To those who stand when they cast / load:
I'm interested in find out what the nominal bench top height is.
To those who stand when they cast / load:
I'm interested in find out what the nominal bench top height is.
Depends on how tall you are!
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46 1/2" for casting with a Lee 10# pot. I am 6' 3"
I'm working off of a Craftsman bottom rolling box with plywood.
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Mine is 36" and I am 5' 10" Also I top pour which might make a difference since I am reaching into the top instead of bottom. Whatever is comfortable to you.
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Casting and reloading benches are both 36" high, and I'm 6-feet. I stand when casting and sit while reloading.
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If bottom pourin I like to see the spout , If ladleing a comfortable heigth .
Just too many combos to say , cooker , electric pot, & different pans !
Whatever ya use make it comfortable before ya start with a 10-20 lbs of hot alloy!!!
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Standing, put your hand on your hip and find the point of your pelvic bone in front under your belt.
Most people find that the optimal bench height for standing work. It also works well for tall stools (preferably of adjustable height with a foot-rest ring near the bottom).
No bench height is optimal for both standing and office-chair height sitting work.
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Here's a rule I picked up from blacksmith and seems to work for me.
The height of the table should be same height as elbows. This minimizes bending and back strain.
Stand up straight with arms bent 90 degrees like you were holding cafeteria tray and set table height to tray height.
.............My benchtop is 42" tall but as in the photo my 20lb Lee sits atop a milk crate. This places the sprueplate at a height I can see the top of it standing normally in front of the setup.
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I'm 5'8" and my loading bench is 42". I don't know how anyone can stand and pull on a press handle that is at a typical workbench height. It kills my back...and I have no back issues. I know everyone is different. My casting area is about 36inches high. I use a ladle and have no discomfort.
Elbow height or a bit higher. I can not sit and cast or even sit and load. Just can't. Sometimes I can sit on a stool for a while but before long I'm back on my feet.
I got into higher benches working on chainsaws. Had a waist high bench that was fine for lawn mowers and stuff like that. It was useless for saws, casting, etc.
I sit when I reload.
And sit when I bottom pour.
My bench is 32.5" high.
I am 5'6" and use a captans chair
from my first table and chair set.
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Works for me, I'm just over 6' tall and out of curiosity I went and measured my bench height and compared it to HangFire's recommendation. Well it came within 1/2" My reloading bench height is 40 inches. I use a bar stool that swivels, has a back and tubular foot rest, when I choose to sit. I cast outdoors and use a B & D Workmate at maximum height ( 32") with a 3/4" plywood top clamped to it. I sit in a folding lawn chair, since I use a bottom pour pot.
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I'm 5' 10" and my reloading bench is 39" to the top surface. Casting bench is about half an inch shorter. And I wish I'd made them a bit taller. I think Unique's blacksmith has the right idea, I don't know about anyone else, but I end up trying to work on everything near my chest, might as well be resting it there. And I agree with Ickis, I actually have to stoop to one side a bit to go full stroke on my Dillon and I definitely start feeling it after three or four hundred rounds. Everytime I use it I'm reminded I need to build or buy a Strong Mount for that thing, or build a taller bench next time. Having the Dillon up higher would be much easier for keeping an eye on all the stations as well.
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