BigRob777
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I'm back at it again, trying to figure out how to turn, without hurting my back. I can do about 15 minutes and then my back is done for the day. I tried a stool, but it feels akward and I end up standing to turn, or sand.
My idea is to create a steady tilted table, like a drafting table, but with lots of stability. I also thought of bracing my chest on a preacher-curl type bench, so I'm not holding up my bulk all of the time that I'm turning, but haven't really put enough time into that idea.
Weight loss would help too, but it's taken me two years to go from 415 pounds, down to 360. I do work out, but that only helps a little. The solution, at least for now, will have to be an ergonomic one (work station design).
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Oh yeah, if it helps, I was 6'5" tall, before my back operation. I'm still pretty close to that. I can build a stand, but I turn on an old desk, with either a Jet mini, or my Grizzly full sized lathe. I prefer the mini, for pens, of course. I have afree-standing tool rest (for outboard bowl turning), that I thought of using for a chest-rest. Here's a pre-weight loss pic, for those of you left who remember me.
Many thanks,
Rob
I think I was down to 402 here:
My idea is to create a steady tilted table, like a drafting table, but with lots of stability. I also thought of bracing my chest on a preacher-curl type bench, so I'm not holding up my bulk all of the time that I'm turning, but haven't really put enough time into that idea.
Weight loss would help too, but it's taken me two years to go from 415 pounds, down to 360. I do work out, but that only helps a little. The solution, at least for now, will have to be an ergonomic one (work station design).
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Oh yeah, if it helps, I was 6'5" tall, before my back operation. I'm still pretty close to that. I can build a stand, but I turn on an old desk, with either a Jet mini, or my Grizzly full sized lathe. I prefer the mini, for pens, of course. I have afree-standing tool rest (for outboard bowl turning), that I thought of using for a chest-rest. Here's a pre-weight loss pic, for those of you left who remember me.
Many thanks,
Rob
I think I was down to 402 here:
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