Nik Habicht Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 You're planning to bolt that to the wall still, right?I know you're pretty much certain it isn't necessary. So was I - mine was even heavier than yours. I waited a long time to bolt it to the wall. Bolt it to the wall. No, honestly I had not even considered it. The table is probably close to 300 lbs. And when I add 10,000rds of .308 to the lower shelf, I am guessing 700-800lbs. Is there REALLY any reason to bolt it at that point? Unless you're on a concrete slab, YES. If you're on a slab and the bench is perfectly flat on the floor, no wobble whatsoever, then you can forego bolting it to the wall..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Classic post Flex I crack myself up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abysmal Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Abysmal, I don't know if you have seen this thread, you might want to stick your posts into here.. (or ask a Mod to do it..) The mother of all reloading bench threads In fact i went through that monster, and looked at each and every picture there, and from all of those took the bits and peices that I liked best to sketch out this new bench of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abysmal Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Unless you're on a concrete slab, YES. If you're on a slab and the bench is perfectly flat on the floor, no wobble whatsoever, then you can forego bolting it to the wall..... It IS on the poured slab, and there IS a tiny wabble right now. BUT. The legs have no feet on them as yet. And i plan on installing pads of some sort under the wood 4x4s both to level and to absorb impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggieMM Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I have to agree with the comments above. Once you find a great location for the bench, it needs to be bolted to the wall. Even only one bolt would be good. You'd be surprised how much force you'll be using when reloading, and having it secured to the wall will be a great benefit. Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzygä Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I have to agree with the comments above. Once you find a great location for the bench, it needs to be bolted to the wall. Even only one bolt would be good. You'd be surprised how much force you'll be using when reloading, and having it secured to the wall will be a great benefit.Ryan I agree. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Bell Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Unless you're on a concrete slab, YES. If you're on a slab and the bench is perfectly flat on the floor, no wobble whatsoever, then you can forego bolting it to the wall..... It IS on the poured slab, and there IS a tiny wabble right now. BUT. The legs have no feet on them as yet. And i plan on installing pads of some sort under the wood 4x4s both to level and to absorb impact. McMaster Carr http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/115/1348/=y457q I'm using style 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtBob Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 nice bench! I too am working up plans to build a new one. I have a full solid core oak door blank that I want to use for the surface, but don't really know how to go about building the whole thing. I know what I want, i.e. drawers, a small shelf below, pegboard above as well as some shelving. One question, why spend the money on oak ply when you were going to put melamine on it anyway? Wouldn't 3/4 A/C work just as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abysmal Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Just a followup. I have now had the bench in use for some 15,000 rounds on my Dilon Super 1050. This bench has been ROCK SOLID. And I never did bolt it to anything. It doesn't budge at all !! And the ballast of 15,000 rounds of .308 on the lower shelf helped to settle it down all the more. Could NOT be happier with this bench. Should last me the rest of my life!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockcomma Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Just don't shoot any of that .308 or you'll have to BOLT IT TO THE WALL!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashdown Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 After three years of loading, I bolted mine to the wall. Got a hammer drill and installed a concrete anchor. Best damn thing I ever did for my bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abysmal Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Finally ready to start on phase two. Have 15,000rds of .223 to load up now! Bench is still going STRONG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Mebbe worth while explaining why bolting to the wall at the height of the bench top is good? My understanding is that, no matter how much weight on top or under the bench top, anything on legs can rock or sway when pushed up or sideways, as might happen with a press. More variables, less consistency. Securing the bench against the wall it's up against eliminates that movement. At least, it works for me that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 I agree with everyone duct tape it to the wall........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoBolo Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Nice bench. I spent about $30 building mine all I bought was the bolts, the lumber came from some old Emu pens I tore down. If you mount the press over a leg or on a corner it will be very solid, provided all the legs are on the floor at the same time. I have probably 10K bullets and 20-30k of brass on the shelf under the table and 3 presses on top, it don't move and its not bolted to the wall. It's no show piece like yours, those Emu stained it pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzYooper Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I love how so many have said "Bolt it to the wall" and he didn't. I wish I had found this thread before I mounted my press, it would have saved me some trouble. Seems to work for him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abysmal Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 My bench continues to serve me VERY WELL. Nearly a year later and I am still quite happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebob Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Nice work, Im about to build a bench and this gave me some ideas. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz41 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 How about some pic's of it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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