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Sincerely,

Hobie

I stand to reload also. And built my bench at 36". I'm 5'7" tall and it works fine for me. I have a stool that I sometimes usewhen loading volume on the 650. Might make them alittle shorter if I had to do it again. I have a few Dillons, a single stage Pacific and a Hornady 366 shotgun press mounted. All work good for me. One thing to keep in mind is to build them very solid/anchored so you have no movement and it does not flex with pressure etc. I used 3/4" plywood for my surface.

I usually stand, but occasionally sit on a 28" tall stool.

Mine was built on an old 6'-0" sink base/counter with 2x4's secured on top, covered with a sheet of 1/2" plywood glued/screwed in place . . . thus the odd height. Makes for a solid bench, though. I load with a 'Chucker and it doesn't move around.

a tall stool. I read years ago that the bench top should be about where your elbo bends, no higher than that, the forearms above the top of the bench. That's the way I built mine back in '76 and I still use it.