link for a site with some great information

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/sewi...ign.html#Table

hope you are okay and miss our chats

Mine is a banquet table also, my hubby added extensions to the legs. He used 4 x 4 post pieces that were left over from another project and attacked them to a piece of wood so they were more stable. It works great for me.

Thanks - yes it did.

I do all my cutting and sewing on a kitchen divider island and the height is perfect for me. When I'm standing I can keep constant pressure on the ruler so it doesn't move. Also I can keep my body aliened with my cutter to keep it perfectly perpendicular with the ruler.

Mine is kitchen cabinets also with a counter top my hubby made to give me a nice 5x8ft island.
not sure what kitchen counter height is but higher than my tables and much better for my back
and I am only 5'5"

I custom built my sewing/cutting table and it is adjustable in 5" increments from 30" to 45" depending on whether or not I'm in a chair to sew or standing up to cut. Right now I keep it at 30" for no particular reason (and it does hurt my back at this setting), but I want an adjustable chair so I can set it where I want and be comfy. Standing up it seems to work best at either 35" or 40", but again I am 6'1" and that might make a difference. Hope you get it worked out. Lower back pain is nothing to laugh about.

"Lower back pain is nothing to laugh about"

No, it isn't and these last 3 weeks have nearly done me in with my back being out. Near tears and in tears at times. And that started BEFORE they changed the table on us!

I unfortunately have to use my kitchen table its too low. I would love to have something about the height of my kitchen counters.

The managers should be able to raise the cutting table using concrete blocks or a riser of some sort. The question is do you work for a chain fabric store or an independent store. If you work for a chain the company usually has standards set for uniformity and appearances to the public. If you managers are saying there is nothing they can do that rising it is dangerous that would be my guess for their responses to you and your co-workers. They would probably get in trouble from corporate if they made changes.

Im 5'2" and I also use a kitchen island. It has to be about 32-34" tall and is perfect.

I am also 5'2" and my table is 36" and perfect for me, my dh built it for me and measured it