[Jewelry making - Article 00618] - Re: [Orchid] Proper height for a jewelers bench

[akiko momiyama]

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Hi Karen,

    I also went through struggles until I found out the optimal
    conditions for myself- here is my example, hope it helps... I am 160
    cm tall, and my wood workbench is custom made almost by myself. 

    1) The height of the top plane of my workbench is 94cm. (In fact I
    used to use it at 90cm for the past three years, was never entirely
    happy with it until addition of 4cm thick wooden blocks to the bottom
    of legs solved the problem! During that uneasy time, I hung a leather
    sheet under the top plane to catch filings.) 

    2) The bottom of the drawer (to catch filings) is at 59.5cm level. 

    3) My adjustable chair ranges 40 to 54cm in height. I normally work
    at its lowest level (40cm) which leaves about 10cm space between the
    bottom of the drawer and my thighs. Even when I raise the chair to
    its highest 54cm level, I can comfortably push myself front, towards
    the drawer. 

    4) I have two other wood plates between the top panel and the bottom
    drawer; On the upper one at 83cm level, I put soldering blocks. The
    lower one is at 76cm level where I can put small hand tools, or do
    some fabrication works. These two plates are set with a kind of wood
    rails on sides, so that I can slide them front and back easily. 

    I believe it is certainly worthwhile to go through the hustles of
    figuring out your settings. If you are interested to look at the
    photos of my workbench by any chance, please contact me. Good luck! 

Akiko Momiyama
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