Reloading Pedestal..

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roashooter

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In past postings others have asked for input for a reloading bench. We were doing some reloading this morning, and thought I would show you a different setup.
Back in the early years, apt living, I could not keep a space for reloading, so a trip to a local welding shop created this. A reloading pedestal. Which can be moved into a closet when not in use...set beside the kitchen table for use. It can be used from both sides, I resize/deprime, wife flares, I reprime with a hand primer, wife does the powder drop/measure, I seat and crimp...
Now we have a spare bedroom, that is my so called "cave" and the reloading set up stays out. We can crank out a hundred rounds quickly and she measures on the scale each and every round. IMG_0177.JPG

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I use the riser from Inline Fabrication - they make a variety for a lot of presses - even progressives. My RCBS stays mounted on it, and all of that is mounted on a baking sheet (1/2 size) which I can clamp to a table or small machine stand. Very compact and easily put away.

https://inlinefabrication.com/

I also hear nothing but great reviews about their press replacement handles
 
roashooter wrote:
...so a trip to a local welding shop created this.
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I think that's a very clever way to deal with the space issue.

I resize/deprime, wife flares, I reprime with a hand primer, wife does the powder drop/measure, I seat and crimp...
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Lucky man to have a wife that shares your passions.
 
I like it!

I can see that as a possible way to deal with setting up a second press.

Its not that I don't have the space, its either in the wrong location or interferes with a multi use bench.

Shades of my days in reloading in my very basic travel trailer.

It was maybe 10 feet long, two burner stove and tiny sink up front, two (SMALL) closets and a bed across the back. 3 years that was home for summer construction.

I turned the one closet into the reloading bench, I was only loading 41 magnum so it worked (more caliber, more storage issues with more brass)

Maybe 2 feet wise by 2 feet deep.

You can stuff yourself into small spaces, takes a lot more storing and unstorring stuff.
 
You can make a decorative 4x4 bolted to an upright in the wall. The 4x4 can have a steel plate on the top with the hole pattern for the press. When the press is not in use you can put a potted plant on the stand or a coaster to set a cold beer on.
 
I use a FA portable loading bench for my 204 & 223 ammo. Very stable, easy to move around the small 10x12' room when needed, have 2 Lee single stage presses mounted on it.
 
I have limited space - just a corner of one room. I only reload pistol rounds, with a LCT. I bought a tool stand from Harbor Freight, and made a top of layered plywood, cut to a size that allowed me to mount the LCT astride one of the top horizontal supports. It is pretty darn solid, but a little light.
 
TG - check out the press risers I mentioned above. With your press mounted on one of those, the weight is evenly distributed over a large area so there is no major stress on any one piece of your stand. I also use a stand like that - my press riser is mounted on a sheet of plywood that I can easily clamp to the surface.
 
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