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Aznative
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posted January 13, 2015 10:12 AM
I'm rebuilding an old shed which will soon be my reloading room/man cave. My old reloading bench is 37 1/2" high and I'm 6 foot tall. I reloading almost standing. I actually spend most of my time sitting on a bar stool but I' still close to standing height. This gives me plenty of power to work the press.
I'm just interest in what height you guys like to reload at. If you are more than 1" in height different than 6', please let me know how tall you are so I can compensate.
37.5" works ok for me but I sometimes have some back problems with that height. I'm thinking about going a little higher.
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posted January 13, 2015 11:29 AM
Can't be specific about height, but if it were me, I think I'd do one section just right for sitting and another just right for standing and put the press on the standing section.
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posted January 13, 2015 12:15 PM
Well, for me, that's kinda what I did. I made powder measure and case resizing for a standing position. I'm an inch shorter than you and shrinking.
My bench is at 44" and the critical thing about that height is that my standard height bar stool of 29 1/2" gets me to a comfortable seated working position. Mine has a windsor backrest and arms.
I have spent many long nights at the reloading bench and the last thing you need, (especially with a bad back) is a working height that doesn't work for you.
And, I am not beyond sitting in my Lazy Boy and prepping a few hundred cases while watching FOX.
Good hunting. El Bee
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posted January 13, 2015 01:41 PM
Mine is 43 1/2", I have always preferred to do my reloading procedures standing. I have three presses, 2 Dillon 550s' and one Rock Chucker, they are all easy to access and operate for me standing. I don't think Ive ever experimented reloading while seated....seems like it would feel odd?
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Aznative
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posted January 13, 2015 02:50 PM
Thanks for the input guys. I put a box on the bench that simulates the height at 42". It seems too high for me, but that is probably because I'm not use to it. I ended up with a height of 37.5" years ago because I purchase some shelves that could be split in two and both halves would make a bench. I used these two shelf halves as the base for my bench and it worked for the last 20 years. I'm now creating a new work area and want to start off at better height for my old back. My bar stool adjusts from 27 inches to 32 inches which will help with a higher bench height. I'll probably end up around 43 inches. That will leave me with enough room to put a roll around tool chest underneath for storage like this:
http://www.sears.com/international-27inch-7-drawer-ball-bearing-slides-roller/p-00933764000P?prdNo=35&blockNo=35&blockType=G35
It can be pulled out for cleaning and will provides lots of out of the way storage. I'm looking for a tool chest with smaller than average drawers. Can't wait to get this old building done. Everybody (kids and mother in law) used this building to store their junk for years. I wished at times it would just blow over, and I didn't maintain it because I couldn't even use it myself. Well they are all moved out, and it is all mine. It will be insulated, alarmed, and air conditioned when done. I would have had the siding done today but rain came. I'll get it done tomorrow.
Thanks again for your input
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posted January 13, 2015 10:40 PM
AZ, a pretty simple way to fine tune your work height is an xtra say 24"x 24"x3/4" thick sheet of plywood C clamped to your bench and or temporary mounting your press to a 2x8 and C clamping it to your bench, something I have done on an old Rockchucker press that I use to tote with me when I wanted to fine tune a load at the range. If you use a Dillon press, Dillon sells a mount for all of their press's that raises them appx 10" in height. Personally, when I'm pulling the handle on a progressive press, higher is better for me.
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posted January 14, 2015 05:08 AM
I sit on a computer chair at my bench. It has a stanchion for height adjustment, so I'm never at the same height/angle for too long. Found that helps my lower back out alot...
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Aznative
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posted January 14, 2015 08:29 AM
Thanks for the input PP and Knockemdown. I will probably make it reasonably easy to adjust the bench height at first, but I have to have it solid. My Dillon 650 doesn't like any wobble or the case feeder jams up. Loading pistols it works great, but long rifle cases fall over if it isn't solid. I would like to make the bench top out of 3/8th hot rolled plate steel but I think that will be over budget. I will probably go with 1.5 inches of high density particle board. If I bench the whole wall it will be 12'10". I'll either bench half of it and expand once I get the right height or will put the other half at easy chair height. Trying to stay flexible.
PP: The dillon press does work better if you have it higher because of its long arm travel. You don't want to be bending over to bottom it out. It doesn't seem as critical with the rock chucker.
Knockemdown: I like the idea of changing work height often. Doing some construction type work for my son and on my shed, I've learned that the one type of work my back cannot handle is bending over a lot. I can pick up stuff and move all day, I just cannot bend over all day like a tile layer. It probably got that way being bent over engines for long periods of time. I use put the small cars on a hoist to raise them up to avoid bending over.
Thanks again
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posted January 14, 2015 10:49 AM
AZ, my bench has 2 layers of 3/4" C-D plywood and a single layer of top grade 3/4" plywood mounted to steel legs, yeah I know that's a lot but it's not overkill using a quality progressive loader. If you want or need a plate of steel, maybe use a 12"x 12" piece of 3/8 plate for the Dillon press w/ case feeder, bolted solidly to your bench. I am aware that reliable operation of said case feeder is totally dependent on a solid mount and little to no vibration. I don't think that can ever be overstated and applies to the powder measure throwing consistent charges as well.
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posted January 14, 2015 11:46 AM
We use heavy azz 19 layer plywood to repair the floors on shipping containers that get damaged.
That shit is like 1 1/8" thick, and a 4x8' sheet is runs $160, if I remember right.
If I ever had the hankering to build a cool man-cave reloading bench, I'd use that 19ply shit for the deck...
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