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Homemade reloading benchtop material?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Matteson" data-source="post: 1791747" data-attributes="member: 101791"><p>I used a solid core 1-3/4" x 3' x 6'-8 door as a bench. I would go to a wider door and longer door. 1-3/4" x 4'6" x 8'-0" or something along that line. It also depends on the area you have to setup in. Where I have singe stage press at I put a steel plate under it, or a plywood section would work, attached on the bottom side of the door where the press goes. Something like a 12" square and attach at the four corners from the bottom side into the solid core door. You don't have to go through the door to attach the plywood. leaving the top smooth. I have several PW. presses and just bolt it to the top, large or wide washer on the bottom side to spread the load over a wider area( use wider washer where bolting through the door in all places on bottom side)It spread the load. Along the back wall I put a 2 x 4 attached to the wall touching the door on top to keep it from filling. I have a corner and place a 2 x 4 above and below the door to hold it in place. I set up something at the other end to hold it up along with something to store materials under neath it. I have been use this for about 38 years. </p><p></p><p>If you get a door to do the job, Be sure it's a solid core door. They are heavier than the normal interior door. It will take two people to handle the other door. </p><p></p><p>Mike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Matteson, post: 1791747, member: 101791"] I used a solid core 1-3/4" x 3' x 6'-8 door as a bench. I would go to a wider door and longer door. 1-3/4" x 4'6" x 8'-0" or something along that line. It also depends on the area you have to setup in. Where I have singe stage press at I put a steel plate under it, or a plywood section would work, attached on the bottom side of the door where the press goes. Something like a 12" square and attach at the four corners from the bottom side into the solid core door. You don't have to go through the door to attach the plywood. leaving the top smooth. I have several PW. presses and just bolt it to the top, large or wide washer on the bottom side to spread the load over a wider area( use wider washer where bolting through the door in all places on bottom side)It spread the load. Along the back wall I put a 2 x 4 attached to the wall touching the door on top to keep it from filling. I have a corner and place a 2 x 4 above and below the door to hold it in place. I set up something at the other end to hold it up along with something to store materials under neath it. I have been use this for about 38 years. If you get a door to do the job, Be sure it's a solid core door. They are heavier than the normal interior door. It will take two people to handle the other door. Mike [/QUOTE]
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