Two holes............

Don't mount it too close to the side of the bench if you are next to a wall though, it will become uncomfortable I find.

Unlike some of the others here, I hate clamping the press down, I find it is hard to keep it secure when doing tasks that require a lot of effort like full length sizing or bumping shoulders. (as opposed to priming or neck sizing for example). I bolt mine to the table, but to have the bench remain usable, I just install the bolts with wing nuts on the bottom to allow for quick and easy removal of the press, takes a few seconds longer than clamping but much more secure.



 
Luke, if it's any help at all. My suggestion is to mount it in the center of your bench. I have three presses mounted on my bench, two RCBS Rockchuckers and a Hornady turret type. The RCs are used when loading rifle rounds and the Hornady is used when loading handgun ammo. I have the two RCs because finding any press that has the plunger/die bores true to their combined axis is difficult at best. Finding two of them that I can't measure a difference between is rare as hen's teeth and it speeds things up to be able to run the presses together, especially when there are two people working together.

I am right handed as well. There is enough room for each press to have a weigh scale and powder measure throw beside it without interfering with the other stations. Theoretically three people could be loading different ammo at the same time. Not something I encourage. Usually hand loading is a solitary chore.

You don't mention if the bench is going to be used for other jobs or how much room you have behind the presses. I have found with metal topped benches that they will flex unless they are at least 3/8" thick. Even then they need to be braced underneath to be rigid. I hate it when presses move when in use.

Anyway, no matter how you look at it, you need room on each side of your press to be efficient and just handy.
 
This is how I laid mine out 'Looky..............works great for me being terribly right handed.





Rockchucker is to the far right of one bench top and my 50 press is far right of the other bench with the progressive left of the 50 press leaving enough room to work the 50 press.
 
Looky, this is what I did. The bench space I have is limited and couldn't figure out where the press would work out best so I went portable. I am also southpaw so what I saw from others I couldn't compute how it would work for me.

I can punch as many holes as needed :d

Regards
Ronr

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Oh my, thanks for the gigges...........sure needed them this evening.
Today was an absolute klusterfruck.
Me'n plumbping don't jest git 'long.
If it can leek, it will.
 
Awwwww, weenie t'ain't leek'in............yet.

Wifie said she dint like the taste of our water up'ear.
So I bawt cough, cough...............cawfffffff a water sawftner.
And old grey plastick pipe plumm'n tuh deal with.
Prawbibbly spent ne'er $1500 awn chit furr the ole` ladies taste budds.
And four joints did the drip drip drip thang.
Tighten tighten tighten summawr.
Gonna check the floor owt this mourn'in and if it's dry, well I git tuh reed
el manuallroonies.
Fruck, I hate manuals and follow'in deereckshuns.

Nice set up Mr. Douglas.

I have a bigg'un bedroom downstairs and me buddy gifts me chit for not even
attempting to set it up.
He dun furrgitt's I'm a garage laddie.
Like awl me tewls in one room.

Oh, I fixed the old brawd I married.
Bawt a T3 Lite in .223...........................me thinks...................:runaway:
 
My apologies! I incorrectly assumed the wrong plumbing that was leaking.:redface:

That grey plastic pipe has been a horrible nightmare for homeowners who have it, it becomes brittle with age. Most contractors will recommend
replacing it whenever you have to work on some of it.
 
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