Portable Swaging Stand Design

[guywitha3006]

I am thinking about creating a potable stand to mount my Walnut Hill press to. I know keeping it bolted to my beefy bolted down bench is ideal, but I have a three month old son, my bench is downstairs and lately it seems impossible just to get down stairs let alone anything half way productive. So I am thinking that a portable stand mounted on a dolly could be a good compromise. Wheel it out when the little man is pretending to sleep, and wheel it into the spare bedroom when I don't want it in the living room...read as the wife says put it away, lol.

I have access to steel plate and pipe at work as well as a soon to be brother in law that is a certified welder. What dimensions and how much counter weight would be a good starting point? I am picturing a piece of 6-8" steel pipe (height tbd) with 1/2" plate for a top and bottom (18"? bottom and 12"?).
Will this be heavy enough or will it tip? I could also wing out the bottom so I could toss a .50 cal ammo can or two full of lead as a counter weight. Finally permanently mount it to the dolly or just use the dolly to move it?

Pictures are always a plus.

I will mainly be using it for:
- drawing 9mm brass into 9mm jackets
- pinch trimming 9mm brass cases
- swaging 9mm bullets
- eventually swaging large .30 caliber bullets (190+ grains)
- maybe some occasional reloading

[R.Ph. 380]

I use one of the Harbor Freight grinder portable stand. Semi pyramidal with room for the RCBS press on it. Bolted a 3/4" piece of plywood to the top and put the press on that. Works great and got a little clutter of my rifle table.

Bill

[varmint243]

I would be inclined to keep anything lead far away from a young child.
The younger the child the greater the impact a tiny amount of lead exposure can have.

Don't worry, you will have plenty of time to do all of your things later.
It seems like kids go from 3yrs old to 18 in about two weeks.

[JRLesan]

Here's how I mounted my WH press as well as my old CSP-1: Bought a junk drill press on Craig's List for next to nothing, threw the head away, and bolted the press to the table. The table has a rack and pinion to raise and lower so works good standing or sitting. If sitting, I use the base as a foot rest. No wheels to move about, but light enough to pick up and carry if I needed to... No issues with tipping either.

[ratboy]

http://www.corbins.com/pr-csp-s.htm

i was thinking of building one of these

[Pipefitter]

http://www.corbins.com/pr-csp-s.htm

i was thinking of building one of these

I have one of the Corbin floor stands, the only problem I see with it is the lead extrusions from core swaging tend to end up all over the floor. I cut a piece of sheet aluminum and taped it to the back of the press to guide the extrusions into a waste receptacle to be recycled.

4" pipe cut on a 15* angle at the top, 3/4" plate drilled and tapped for the press welded on the angle. 2 pieces of C channel bolted on the bottom with a sheet of plywood between them. I added a scrap of carpeting to the plywood to make it easier on my feet.

[guywitha3006]

Here's how I mounted my WH press as well as my old CSP-1: Bought a junk drill press on Craig's List for next to nothing, threw the head away, and bolted the press to the table. The table has a rack and pinion to raise and lower so works good standing or sitting. If sitting, I use the base as a foot rest. No wheels to move about, but light enough to pick up and carry if I needed to... No issues with tipping either.

Thanks everyone for the ideas. I may have to take a look at craislist for a heavy duty drill press.

[Utah Shooter]

I use one of the Harbor Freight grinder portable stand. Semi pyramidal with room for the RCBS press on it. Bolted a 3/4" piece of plywood to the top and put the press on that. Works great and got a little clutter of my rifle table.

Bill

This one. I have one that I used to use that now just sits that I have a house with the room. But it sure did work when I needed it.

[guywitha3006]

Is the grinding stand in the link below what you guys use? From here it look flimsy and like it would tip over with a Walnut Hill Press on top of it?

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...=grinder+stand

[R.Ph. 380]

Yes, I've got my Rock Chucker Supreme on it for all my 22lr to .224 swaging. Never tries to tip at all.

Bill

[guywitha3006]

Yes, I've got my Rock Chucker Supreme on it for all my 22lr to .224 swaging. Never tries to tip at all.

Bill

Thanks Bill,

I may have to grab on tonight. Did you have to weigh it down at all?

[Utah Shooter]

Like Bill, I have used mine with Blackmon press and rock chucker. Not sure though if it will do as well with the height of the walnut hill press.

[guywitha3006]

Sorry to redirect this thread but I realized I never posted a picture of the little press stand my soon to be brother in law and I out together. And up a little bigger than planned, guys at work are probably still laughing at the ibeam they gave me for the project. Oh well... I guess it doesn't move much.

[PbHurler]

Oh well... I guess it doesn't move much.

It darned sure won't deflect, should provide very consistent press handle operation. NICE!