Workbench height for KMG 2x72 grinder.

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When my KMG arrived I was pretty excited so I ran out to HF and purchased a Universal Tool Stand.
It has three height adjustments: 26", 29" and 32". Right now it's in the middle position (29") so I could either raise it 3" or lower it 3".
I'm starting to notice that my back doesn't like the position that I'm working in. I think that the height of my grinder might be causing my back problem.
With my Flat Platen attached, my tool rest sits at 38.5 inches high (right at my belly button).
How high is your tool rest when attached to the grinder? Is it above your belly button? below?
I'm getting ready to build a proper workbench so I need to get the height right before I start the construction.
My back thanks you for your input.
 
The bottom of my 9 inch platen is at my belly button. I had it lower and i didn't like it
 
I tuck my elbows into my sides when I grind, so I use that as the height for my grinder. I built my bench so the middle of my platen or wheel was at that height.
 
Stand straight with your feet about 12" apart. Put you elbows tight against your sides and hold a bar of steel in your hands like you were grinding it. Have someone measure the height of the bar lower edge....that is your personal grinding height. Grinding a few inches above that point is usually fine, but lower, even by an inch, can make your back and legs hurt.
Normally, the tooling arm bottom is set at the grinding height.

For those who get a bad back, or have leg issues that make standing while grinding a problem can grind seated. A shortened sturdy bar stool works great. The best setup is having the stool height such that your are at the same grinding height seated or standing. I have a stool in the shop for that,...when it isn't covered with blades and stuff :D

The same goes for forging. You can forge with a stool. I like the forging stool to be such that you are at nearly the same height standing or seated. I tuck half of my rump on the edge sometimes, and sit fully on it other times.

Both grinding and forging take a short while to learn seated, but once you get acclimated, it is just about the same.

One really useful system is an adjustable table. There have been many posts in the past about ones mounted on old barber chair bases, and ones attached to a wall on a trapezoid/parallel arm setup.
 
Stand straight with your feet about 12" apart. Put you elbows tight against your sides and hold a bar of steel in your hands like you were grinding it. Have someone measure the height of the bar lower edge....that is your personal grinding height. Grinding a few inches above that point is usually fine, but lower, even by an inch, can make your back and legs hurt.
Normally, the tooling arm bottom is set at the grinding height.

For those who get a bad back, or have leg issues that make standing while grinding a problem can grind seated. A shortened sturdy bar stool works great. The best setup is having the stool height such that your are at the same grinding height seated or standing. I have a stool in the shop for that,...when it isn't covered with blades and stuff :D

The same goes for forging. You can forge with a stool. I like the forging stool to be such that you are at nearly the same height standing or seated. I tuck half of my rump on the edge sometimes, and sit fully on it other times.

Both grinding and forging take a short while to learn seated, but once you get acclimated, it is just about the same.

One really useful system is an adjustable table. There have been many posts in the past about ones mounted on old barber chair bases, and ones attached to a wall on a trapezoid/parallel arm setup.
 
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