old office chair which works well. i was just curious since loading your doing 100 things at once and watching the press that is mounted on the bench (and some models can be tall) what heights are working for ya guys? |
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I would ask you 2 questions. What is comfortable for you, and How do you prefer to do your reloading? For all the presses you have, and for how you want to lay it all out on your bench, are all factors in building your bench too.
Look through the reloading bench thread that has tons of pictures to get some ideas. Good luck with the bench and show us some pics when you get it done. 
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I sit to reload, my bench is 32.5 inches high. I am 5'11.
Link to the reloading bench thread mentioned by nightwolf357. |
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Quoted: I would ask you 2 questions. What is comfortable for you, and How do you prefer to do your reloading? For all the presses you have, and for how you want to lay it all out on your bench, are all factors in building your bench too. Look through the reloading bench thread that has tons of pictures to get some ideas. Good luck with the bench and show us some pics when you get it done. this is my first reloading experience so I wouldn't have a general comfort level yet. I am sure I will want to change after I get doing it after a while. right now I have one press and I was thinking of mounting it to one side of the desk I have in my fun room for now and seeing if I like that, that way if I do like it I dont spend money and time building a bench I dont need. thanks for the help guys! I will look through that thread and see what everyone else has there setup |
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When i was in the USAF and having to load up and move around for many years i have had all kinds of reloading bench's and area's.
I always preferred to sit on a bar stool though.Sometimes i would buythose wood legged bar stools and cut the legs down to where i was compfy...Some things i might stand like adjusting powder measure dropping powder..but when i get down to press business being seated is just mo-betta for me.Currently i have a Sams Club bench as i just got back into reloading after a 16 year or so break (business owner with no spare time)...But mine from under bench to floor is 35 1/2 inches and bar stool (adjustable) seat to floor 25 ". 
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| From an ergonomic standpoint, you want the press handle to be within the arc of your shoulder's movement. It sucks to have to bend over to get the last couple inches of handle movement, while starting with a higher reach has less negative impact. There is NO way to say "your bench should be X high no matter what" because everybody is different. A basic countertop bench height is typical and useful, but where you mount the press is more touchy because your arms are going to be doing a lot of moving when you use the press. |
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