Isn't there any way you could raise up the level of your work/soldering area Su? I have a bad back too and couldn't possibly do any of my work if I had to bend down to it all the time. In my 'studio' I have raised the level of my work area to about rib cage level and my soldering/fusing area is raised up higher still on firebricks so that is about armpit level. The only ache I get from prolonged fusing sessions is in my shoulder from holding the torch at that level...but now I have devised a little rest that I can support my elbow on!!
Surely your other half could cobble together a false table top to lift up your work by a few inches which you could put on the work surface when you are making stuff and then take it away when you want your kitchen back!
And do you wear a magnifying visor when you are soldering?....Never mind four eyes... I have 8 eyes when I am working. The ones that are not working so well any more...my specs...and a magnifying visor with 2 sets of lenses in it. It magnifies and focuses at about 10 inches to a foot away...so there is no squinting and no stooping. I couldn't do without it (them actually as I have one set in the studio/shed and one set in my pmc cupboard!!) It makes you look like some crazy woman but it's a small price to pay...and all my family know I'm nuts anyway!!
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