The Readers' PageLETTERS ABOUT WORKING WITH DISABILITES
from SGN #68:• Diane Hosteter
• Margaret Jambor
• Lisa Warriner
• Bert Ochterbeck
• Sue Vitagliano
• Richard Alley
• Shirley Dooley
• Pam Wegner
• Ron Chase
• Joanne DiNardo
• Vickie Kamerik
• MARGARET JAMBORJeanette, I feel your pain! Last year, I had a double fusion and four titanium rods put into my back, due to the same problem you are experiencing, and I also love working on stained glass. Unfortunately, no matter what I have done to try to solve the problem, I still cannot work on glass as long as I used to, but I do have some solutions that might help.
First of all, you do need to work on your work surface heights. In conjunction with that, I also have a footrest at the bottom of my work surface that seems to help quite a bit. I also use two different bar-type stools to help me work. One stool has a back-rest, armrests, and a footrest. This stool comes in handy for cutting and soldering. The other stool I use for grinding, and I place the foot-peddle for the grinder on the footrest at the bottom of my work table. You may have to adjust the heights of your stool, footrest, work area, etc., but hopefully, you'll be able to work for a bit longer! I hope this helps.