Bout ready to knock some boxes up for my shop and wondered what a good height above a worktop (or in general) would be for my 20 amp line for hand tools and the like. Have yet to commit to a work bench height. Have always prefered high bench 37″/38″ range ( I am 6’3″ tal) but I like my TS sitting solid on the floor (34″). I know to keep work surface at or below TS height. Question is how far above work bench should I mount outlets? I was thinkning not above 48″ to keep from interfering with shelving. 8″ off work bench? 44″?
I will also mount an outlet in the ceiling for a reel type extension cord. Low outlets for compressor and DC are allready in.
Thanks in advance.
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I put my hand tool plugs at 5' for ease of reach and stationary plugs at 2'. I'm 6'1".
put many of mine on the front of the bench 6"down. then the cords arnt in the way of my work. also accumulative crap dont make me have to do hr clean up to cut sumpthin
My outlets range in height between 4 and 5 feet. At the bench, though, I favour outlets below the bench surface. This allows you to work on larger items without having to worry about pinching the cord. It doesn't hurt to have a small shelf below the table top to give you somewhere to put your tools between uses.
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