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  1. 18th September 2006, 07:04 PM #1
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    Optimum work bench height?

    I am building a new steel work bench for my workshop, and wondered if anyone has an opinion on the optimum height for working standing up.

    I want to attach a vice to it, and probably a grinder, but mostly it will just be used for working on stuff from my 130.

    Various recommendations from a few sites on the internet vary between 850mm and 1000mm.

    Anyone have any professional advice on this, maybe if you are a mechanic etc?

    Thanks
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  2. 18th September 2006, 07:13 PM #2
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    My opinion - the height you don't have to bend over to work on it and don't have to "reach up" either. I don't think there's a universal one-size-fits-all answer. I'd reckon it's probably 10-15cm lower than your elbows, but that's just a guess. Try out different heights before you build.

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  3. 18th September 2006, 07:16 PM #3
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    OK - well I am 6'3", so looks like higher is going to be better then. My elbows bend at 1150mm.

    Maybe I'll go for 1000mm and see what I think about that.
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    It depends on how tall you are and the length of your limbs (I'm not talking knuckle dragging )

    The lowest optimum height of a work surface is the height from the floor to the underside of your hands when your arms are held by your side with your hands pointing forward and horizontal to the floor.

    Google "anthropometrics"
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    Personally I like my bench at such a height that when i press my belly to it the belt buckle is just below the level of the bench say an inch or so then I leave a few different thickness of planks hanging around so that if im working on something tall I can just stand on them
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  6. 18th September 2006, 07:23 PM #6
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    What about making it just that little bit higher and then you can lower if required? Then you'll get exactly what you find comfortable.
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    My welding and fabrication bench is 1080mm I am 6" tall. my other benchs range from 900 to 1100mm. If you are fitting a vice keep your bench on the short side.

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    Once it's built - that will be it! Way too much trouble to cut it down.

    I am putting on a chequer (sp?) plate top and doors and sides so I can lock it up, and it will be bolted to the concrete too as I'm storing my chainsaws & power tools inside it.

    We live on a farm and not many people about, so going for security. Some lowlife broke in a few months ago (just heaved a brick through the window) and pinched tools and camping gear. Now I have 10mm laminated glass and unless they bring an oxy set, they won't be leaving with anything of value.
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  9. 18th September 2006, 07:33 PM #9
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    Aaaah, that's going to be some fancy workbench.
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  10. 18th September 2006, 07:35 PM #10
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    Well it will be solid! Chequer plate is pretty cheap at $95 for an 8x4 sheet of it.
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