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<blockquote data-quote="epoletna" data-source="post: 2326963" data-attributes="member: 87371"><p>So far no one has responded precisely to your request for ideas on a bench that is not deep. I had that same idea when I moved into this house 15 years ago -- I had a bench already but didn't want to screw a press to it, and it was 26" deep. Knowing my predilections, I knew I would just fill that empty flat space with junk that would get in the way of my reloading.</p><p></p><p>So I took a 2X8 that was 30" long, and mounted it to the wall by screwing it to a 2X6 that was screwed solidly into the studs. Then I cut two 2X6s that went from the front edge of the bench to the floor at the back wall line. In other words, they formed a large triangle with the wall.</p><p></p><p>The bench is just large enough I ultimately mounted 3 presses to it, and it was solid enough that no amount of pressure on the press handle would cause it to move. I did mount a piece of 3/8 steel plate to the bottom, so there was no tendency for the 2X8 to flex when I pushed down on a press handle.</p><p></p><p>Solid, took very little space, and kept my presses ready but out of the way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="epoletna, post: 2326963, member: 87371"] So far no one has responded precisely to your request for ideas on a bench that is not deep. I had that same idea when I moved into this house 15 years ago -- I had a bench already but didn't want to screw a press to it, and it was 26" deep. Knowing my predilections, I knew I would just fill that empty flat space with junk that would get in the way of my reloading. So I took a 2X8 that was 30" long, and mounted it to the wall by screwing it to a 2X6 that was screwed solidly into the studs. Then I cut two 2X6s that went from the front edge of the bench to the floor at the back wall line. In other words, they formed a large triangle with the wall. The bench is just large enough I ultimately mounted 3 presses to it, and it was solid enough that no amount of pressure on the press handle would cause it to move. I did mount a piece of 3/8 steel plate to the bottom, so there was no tendency for the 2X8 to flex when I pushed down on a press handle. Solid, took very little space, and kept my presses ready but out of the way. [/QUOTE]
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