I got a 2nd press and I blamed CGNers - LOL
- Thread starter Mudduck
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YES. I ended up making three different orders, when I discovered I didn't have enough to accomplish all that I wanted to. Then later a friend who has the equipment but not the time nor inclination to use it, lent me a pair of presses to sort out and get working.
That was an extra $100 or so in shipping.
the cost and difficulity to get components has me phsically depressed, and just wanting to go back to shooting box ammo. i flow with the seasons. and in the dead of winter no interest in reloading or shooting. once summer and especially fall rolls around i jump into it. but not being able to get the components sucks a lot.
Plan ahead since this likely won't be the last shortage period. So once this dry spell is over make sure to stock up and have a decade worth of components on hand : )
Back on the subject; I'm a bit of a press-o-hollic myself : )
I have more presses than I need and have had many different brands, colors etc.
Main presses are a rock chucker for single stage and a hornady pro-jector progressive permanently setup for 9mm.
Also have a spare reloading setup as a loaner kit for friends or club members who are interested in reloading but not sure if it would be something for them.
That way they don't have to fork out hundreds of dollars to find out if they like it or not. All people who I lent the reloading stuff to now have their own setup.
The progressive is permanently bolted on my workbench and the single stage is on a mounting plate that I made out of a 1/2" thick steel plate from the scrap yard.
I drilled and tapped a couple different hole patterns in the plate so I can swap presses very easily since they are only bolted on from the top.
Hole patterns in the press are for the rcbs rock chucker, hornady lnl-ap/pro-jector, mec 9000/grabber, ponsness warren and hornady 366.
The only components that are difficult to find are primers. Check your local gun stores, the local CDN Tire, the online stores. You just need to catch a location that has recently received a shipment. They are coming in ... just slowly.
- Location
- WMU247 near Edmonton
yup buy a 3 year supply of powder and primers and stash it away, then buy what you need as you go and just rotate the stock, that way when there is a shortage you dip into the stockpile a bit, but then restock.
Finally got the Inline fabrication base and plates installed. I really like how easy it is to swap presses. Used my T7 last night to prep and load 45-70 go and I was impressed with it. I think I still like my Coax more but I hav3 not used the Redding enough to form a honest opinion
The overhang is horizontal. The flush mount is vertical.
The overhang is pretty much a requirement. The flush mount is optional.
Mine has the overhang ( the plate mounted directly to my table but it’s not flush - I’d have to router it out for that) but that’s because I sit when reloading so I didn’t want my press up higher. My hunting/ gun/ reloading room has a low ceiling so the other options would not work well for me.
I meant the front, not the top. I am going to router it so that the plate sits flush with the bench top.
I don't have a support running underneath the front of my bench so I don't have to worry about the securing bolts hitting it.
Here's a pic of what someone else did.
I don't have a support running underneath the front of my bench so I don't have to worry about the securing bolts hitting it.
Here's a pic of what someone else did.
I did my install with a near flush mount on the front. Complicates things a little but no real issues
Wingnuts at the bottom of a hole will be a GIGANTIC PIA.
I'm using 1/4-20 coupling nuts with a carriage bolt and the supplied wing nuts. Once its set I'll trim the bolt and devcon the bolt into the coupler and the wing nut in place. It will require a 1/2" hole for the coupling nuts which still leaves 1/2" of wood between the hole and the front edge of the bench.
In my case, there's a hardwood 8/4 beam to support the press, with a lower/thinner top behind it so nothing can roll off from there. I end up needing just two straight thinner pieces left and right of the press and don't have to work that top around behind the plate at all.
But a general woodworking principle is to design to minimize the amount of good wood that has to become sawdust. Keeps the dust down too!
