NOSValves Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) Lower back. Compression fracture and two herniated disks. These go back to ball playing days over 20 years ago. Oddly enough, outside of some minor discomfort from time to time, there wasn't much to complain about. In my 30s, I started racking 6500 Series Cisco Routers - and that's when the problems started. I'm 56 now, and a few months ago it all went to hell on me. I'll check out the videos and info. You get to a point where you're desperate, and I'm pretty much there. Dean, What do you have on the floor in front of your bench? Edited March 25, 2015 by NOSValves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Which pic are you looking at Craig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I'm not looking at a picture I'm just wondering what you stand on while your at the bench... If you don't have a nice amount of cushion on the floor it can cause lower back problems. I have 3 layers of carpet in front of my bench... My lower back is totally screwed but with the cushion I can work comfortably on and off all day long with breaks sitting at my PC answering emails and web surfing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Deano... give me a call sometime, I've got a future project to talk about. I'm on vacation all this week. Still have to take three more weeks before the end of June... Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Yeah, I have nice pad to stand on. What I really need to do is rebuild part of the top of the bench and raise it up about a foot so I'm not hunched over my work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I always assumed you guys just sat on a chair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I always assumed you guys just sat on a chair? I have an awesome system in my shop and music plays at all times...so I'm on my feet and dancing most of the time LOL!!! I tried the raised seats and found I would just rather stand while working. My bench is raised so I have no hunching over at all! I have more pain involved with sitting at the PC answering email then working at my bench! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 A lot of the office workers at the college have changed to stand-up desks, and find it way more comfortable. I might do that myself, as I am moving around so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Sitting down would work if I could get my knees under the bench, which I can't, so chairs don't work. Besides, others have a point, there is a lot of moving around in a workroom and sitting isn't really practical. Amen to the sitting and answering email part of this job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 This thread was way too long given the subject in my opinion, but I appreciate the passion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Sitting down would work if I could get my knees under the bench Time for a taller bench or 2x4's under the legs to elevate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul79 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I got a bench that raises and lowers electrically. I can work sitting or standing, and I wouldn't have it any other way. It is just a huge corner office desk, basically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 The very best thing may be a electric either screw or hydraulic table lift. It would take some level of designing and execution, and may cost 5-$800 to do, but the EASY QUICK push buttons activation may very well be worth every penny. Not some hand cranks or something, but something that adjusts in seconds at a push of a button. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Most folks with these issues will benefit way more from a READILY EASILY SIMPLY effortless adjustable height rather than any fixed height. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 I've seen some of those type things in the labs where I work - smart design stuff for sure. I hadn't thought about moving away from the "bench" concept - which sounds like the way to go here. This problem is a real impediment to the business right now, since I can only work a couple of hours a night. So anyways: I posted about the new coil that UT built for me over in technical. Now, while I realize it's probably not the most exciting development on the planet, it is kind of cool. The only comment was from "Snarky", relating to the sideways pictures (could someone please fix and repost for me -- my laptop got taken out by a virus while my son was playing Minecraft on it). I bring this up because there was a time when a dozen people would have called me out on my claims, another dozen would have supported them, while another half dozen would have engaged in interesting debate. Seeing the thread met with total silence says a little something about how this place has changed -- it's a little discouraging to see so little interest. On another note: The day job is complicating my desire to make the trip to Hope. I wanted to make the trip, not just to meet the new faces and some old friends, but to once again demonstrate my work. One of the more fun and interesting things about this hobby is watching the reactions and listening to the comments during and after demos. In the past, crossovers were always welcomed as valid demo items available for people to experience. If this is still the case, and if I can't make it, I need a volunteer who would be willing to receive a pair of networks from me, and working with some other competent members -- run the demo. Right now I see a possible set of Cornwalls on the list, which would certainly be plenty good enough. So "Seadog", if you bring those things, would you be open to allowing them to be used for the demo? Gear used to be a big part of these "gatherings", and I'm kind of surprised to see such limited involvement. If it wasn't for a couple of other forum members bringing their tube gear to these things, I probably never would have explored tube gear to the extent that I did. The same can be said for high end/ modified CD players and some other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 it's a little discouraging to see so little interest The change may be in that people actually realize the subtle differences these components make more so now than in the past. Less to debate about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 So "Seadog", if you bring those things, would you be open to allowing them to be used for the demo? I'll bring my pair of battery biased B-2's as well (should be available for purchase at that time too). I can't argue on the technical merits of the components, but I'm certainly excited to know they're in my setup. And with unicorn capacitors at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 (should be available for purchase at that time too). Better hang on to the B2's. I've heard that your project is at the back of the line again. Something about accusing Dean of being intoxicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 (should be available for purchase at that time too). Better hang on to the B2's. I've heard that your project is at the back of the line again. Something about accusing Dean of being intoxicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 MUCH interest... little time! I don't see much for us to debate... I guess I need to order more crossovers from you so I can compare and discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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