On Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:31:16 -0500, knuttle
wrote:

On 1/26/2021 4:19 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I've been doing some reading about the proper workbench height. A lot
of sources say that for "general work" the proper height is right at the wrist
level of the user. Adjustments are made from there for specific types of
work.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Vx94zSkRWBU/maxresdefault.jpg

If you were going to build a general purpose workbench for a new homeowner,
would you follow the wrist height rule? The person I have in mind is not a
woodworker. She knows which end of a screwdriver to use, but she might not
always use the right bit. ;-)

I made my work bench on wheels, and the same height as my table saw.

This permits me to use the workbench as an extention table for the saw.
For ripping it is an out feed table, and moves around the saw as I
work on different things and make differenct cuts.

I would talk to the person and find out if she had any preferences and
any other considerations or pet peeves. Also when you say "general
purpose" that can cover a lot of territory. What does she actually
envision herself doing with it?

If you need a starting point ask her about the heights of the kitchen
counters and the dining room table. Are they "just right" or "a
little high" or "a little low" or is it "whatever beeping MORON
designed this beeping kitchen needs to be horsewhipped"?