Doing well, fun money is running short so I avoid the temptation til I'm back in the game!
Doing well, fun money is running short so I avoid the temptation til I'm back in the game!
Its not mine, and its a little hard to describe, but my buddy built a portable loader for his single stage. The base is a 20" disk blade (farm disk) with a 2" pipe for an upright to a 16" square, 3/8" thick steel plate for a base to mount the press to and to put components, etc on. He took garden hose, split it length wise and put it around the base so components won't roll off. If he is working up a load, it goes in the back of the pickup with him to the range. He has moved it into the house on a 2 wheeler and loaded on a carpeted floor. His wife wasn't home though. 
He took the two inch pipe upright, and has cut and rewelded a couple of angles into it so the press is actually centered above the disk and not out at the edge. Its very stable.
He took the two inch pipe upright, and has cut and rewelded a couple of angles into it so the press is actually centered above the disk and not out at the edge. Its very stable.
Here is my former tv stand. It's all I had in apartment
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Don't risk cracking the granite. I rigged a folding Black and Decker Workmate with a piece of plywood holding the loader for an apartment I used to live in. It was quick to set up, pretty sturdy, and should handle what you are doing just fine. Getting used to loading while sitting in a chair was interesting. If you buy C clamps, stay from Harbor Freight. They often break before they get really tight. If you do use them, buy some extras. Metal is pretty porous--obvious castings when forgings are what is needed.
I drilled the plywood to match holes already in the bench and used big bolts and wingnuts to hold everything together.
I drilled the plywood to match holes already in the bench and used big bolts and wingnuts to hold everything together.
Picture sucks, but this stool with a 2x6 on top was what I reloaded on my last two years of college.
And yes, there are two presses and a powder meter on that.
We (the wife and I) decided that that kitchen table is neither a priceless antique, or sentimental in value. It's a good, solid wood table though, so thats where I ended up clamping the press. Works perfectly and most importantly, allows us to load in the COOL of the house!
I'll post a pic if anyone is interested. We loaded up 300 rounds sunday night on it and shot 100 of them yesterday. Worked great.
I'll post a pic if anyone is interested. We loaded up 300 rounds sunday night on it and shot 100 of them yesterday. Worked great.
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