need ideas for closed in reloading bench .

This cut to size. Fabricate a hinge attached to wall and swinging legs opposite the hinge. should fold up into 4" to 6" space. Unfinished garage could be helpful. This for quick mounting of press. Expensive solution but flexible.
 
Michigan is where I come from we have a moisture problem out there in the Garage. Also no heat. Heat and Gasoline are the propellants out there. The general is not rational. But you need to understand that's normal.

It's time to Trump the general.

Oh how I hate rusty insterments. Propellants don't rust but they are expensive. How many years do you think they will last? Do you live in the desert? Where it gets HOT. Powder shure likes heat.

You could just take it on the chin and salute the general. :o

My spelling is a little off. I think you are spelling general with a capital.
I don't think that's correct. At least not that one.
 
NRA websites and American Rifleman have run plans over the years for reloading benches. You may want to Google NRA Reloading Bench Plans or similar. Some of those designs could likely be modified to fit your dimensional situation. Design plans aside just keep something in mind. Just about any press will place considerable strain both vertically and horizontally on any surface you mount it to when using it. With that in mind stout and heavy duty come to light. The problem with many Home Depot and Lowes home improvement store turn key solutions is they are light duty. You may find one that fits but you may also want to improve on it with reinforcement. Anyway, a few things to consider.

Ron
 
16" deep is workable especially if 7 ft long. Too deep and things get cluttered and misplaced. I made mine 42" high and I can work standing or sitting on a bar stool. Add a lower shelf and your area is doubled. If you get or make the removable press bench plates you could remove whatever press you are not using at the time (I have no idea how tall the Dillon units are). You could mount a shower curtain that you can let down to camflague your bench. Before I moved into my present home I made a wheeled, very small footprint topped press stand that could fit an A2 press, single stage RCBS, a small Liberty press and a Lee Pro 1000. I put small AKRO bins around the perimeter. Paint your bench top white to make finding misc. items easier.
 
Dillon's manual for the 650 says the mounting surface needs to be at least 14" deep, but there are some things to keep in mind.

First, when mounted, the 650 hangs over the front by several inches. Second, the 650 doesn't come with a case feeder and it's not clear whether the 14" is sufficently deep for the optional case feeder. Third, the top of the bench needs to overhang the front of the bench by at least 3/4" to allow clearance for the handle and linkage.

It doesn't sound to me like the 650 will work well in the space you have available. Even with a 14" deep bench, the front of the press will extend further into the garage than the garage door tracks.

If you want to go with 14" deep and don't mind the slight intrusion of the press beyond the tracks, I'd call Dillon to verify the 14" requirement is sufficient for use with the case feeder.
 
Dillon's manual for the 650 says the mounting surface needs to be at least 14" deep, but there are some things to keep in mind.

First, when mounted, the 650 hangs over the front by several inches. Second, the 650 doesn't come with a case feeder and it's not clear whether the 14" is sufficently deep for the optional case feeder. Third, the top of the bench needs to overhang the front of the bench by at least 3/4" to allow clearance for the handle and linkage.

It doesn't sound to me like the 650 will work well in the space you have available. Even with a 14" deep bench, the front of the press will extend further into the garage than the garage door tracks.

If you want to go with 14" deep and don't mind the slight intrusion of the press beyond the tracks, I'd call Dillon to verify the 14" requirement is sufficient for use with the case feeder.
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Both Dillon and Inline Fabrication make press risers so the press does not hang over the edge nor need a cut for handle clearance.
 
Yes. But use of those also moves the press back further from the front of the bench. So the bench depth requirement would increase accordingly.
 
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