Loading inside

[aviator41]

Geesh it's hot out there! Even in the garage!

I have this hair-brained idea to mount my press on a large piece of pine and clamp it to the granite counter top at the bar in our kitchen so I can reload.

Do I need to worry about potentially breaking the counter top with the action of the handle? I'm using a Lee loadmaster to load my 38sp loads.

 

[uncle money bags]

Is there enough of a lip under the counter to get a board underneath as well? How thick is the counter top?

 

[aviator41]

Yes, There probably is. The lip is 12" deep and these are 1" thick counters I believe.

 

[dlbleak]

take a piece of 1x4 for the bottom. don't want to crack the counter where you place the clamps. i load inside when the wifey is at work. she'd have a cow if she saw the loader clamped to the antique kitchen table!

 

[aviator41]

Now there's a good idea! Thank guys.

Darren, how ya been? Haven't seen you much.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Man I made an old office desk into a reloading bench. I used a piece of 1/4" aluminum plate on the desk top. Counter sunk the bolt heads. I am always in a climate controlled room. My dad's is on 1/2" aluminum top on a steel frame. He was a tool and die maker/ machinist so everything is usually heavy duty.

 

[swampratt]

My presses are mounted to one of these and i have a couple hundred pounds of bullets and primers inside it.
I have it in a bedroom upstairs.
Kids moved out and i now use a old dresser i got for free for my powder weighing and for more storage
Here is about what my presses are mounted to. You could score one similar for nothing or 20 bucks i bet.
https://www.schooloutfitters.com/ca...dtype=pla&kw=&CAWELAID=1238976810&CAGPSPN=pla

 

[becker_atc]

Wooden Old plain bar stool makes something serviceable. I used a small tv stand for about 2 years also


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[Buzzdraw]

Geesh it's hot out there! Even in the garage!

I have this hair-brained idea to mount my press on a large piece of pine and clamp it to the granite counter top at the bar in our kitchen so I can reload.

Do I need to worry about potentially breaking the counter top with the action of the handle? I'm using a Lee loadmaster to load my 38sp loads.

Loading inside is the way to go. I have temporarily C-clamped loading presses, powder measures and primer pocket swagers attached to large pieces of 2" thick wood to various surfaces. Still got some flex. I would wonder if there is a possibility of cracking your granite because it will flex differently than wood.

Many years ago I broke a solid wood desk with a single stage press. Since then I've built and used a 2x 10 topped bench with 4 X 4 legs; that thing will take most anything and not complain. Never have gotten around to painting it. It does have a pegboard back and a shelf above. Shelf on the bottom too. Bottom braces make a good footrest. Temporary mounted stuff can be C-clamped on. It has held up to two presses at a time.

 

[swampratt]

having a stud right under the press or a couple right beside it will do the trick.
Like a support leg for the counter top. Make the table top as thick as you want you still need a support leg.
Well maybe not need but it really helps.