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I don't think this exactly fits the thread, but I will post it anyway. I bought a Rockwell Jawhorse. I thought it would be useful from time to time.
It turned out to be one of those tools you're really glad you have, about twice a year.
The big problem with it is that it turned out to be an incredible reloading bench, so my press is always sitting on it. I did something other reloaders should try. I screwed and glued two old pieces of 2x6 together, one on top of the other. One is about two feet long, and the other is about 10" long. I clamped the 10" piece in the vise. This leaves the long piece hanging out in front of the Jawhorse. I drilled it and attached the press to it.
It is 100% rock steady, and if I ever decide to put the press away, I can just pop the press off the wood and remove the wood from the vise. The wood stores in an area about as big as two loaves of bread. If you put lag shields in the wood, you can use lag screws and forget about nuts and washers.
You can also take an old tray and screw it to the upper piece, giving you a big flat area where you can put things like bullets and casings while you run the press. I haven't gotten around to that. An aluminum half-sheet baking pan would be perfect.
It's hard to believe I came up with an idea this great. But I miss the Jawhorse, which really is useful sometimes.
It turned out to be one of those tools you're really glad you have, about twice a year.
The big problem with it is that it turned out to be an incredible reloading bench, so my press is always sitting on it. I did something other reloaders should try. I screwed and glued two old pieces of 2x6 together, one on top of the other. One is about two feet long, and the other is about 10" long. I clamped the 10" piece in the vise. This leaves the long piece hanging out in front of the Jawhorse. I drilled it and attached the press to it.
It is 100% rock steady, and if I ever decide to put the press away, I can just pop the press off the wood and remove the wood from the vise. The wood stores in an area about as big as two loaves of bread. If you put lag shields in the wood, you can use lag screws and forget about nuts and washers.
You can also take an old tray and screw it to the upper piece, giving you a big flat area where you can put things like bullets and casings while you run the press. I haven't gotten around to that. An aluminum half-sheet baking pan would be perfect.
It's hard to believe I came up with an idea this great. But I miss the Jawhorse, which really is useful sometimes.
