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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:27:27 AM EDT
| As some of you know ,two Dillon 650`s followed me home the other day. I am in the process of designing my reloading center. One of the 650`s will be dedicated to .223 and the other to pistol rounds. I would like to have them both on the same bench. I need some input as to space between the units, bench height, elbow room while reloading, lighting. Any input on the depth of the bench area would help also as well as storage accessibility for components etc. Tia. |
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I have a pair of 650s as well. Your reloading may go faster if you use one as a small primer and the second as a large primer press. I run mine that way, and it is great.
I mount my presses to 2x8 or 2x10s. I use c clamps to hold them in place. That way, they can be moved whenever I feel necessary. PM your number or e-mail, and I will send you some pics of a few bench builds. |
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http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/262015_Official_Reloading_Bench_Picture_Thread___Now_with_100__more_Pictures_.html Look through this thread, you might get some ideas.
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I just got this kit:
2x4 Basicss Bench Kit from Northern Tool 
You can get it cheaper through Amazon. I haven't put it together yet, but it's almost completely modular and customizeable. I'll include a link of customer photos for you to get some ideas: Bench Kit Customer Pictures |
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I'm buying materials next week to build a bench too. I've just got a Dillon 550b to put on it, along with an RCBS pardner press, but I'm going to place the top right around the same height of my belly button. That'll bring the press towards my face to allow me to watch the powder drop, yet not high enough to put the press up too high. A good rule of thumb is to make sure the press handle bottoms out without making you bend over. This goes for sitting or standing. Constant, repetitive bending, even if it isn't much movement, can really take a toll on you after 500, 1,000, 2,500, or more pulls of the handle. Let your body and reloading style (stand, sit on a stool, or sitting in a chair) dictate the bench height. Other than that, I'm just going with a sheet of the thickest plywood, ripped in half and doubled up for the top. I'm also going to reenforce the press mount location with some 2x6's or maybe even some leftover 4x4's so the press is solid. Don't forget to give yourself a little room on the bottom shelf for your feet too. Don't build it out to the outer edge of the bench (a tip passed on to me by dryflash3). I've got a bunch of 3" screws that I'm going to use and plan on getting some wood glue to help laminate everything together as well. I'm going to build things and laminate them together in groups. I'll glue and screw the bench top, then glue and screw the base, but lag them together so I can take it apart if need be. |
Here is some pictures of my bench. 1.25" .095 frame. Bolted to the wall with stiff legs and 30" deep 3/4 Melamine on top. Super solid. The legs on the wall is bolted with 6" lag bolts. 3 per leg. The main part of the frame is bolted to the wall between the legs. The last 4' now has a leg on it and it pulls off and slides back in the side to make the bench into a L table. Works great. Again, the main part is super solid and does not move at all.
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