Stand or sit? - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Mary1953 · 01-30-2011, 09:09 PM

Hi, everyone. Got a question I think someone can give advice. STAND OR SIT? I have been standing, but I'm wondering if this could get pretty tiresome after a while. To you senior members, have you found that it is better to sit while scrolling? My husband says you have more control if standing. Any suggestions are appreciated!

Mary

Doug Nelson · 01-30-2011, 09:12 PM

I both set and stand. If I need leverage I stand, when tired I set.
Doug

ubgoofy2003 · 01-30-2011, 09:43 PM

Mary, I like to sit. I have good control of my workpieces too. Another reason I sit is, I added a foot pedal, so I would not have to reach up & turn the saw on & off with my hand. I can keep both hands on the piece all the time. It is very difficult to use the foot pedal while standing though. Sometimes, if the work piece is large, it is imposible to turn the wood. Your body is in the way & you can't turn it. I use spiral blades most of the time, so I don't have to turn the wood too often. It will be your preference, when you try both ways, then you have to decide. Good Luck

wood-n-things · 01-30-2011, 09:54 PM

I sit all the time to scroll. I have better control of my work that way.

Greenfield_Bob · 01-30-2011, 10:20 PM

Hi Mary, I'm like Mike I sit all time. I can't see my work standing.

Bob

CanadianScroller · 01-30-2011, 11:45 PM

I do both, stand and sit. My saw is quite high so even sitting I need a tall stool.
I also have an adjustable footrest on my saw, Not that I adjust it too much.

Wood Diva · 01-30-2011, 11:48 PM

I started out standing, then moved to a bar type stool. But either way my back was still killing me half the time. So i took a heavy TV stand and made it work as a saw stand so that now I can sit and saw. Definitely has made an improvement with the back pain.

stephenD · 01-31-2011, 12:23 AM

I'm a sitter when I'm doing the nice cuts but I stand when I use the scroll saw to cut a piece from a sheet of plywood or Masonite.

scrolling_grandma · 01-31-2011, 12:26 AM

I always sit to complete my work. I find that I have better control. It is easier on the back and I can see the pattern better.

mowerman1193 · 01-31-2011, 12:41 AM

I sit most of the time as I have better control of the wood while sitting. But sometimes I stand for small quick cuts. Kind of funny really as I have a couple saws and one of my saws I do better standing while the other 2 saws I do better sitting, Not sure why that is, lol

Kevin

01-30-2011, 09:09 PM	#1
Mary1953 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kearns, Ut. Posts: 161 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Stand or sit? Hi, everyone. Got a question I think someone can give advice. STAND OR SIT? I have been standing, but I'm wondering if this could get pretty tiresome after a while. To you senior members, have you found that it is better to sit while scrolling? My husband says you have more control if standing. Any suggestions are appreciated! Mary

01-30-2011, 09:12 PM	#2
Doug Nelson Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 564 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I both set and stand. If I need leverage I stand, when tired I set. Doug __________________ Taking It Real Easy Doug Doug's Wood Puzzles and Gallery

01-30-2011, 09:43 PM	#3
ubgoofy2003 Just Goofy ! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,883 Thanks: 14 Thanked 23 Times in 23 Posts	Mary, I like to sit. I have good control of my workpieces too. Another reason I sit is, I added a foot pedal, so I would not have to reach up & turn the saw on & off with my hand. I can keep both hands on the piece all the time. It is very difficult to use the foot pedal while standing though. Sometimes, if the work piece is large, it is imposible to turn the wood. Your body is in the way & you can't turn it. I use spiral blades most of the time, so I don't have to turn the wood too often. It will be your preference, when you try both ways, then you have to decide. Good Luck __________________ PERK

01-30-2011, 09:54 PM	#4
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,762 Thanks: 58 Thanked 398 Times in 297 Posts	I sit all the time to scroll. I have better control of my work that way. __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

01-30-2011, 10:20 PM	#5
Greenfield_Bob Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenfield Indiana Posts: 2,860 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Hi Mary, I'm like Mike I sit all time. I can't see my work standing. Bob __________________ Delta P-20 & Q-3 Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

01-30-2011, 11:45 PM	#6
CanadianScroller Moderator CUT IT OUT Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3,695 Blog Entries: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	I do both, stand and sit. My saw is quite high so even sitting I need a tall stool. I also have an adjustable footrest on my saw, Not that I adjust it too much. __________________ CAЯL HIRD-RUTTEЯ "proud member of the best scroll sawing forum on the net." Ryobi SC180VS scroll saw EX21

01-30-2011, 11:48 PM	#7
Wood Diva Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 385 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I started out standing, then moved to a bar type stool. But either way my back was still killing me half the time. So i took a heavy TV stand and made it work as a saw stand so that now I can sit and saw. Definitely has made an improvement with the back pain. __________________ Kelly

01-31-2011, 12:23 AM	#8
stephenD Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,744 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 102 Thanked 49 Times in 39 Posts	I'm a sitter when I'm doing the nice cuts but I stand when I use the scroll saw to cut a piece from a sheet of plywood or Masonite. __________________ Pacifism is great, as long as everyone is participating. StephenD

01-31-2011, 12:26 AM	#9
scrolling_grandma Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 1,249 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I always sit to complete my work. I find that I have better control. It is easier on the back and I can see the pattern better. __________________ Tammy Pressure makes diamonds

01-31-2011, 12:41 AM	#10
mowerman1193 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 462 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I sit most of the time as I have better control of the wood while sitting. But sometimes I stand for small quick cuts. Kind of funny really as I have a couple saws and one of my saws I do better standing while the other 2 saws I do better sitting, Not sure why that is, lol Kevin __________________ www.KevsKrafts.artfire.com www.KevsKrafts.etsy.com

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