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best press for 338AX and other large calibers
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<blockquote data-quote="boomtube" data-source="post: 549792" data-attributes="member: 9215"><p><em>"^^^ Nice! If I had one complaint about my bench is that the press is not solid enough "</em></p><p> </p><p>A bending bench is not only irratiating, it adds to the work. Two bench design problems usually cause this: </p><p> </p><p>1. The press is mounted too far from a vertical support (leg) so there's frame compression flex to the top. Fix - Add or move a leg or relocate the press near a leg. (A 2x4 leg can take massive compression so there's no need for anything larger.)</p><p> </p><p>2. The bench top is too light and it flexes. Fix - Add something sturdy to the bench top, like a 2x6, running front to rear, and mount the press on that. And it's of course imperitive the top sheeting be solidly connected the under framing - I use long steel screws and wood glue for that.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Steel or aluminum plates with square holes and special mounting bolts, nuts, etc, are very nice but not practical mounting solutions for most of us. Just use the largest bolts you can, 3/8" usually, and large washers underneath. I like cheap "all-thread" threaded rod cut to length with a hacksaw for the bolts. And then use either common large diameter "fender washers" OR, better yet, short strips of thickish scrap steel bar with holes drilled to match the press under the lower nuts to prevent excessive wood compression.</p><p> </p><p>(Off topic but the OP's question has been well answered.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boomtube, post: 549792, member: 9215"] [I]"^^^ Nice! If I had one complaint about my bench is that the press is not solid enough "[/I] A bending bench is not only irratiating, it adds to the work. Two bench design problems usually cause this: 1. The press is mounted too far from a vertical support (leg) so there's frame compression flex to the top. Fix - Add or move a leg or relocate the press near a leg. (A 2x4 leg can take massive compression so there's no need for anything larger.) 2. The bench top is too light and it flexes. Fix - Add something sturdy to the bench top, like a 2x6, running front to rear, and mount the press on that. And it's of course imperitive the top sheeting be solidly connected the under framing - I use long steel screws and wood glue for that. Steel or aluminum plates with square holes and special mounting bolts, nuts, etc, are very nice but not practical mounting solutions for most of us. Just use the largest bolts you can, 3/8" usually, and large washers underneath. I like cheap "all-thread" threaded rod cut to length with a hacksaw for the bolts. And then use either common large diameter "fender washers" OR, better yet, short strips of thickish scrap steel bar with holes drilled to match the press under the lower nuts to prevent excessive wood compression. (Off topic but the OP's question has been well answered.) [/QUOTE]
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