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Posted: 6/23/2016 8:05:04 PM EDT
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hey guys I have a new desk that I am going to use as a reloading station for two
new lee pro 1ks that are going to arrive anytime now. but I don't know if I should use the lee bench plates or us a press mount/riser. what are the advantages of either? pros and cons? the desk is about 5 foot long and a little over a foot wide. thanks guys. 
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I would serious brace that bench and add a thick top. As in 1 1/2 inches thick. You don't want any flex or movement in your reloading bench. Never used either of those things you mentioned, I've always built my bench to the height I wanted and bolted the press directly to the bench top. |
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I can tell you that before building my bench I tried a lot of things out for a bench with out any success. I try a sewing table cabinet, kitchen table, block of wood on the kitchen table with my press, everything moved way too much.
I like dryflash bolted mine down right on the bench top, after building mine. I have a single stage press, live in a tiny one bedroom apartment with a wife, newborn and two dogs. I feel like if I can have a work bench pretty much anyone can. I built mine for right around $100, had lowes cut the plywood down for me and in about two hours I had a very basic set up. May not be the nicest to look at, get a little tight to work on, but man nothing moves when you pull the handle. |
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The best advice I can give you is to set up the desk and place the press directly on top of the desk and see how well it feels for height. I like mine bolted straight to my bench, but it's work bench height. Can't remember the exact high unfortunately. It's definitely taller than any desk I have seen though. Like others have said, brace that thing as best as you can. You want absolutely no movement in a reloading bench. Mine is lag bolted into the studs in my walls. |
| I have mine bolted to the wall, I put a leg under all 4 corners and they are bolted to the top and the floor and I have two legs right under where the press is mounted so it does not move one little bit, I built it to a height that I can stand up and work(I am 6' 3") or I can sit on a breakfast bar stool to load. |
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