Anti Fatigue Mat

[Odie]

I hope this helps!

Rob

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Rob.....That looks like the perfect set-up for someone who uses a sliding headstock, and turns on the tailstock end of the bed.

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[Richard Wilabee]

I didn't realize that Craft Supply carried them. I got the same thing on Amazon.

Rich

John if you search for Amazon for NewLife-Eco-Pro-Floor-20-Inch-48-Inch you should fine the one I got.

Rich

 

[Raul McCai]

Crepe Soled work boots

That's it. Get a pair of boots or shoes with crepe soles and you won't need any mats.

 

[Odie]

That's it. Get a pair of boots or shoes with crepe soles and you won't need any mats.

.....and, those of us who are using the gelpro, or similar mats, will quietly give a little snicker at comments like this!.....especially for us older guys who spend some serious time at the lathe.

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[Raul McCai]

.....and, those of us who are using the gelpro, or similar mats, will quietly give a little snicker at comments like this!.....especially for us older guys who spend some serious time at the lathe.

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LOL Define older, define serious time?
I'm pushing 60 in a couple months and before post graduate school earned my living for almost 15 years as a tool & die maker on concrete floors. I loved me my crepe soles. Now I just wear sneakers and leave the saw shavings where they lie.

But different people have different skeletal issues: My knees and feet are pretty tough.

 

[Gerald Lawrence]

LOL Define older, define serious time?
I'm pushing 60 in a couple months and before post graduate school earned my living for almost 15 years as a tool & die maker on concrete floors. I loved me my crepe soles. Now I just wear sneakers and leave the saw shavings where they lie.

But different people have different skeletal issues: My knees and feet are pretty tough.

Just a FYI I have been on my feet from 8 to 14 hours as day as a Pharmacist and until I was 64 did not have significant problems that changing type of shoes used would not alleviate . Then it got worse. So just protect yourself and wait it will catch up.
In other words do all you can to protect yourself because feet and knees do not get a second chance.......even with replacement.

 

[Bill Boehme]

What Gerald says!

A machine can be overhauled to make it like new. We can be repaired (sort of) ... so that we don't have to limp along or, at least, not limp as much.

I had plantar fasciitis a few years ago and support running shoes were recommended by the physical therapist. I wound up getting these and they have been wonderful.

However, a really good mat would add immensely to comfort and wear and tear on aging bones.

Unfortunately, healthy back, knees, and feet are taken for granted until they aren't healthy.

 

[Odie]

I don't think it's about age, as in a measurement of time......but, how any individual withstands the test of time. Some will do better than others. I'm 65......there are others who are older who are doing better than I am, and the reverse is true for some that are younger than I am. I started using cheap interlocking foam mats about ten years ago, and I noticed the benefits immediately. I bought the gelpro several years ago, and it's been wonderful for maintaining my stamina at the lathe. I'm still using the cheaper mats at the work bench and in front of the grinder.

It's anybody's guess as to how I, or anyone else might have fared without using a mat, but my best guess is that I would be worse off than I am now, if I hadn't been using a mat for the past decade. I feel I would not be able to spend long hours in the shop without mats.......about 7 hours yesterday, before I had to call it quits...... but there are days (week-end) when I've spend as much as 14-16 hours in the shop with only meal breaks. I just don't think those longer days would be possible without the mats.

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[Raul McCai]

I don't think it's about age, as in a measurement of time......but, how any individual withstands the test of time. Some will do better than others.

Yipper skipper