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Lost Sheep · June 12, 2011, 02:24 PM

About bolting to the floor/wall for stability:

It is nice to bolt your press "to the center of the Earth", but it not really necessary. I used to reload on an end table, holding the press steady with my off hand when when applying high force with my primary hand. But that is inconvenient.

If you build a platform 50" wide (or, more conveniently, 48") and long enough to reach from the back of your cabinet to the rear legs of the chair or stool you are sitting on, you can attach the cabinet to that platform. (3/8" sheet of plywood 48" x 66" and stiffened by 3 or 4 66" long 2"x4" should do it.)

Putting the powder scale on a shelf mounted on the wall at eye level will make it easier to read. Keeping it isolated from the shaking and vibration of the press is a good idea. You want to protect the balance pivots from the wear such vibrations will create.

Lost Sheep

June 12, 2011, 02:24 PM	#27
Lost Sheep Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2009 Location: Anchorage Alaska Posts: 3,341	About bolting to the floor/wall for stability: About bolting to the floor/wall for stability: It is nice to bolt your press "to the center of the Earth", but it not really necessary. I used to reload on an end table, holding the press steady with my off hand when when applying high force with my primary hand. But that is inconvenient. If you build a platform 50" wide (or, more conveniently, 48") and long enough to reach from the back of your cabinet to the rear legs of the chair or stool you are sitting on, you can attach the cabinet to that platform. (3/8" sheet of plywood 48" x 66" and stiffened by 3 or 4 66" long 2"x4" should do it.) Putting the powder scale on a shelf mounted on the wall at eye level will make it easier to read. Keeping it isolated from the shaking and vibration of the press is a good idea. You want to protect the balance pivots from the wear such vibrations will create. Lost Sheep Last edited by Lost Sheep; June 15, 2011 at 07:05 PM.