Mats and flooring?

Casull

Casull

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Guys,
My shop floor is concrete and it's killing me to stand on for hours. What do you guys suggest for something durable and soft to stand on while working? Some sort of rubber matting is what I had in mind but I'm not finding any. Any ideas?
Rob
 
Casull said:
Guys,
My shop floor is concrete and it's killing me to stand on for hours. What do you guys suggest for something durable and soft to stand on while working? Some sort of rubber matting is what I had in mind but I'm not finding any. Any ideas?
Rob
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I like the wooden slats that you find in machine shops, easier to move around and clean. They are easy to build and because they have even more give than the rubber mats are easier on the legs and back.
 
Wood flooring if you want the best (IMO) .. worked at a factory years ago that had one old building with "parquet" and the new building was concrete and some steel...walking from the concrete to wood floor was like stepping onto a soft lawn..very pleasant. I have seen some OSB T&G panels that combine with a dimpled rubber underlay that I am eyeing for my basement....fwiw
 
I see at Gene's... he has this thick cork board looking stuff around a work station. Not only easy on the feet/knees... but if you drop something. :D
 
I have anti-fatigue mats in front of all the machines in my shop.
Industrial supply places sell them, but they are cheaper at Costco. Around $35 for a 4x4 mat.
 
You can also stack a few sheets of cardboard to stand on. Cheap but not durable. It works. I prefer the wooden slats over anti fatigue mats. If you spill fluids on the wood slats, you're not walking through puddles. If you break a slat, you just replace that one slat.
 
A good pair of Nike Air cushioned sneakers. I got rid of my mats and wood slating and just sneak around.
 
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One shouldn't have to sneak around his own shop, Dennis. Although, skulking about seems second nature to many married men (myself included)!
I have spent a good portion of my working life standing on concrete floors and don't think I'm too much bothered by it ( be a man, dammit!) but I know some are. You can get those high density foam squares that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and are meant to be used as flooring in playrooms, etc. I have them on the floor in my weight room and used some as a shooting mat. It's good stuff and relatively inexpensive. I think Ron Smith used it on the floor in his shop. Regards, Bill.
 
I use a big chunk of industrial conveyer belt from a pulp mill on the floor as well on the top of my work bench.

Werks great! :D




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SuperCub said:
I use a big chunk of industrial conveyer belt from a pulp mill on the floor as well on the top of my work bench.

Werks great! :D




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Times two with an exclamation mark. Like this: !
I have the same stuff everywhere in the shop and loading room. It's easy to clean up, lasts forever, and best of all---free.
 
Mats will not make up for poor shoes and with good shoes the mats aren't needed. Just because shoes feel great and are soft does not mean they are good. If you have pains in your back and legs get different shoes. I found that generally running shoes are best.
 
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