Show us your shop stool

[Bockscar]

Hey .....there are threads for everything....so I would like to see where you park your rear-end while in the shop or garage......I have two....an old school shop class style and the other is a cheap bar stool.....I was looking everywhere for a stool but didn't wanna pay a lot...even the old one I got if you went to buy a new one those things are expensive.....I was garage saling and looked over a place and seen the owner sitting on a crappy looking stool and asked how much....he said 5 dollars....I gave him his money.....cleaned the rust off of it and gave it a lil paint and has a very nice stool.....the other I was at an auction....it was early nobody wanted it so I gave 2 dollars for it plus I had something to sit on the rest of the day.....so lets see what everyone else has....

 

[BTL-A4]

I have this old shop stool I restored and a Craftsman stool on wheels.

I like the tray on the C-man. I sanded and painted the stool and replaced the wood on the seat.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

I too like a good solid shop stool. This one has a swiveling seat which I find particularly usefull. Sometimes I even find it unocupied and I can park my own **** on it. Not today though.

 

[MR2FC]

Never used it in the time it's been in there, I prefer to stand

 

[darkzero]

The Dewalt shop stool caught my eye one day but it was way more than I wanted to pay. Plus I didn't like the yellow.

Then I found this Masterforce from Menards that is very similar for much cheaper, said to be made by the same manufacturer as the Dewalt. We don't have Menards around here & the website said can't be shipped to CA. Well I ordered it anyway & it showed up.


I liked it, so I thought, after a while I got sick of the mini back **** rest or whatever it's called. I always had to position the seat before sitting on it. So I swapped it out for a bar stool cushion. Been happy with it ever since. Had another chair that I rarely used with a tractor style seat & swapped it out for the Menards cushion.

 

[seber]

Here is mine. I only sit when the work is low.

 

[smackey05]

Following this thread... I'm currently sitting on a folding chair. Need an upgrade.

 

[BD55]

My wife picked this one up for me at a garage sale. She knows me well, and it's even comfortable.

 

[ike]

i got this off of craigslist for $100. it is a $400 chair, based on the options from the mfg.

 

[lardy1]

My wife bought me these a few years ago when Sears was gasping for their last bit of air.

 

[darkzero]

$400 chair

Speaking of high dollar chairs, these shop stools/chairs are crazy expensive but they are nice. For those prices they better be & they better make your *** happy! I want but no way I could justify the cost for one!

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[Jweebothee]

There’s my throne haha

 

[jeepinerdeep]

 

[Buster21]

Here's mine.

 

[DAustin]

I really hope someone doesn't take this the wrong way. It could get ******.

 

[humber2]

I really hope someone doesn't take this the wrong way. It could get ******.

That plastic tractor seat version isn’t all it is cracked up to be.

YMMV

 

[Retroman]

I sprung for the Vyper with back rest a while back great chair/stool

 

[zmotorsports]

I have a few stools in the shop.

The first year in the new shop my wife bought me a Harley Davidson stool for Christmas. Looks like I caught a reflection in the cushion from overhead lighting.


A few years ago I had a coupon from Summit Racing that was about to expire and I wanted another stool but one I could keep closer to the workbench that resides between my lathe, mill and toolbox. This one gets used a lot when reading or documenting things at the workbench.


This is my old Snap-on stool that I have had for about 20 years now. It works great for when I'm TIG welding so it stays next to the fabrication table. It allows me to tuck up under the fabrication table's overhang.

 

[Walter K]

Just picked up this same stool ( 6-1-22 ) . I totally agree about the cushion. It *****.
Can you give the details, where purchased and cost of the replacement cushion?

 

[Walter K]

Mistake

 

[Walter K]

Omit

 

[darkzero]

Just picked up this same stool ( 6-1-22 ) . I totally agree about the cushion. It *****.
Can you give the details, where purchased and cost of the replacement cushion?

The one I purchased is made by Royal Industries from Katom Restuarant Supply. At the time it was only $16 (I paid $29 shipped), it's currently $28. Lots of other restuarant supply depots sell these cushions. I searched "replacement bar stool cushion" & found various brands.

The Royal was supposed to have 5" bolt spacing. The Masterforce stool is 5.25" bolt spacing as are all my other stools so I figured just minor modification to the seat mount would be needed if at all since it's already slotted. Well turns out the one I received was 5.5" bolt spacing & was way off.

So instead wasting money & time on return shipping & find another one I just modified the Royal cushion. I took it apart & redrilled for the proper bolt spacing. Wasn't needed but my lil brother had some left over construction paper so I cut out another cover to make it look nice (but no one will ever see it). And it just so happened that the construction was made by a company named Royal too. Lol.

 

[vrinner]

Been using this one/

 

[John McA]

Wish I could train my dog to use the restroom instead of the shop.

Shop stool has a different meaning for me.

 

[oldwino]

Never figured I’d find Stool samples on GJ

 

[John McA]

Well. Every other week or so?

If I forget to look is it a Step Stool?

 

[isb cornbinder]

These are my favorites.

 

[Thesian]

Not really super comfortable but hey, I’m not their to stay seated !

