I have one just like it except for the seat color (mine's yellow). Great little stool that I use all the time, but might be a little low for table-height welding.My in-laws gave me a little shop stool like this for christmas one year:
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It is padded, the seat height adjusts to the task at hand, and it has a handy shelf below.
I use it often.
-brino