Sit/stand desk for soldering?

[rthorntn]

Hi All,

Even with regular breaks my soldering posture gives me a bit of a sore back, is anyone soldering using a sit/stand desk, also more broadly speaking do lots of people solder standing up?

Thanks.

Richard

[GreyWoolfe]

My workbench is a bit on the tall side and my chair is a bit low so it seems to work out well for soldering.  No aches or pains outside of the normal ones for this 62 YO abused body.

[German_EE]

GreyWoolfe knows the secret, you need to be a lot closer to your work (and use a fume extractor) so you don't hunch over. Jewelers and watch makers have it right, their benches are almost at chest height.

[stj]

forget concepts like desk & chair - get comfortable in whatever way works for you.

i spent years soldering laying on the floor back when i repaired juke-boxes - that sounds bad but was surprisingly comfortable.
it was a lot faster than ripping the loom out of a machine just to take it to a desk.

[nctnico]

My workbench is a bit on the tall side and my chair is a bit low so it seems to work out well for soldering.  No aches or pains outside of the normal ones for this 62 YO abused body.

I have a desk at the normal height but I lower my chair a bit when soldering so I can keep my back straight.

[lordium]

I have a small stool (no back) that goes up and down (and round and round). Works great for me. Only times I get tired is when I forget to lower the stool for extended periods (hunched over position is bad)

[Rerouter]

I sit while soldering, but I have an adjustable height seat, and a good desk height,

If its bothering you, electrically adjustable height desks can be had for about $300, so you can adjust for sitting or standing.

[tooki]

I have an adjustable desk. I’m short, so I use it at 67cm seated for computer, 100cm standing for computer, and about 120cm standing for soldering.

[coppercone2]

i had this problem until I started doing heavy back squats once in a while to build muscle back there. now I cam work in uncomfortable positions on stools for a while and be OK (but not great)