Do you stand or sit while casting?

[engineer401]

I stand and ladle cast. It’s just more comfortable for me. What’s interesting to me is most people I know young and old stand when casting and reloading.

[Midohhntr]

I stand. My pot is elevated on the workbench so I just have to bend slightly to pour... as others have mentioned it's easier to get out of the way in case of accidents, I feel it's safer.

[tdoor4570]

I hang my back pockets on a bar stool to cast , my bench is just high enough so it's comfortable.

[John Guedry]

Kind of sitting and standing. No physical limitations some I just 'gotta change positions.

[Soundguy]

I have a long picknick style bench turned long ways.. bottom pour pot on one end.. and I set on the other.

[Hanzy4200]

I stand. That's what my setup dictates. I'd kinda like to do it sitting............

[JSnover]

I have a long picknick style bench turned long ways.. bottom pour pot on one end.. and I set on the other.

THAT is a good idea! With a leg on either side of the bench you can either scoot back or stand up.

[Valley-Shooter]

For over ten years I was a standing caster. My bench was outside under my shop covered area. It was really high so I could see what I was doing.
I decided to move my casting setup to my new apartment. I have a covered deck. I decided to give sitting a try. This was the first time I have ever casted more than 1000 bullets in one sitting. I only stopped because I needed to get to work.
In the future, casting while sitting is the way to go.

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[1hole]

I have a high enough table to stand while casting.

Ah, you're just casting! You frightened me there for a moment; saying you don't know if you should stand or sit made me first think you might be another dumm progressive politician or another dumm regressive academic, neither of whom has a lick of common sense about such apparently stressful decisions. (I think anyone confused about that should stand on their heads while pN up a telephone pole until they figure it out.)

Casters should stand, if possible, for the rapid freedom of movement if it should ever be needed. (My own back often hurts so I usually sit when casting but at least I know why I'm doing it wrong.)

[dahermit]

I "perch". My Lee pot (not a bottom pour, I use a ladle) is set on a purpose-built low bench that allows me to "perch" on a padded round bar stool.

[rintinglen]

I hang my back pockets on a bar stool to cast , my bench is just high enough so it's comfortable.

This best describes my method. I rest my rump on the edge of the stool to give my poor back a bit of a break and periodically change positions. I get achy if I sit or stand too long.

[fiberoptik]

Gotta sit. 1/2 a left kneecap and multiple times breaking back & neck definitely dictate sitting 🪑. And I’m only 57.


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[Petander]

Sit.

My Pro Melt is on the floor, I sit a few inches higher.

[Pavia]

I load from recliner using a Lee loader hand press. I only load 50-100 loads a session and I live in an apartment, so my setup is minimalistic. All charges are individually dispensed using my RCBS charge master.

[Three44s]

It hurts to stand, but I cast in semi-short sessions while standing.

My Tinsle Fairy episodes taught me that when it visits, it does not “knock first”.

I do not recall there was ever time to move away, sitting or standing, however the amount of lead stuck on you is definitely less if standing as my lap and legs are vertical and my jeans are away from my skin to a greater degree.

As my back has been getting worse, I will have to undoubtedly rethink and retool my game plan because my desire is to cast more boolits more often in the future and that means sitting I am guessing!

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[Mal Paso]

I built an Oak casting bench years ago with an 8 inch wide forearm rest in front that was i inch higher than the deck the pot sits on. A rail went around the sides and back to contain a pot failure. I would like to do this again sometime. Currently I park my tail on the edge of an adjustable stool with a half sheet pan under the pot.

[slim1836]

Both, my table is bar height so I can stand or sit on a bar stool.

Slim

[Jack Stanley]

I made a bench at the right size for sitting so bullet casting is done like that . Melting and alloying scrap is done outside in nice weather standing with a large gas furnace .

Jack

[Jal5]

Malpaso I like that bench a lot. May have to adjust mine to copy. Thx


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[Mal Paso]

Malpaso I like that bench a lot. May have to adjust mine to copy. Thx


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Here is the build. The forearm rest in front was 2" thick Oak that tapered to about 1" at the front edge.