Work bench height?

[kevdebbi Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kevdebbi]

Like AK7 said we were taught during trade training the between waist to elbow height was about right. Did some one say OCD? his is our work bench and tool board at work, every tool has a shadow so we know what is missing. Used for aircraft maintenance so nothing gets lost or left behind.

[Coolcol Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close Coolcol]

Hi all, yes a good work bench is the hart of your workshop (man-cave).
You need to set the bench height at your height. Slightly low is acceptable but too high just does not work.
Think about what you will be using it for, working on stuff which has some height already so you really do want it a bit low.
Your vice (top of) if your fitting one should be no higher then your elbow. 800 to 900 normally.
Cheers
Col

[Spilsy Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Spilsy]

Mines old school. Made by a carpenter when he was an apprentice about 40 years ago. It's 860 high.

[D4D Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D]

Nice Spilsy, my grandfather was a chippy and made a bench like that too.

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Yes a very important thing if you are at the bench most days.
I have found at waist & wrist height the best.
This 15m section of bench I have in the workshop is 955mm & perfect for me.


The old smash it out bench is only 820mm, it is manageable, but too much bending & squatting to get down to things to see.


The mobile red trolleys are about 670-730mm & way too low for me.
I'm over 6ft.

The drop saw table is 740mm too low, so cutting surface ends up at 840mm, still a bit low, but I can deal with it as I'm only a chippy a few days a year.

As a mate of a few cabinet makers, if my memory serves me correct standard kitchen bench is 900mm, so that is the all round good height, but some are lower & I prefer higher.

So 950mm is the best IMO.
With back & sides so tools don't roll too far.

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I wish I had that much space to work with...
Unfortunately I have a single car garage (in which the prado does not fit) so space is very limited. Recently I've been using a trailer as a second work bench. Its high for a trailer but not high enough to act as a good work bench.

Life goal - own a big enough shed for the prado and much work space...

[BiLLz0r Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close BiLLz0r]

I wish i had that much space to work with...
Life goal - own a big enough shed for the prado and much work space...

You and me both mate. I use the outdoor table (it's a big rock table top so strong as) and little jobs are done on the freezer in the garage. So pov. Need to build a bench now.