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- From: badboy@netcom.com (Jay Keller)
- Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
- Subject: Re: workbench height
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.183515.12228@netcom.com>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 18:35:15 GMT
- References: <1k46ggINNe2d@early-bird.think.com> <1993Jan27.162453.21164@isrc.sandia.gov> <1993Jan28.091535.1@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com>
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- In article <1993Jan28.091535.1@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com>
- kaliher@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com writes:
-
- >> : So, what height is appropriate? ... It really comes
- >> down to what you feel comfortable with, though.
- >>
- >> If I have to stoop at all my back starts to bother me. If you start
- >> high you can make the bench shorter later on.
- >>
- >I have the same problem with my back. My wish is to find an old barber's
- >chair to install in my shop, and rebuild it into a work bench. Fully
- >adjustable height, rotates 360 degrees, can be locked at any position.
- >Maybe even with tilt capability, and sturdy enough for most any project.
- >My more immediate goal is to devise a bench with a hydraulic feature to
- >control the height. Retractable casters would be nice also.
- >
- >I can dream, can't I?
-
- It sounds like you'd be very happy with a hydraulic motorcycle lift. The
- good ones are very sturdy, and the height is easily adjustable from about
- 8" to about 36", by means of a very convenient foot pump. All you'd need to
- do is encase the metal benchtop in wood. The ones made by Grazia in Italy
- are among the best. They don't rotate, but they do roll around if you want.
-
- I'm only half serious, but I have no doubt that one of these lifts could make
- a great workbench if someone was motivated to convert it.
-
- Regards,
-
- Jay Keller
- Sunnyvale, California
- badboy@netcom.com
-