 

[GeoBruin]

I've starting working my "desk job" in my shop since my daughter is taking over my office as her bedroom. Since I'm in there 8 hours a day, I wanted the most comfortable "stool" that could still survive in a shop. After hunting around, I found this polyurethane stool from ULINE.

So far it's been very comfortable and seems like it will last. And my daughter likes to hang out in it when I'm working in the shop.

 

[Chumly]

My wife bought me these a few years ago when Sears was gasping for their last bit of air.

Same scenario, different wife...and the green ones.

I am a known trash panda here at work and found some carbon/Kevlar ejection seat bases, from what I believe are from the F-18 SH shop, over the weekend on a call-out. I asked on Tuesday if the seat padding that velcros to them were available and got, "you don't have enough soap...those ejection seats were used".

So many questions, but I have some future shop stool seats I gotta figure out how to mount eventually. They're pretty comfy without padding since I only sit long enough to figure something out. Sadly, the "shop stool" is my old mesh operator's chair from the plant that closed. It's just a chair with the arm foam falling apart.

 

[Walter K]

The one I purchased is made by Royal Industries from Katom Restuarant Supply. At the time it was only $16 (I paid $29 shipped), it's currently $28. Lots of other restuarant supply depots sell these cushions. I searched "replacement bar stool cushion" & found various brands.

The Royal was supposed to have 5" bolt spacing. The Masterforce stool is 5.25" bolt spacing as are all my other stools so I figured just minor modification to the seat mount would be needed if at all since it's already slotted. Well turns out the one I received was 5.5" bolt spacing & was way off.

So instead wasting money & time on return shipping & find another one I just modified the Royal cushion. I took it apart & redrilled for the proper bolt spacing. Wasn't needed but my lil brother had some left over construction paper so I cut out another cover to make it look nice (but no one will ever see it). And it just so happened that the construction was made by a company named Royal too. Lol.

Thank you very much for your time and help.

 

[pjmariner]

Haven't posted in forever, but here is my stool I made, posted about it in my garage many moons ago....
Quick Project: Keg stool

Quick project. I have been meaning to build a shop stool out of an old empty keg I have been dragging around for years, and finally got it done.

The first challenge was finding foam that was dense enough, most shop stool i sit on and the foam bottoms out. I went to fabric store and found vinyl remnant to cover seat for $3, and I tried all the foam they had there, even the densest foam was not all that dense, and it was not cheap either.

So I left, and searched on for the right type of padding, after squeezing everything i could find i bought a thick yoga mat from Joblot for $10, and cut it into 4 section i glued together to get me about 2.5 inches thick. I used spray glue to glue the 4 sections together after i rough cut them.



once glue setup, i used keg as a template and cut out foam about 1/2 wider than keg, jig saw worked well for this



Next i cut out plywood to fit keg


I then cut some 2x3 and fit them to bottom of plywood for a tight friction fit with keg


then I glued foam to seat


While that setup I decided to clean up keg a bit, I peeled off stickers and sanded it with 80grit pads on random orbit sander

Here it is before


Half way done


Finished. I was shooting for a brushed look, not perfect, but 100% better for about 30 minutes of sanding



Next i let vinyl warm in sun, then stretched and stapled it to the seat


Here is finished product, perfect height for 37 inch benches like i have. Seat is firm enough for the largest of large guys while still being comfortable. Total cost since keg was free and wood was scrap was about $15

 

[autobon7]

Bought this brand new from a guy on marketplace for $75. Its not bad but I think there is probably something better out there. Would not pay full price for one......prolly overspent as it is.

 

[RickyPetite]

Found this at an estate sale. Dirty as could be, got it for almost nothing. Cleaned up nicely...I think that it is actually new!

 

[zmotorsports]

Found this at an estate sale. Dirty as could be, got it for almost nothing. Cleaned up nicely...I think that it is actually new!

Awesome. Would love to have one of those in my shop. Been looking on and off but haven't seen one for a decent price yet.

 

[Chumly]

Haven't posted in forever, but here is my stool I made, posted about it in my garage many moons ago....
Quick Project: Keg stool

It's going to be a bit awkward once tapped. Sitting there, talking to your friends, pumping the keg...

That thing is sharp! I don't know what Kegs run anymore or I'd follow that build. Man, a Pony would even be good for side panel work and not shop talk. Love it...ya got me sparked.

 

[Bulldog13]

Got this rolling stool
For free from my wife’s job…pretty comfy for my drill press and belt sander the only down side is the color

 

[kabinenroller]

A friend who deals in used office chairs gave this to me. It is the same as what I have seen in doctors offices. Well built, comfortable, height adjustable, and rolls easy.
Say Ahhhh....

 

[Chumly]

I'm thinking some tool truck should bring keg-o-rators back as gifts and pretty much some fancy Laz-y-Boy shop office chair. A keg-chair!? Come on Snap-On, I don't need glass pint glasses in the shop (I run fast and break things), I need a CO2 keg chair!

 

[Gurp]

Onbone side of my bike lift I sit on a porch planter.
On the other a stand for painting motorcycle frames.....
I really need a stool but then again that's one more thing to be in the way.