I have a Lyman 55 powder measure and would like to fashion a stand for it to use on the bench top. It has a clamp built into it's back, but it would seem more stable to utilize the threaded portion above the spout. Has anyone built one by hand that works well and is stable? I priced a new cast one at a gun shop and thought a well thought out homemade might be a more economical solution...TIA for any replies!

Powder measure stand.
I have homemade four of them and given away two.
I have access to a welder at home.
Using 1/8 inch metal, cut with a hacksaw to size and file or grind the edges smooth.
For one stand, two pieces of 1/8 inch cut to the size of a 3 by 5 card and two pieces of 1/8 inch -five inches long by one inch wide and the ends cut at a forty five degree angle across the one inch width so the cuts are parallel and the one inch wide piece from the side view is lying at a 45 degree angle.

One 3 by 5 is the base and the other is the top.
The two forty-five degree legs go on either side of the three by five. The end of each is welded along the five inch side about one and a half inches in from the end.

The completed stand will be a base with two legs projecting forward with a top attached , both base and top level, with the bottom base clamped or screwed to a shelf or table edge, tho top will project forward, clearing the table edge for a powder measure.

The stand looks like the letter Z with the top pulled left until the body is at a forty-five degree angle to the left and the base remains stationary.

A loading block with shells will clear the edge of the table allowing access to the spout of the powder measure when the measure is attached to the top of the stand and the base of the stand is attached to the table edge or edge of the shelf.

This design would work just as well with wood as long as you pay attention to the way the grain runs for the best strength when you make the cuts.

I used a 7/8 inch electrical metal holesaw to cut the hole in the top for RCBS powder measures which have locknuts.

I used a one half inch piece of wood for a spacer when I clamp the Lyman 55 powder measure to the top, after the base was secured to suit me. The wood helps hold the thumbscrew clamp secure.
Of course if you make the stand from wood, you won't need the spacer.


Hope this helps.

That's just what I was after, Alferd! I'm still trying to picture it in my mind, but I can give it a try with wood and then attempt a metal one. I sure appreciate the answer!!!

Piece of 1/2 inch threaded rod, the right length, go at least a foot, a piece of 1/8 stock 1.5" wide 4" long. Drill one end with 1/2 hole the other end 7/8 or notch it 7/8 by 1 deep. Attach the threaded rod using two nut one below on above, locate an area on your bench where it will be, drill a 1/2 hole and bolt it down using two washers and two nuts. Now you have one that is adjustable for height and will swivel. Tools needed wrenches, drillmoter 1/2 drill and a hacksaw. This can also be bent in angles for a side mount to something, use your imagination it'll mount most anywhere.

I have a Lyman 55 powder measure and would like to fashion a stand for it to use on the bench top. It has a clamp built into it's back, but it would seem more stable to utilize the threaded portion above the spout. Has anyone built one by hand that works well and is stable? I priced a new cast one at a gun shop and thought a well thought out homemade might be a more economical solution...TIA for any replies!

Cables's sells a simple 1/4 in thick painted steel one for about $7-8 bucks. Its rock solid and cheap.