I missed the staff meeting but the minutes show Gunner
wrote back on Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:45:45 GMT in
rec.crafts.metalworking :

Being kinda tall has always been tough when it comes to work surfaces
for me because while I'm so used to the standard made for shorter people,
it's not too often I get to figure out what would work best for me. When I
learned to weld, the fellow who taught me had a tall table and we both
leaned over on the table, using our elbows for stability, but for right now
my elbow isn't such a wonderful idea as my back doesn't like extended times
being bent over and my shoulder for the next several months will not
tolerate any weight, and I plan on getting a lot of welding practice while
it heals.
I'd really like to have some degree of adjustability without making
things sloppy, but I'm using square tubing and the fit isn't perfect. The
amount of slip fit determines a lot, so if anyone has a good figure to work
with, I'd appreciate knowing it.

My welding table was purchased from an estate sale, and I simply stuck
2x4s under the feet until it was a comfortable height, based on
welding a number of projects.

People will ask me "how high should this bench be?" And I'll hold my
hand at my hip and say "'bout this high - only it ought to be your hip you
measure from." (I got hired to clean up a guy's shop. I had to clamber up
on the benches to get to the stuff on the walls. He's about six inches
taller, and his benches were all custom made.)

Of course, it also depends on what you what to do on said bench. The
electronics bench was higher, but I was sitting on a stool too.


tschus
pyotr


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