don hepler
58 Cal.
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I'm not an engineer, but I am a machinist, and for a long time, I have thought about building a loading stand. The problem with most loading stands is that they are not applying force, like a reloading press or a bench press does. Look at a reloading press and you'll see it operates, much like the toggle, that mike56 is using. A bench press, uses gears to multiply the force. If a person would find an old single stage reloading press and weld a plate on top of the ram, and make a treaded stem to fit, in place of the die, they would have a nice set up. Might be a little heavy, and over kill, but effective.
Or you could make it fit down over the ram, and use a set screw to hold it in place, and not have to modify the reloading press. You could even have a threaded rod, to adjust the travel, and seat each cylinder to an exact depth. The cylinder would move up and down, and the plunger, would be fixed.
Or you could make it fit down over the ram, and use a set screw to hold it in place, and not have to modify the reloading press. You could even have a threaded rod, to adjust the travel, and seat each cylinder to an exact depth. The cylinder would move up and down, and the plunger, would be fixed.