?????when you're lampworking ???.....on the table or off.....
I think my torch may be screwed too close to the edge of my table which ia a bit of a bummer 'cos I've tiled the top of it >:(
Sam.
Mandrel elbow on the table t'other one waving in the air somewhere!
On my creation station! I had a hard time getting used to it but now I have difficulties working without it!
Quote from: kaatje on October 17, 2008, 09:57:56 PM
On my creation station!
Here, here! I couldn't live without mine! I tried lampworking without one and I thought I was gonna die.. lol. It makes it soooo much easier for intricate work and the position feels a lot more natural :)
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Quote from: Wishing Wells Glass on October 17, 2008, 10:01:49 PM
Quote from: kaatje on October 17, 2008, 09:57:56 PM
On my creation station!
Here, here! I couldn't live without mine! I tried lampworking without one and I thought I was gonna die.. lol. It makes it soooo much easier for intricate work and the position feels a lot more natural :)
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Same here, on my creation station....how did I manage before? ;)
Another vote for the Creation Station! It makes such an enormous difference, I wouldn't be without it. I do need to find some slightly plushier cushions for my elbows, though, the foam's all covered with melted spots which are a bit rough.
I think I need one :-\ Or saw bits off the bottom of my table.....
Mostly my forearms on my Creation Station but I change the angle of it's arms depending on what I want to do. I also for some work have my working elbow (left handed) very high e.g. disc beads. Don't often have my elbows on the Station mats because, due to problems with my neck, my hands would go dead if I rested on my elbows. Nerve supply gets compromised.
Elbows waving around and occasionally resting on the table - which makes my shoulder joint ache. I hope Father Christmas brings me a Creation Station! :D
yes, the good thing about the creation station is it gives you a bit more space around the elbow area, saves you falling off your table...which I used to do alot pre-creation station ;D
Quote from: Sherry Bellamy on October 18, 2008, 01:04:29 AM
Another vote for the Creation Station! It makes such an enormous difference, I wouldn't be without it. I do need to find some slightly plushier cushions for my elbows, though, the foam's all covered with melted spots which are a bit rough.
My husband cut pads from some exercise mat-like material and I put three pads on each side. It works AWESOME and is a lot more comfy. My elbows used to ache after a few hours previously but now I can work as long as I like :) (Still get melted bits though so they have to be changed every once in awhile)
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My elbows are on the bench, leaning on a pair of old bed socks. I did once get a snotty note from somebody on etsy, after I posted a want ad for elbow pads - she said I was wrong to rest my elbows, they should be in the air! Naughty elbows ;D
Quote from: Lush! on October 18, 2008, 09:50:12 AM
My elbows are on the bench, leaning on a pair of old bed socks. I did once get a snotty note from somebody on etsy, after I posted a want ad for elbow pads - she said I was wrong to rest my elbows, they should be in the air! Naughty elbows ;D
I hope you told her where to go!!!
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Do you know, I'm sitting here thinking about it, and I can't think what I do with my elbows! ???
Guess I'll have to pop out to the garage now and make a few beads so I can let you know... ;D
Mine are in the air ! I swap hands a lot though when one gets tired :)
Quote from: Lush! on October 18, 2008, 09:50:12 AM
- she said I was wrong to rest my elbows, they should be in the air! Naughty elbows ;D
Woo hoo well that means I'm doing something right then cos my elbows are in the air ;) ;) ;D ;D - well I do work standing up hehe :D :D
god some people are so rude, i hope you told her where to go Julie!!
Mine are on my creation station or hovering just above it, i tend to rest my wrists on the top bits of the crreations stations arms
I'd love mine to be on my creation station, but my boobs get in the way ::). So they hover a little above - I use the wrist rests though. When I have a proper, permanent place to work, I'll build up some proper elbow rests too.
On the creation station ;)
As for the person who said to lift your elbow high? grrrr. In fact I was told by my physio that working with you elbows too high can lead to shoulder problems (which I have recently discovered isn't pleasant!).
Creation station.
My left elbow (holding mandrel) is in the air. My right elbow rests on the back of a chair most of the time, especially when doing dots!!! Oh, and now I think about it, I swap the mandrel to my right hand and use the chair back to support my elbow when I'm melting the "Catherine Wheel" into a bead shape too.
I bet everyone who's read this has ended up at their computer waving their arms around pretending to make a bead - it's the sort of thing you don't really notice until someone asks!!
Quote from: Lush! on October 18, 2008, 09:50:12 AM
My elbows are on the bench, leaning on a pair of old bed socks. I did once get a snotty note from somebody on etsy, after I posted a want ad for elbow pads - she said I was wrong to rest my elbows, they should be in the air! Naughty elbows ;D
How flippin rude!! - perhaps you should tell them how to use the beads!!
My torch is on an old kitchen unit in the shed - (ahem .. studio!) and due to the height I soon bought a creation station - best thing. I know it might seem a lot to spend – but when you think of how much time you'll use it, it is money well spent!
Creation station - and i ache a lot less now :) :) :)
Mine are now on my Creation Station....since last week when it arrived and I LOVE it. Didn't take any getting used to, it felt right straight away, it fantastic.
Does anybody know of anywhere that sells - or could make - just the wrist rest part of a creation station?
My torch is already mounted in my work bench, rather than clamped to the edge, as my porch is quite narrow, but I've been getting shoulder and back ache and I think the wrist rests would be perfect.
Quote from: Lush! on October 23, 2008, 11:57:01 AM
Does anybody know of anywhere that sells - or could make - just the wrist rest part of a creation station?
My torch is already mounted in my work bench, rather than clamped to the edge, as my porch is quite narrow, but I've been getting shoulder and back ache and I think the wrist rests would be perfect.
How about the wrist supports for computers ( from somewhere like PC World for example) I have a mouse mat with a gel pad which should work. (Hadn't thought of using it on my Creation Station until now though!)
Lorraine
Its the height of the Creation Station wrist rests that I like, the computer ones are too low aren't they?
QuoteIts the height of the Creation Station wrist rests that I like, the computer ones are too low aren't they?
I love the creation station, the height is lust right for me both wrist and elbow wise!
Quote from: Lush! on October 23, 2008, 12:18:42 PM
Its the height of the Creation Station wrist rests that I like, the computer ones are too low aren't they?
The gel pad on my mouse mat is about .75 of an inch thick, so it's thicker than the Creation station elbow rest, thinking about it a bit more, I'm not sure how you could use it as a wrist rest - unless it was on some sort of block - getting a bit too technical for me here!!! ???
Lorraine
What about tin cans with a pad on ?