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Post by rocklicker on Jun 12, 2007 13:48:46 GMT -5
What are people's thoughts about standing vs. sitting when making cabs and sawing? I am about to build a heavy duty workbench for the grinders/trim saw and am thinking about making it sitting height for ergonomic and foot fatigue reasons. I have it at standing height where it's just a bit short. My feet also ache after a day of cabbing. So here's the question: Which is better, standing or sitting? Please note that cabbing machines have a 2 inch lip on them too.
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Post by spikeict on Jun 12, 2007 18:40:32 GMT -5
I just faced that question lately myself. I decided on bringing in some floor cabinets with the counters on them, I drug a old wobbley breakfast bar stool out and did my best (again) to stablize it. Now I can do both, when my legs start to hurt I stand up and when my feet hurt I sit down.
Spike
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Post by akansan on Jun 12, 2007 22:14:00 GMT -5
I've done the same as Mark - My grinder has a 4' base, perfect height for a barstool. I'm adding a shelf/workspace on the other side of the shed from my grinder so I can add a dopping station, a permanent home for my WF, storage, etc. But, the barstool is the perfect height for all of this.
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Jun 14, 2007 4:33:41 GMT -5
Hi Rocklicker,
Im putting one in my new extention also
I have put a lot of workshops together on the Mission field and used to go for around 31" (or belly button Hight) please excuse the expression of a engineering friend.
This is a good height to work on engines and have motorised equipment grinders /linishers installed on the bench ect
I used to cover the bench with thin flat galvernised sheet steel with a lip up the wall at the back. to stop fluids .
A 36" wide bench was too wide , as we found that it generated into a wide "Shelf" and was always full of clutter
24" was what I prefered and it worked well, this is also a nice width if you have a tool board on the wall behind ,
We found reaching over a 36" wide bench restricts the storage of tools on the board to much
If it is to high to stand at you can always make a step out of heavy lumber ,wear as if its to low you have a problem (after its made)
The Bar stool hight is better though
As for sitting one can make a stool to what height you require
Hope these few Ideas help Or stimulate !!
Jack Yorkshire
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