The reloading bench size and thickness?

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Some questions on mounting stuff on the bench. Is there a minimum thickness for a wood top that is recommended? How much torque to the presses develop while in motio? I was thinking of a 1 3/4 maple or birch top. Do I need to use a reinforcement type plate around the drilled areas? I have noticed some of you have this and some dont?

Wants the thoughts on this? Many thanks as usual. :D
 
3/4" plywood is more than enough just make sure the press sit where the 2x4 is. You don't want the press jsut sit on the plywood without a solid support.

Trigun
 
"...need to use a reinforcement..." Usually not for a solid wood top. OSB/particle board will snap immediately. Regular washers will be enough for solid wood.
 
USP said:
Some questions on mounting stuff on the bench. Is there a minimum thickness for a wood top that is recommended? How much torque to the presses develop while in motio? I was thinking of a 1 3/4 maple or birch top. Do I need to use a reinforcement type plate around the drilled areas? I have noticed some of you have this and some dont?

Wants the thoughts on this? Many thanks as usual. :D
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My benchtop is 1" plywood. 3/4" is more than plenty provided you add support for the press. I "sandwiched " pieces of MDF between the 1" plywood top for the area I was mounting my press.

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how is the metal top for static build up while handling powders and for scale interference? Did you ground the top?
 
USP said:
how is the metal top for static build up while handling powders and for scale interference? Did you ground the top?
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No ground yet but I better get on that. I have a Lyman DPS & no trouble yet double check with my beam from time to time. My bench doubles as a mechanic bench so I needed the metal. But I have seen some guys use those crappy tire benches with a metal top as well.
 
From an industry point of view (not gun powder) storing flammable powders and using them on metal tables and containers the practice is to ground them. Powders can pick up static charges. The likehood of a kaboom is probably very very low, but it is a risk that you might want to think of. I have also found that static build up can cause reading errors in digital scales.

I am not saying this is the case with what you guys have. But if you can run a simple ground strap from the table to a ground it probably wouldnt do any harm.

Sometimes its a series of variables that cause an incident. Carpeted rooms, dry weather, primer residues on the table.
 
jdman said:
What do you ground it to?
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Water main, electrical ground, conduit. Depends what is available. For my work tables I put a simple fastener to the back frame area, run wire to a main ground and it works fine. For steel drums and stuff I use retractable cables with metal aligator clamps. You can probably ground to your outlet box I would think- my 110V electrial knowledge is abit iffy though, I am use to working with 460 or 575 stuff.

I work with alot of conductive powders so this is a regular concern.

Any place you attach a strap just make sure its bear metal and the contact is nice and tight. Its more basic then you think.
 
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