Just a straw poll to gauge (sorry :oops: ) forum members' baseboard height :!:

Mine's 46" Tim.
It's a good height for viewing, I can duck under to get to the centre well without too much effort and it'sa  very comfortable height to work on.

Thanks, Jeff.  I'm going for a 42" height (for reasons explained elsewhere.)  It is plenty tall for what I need, and must be (as you pointed out) reasonably comfortable to get underneath with ease….

… To adjust either of the two wires :wink:

mine is 39" cos thats how long the legs are, no i am not being funny
the wood was that long so i just used it,o.k..
         8)

Tut, tut Tim. Polls go in the Polls section.

Aargh :!:  Sorry, sir :oops:  Can this be moved :?:  Oh, I see it has :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

Yep! That lone vote for "I don't have a baseboard or benchwork yet" is Me! :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

Wayne

Mine's a very disappointing 30 ins.  It's ok if I sit on my low chair  
 I could raise it, and would like to one day.  I'd like it to be about 4ft.

 Mike

Mines low and yep i rushed to build the base and forgot about the height, seemed ok at the time but if i get my milking stool out i can sit on that and its ok. I would like it to be higher it but its to much work so i gues i will live with it till i rebuild one.
Phill

Mine is about 4 foot tall.

Sorry Tim, I meant to reply earlier after I had measurd it again but forgot :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

It's 100cm (almost 40 inches). I'm 5ft 11ins and should have made the baseboard higher, say 48 inches - too late now though.    

Les

Tim, just measured mine (for the first time) and it is 102.5cm.  The reason I didn't know off hand was because I had just built it at elbow height, this was something I had picked up on browsing several American sites.  There is no correct height for a layout, but it should at least come to the elbow of the operator (in a stood up, standing kinda posture :D ).  I put mine to the "at least" mark as any higher and Della would have needed a leg up to see it :shock:

So get the better half to measure how far from the floor your elbow is, and round it up - easy  

well thats a new twist on"giving it the elbow " good idea though
saves the back ache i bet. :oops:        8)

I'd never heard of the 'elbow rule' before but it makes a great deal of sense.  My new benchwork is about the right height.  And not just for viewing.  The other day I was able to sit under the boards, sip a mug of tea and actually look up to tweak the DCC wiring buses.  Very comfortable :!:

Tim i imagine mine must be the highest as because of the garden section it had to be built at this height 51 inches i quite like it as you are nearer to the layout with your eyes and not looking down on it .
cheers Brian.W

rector said

I'd never heard of the 'elbow rule' before but it makes a great deal of sense.  My new benchwork is about the right height.  And not just for viewing.  The other day I was able to sit under the boards, sip a mug of tea and actually look up to tweak the DCC wiring buses.  Very comfortable :!:

What, No Picture? :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

Wayne    

sshh,he was hiding from the mothers union rep.!!! :roll:  :roll:  :oops:        8)

Sorry for the delay in posting on this one, kept forgetting to measure :shock:
Lowest track level is 105cm and rises to about 115cm (haven't completed the trackwork there yet. Haven't started it actually :!: )
So that is about 3'3" to 3'7"
I would have liked it higher and have adjustable legs to allow me to raise it another inch or so if required but T is vertically challenged and the layout height was designed in consultation  :shock:  :D  :D
It has worked out well in the end, standing up I can reach most parts of the board and get a birds eye view. Sitting down I get a track side view.
T gets a trackside view standing  :!:  :!:  :!:

owen69 said

sshh,he was hiding from the mothers union rep.!!! :roll:  :roll:  :oops:        8)

Ah - busted :!:  :!:  :!:  :?  :wink: