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I'm getting too long in the tooth to be standing the entire time I am in the shop. I've decided I need a stool. I can use it while sanding small parts, some hand work, and general looking around when I feel like thinking for a while. Jan could also use it for when she is in the shop to help relieve her from standing too long or resorting to sitting on the floor.
Checked on Craigslist, nothing there right now. I remembered a couple I saw on my last trip to Harbor Freight...
the biker style,
and the mechanic style,
Both have wheels, I feel that is a must. The mech style starts out lower at 15" (good for Jan who would use it when painting, sanding, and distressing furniture (a chore she prefers to do with the piece on the floor) but only goes up to 20", not really high enough for me to work at a 32" bench. The biker version goes from a low of 20" all the way up to over 28". Plenty high enough for me but a difficult climb for Jan and her bad knees and it is also too high for her to work with something on the floor.
I really don't want to have to buy two stools, but finding a good combination of these two might prove difficult.
What's in your shop? Do you have a stool in the shop (please no funny pictures from Dan )? What jobs do you perform using the stool? Any recommendations?
Checked on Craigslist, nothing there right now. I remembered a couple I saw on my last trip to Harbor Freight...
the biker style,
and the mechanic style,
Both have wheels, I feel that is a must. The mech style starts out lower at 15" (good for Jan who would use it when painting, sanding, and distressing furniture (a chore she prefers to do with the piece on the floor) but only goes up to 20", not really high enough for me to work at a 32" bench. The biker version goes from a low of 20" all the way up to over 28". Plenty high enough for me but a difficult climb for Jan and her bad knees and it is also too high for her to work with something on the floor.
I really don't want to have to buy two stools, but finding a good combination of these two might prove difficult.
What's in your shop? Do you have a stool in the shop (please no funny pictures from Dan )? What jobs do you perform using the stool? Any recommendations?