Bench chair height?

From a shoebox to an full production setup, show us how you operate! There is something to learn from everyone!
Post Reply
User avatar
kaycee
Posts: 20
Joined: 25 Sep 2015 21:59
My Press Choice: Turret
Location: Guntersville AL
Has thanked: 11 times
Been thanked: 13 times

Bench chair height?

Post by kaycee »

Through a divorce, stuff in storage and moves I'm finally in my forever home (yay!). Somewhere along the way my reloading stool disappeared, so I'm looking to replace it with something comfortable. My bench is 37" tall and I'd like something with some cushion for my 240#, 6' frame. Anyone have a 'must-have'stool? Thanks!
User avatar
farmerjim
Supporter
Supporter
Posts: 315
Joined: 29 Jan 2015 14:27
My Press Choice: Turret
Location: Saint Francisville LA
Has thanked: 20 times
Been thanked: 114 times

Re: Bench chair height?

Post by farmerjim »

I sit on an old wooden chair I got back in the 70's. The Denham Springs High school cafeteria was remodeling and getting rid of their old furniture. I bought several chairs from them at $1 each. I still have 2 of them, and one is at my loading bench.
User avatar
RBHarter
Founding Member
Founding Member
Posts: 2040
Joined: 13 Mar 2014 19:45
My Press Choice: Single Stage
Location: The green hell 90 miles north of Texarka
Has thanked: 76 times
Been thanked: 669 times

Re: Bench chair height?

Post by RBHarter »

Being the modern age and all , an adjustable office chair might be the easiest .

26-28" bar stools might do the trick . I have a 36" breakfast nook and table chairs are way too short . But a hydraulic/spring adjustable office chair is close .
Just a Red neck,White boy, Blue blood American.....
larryw
Founding Member & Supporter
Founding Member & Supporter
Posts: 1123
Joined: 20 Dec 2013 11:09
My Press Choice: Single Stage
Location: Arizona
Location: Arizona
Has thanked: 688 times
Been thanked: 327 times

Re: Bench chair height?

Post by larryw »

RBHarter wrote:Being the modern age and all , an adjustable office chair might be the easiest .

26-28" bar stools might do the trick . I have a 36" breakfast nook and table chairs are way too short . But a hydraulic/spring adjustable office chair is close .
+1
A day late & A dollar short? Story of my life +guns
User avatar
mr surveyor
Founding Member
Founding Member
Posts: 649
Joined: 30 Jun 2013 09:30
My Press Choice: Hand Press
Location: NE Texas
Has thanked: 385 times
Been thanked: 231 times

Re: Bench chair height?

Post by mr surveyor »

It might take some looking, but if you can find a good used stable drafting table stool I bet it would work perfectly for that height work bench. Being equipped with a lot of surveying and drafting equipment gathered over the last 40 years or so, I've been able to re-purpose a whole lot of "work related" stuff to my shooting "fun stuff".


jd
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There's just some things best left unsaid on the internetsuperhighway.
Shooterrick2020
Supporter
Supporter
Posts: 137
Joined: 09 Apr 2020 04:55
My Press Choice: Progressive
Location: Louisiana
Been thanked: 35 times

Re: Bench chair height?

Post by Shooterrick2020 »

farmerjim wrote:I sit on an old wooden chair I got back in the 70's. The Denham Springs High school cafeteria was remodeling and getting rid of their old furniture. I bought several chairs from them at $1 each. I still have 2 of them, and one is at my loading bench.
I do believe we are neighbors! Lol
If you always do what you always did you will always get what you always got.
User avatar
Macd
Supporter
Supporter
Posts: 1009
Joined: 16 Oct 2017 16:12
My Press Choice: Single Stage
Location: Far East
Has thanked: 362 times
Been thanked: 403 times

Re: Bench chair height?

Post by Macd »

mr surveyor wrote:It might take some looking, but if you can find a good used stable drafting table stool I bet it would work perfectly for that height work bench. Being equipped with a lot of surveying and drafting equipment gathered over the last 40 years or so, I've been able to re-purpose a whole lot of "work related" stuff to my shooting "fun stuff".


jd
Had one , broke it want another.
User avatar
mmb617
Posts: 18
Joined: 09 Aug 2020 18:23
My Press Choice: Single Stage
Location: PA
Has thanked: 2 times
Been thanked: 6 times

Re: Bench chair height?

Post by mmb617 »

I had a stool that was comfortable to sit on but it was too low. I added a couple pieces of angle iron and some casters and now it's just right. Bonus is I can move around without getting off my lazy butt!


Image
Kaiser
Supporter
Supporter
Posts: 83
Joined: 09 Mar 2019 17:59
My Press Choice: Turret
Location: Mid America
Has thanked: 31 times
Been thanked: 22 times

Re: Bench chair height?

Post by Kaiser »

Before I shopped for a new stool/chair, I used a tape measure to get the height I wanted to sit and still operate my Lee presses. I determined that I wanted a "swivel" type chair because I also can work on other projects other than die operations.

We live in a tourist area, so "bar stools" are pretty common items. I then went to a couple of thrift shops where I found a variety of stools and chairs with my "measurements" in hand. I came away with a swivel, arm chair with a back and arms for comfort. The swivel chair was all wood in fairly good shape where a shot or two of WD40 on the swivel made it work well and Ballistol on the wood made it look like new. (Castors on the legs would have made it a bit easier to move around, but I'd probably have it slip out from under me at some future time.)
Post Reply

Return to “Show Us Your Bench!”