As I'm currently fitting my office out with a new workbench and hopefully alot more organisation then I had before I'm on the look out for a new chair.
As someone who doesnt get to use an office chair everyday there is a mind blowing amount of different ones to pick.
I do like the look of the racing seat style but I'm not spending much time sat upright when I'm working on stuff so dont think they will be exactly what I need so it will be interesting to see what other people use and or recommend
Standard office chair without arms (I found in the past they got in the way so took them off). I've had "reasonably priced" ones in the past from DIY stores or furniture stores, and they were ok for a couple of years or so but the seat padding broke down eventually.
I've just got hold of some proper "commercial grade" office chairs from work as they're having a complete re-design of our office environment and held a "furniture give-away" day, now that we're mostly working from home.
These are the type I've just acquired (but without arms)
https://www.brothersofficefurniture.co.uk/d-url-senator-dash-adjustable-operators-chair.html (https://www.brothersofficefurniture.co.uk/d-url-senator-dash-adjustable-operators-chair.html)
(https://www.brothersofficefurniture.co.uk/contentpicture/slide/4440400000004Senator-Dash-Operators-ChairDSC_3559.jpg)
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Ha - that'll teach me not to go looking up office chairs - I'll now be bombarded on other forums with targeted adverts :D
(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/110/5885-130621140424.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=110781)
if you can Craig - and this might be difficult with Covid - try to visit an office furniture supplier and try before you buy.
Quote from: exmouthcraig on June 13, 2021, 01:08:50 PM
As I'm currently fitting my office out ...
If you mean a 9-5 office - i.e. working from home - you really want to take your time finding the right chair to spend ~40 hours a week sat in. The AA recognise the importance of a comfortable work chair, so much so that new starters in their call-centres spend their first day solely choosing and fitting a chair.
@ntpntpntp (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=5885) :-[ sorry nick
@RailGooner (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=5427) yeah not for me working from home Mark, still on the roofs so no need for an office chair up there but just at my bench to build all of my layout, I could spend 40hrs a week for the next 30 years so yeah I'd like to get a worthwhile one hence seeing what all of you were using a d hopefully not end up regretting what I get......
I was very fortunate to have an employer who was sensitive to employee health and comfort, so from 2008 to retrenchment in 2017 I sat on a Herman Miller Mirra chair. I rate it very, very highly.
https://www.hermanmiller.com/en_au/products/seating/office-chairs/mirra-2-chairs/product-details/ (https://www.hermanmiller.com/en_au/products/seating/office-chairs/mirra-2-chairs/product-details/)
Now I'm at home I use a chair with as full and deep a seat with a mesh back as I could reasonably afford.
Something like this, but mines a Pago brand
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/professional-enduro-ergonomic-heavy-duty-chair-black-paprehdmbk (https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/professional-enduro-ergonomic-heavy-duty-chair-black-paprehdmbk)
Mark
I'm probably in a minority of one here, Craig, but I don't have a chair at my bench as I prefer to stand. I like to sit to watch the trains running though.
I hope you find something that suits you.
Best wishes.
John
I too like to stand.
My workbench is a deep windowsill which is at the perfect height for working and also, of course, gives me abundant natural light.
Cheers
Martin
Gas operated bar stool for me (just don't ask the source of the gas :-[)
I do like working and viewing at varying heights.
Example only......
https://www.simplybarstools.co.uk/allegro-bar-stool-black/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6rG8vOiU8QIVFuvtCh2PggjkEAQYBCABEgJvQvD_BwE (https://www.simplybarstools.co.uk/allegro-bar-stool-black/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6rG8vOiU8QIVFuvtCh2PggjkEAQYBCABEgJvQvD_BwE)
Quote from: Train Waiting on June 13, 2021, 03:07:31 PM
I'm probably in a minority of one here, Craig, but I don't have a chair at my bench as I prefer to stand.
I like to sit to watch the trains running though.
Quote from: port perran on June 13, 2021, 03:21:38 PM
I too like to stand.
My workbench is a deep windowsill which is at the perfect height for working and also, of course, gives me abundant natural light.
