I was looking at reloading press ads..you know just trying to keep up with whats happening new in the industry. What every one is gravitating towards..
I seen lots of ads for reloading press stands..
There metal stands and go between your bench, and press?
What are these for?..stability on a floppy reloading bench?
Or are they a quick disconnect so the wife doesn't see the new 700$ reloading press..
Can fellow reloaders shed some light on this subject for me?
Since I started reloading.(.long lime now) I've always mounted a pc of 3/8" plate steel between my press, and bench (bolting the plate to the bench, then the press to the plate, and bench)..easy, cheap, nice clean look, and totally rock solid..I can feel my press flex, not my bench
If that is indeed there purpose I believe the plate was 8$ from steel yard, new hardware from the depot 12$ ..
I made it once over 30 years ago and have used it on every press since.
It seems like every new press I purchase has a larger footprint, and has covered the holes from the previous press..ha!
Lee, rcbs, now I'm using Redding T7. Going on 10-12 years now and love it.
Maybe I got off topic..
Using a stand just seems like another mess of factors to consider
I could imagine a reloading press twisting or giving you banana shape brass if not mounted rock solid..im sure the runout would be minimal, but I bet its still measurable..thats no good..
So..why the stand?
Thank you
I seen lots of ads for reloading press stands..
There metal stands and go between your bench, and press?
What are these for?..stability on a floppy reloading bench?
Or are they a quick disconnect so the wife doesn't see the new 700$ reloading press..
Can fellow reloaders shed some light on this subject for me?
Since I started reloading.(.long lime now) I've always mounted a pc of 3/8" plate steel between my press, and bench (bolting the plate to the bench, then the press to the plate, and bench)..easy, cheap, nice clean look, and totally rock solid..I can feel my press flex, not my bench
If that is indeed there purpose I believe the plate was 8$ from steel yard, new hardware from the depot 12$ ..
I made it once over 30 years ago and have used it on every press since.
It seems like every new press I purchase has a larger footprint, and has covered the holes from the previous press..ha!
Lee, rcbs, now I'm using Redding T7. Going on 10-12 years now and love it.
Maybe I got off topic..
Using a stand just seems like another mess of factors to consider
I could imagine a reloading press twisting or giving you banana shape brass if not mounted rock solid..im sure the runout would be minimal, but I bet its still measurable..thats no good..
So..why the stand?
Thank you