legenddc Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 Anyone have any shop stools they'd recommend or decide they're a complete waste of space? I think I need to get one with a back so I don't have to worry about my almost 4 year old falling off it but I'm hoping to tuck it under the bench when not in use. I have some Home Depot gift cards and unless there's a hidden part of their website that sells quality hand tools I'm a little low on ideas of how to spend them. Was also thinking an air cleaner, pin nailer, or retractable extension cord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 i'll be interested in this topic, i have one but it does not have wheels, i like it but hate dragging it around the shop, on the other hand i wonder if wheels would be a good thing or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 I have on I got of off Amazon that I have been happy with and its been almost five years now. It raises and lowers hydraulically. I want to say it was about $120-130 but I wanted to be doable and last so I was fine with the price. I actually did my search using Dental and Medical office stools hoping that would maybe have a better standard to their quality. I do remember them having models that had the back rest but I wasn't looking for that feature so I didn't really pay attention to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 I could use a stool, too, but what I do have is a wheeled desk chair. I think it's the most important tool in the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 I have a wooden folding chair that came with the house I bought 30 years ago. It serves a purpose and gets use. This topic reminds me of my learning experience of my informal apprenticeship. The boss had an old bar stool that swiveled. When he was talking to a customer he would use his table saw as a desk sitting on the barstool. The barstool also doubled as a tool to help him spray paint on doors and drawers taking advantage of the swivel. It was covered in paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 Building a shop stool was one of the more fun things I've done. I need to remake it because the one i built is too short. I say build it so I'm of no help here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 Coincidence. I was just leafing through an old Fine Woodworking (Feb 2019) and they had a tip on re-purposing a pipe clamp to make an adjustable stool. Probably easier to buy one, but there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted August 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 I've been hoping to find a free or cheap stool I could use but I don't think that will happen until I buy something. Making a stool would be cool but would take time that I don't have at the moment. Would be a nice way to prototype something in the future. I see Harbor Freight has some with good reviews, maybe I'll check them out next time I'm close to one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 FWIW, when I was working in my garage, I kept a cheap wooden stool, counter height, no moving parts or back, for when I needed a moment off my feet. I found that with some ballast across the lower rungs, and a couple of hand-screw clamps, it made a very servicable work platform for power carving with an angle grinder. Easy to take outside so the dust could roam freely. I don't keep a stool in my tiny workshed now, its SRO in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted October 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 Well, I picked up a very fantastic looking wooden stool from Habitat for Humanity for $2.50 today. Should do the trick and if I'm really using it a ton I'll look at upgrading to something nicer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 saw a video of a guy making a adjustable stool and he used a leg leveler for scaffolding https://www.amazon.com/Metaltech-M-MBSJP24H-Adjustable-Leveling-Jack/dp/B0065DKKPG/ref=sr_1_7?crid=9XBX355GRYSZ&dchild=1&keywords=scaffolding+legs+adjustable&qid=1633127728&sprefix=scaffolding+leg%2Caps%2C233&sr=8-7 I was going to make one someday. And I just found a video of someone making one I don't think its the one I remember though 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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