Ok I have finally started to get settled in after buying a house and moving in so it’s time to build a reloading bench. While in the apartment I was using a Craftsman bottom tool chest with the press mounted on two 2x10's glued and screwed then clamped to the top. I want something more permanent now.
The wife is graciously allowing me to use the walk in closet in the now dining room, former bedroom, as the location. It measures 66” deep and 33” wide with an 8’ ceiling. The walls on two sides are exterior support walls.
My current plan is to build the bench across the back about 20”-24” deep, and then add shelves above and to the sides in the future. My design for the bench is a 2x6 front and back with 2x4 sides and cross braces topped with a 2x6. I would be assembling this frame using 3 1/2“ deck screws and then bolting it to the walls on three sides using four to five inch lag bolts into each stud. Then topping it with doubled up ¾” oak plywood glued and screwed together screwed in through the bottom.
Now the question I am currently planning for it to not have any legs. Do you think this would be strong enough to handle the forces excerpted on it during operation of the press?
Will try to upload a very rough draft of the design I am hoping to use.
The wife is graciously allowing me to use the walk in closet in the now dining room, former bedroom, as the location. It measures 66” deep and 33” wide with an 8’ ceiling. The walls on two sides are exterior support walls.
My current plan is to build the bench across the back about 20”-24” deep, and then add shelves above and to the sides in the future. My design for the bench is a 2x6 front and back with 2x4 sides and cross braces topped with a 2x6. I would be assembling this frame using 3 1/2“ deck screws and then bolting it to the walls on three sides using four to five inch lag bolts into each stud. Then topping it with doubled up ¾” oak plywood glued and screwed together screwed in through the bottom.
Now the question I am currently planning for it to not have any legs. Do you think this would be strong enough to handle the forces excerpted on it during operation of the press?
Will try to upload a very rough draft of the design I am hoping to use.