Hey folks,
I have to agree with dsb1829 and SlowFuse in wondering how someone can use a progressive press on anything that would be used in an apartment. For progressive presses to function properly, they really need to be rock solid. Perhaps it is folks in apartments with progressive presses that write the threads complaining about their presses not throwing consistent charges or dropping powder and having problems with priming.
I lived in an apartment for a couple of years and did my reloading on a very small table. However, I was using a single stage press, and I also had a metal bar across the bottom of the legs so when I pulled the press handle back up the table would stay on the floor when the neck expander was pulled back through the sized neck. Loading can be done on a small table with a single stage press as long as you can keep it from tipping and from lifting.
As far as the Harbor Freight table goes that Morrow asked about, I have one of those tables I bought on one of their sales, and it is a very good table to do various types of light weight hand work. It is good quality and very solid, and the drawers are very convenient for storing tools. It is not, however, a real good choice to mount presses on it. If you put a press on the front, it ruins the advantage of the drawers which can no longer be accessed. I think it makes a great work bench to go along side a reloading bench which really is a different design.
I just cannot understand how one can expect a light duty bench and even a stool to perform satisfactorily as a platform for a progressive press.
Best wishes,
Dave Wile