Merlin Orr Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Just got my loading shop redone and before mounting my machines.... How far apart do you space your machines. I would think that there is a minimum distance to maintain between them and still have good access to you components and room to move without bumping yourself while loading. My bench surface is 8' long and then turns 6' back to form an L shaped area. I am trying to fit in 3ea. RL1050s - 2 550s and 2 SDB. Ideas?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I can give you an answer for the SDB. I use 550 Akrobins + I have a SDB Akrobin setup to the left of each of my SDBs for bullets. With that said, I have 14" between my SDBs, which is as close as I can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Never tried to mount 3 1050's in a row...but I mounted my 1000 and my Star with the centers 3' apart and it was fine..I like a little room between mine and then had my 550 3 feet the other side of that and finally my Rockchucker on the end of the long side of the bench...so had Star,RL1000, RL550 and Rockchucker all on 3 foot centers and it worked out great...lots of room...Had my Mec loaders on the other wall...a Grabber in 12 ga and a Sizemaster in 28 and another in 410....left room at the end of that bench for my Bench stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heiter Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 If it would make it any easier on you, you could ship me one of your 1050's just to create some more bench space. Always willing to help out a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 There've gotta be measurements somewhere on the footprint of each machine. See how wide each is and go from there. Don't forget that you'll want some bench space to work on. I'd guess that you'd want more than the 12-ish feet of usable space you currently have to mount 7 machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo radley Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Damn, Merlin...Are these all for different cartridges, or are some for minor/major/different bullet profiles? I have nothing to add, just wondering. That's a serious amount of Blue. Well, now that I think about it, maybe you arrange one space so that you can rotate in 550's or SDB's, whichever you're using, while the others are in storage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 (edited) Well, now that I think about it, maybe you arrange one space so that you can rotate in 550's or SDB's, whichever you're using, while the others are in storage? That's what we did. I picked up some scrap .250 inch aluminum plates and mounted them to the bench, then drilled and tapped them to mount either a 550 or a MEC shotgun press or a Lee Pro1000 (I use the Pro1000 to decap and size 38 specials so I can clean the primer pockets for my PPC gun.) It works great! So far I've mounted the MEC exactly once and the Lee twice. Nolan Edited March 8, 2006 by Nolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 The 1050s are for 38SC, .45 and .40S&W. The others are machines I had prior to the 1050s. I am really thinking of selling off a 550 and a SDB and keeping a SDB for 9mm and a 550 for whatever else I come up with. It would be easier - and I would have more room with just the 5 machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I do what Nolan's talking about too... but I have mine either on 3/4" oak, or 18mm baltic birch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 My 550B's are 15" apart. It is plenty of room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberius Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 I wish I had such problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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