I did the same thing as Rodauto only I recessed the metal bracket into the table. When I am not using the dock I just made up a piece of plywood that is the same size as a mounting plate and the bench is nice and flush. I got the original idea from pat marlin's Rockdock system that he sells at www.patmarlins.com
Press mounting ideas?
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That is similar to what I did. Even though I have a steel work bench/welding bench, I wanted to make mine quick to remove and swap with other presses so KI made a sub plate for all of my Lee Pro's. 2 bolts and about 30 seconds and I have any one of my 5 presses mounted to a VERY sturdy bench.
Mounted to the bench ready to use
And up on the shelf out of the way when not being used
So to the OP, if you havent done it already, you could make a sub plate that the press stays permanently attached to, and use large bolts to secure it so it can go on and off the bench in seconds with no worries of wood screws or lag bolts eventually stripping the mounting holes.
I have a piece of plywood that's used in concrete form's for making basement wall's On that plywood there's the hole's for 2 different press's( Classic turret and a Lyman Orange Crusher) and a small vice.
I drilled the hole's 2 sizes over what I need for the bolt's and put these underneith. I bought them at Home Depot.
I used the same nuts to hold the plywood to the teacher's school desk I reload on.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot25-Metri...400?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f30cc0410
I drilled the hole's 2 sizes over what I need for the bolt's and put these underneith. I bought them at Home Depot.
I used the same nuts to hold the plywood to the teacher's school desk I reload on.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot25-Metri...400?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f30cc0410
My rockchucker is mounted with bolts that go through the 3/4 plywood and a 2x6 on the flat underneath the plywood. There is no movement at all.
The 2x6 is part of the frame that the plywood is attached to so it runs the full length of the bench. The press is also mounted close to one end of the bench so that it is closer to the leg and is more rigid.
The 2x6 is part of the frame that the plywood is attached to so it runs the full length of the bench. The press is also mounted close to one end of the bench so that it is closer to the leg and is more rigid.
There is a WHOLE LOT of pressure especially with large cases like .338LM. I even bolted my bench to the wall.
This is what I use, it works well, you can just make mounting plates for presses, case prep center, powder thrower... with screw holes spaced so that it fits within T-track. When I'm doing gun maintenance, everything comes off and goes back into the cabinet. The T-track is screwed with 1 1/4" screws 6" apart so it will stand up to any press/calibre combination you care to mount on it.
You guys put way more work into it than I did...I just ordered the mount and a couple of plates direct from Pat. They work great
im in the process of build a top made of 1 1/2'' concrete, then ill wet sand it down to become a polished surface and then mount my quick change plates for easy remove...call me crazy but I'm a bit of a hobby builder and the concrete top is a new idea that came to me for my next build. pics will be posed after build is complete
ivo has a neat idea. I took a 1/2" aluminum plate and drilled and tapped it for all my presses. My bench is not really big enough and is 2" pine. It is also screwed to the wall and when I found it flexed a bit with the press in the middle I added a 2x2 leg under the press and epoxied it to the floor for the up stroke. It does not move at all now. My rifle press is a Co-Ax and is probably the most powerful press out there, in fact I made a 1/2 length handle for it and use it for FL sizing as well.