We must be in a minority of three, then :D
My workbench "chair" is two size nines, although I do have a high folding chair that I use on occasions if I'm doing closeup work.
I also prefer to stand to watch my trains going by, which is why my baseboards are 4' off the ground.
Am I the odd one out?! My workbench is the dining table and I sit on a dining chair - just as I did 40+ years ago. :-[
ADDIT: @Platy767 (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=6709) If I had one of those Herman Miller chairs I doubt I'd ever get anything done Mark, being too busy luxuriating. :D
Thanks EVERYONE for your input!!!
Its really interesting to know how everyone else works.
Like I imagined theres tonnes of choice and different opinions as to what works, after all it is an individual choice that has to suit you.
I have enjoyed working on my dining table as its basically a dining bar so I am 4ft off the floor on tall chairs but as it's only small I also spend alot of time kneeling on the floor, so I totally get the ideas of standing up, sitting down, sitting at height.
I do think the mesh backed chairs are the way to go, they seem to be the most recommended for working.
Quote from: Newportnobby on June 13, 2021, 03:31:02 PM
Gas operated bar stool for me (just don't ask the source of the gas :-[)
I do like working and viewing at varying heights.
Example only......
https://www.simplybarstools.co.uk/allegro-bar-stool-black/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6rG8vOiU8QIVFuvtCh2PggjkEAQYBCABEgJvQvD_BwE (https://www.simplybarstools.co.uk/allegro-bar-stool-black/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6rG8vOiU8QIVFuvtCh2PggjkEAQYBCABEgJvQvD_BwE)
Yep, I'm with Mick on this one :thumbsup:. My workbench is 34" off the floor, main track at 44", and the elevated section is at 48" off the floor. The bar stool works a treat for me.
I am another who tends to stand. This is partly because the layout is in one room, whilst the workbench and most of my tools are in another. I do have an office type chair in the workroom, but even when creating a model, I still tend to stand up. At the moment, I can do some work in the layout room, as there is not a lot of track laid for the new layout, but, (hopefully :)), that will change shortly.
My take on this is somewhat different! I have a very cramped 'railway room' which has to double as a spare bedroom, so nearly half the space is taken up by a single bed. My 'workbench' is my old bureau jammed between the bed and the layout, so only a small chair would do. I ended up with a cheap office chair from Staples, I think (might have been Argos). I figured I wouldn't be spending more than a couple of hours in it at one stretch, so comfort wasn't a premium requirement. Also, it is not so much of an issue if I spill paint or glue on it!
Cheers,
Chris
I am another who stands. I don't actually have a workbench. I do my modelling in the kitchen and clear all my things away after every session. It's not ideal but it is better than not modelling at all.
Yep, seeing as my current workbench is the kitchen table, my chair is a kitchen chair!
I've got a chair from here https://secretlab.co.uk/ specifically the Titan, they are expensive but well worth it for me, seeing as my workbench is also currently my desk for work.
An old pine wheel back dining chair, with arms, plus a very comfortable cushion made by Mrs Middlefour. My 'workbench' is an old pine kneehole desk with lots of drawers so I can forget where I put stuff!! :) :)
My (temporary) workbench: 11.25" X 7.25"
(https://i.imgur.com/0gHDWBF.jpg)
My favorite most comfortable chair :D
(https://i.imgur.com/v3kCYw0.jpg)
Certainly lived in!
Quote from: Bealman on June 20, 2021, 02:37:29 AM
Certainly lived in!
I got my monies worth that's for sure :)
At the MRC I use a stool, not comfortable my back doesn't like it.
At exhibitions I use a adjustable height ironing stool with backrest. Better than a plain stool.
When I get the shed sorted there will be a proper high backed chair with a table that goes across the arms for detailed work off the layout of on small section of the layout. Gone are the days when my back would allow being hunched over a workbench..
the ironing stool will be deployed when I have to work across the layout. That or standing but either can't be done for long..
Odd man out here, I use my mother's piano stool, it's older than me! Got an office type chair in the layout room