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    100 26.88%
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    145 38.98%
  • 50/50

    122 32.80%
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Thread: Do you sit or stand while torching?

  1. #141
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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    I use to 50/50 sit, stand. now after knee surgery its almost 90 sit 10 stand.
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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    The bench that I sit at is at a level designed for sitting but i used a rotory saw and sawsall to cut out the section at the front below my torch and then attached a steel pipe T to the inside 2 x 4 and slid a 2 foot section of pipe into it and attached it to the bottom of the section I cut out and attached my torch back to that. I drilled a hole in the T and threaded it so I could put in a bolt to lock it in place. sso know when I sit it looks like a normal bench , but when I want to stand or need more room blow the torch I just loosen the locking bolt and raise it to the desired height and then relock it. works excellent and cost about $15 since i already owned the required tools

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  3. #143
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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    that's pretty cool
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  4. #144

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    I have a disability with painful nerve damage in my feet and hands, I can't stand for more than five minutes.
    The heat feels sooooo good on my hands, luckily I can still work glass.

  5. #145
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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    i learned standing and cant get comfortable sitting

  6. #146
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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    I tend to stand when I'm doing large or heavy projects. Its comfortable to sit when doing smaller things but I have a disability that doesn't allow that anymore. Back in 2003 I used to sit most of the time , after watching hamm and Marcel work i realized sitting limited my work while standing didn't. Standing is a good practice that strengthens your core. Sitting sucks for posture and a bunch of other reasons. Don't sit.

  7. #147
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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    i sit til my ass hurts then i take a walk for a few. i can't stand while working with my back injury, i'd be couched after 6hrs. =(

  8. #148
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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    I sit wile I work. I have a comfortable office chair.



  9. #149
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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    once i get this studio put together i'll have a nice chair. right now i'm working on an old barstool that was cut down as a keyboard throne.. it's not nice after an hour or so. lol.

    work on the studio or blow glass? i have no willpower =p

  10. #150
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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    I got a $50-$100 chair from Staples. Bar stools hurt my back. Plus chair has wheels.



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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    they had laZboy office chairs on sale for $99 at staples a couple of months ago and i picked one up for the computer room, such a badass chair. it's going to be too low for my new bench though.

    i'm sort of looking for a nice graphic design chair, one of those tall rubberized deals with wheels and a foot rest. i've found it helps my back a whole lot to have lots of footrests.

    incidentally, i'm building the bench tall so i can stand while i'm working if i want to, at least until the ass pain subsides. ass pain. ASS PAIN!!1

  12. #152
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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    Why yes.... yes i do..


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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    Try a craftsman by Sears.



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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    Or even better... a drafting stool...
    http://www.sears.com/boss-office-pro...&blockType=G22

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    Default Re: Do you sit or stand while torching?

    that's basically what i'm looking for, except the ones i've seen don't have big pads and stuff, they're just rubberized ??? with a nice ass-pad and no arms. i tend to rest my elbow on my knee for detail work and armrests are kind of useless.

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