Reloading bench construction is a constant source of like urban legend stuff. The truth is that a bench does not have to be heavy, bolted to the floor or of great substance at all. All of that is nice to have but you don't need it. You can buy a pedistal stand from Midway that has a plastic top and mount any press you wish and load to your hearts content. I made up a stand using a cheap chineese cast iron grinder stand and had two presses mounted on it. Reloaders have used those black and decker shop mate combo saw horse/clamp gizmo as the base of their press with great satisfaction. max force in reloading occures when you form brass from other brass and neglect to properly lube your cases both of which you can still do on a light pedistal stand. Heck, there are guys that mount their press on a board and C clamp it to the kitchen table (when the wife is at the Mall) You can build a brick fortress if you want but you only need someting strong enough to sit on if truth be told. If it will hold you, it is all you need any more is excess but that is why people buy a Rockchucker press over a Lee (old style) no harm, but I would not spend a fortune on it when you could use the extra $$ for more stuff! Oh, and those guys who use the kitchen table don't bolt it to the floor. JB
