On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 07:35:03 -0600, Rastus
wrote:

On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:47:13 -0800, Harold and Susan Vordos wrote:


I agree, but with pallets instead of mats. Pallets allow for a place for
chips to go, so you don't have to stand in or on them. You can build
something from scrap lumber. It need not be tall, just some 1" stuff will
work fine. It's not only better for chip control, but keeps you off the
hard concrete floor. That can be nice if you stand for prolonged periods,
and even nicer if your floor is cold and you don't like cold feet.

Harold

I believe Harold is correct on the wooden risers to stand on. I
previously used rubber or some type of neoprene mats, the problem I
had is swarf sticking into the mat. When I switched to a harder rubber
mat, it just wasn't comfortable. I made my riser out of 2 X 2 and it works
fine,
very comfortable even after 6 or 7 hours.

Many of the shops I service..use wooden "matts", which are no more
than 3/4" wood frames with a layer of wooden lath stapled across the
frame, spaced about 1-1.5" apart. Has some spring to it..allows you to
find the bits you dropped G and is simple to pick up and sweep
under. Size tends to be about 24" x 48" long.

Pulling up the interlocking plastic square matts is a pain in the ass
as they tend to come apart while doing it, and they can get hard with
years of oil spillage on them.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner