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gunoil
10-21-2012, 11:35 PM
I have a steel table, took a roll-back to get it in garage but looking for some magic tips for solid mounting of lee loadmaster. Course, downstroke after expansion has a lil' bad pull-down jump too!
mdi
10-22-2012, 12:16 PM
How thick is the top, and is the table heavy? You may want to attach the table to a wall/studs to make it more ridgid. If the top is kinda thin (warps when the press is used), I'd use some 3/4" plywood on the underside of the top, mebbe 6" longer and wider (more if there's room) than the press base...
44Vaquero
10-22-2012, 03:59 PM
The wicked jump on the down stroke is the expander/powder die popping out of the case mouth. I honed/polished mine a bit, it really helps. Lee leaves them rough for some reason.
gunoil
10-22-2012, 08:43 PM
Ok 44 , good tip! i'll polish it down to 6000 sandpaper.

I'll have to keep tweekin steel table, its 800 lb table. It has adjustable bolts on 6 legs of it. I'll check myself work again.

have rcbs boolit feed to try also, thursday.

Thanks boolit masters.
kmrra
02-21-2017, 09:50 PM
another tip I learned today
jmorris
02-21-2017, 10:44 PM
This is one on a 1/4" thick steel top with a 2" box tube frame underneath, and it was mounted on another 2x4 section of box tubing bolted to the top.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9pjmuHAkBU
6bg6ga
02-22-2017, 08:02 AM
Its too bad the Lee isn't setup like jmorris has this one or it would make me buy my first Lee press. I absolutely love the cycle counter on the left side. Great video that shows you can make a cost effective press more efficient and worth owning.
No Blue
02-22-2017, 05:03 PM
Put a support from the floor to the underside of the bench; right under the LLM. 2x4 or whatever you got. This way the force of you yanking on the lever is opposed directly by the support. I used a length of 3/4" black pipe, a floor flange and a Pony brand sliding clamp head.

You want about an eighth inch longer than floor to top, to preload it and keep it there.
Kenstone
02-23-2017, 04:25 PM
A 6"x6"x 1/4" plate, one plate under every press, swapped out onto the same spot on my bench has proven to be the most rigid mount for me.
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