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Hey everyone. Can anyone recommend a good shop stool? I bought one from grizzly (H8364) and it arrived, and the base literally snapped in half when I sat down on it. Now I know I'm not a petite guy, but dang this thing should have been able to support 210lbs! Looking at the base the metal is cast really thing and flimsy. It's a shame too cause the seat was really comfortable (for the 20 seconds I sat in it) I promptly called grizzly and am getting a refund, but I need a nice adjustable shop stool. Preferably with a backrest, but it doesn't have to have one.

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

I got the drafting chair from Staples.
It adjusts easily with a single lever and pnuematic cylinder up to drafting board (tall workbench) height or down to a normal chair height. Has a foot ring rest with a big wide seat and adjustable back. Great casters too and quite stable. I outweigh you by 20 lbs and so far so good.........

John,

I have something like this, from Office Depot. I use it mostly with my feet on the floor. Saves my back.

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/333307/Global-Goal-Armless-Drafting-Stool-48/

Pat

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formerly known around here as burbank
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http://www.patfosterguitars.com

http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/ ... 0:SS613471

Looks quite similar to what I got........

Drafting chair!! Duh John. Thanks guys. Found what I needed on Overstock.com

Perfect!

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

John I use the same chair also!

hey I've tried e-mailing you from your site 3 times and it's failed each time.
You might want to check that out.
I got your videos!
very nice!
great carring case also.
Did you get the bridge blanks?

Mike

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Mike Collins

Sounds like it's a bit late, but Woodcraft has a pretty nice stool with a back rest, but a drafting stool is probably a better bet anyway (having sat in them for several years). If you have wheels on it, make sure you get one with five legs and not four...less likely to tip over on you.

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

I got this one:

http://www.overstock.com/Office-Furnitu ... oduct.html

I'll report back and say how I like it... I know it was about $100 less than the grizzly one so I already like it!


Mike,

Nope didn't get anything e-mail wise.

Yes I got the bridge blanks, and they look SWEET!

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

Don, indeed five legs....a number of years ago at the Museum where I worked, we had an exhibit of items that had been designed by the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
He had designed all the fixturing and architecture for the Larkin building in Buffalo NY, among them was a "T" configuration 3 legged rolling office chair.
The employees had dubbed it the "Suicide" chair.......
so much for great design......

I'm dying to make a "stool sample" comment here...but I'm far too gentlemanly for that type of scatological gutter humor!

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http://www.presnallguitars.com

Hesh? Where are ya?

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formerly known around here as burbank
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http://www.patfosterguitars.com

My shop stool has been with me for about 15 years. You may want to save yourself some money and consider something like this.

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Tickle your guitar daily, and it'll tickle you back.

Jeesh - here I was just minding my own business and then you go and drag me back in again..........

But I am not going to bite and mention the brown note - so sir, not me.......

O.K. I'll bite!
I have 3 , four legged shop friends!!
And non have left me a stool!!!!!!
THANK Who ever!!!!


Mike

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Mike Collins

Drafting chair also. It came with a drafting table I got about 18 years ago . I got the chair ,table ,parallel slide,table mat(I forget the real name) and electric eraser and templates for $100.