Lots of good ideas and advice here! I especially like Jolly Bills idea of mounting the press in a shallow box in order to catch most powder and shot spills. I load in my basement in a room with a smooth concrete floor, but getting all of the shot, powder, or spent primers that spills is still a PITA. I also like Stan's idea of mounting his presses in a woodworkers vise. I made a tapered dovetail mount along with matching tapered dovetail bases to install on the base of each of my presses. It only takes seconds to switch to a different press. But Stan's idea leaves him with a clean bench top if he removes his press.
I partially disagree with no.20 in KY Jon's list concerning stocking up on supplies. I used to stock up on everything when I could buy components cheap, and still do with one exception. I have learned that it is not a good idea to buy more plastic wads than you can use in a couple years because the plastic becomes brittle with time and this can change pressures and performance. But then again, the same aging would also occur in loaded ammunition that is kept for years, so how big of a problem is this? I'm still slowly shooting up a bunch of ammo I bought during a going out of business sale at a local gunshop years ago because it is too hot for my old vintage doubles.
