Rubber stall mat

[crushr]

Maybe dumb question but anyone ever try rubber mat for shop floor. Today 4x6x3/4 for $29.00.

 

[wornoutoldman]

Standing on concrete all day will destroy your joints...

 

[Zrexxer]

Obviously it wouldn't be suitable for hotwork like welding or cutting, but for general shop use it ought to be pretty indestructable, especially if it's laid over concrete. If my 1500 lb quarterhorse couldn't tear it up shuffling and pawing and fretting inside a trailer, you'd have a hard time.

Only downside I can see is that of course it's black, so you don't have good light down low. It's got a hard enough durometer rating that you should be able to roll tool chests etc. on it, but small diameter, heavily loaded casters like on an engine hoist might have some increased rolling resistance.

Give it a try and let us know!

 

[Bronson]

I have rubber floor mats in front of both workbenches, and alongside both bike lifts.

A lifetime of working/standing on concrete floors has taken its toll.....

 

[Brentocool]

On sale at sears!! Saw them this morning!

 

[larry_g]

I have some rubber mats, not stall mats, in the shop but find that I cannot roll a tool box across them. They will bunch up in front of the wheels. So mats placed in front of machines and work benches do work well for those times you stand for extended times working. I would have to have a much harder stiffer mat down if I intended to roll stuff across it. Being there are many different mat materials used in barns. You will have to look and make your decision.

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[Ric in Richmond]

I have rubber stall mats from tractor supply in my garage. LOVE THEM.

Diamond plate surface. Run the bikes right over them. Kickstands won't touch them. Knees feel better.

Very heavy and sort of stinky for the first few days.

Only bad thing is that now the tractor supply mats are smooth and I want more diamond plate ones!!

 

[Zrexxer]

Diamond plate surface.

I believe if yours are diamond-plate textured, they're the thinner ones. All the 3/4" thick mats I've seen at TSC have been rebonded shredded tire rubber and are smooth.

 

[Steve@Reliance]

We use the TSC mats in the machine shop. They resist the hot chips and coolant well and are pretty cheap compared to most mats. I cut them lengthwise to get two 2'X6' mats from each. Pretty economical AFAIK. They do start out stinky though.

 

[BlindViper]

I have rubber stall mats from tractor supply in my garage. LOVE THEM.

Diamond plate surface. Run the bikes right over them. Kickstands won't touch them. Knees feel better.

Very heavy and sort of stinky for the first few days.

Only bad thing is that now the tractor supply mats are smooth and I want more diamond plate ones!!

I was at tsc in strasburg pa today and they had some mats with a diamond plate texture on them.

I called the lady gave me a number of 1011848 but said it was from a dollar days sale. They were 21.99 and 3"x4" they aren't on the website however.

 

[PT Doc]

I have the farm store hares stall mat: 6'x4. It was $35. I cut 2 24" x24" squares and stacked them and put a 600# compressor on them. Very heavy duty. Tough to cut. I tried razor knife and while it did the job, being the **** person I am I recut the edges with circular saw with fine tooth blade. Lots of rubber shaving but the edge is super clean.

This mat was very heavy and very awkward to lift. I guess it was 100#. This stuff is Made in Canada and was placed on the floors in the gym and people drop huge dumb bells and are very rough on it. Wears like iron. I'll probably get another or the top of the 72" roller when they have a sale.

Buy it and don't look back.

 

[kyles974]

I bought 6 rubber mats at Menards 10yrs ago. I think they are 3x3 with holes in them. They were I think 39.99 a piece, I never regrete spending the money on them

 

[Falcon67]

I used some pieces under my compressor legs - 4 years and it never moved and wasn't bolted down. I had a lager piece under the washer at the old house to absorb vibrations. Heavy as all get out and the only good way I found to cut one is with a fresh, sharp razor knife (box cutter). It damn near killed my circular saw and nothing else would dent it. But a sharp box cutter goes through pretty easy. For bench and machine work I like the smaller, lighter work mat squares from Sears or Sams.

 

[rockchucker]

I bought one of these and just cut it lengthways in half and it is in front of my long workbench...


http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00912948000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1


It even helps keep the feet warmer because the concrete isn't sucking the warmth out of your shoes.

 

[kyles974]

Either these have dropped in price or I thought I paid more but here are the ones I was talking about. (thought I looked to see if they still offerd them, wow, buying more at this price!)

http://www.menards.com/main/floorin...-rubber-anti-fatigue-mat/p-1479723-c-6527.htm

 

[mx500]

ive been eyeing these at menards $125 10x17
http://www.bltllc.com/g-floor_main.htm

 

[Keep]

I got a bunch of these for free. Local ice rink was redoing the "old" ones. I love them.

As for the welding comment, I weld over mine all the time, not a burn anywhere.

 

[kyles974]

ive been eyeing these at menards $125 10x17
http://www.bltllc.com/g-floor_main.htm

Do they give you a good "cushion" for standing on for hours? I just looked at 'em on the website and they seem thin. The main reason I like the ones I have above is easy on the joints/bones.

 

[trbomax]

Do they give you a good "cushion" for standing on for hours? I just looked at 'em on the website and they seem thin. The main reason I like the ones I have above is easy on the joints/bones.

They are thin because they are not stall mats,its just a rubber floor mat. A proper "stall mat" will be 5/8 t0 3/4 inches thick and sold at farm supply stores. They will also be (typicaly) 5' x8' because horse trailers and stalls are not 2 or 3 feet wide. just sayin'.................