Ergonomic drafting/lab chair

February 16, 2019 2:11 PM

I'm looking for an ergonomic chair to use at my 3' tall electronics workbench. If there was an Aeron model that tall there wouldn't be a question, but no such luck.

Any price range is fine, I'll almost certainly be buying it used in any case.

Buying another Aeron and sawing the legs off the table is a possibility but I'd rather not.

posted by Tell Me No Lies to Shopping (3 answers total)

Response by poster: Ooh, I did not know that existed.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 2:32 PM on February 16, 2019

Quick caviat about the aeron if you are concerned about ESD ar your bench, my aeron generates ungodly amounts of static on both carpet and floormat. Use grounded ESD mat on your bench and a strap or be religious about discharging yourself every time you sit down at the bench or move. Desco ESD mat and ground kits are cheap on ebay
posted by Dr. Twist at 2:36 PM on February 16, 2019 [2 favorites]

Here is a caveat about work chairs in general. I worked in an office just like the four other offices, at a hospital, for seventeen years. The chairs faced the work surface, two chairs per office. The door was to the left, and we all trashed our left hips, getting in and out of our swivel chairs with the left leg doing the lifting. So, the moral of the story for any work chair, gaming chair, art chair, get up using both feet, equally, same with sitting down. It will save you a lot of grief later on.
posted by Oyéah at 2:55 PM on February 16, 2019 [3 favorites]