Stand or sit

[kevin c]

I stand both for casting and reloading.

While I've never had a nasty spill or full blown tinsel fairy visit, there have been enough concerning incidents that I want to keep the option of moving away from the pot quickly.

Maybe I just never have gotten the height of my reloading set up right, but I find the best leverage standing.

My feet and back seem to hold up for the couple or three hours I can go before my attention wanders or I get tuckered out, but I guess the door mat in front of the pot on the outdoor deck where I cast and the interlocking closed foam cushioned tiles over the concrete basement floor where I reload work are helping there.

[LAH]

Stand.

[dondiego]

I have heard thru the galena grape vine that Wilco has been caught casting in a euro thong a couple of times, but have not been able to substantiate this!!!

My wife said that she saw him doing it that way and now wants to know his phone number! WTH!

[bubbau]

I prefer to sit.

[guy_with_boolits]

what sort of tinsel fairy disasters are you guys having and how is that happening?

[Teemu]

Sit. If I had possibility to cast standing I would.

[jlm223]

I have been standing for reloading and casting for years.

[rintinglen]

Old men sit--I'm old.

[Wag]

Reading some of your posts, I realize I'm still lucky enough to have a choice. I stand to cast because it's easier to escape a problem. I sit to load, just because I can sit longer than I can stand and my loading bench is about thigh high and I can't bend over it very long.

Knock on wood, never had a real issue but keeping my fingers crossed.

--Wag--

[Victor N TN]

Old and arthritic. I sit with a metal 5 gallon can between my feet to catch the sprue. Knees and hips don't allow me to be vertical for very long.

[uscra112]

what sort of tinsel fairy disasters are you guys having and how is that happening?

Never had one visit. I load the pot cold, and never add metal to a melt.

[uscra112]

Should mention that my casting chair is on casters. Never have had to, I can push away from the hot zone pretty quickly. Pot is firmly mounted on a concrete plinth, at about knee height. I lean forward to work. My knees/legs/feet are never under the pot.

[lightman]

I sit while casting and reloading. I built a shallow box that my pot sits in that will hold the entire contents if the bottom pour spout should stick and I wear the approfiate clothing.

I use a stool when casting (about $12 from Walmart) so I do have the ability to move quickly if the need arises.

Lately I have a buddy help when I smelt scrap and I manage the landing zone while he works the ladle and I sit on my stool while doing this also.

[BIGOX]

I have 3 disks in my back that have begun to fuse together. So unfortunately I have to cycle between sitting, standing, and stretching. The pain sucks but I find casting and reloading to be very therapeutic for my mind. My cushioned stoll has casters and a short back rest but I'm thinking of upgrading it and those mats for standing on are a must for me. I have tall work benches to help ad my situation. If I bend over at a 90 degree angle even for 3 seconds I basically have to sit before I can straight out my back but I'm almost used to it now.

[dale2242]

I will be 80 in a few months.
I sit while casting and reloading.
Standing for any length of time is out of the question.

[pworley1]

I stand to cast and sit to lube and load.

[Rapier]

I usually set up to cast a bunch, water dropped, flux and ingots of prepared alloy, four iron double cavity moulds at one time. I always start sitting but, it does not take very long before I am standing. I put a thick layer of peanuts on top of the water to stop any splashing. A single water drop and a pot of molten lead do very bad things together.

[barnabus]

both