Need a new bench... suggestions?

[BE Mike]

It would be a rare, and very heavy bench, that is not GREATLY stablized by anchoring it to the wall.

I agree, especially for mounting a press like the Dillon 650. It made a huge difference.

 

[BE Mike]

I'm thinking about upgrading. Here's what I have been looking at.

Signature Development 72 in. Fold-Out Wood Workbench-WKBNCH72X22 - The Home Depot

The only problem I see with this bench is that there is no overhang in the front of the top surface. Some reloading presses (Dillon 550) have their mounting holes where they would be directly over the front board under the top. As I like to mount my presses with bolts that go through the top and have washers and nuts underneath, this would be a problem. My bench has a couple of inches of overhang and it works well when mounting my Dillon and RCBS presses.

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[Dr.Midnight]

The only problem I see with this bench is that there is no overhang in the front of the top surface. Some reloading presses (Dillon 550) have their mounting holes where they would be directly over the front board under the top. As I like to mount my presses with bolts that go through the top and have washers and nuts underneath, this would be a problem. My bench has a couple of inches of overhang and it works well when mounting my Dillon and RCBS presses.

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I noticed that too. I was going to take a look at one the next time I was near a Home Depot to see exactly what it looked like.

 

[bigretic]

It would be a rare, and very heavy bench, that is not GREATLY stablized by anchoring it to the wall.

Yeah, my buddy's bench is wacko heavy. I think the legs are cast iron. It's free standing and doesn't move even when both of us are each running a press at the same time on it.

 

[Markus]

I'm thinking about upgrading. Here's what I have been looking at.

Signature Development 72 in. Fold-Out Wood Workbench-WKBNCH72X22 - The Home Depot

I like that one! Wish I had seen it before I bought one used off of Craigs List.