Non powered tools are important too

Non-power tools are just as important to me as power tools.  Maybe even more sometimes.

Using a drill or a saw or working on fasteners with anything from a hammer to glue gun, to a rivet gun all saves a lot of wear and tear on my body by reducing or eliminating repetitive work.  Having to do any of these things working on a floor, bent or hunched over kills your back and your knees.  Not only that but it often means your working with a reduced or partially blocked view of what you're working on.

Sawhorses, tables, stands and other such tools bring the work off the ground or low area and puts it somewhere you can work better and see what you're doing better.

Combine those things with clamps, braces, vises and other "third hand" types of tools and your work is improved by a lot.


Sometimes you have to go where the work is, and that means on the floor, the ground, or in a low position that means you have to lean or hunch over.  Those positions increase fatigue and stress on your body.  They make you get tired faster and they reduce strength and stability as well.

Simply put, you're not working at your best when you make yourself work at a physical disadvantage if you don't need to.

Today's portable tables, sawhorses, and stands arent what we had to deal with back in the day.  Just 20 or 25 years ago, if I wanted a pair of sawhorses, I probably made my own out of wood.  Stands were made out of heavy metal, like cast iron.  Not very portable.

Now there are sawhorses and stands that are made of plastics and lighter metals that are every bit as strong and sturdy as the old ones we used to make, if not actually stronger and more durable.

They are so much thinner and lighter that where I used to really not be thrilled about carting those things around everywhere and dragging them out as needed, now I don't mind at all and even sometimes look for opportunities to use them.


Save your body, improve the quality of your work and even pick up the pace of your work in certain cases and use those non powered wonders like portable worktables, sawhorses, and stands every chance you can. 

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