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Out of interest, why haven't you got room for a desk somewhere?

Pesty wrote:Ideal. I'll try for something like that

Just realised I gave away some marble kitchen top off cuts that would have been perfect.

i have mounted mine on 2x4, 4x4 and on some 5mm wall aluminium box. the main issue i find with mine is flex.

now running 44mag on my lee turret is fine, runs fine, no issues, but I've recently started to size/deprime some 9mm before cleaning, in anticipation of loading some up. now the brass out of my sgc9lr mostly sizes fine. but the occasional one is TIGHT! to the point of hurting my hand on the lever's ball. probably something to do with it being blowback operated. on this setup there is a lot of force directed through the lever and the whole press wants to twist rather than the whole force going to the ram. I feel if my presses were bolted to the bench fully, I wouldn't have this problem.

when I move, the new reloading bench is being fixed to the floor, 1" ply counter top with additional bench leg directly beneath each press, and the presses themselves preloaded from the front. this should make them rock solid.

You need to get rid of the Lee turret press and buy your self a proper reloading press a rock chucker or similar.

why?

They don't flex.

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none of my presses flex.

the way I have mounted my presses temporarily to my bench means i get some flex in the joint between the mount and benchtop.

None of mine do either . But then I have a dedicated re loading room with benches bolted to the floor. I don't have any Lee presses I did when I started 35 year ago but I have moved on from there a little bit. But Hell what do I know. Most of my reloading now a days is done with a arbor press.

TBH, it just sounds like you are being a bit of a brand snob. where in my posts does it say I do not have a Dillon or RCBS press? I mentioned one of my presses, only one.

and incidently, my bench is mounted to the floor, its just in my 2 bed flat (which as i say, hopefully i'll be moving from at the end of the month) the spare room is my workshop so the bench needs to be cleared occasionally for other tasks, and mounting them to it would be an utter PITA

Not really good luck with your reloading endeavours its all a learning curve. I don't have a Dillon or a RCBS press. But then I don't have a Lee reloading press either.

I have an unbranded homemade press.
I currently have it g-clamped to a bench.
Aint great but the press doesnt flex, even with my full weight on it. ( did this as a test)
Hopefully, once bolted to the bench I can also use it to press bearings in!

Mark