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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 966644" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>actually the Forster doesn't need as heavy a bench as the Rockchucker. It's all in the way the forces are transferred to the press mounting plate. They just work 180 degrees from each other. Forster claims you can get by with 3/4" plywood, but I'd at least go with 1" with two ten gauge plates between the wood and bolts. On the otherhand my brother inlaw uses the smallest Black & Decker Workmate, and a Lee cast iron press. He has a new Forster, but don't know if he's tried it out yet on the workmate. Should work just fine. Larry bought a maple bench top at Menards, and had a chunk left over. That's what he uses on the work mate. There's a center cleat that he clamps down with the sliding jaws. The cleat is held in place to the top by about ten wood screws. He then installed several metal thread inserts in the top for his brackets. </p><p> </p><p>Sinclair and Harrell both sell a small press that probably would work well. But if all your doing is neck sizing and seating, then I wouldn't waste a dime on either one. The arbor press will do a better job anyway. My whole reloading system at the range takes up about 12" by 20" on the bench top I shoot off of. I do have a sheet of Masonite that I use ontop of concrete bench tops. But even then only use it a few times a year. I made a couple different powder measure mounts over the years, and really either would work well. The first was simply a piece of round tubing welded to a couple flat plates. The other one was built from extruded aluminum I found in the junk pile. I simply bolted all of it together, and it's height adjustable. </p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 966644, member: 25383"] actually the Forster doesn't need as heavy a bench as the Rockchucker. It's all in the way the forces are transferred to the press mounting plate. They just work 180 degrees from each other. Forster claims you can get by with 3/4" plywood, but I'd at least go with 1" with two ten gauge plates between the wood and bolts. On the otherhand my brother inlaw uses the smallest Black & Decker Workmate, and a Lee cast iron press. He has a new Forster, but don't know if he's tried it out yet on the workmate. Should work just fine. Larry bought a maple bench top at Menards, and had a chunk left over. That's what he uses on the work mate. There's a center cleat that he clamps down with the sliding jaws. The cleat is held in place to the top by about ten wood screws. He then installed several metal thread inserts in the top for his brackets. Sinclair and Harrell both sell a small press that probably would work well. But if all your doing is neck sizing and seating, then I wouldn't waste a dime on either one. The arbor press will do a better job anyway. My whole reloading system at the range takes up about 12" by 20" on the bench top I shoot off of. I do have a sheet of Masonite that I use ontop of concrete bench tops. But even then only use it a few times a year. I made a couple different powder measure mounts over the years, and really either would work well. The first was simply a piece of round tubing welded to a couple flat plates. The other one was built from extruded aluminum I found in the junk pile. I simply bolted all of it together, and it's height adjustable. gary [/QUOTE]
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