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Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by thorntonbf »

dalanmiller wrote: post #114
thorntonbf wrote: post #99

I'm using a Jarvis Standing Desk Frame - http://www.ergodepot.com/Jarvis_Frame_p/jrv-fr.htm With a 72x36 Maple butcher block top from Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Relius-Solutions-Butcher-Block-Maple/d... The top easily weighs 200 pounds, and that's not including the 2 Thunderbolt displays that sit on my desk. It's been a great platform. At my standing height of 45", it needs to be up against the wall or it would l…

Any advantages you've come across to a butcher block top than going with maybe an Ikea table top or something more ordinary?

No real advantage per se. I've used them in the shop, and was impressed with the quality. And, it seems like when I got it, it may have been on sale.

I kind of figured that for the amount of time I spend at the desk, ~$600 wasn't too much to spend. I had gotten by for years on an old Office Depot-esque desk propped up on cinder blocks and 2x4s.

So often furniture these days can only really be moved about twice due to the structural integrity of the fake wood they're constructed out of. I was able to mount solid anchors into the bottom of the desk, have mounted a drawer and a cable management tray. It's pretty solid.

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by lsaferite »

biosan wrote: post #139

I've used this desk for the past 6 months and is a really good standing desk for the value. I use it always in standing mode so if you are like me the fact that's not motorized it's not an issue. I confirm that if you are tall this desk is not a good choice for you.

Could you define 'tall' in this case?

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by thorntonbf »

stevesearer wrote: post #117
thorntonbf wrote: post #99

I'm using a Jarvis Standing Desk Frame - http://www.ergodepot.com/Jarvis_Frame_p/jrv-fr.htm With a 72x36 Maple butcher block top from Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Relius-Solutions-Butcher-Block-Maple/d... The top easily weighs 200 pounds, and that's not including the 2 Thunderbolt displays that sit on my desk. It's been a great platform. At my standing height of 45", it needs to be up against the wall or it would l…

I noticed after a couple weeks of using my adjustable desk that I needed to raise the height by ~1" which I think may have been because I started using better posture in standing position. I then had to adjust my sitting table-height as well to compensate. A mat of some sort is pretty important for me as well since the floor at the office is thin carpet over cement.

It's kind of weird once you start using it, that you'll notice the difference in the shoes you're wearing. If I come back from the gym in a pair of running shoes, there's just enough difference where I'll notice it and change the height by a couple of tenths.

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by vijayr »

hartator wrote: post #2

I still don't get standing desk, how can you can concentrate deeply while standing? I guess not for everyone.

Depends on the person. I sometimes stand and eat, even walk around and eat if my plate is not heavy. And have heard a earful for it ("it is not healthy" yada yada).

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by kbenson »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #111
mdorazio wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bet you could 3D print those pads for "normal" tall chairs with the bars if you wanted to.

By "3D print" you of course mean going to a home improvement store and buying some wooden boards and metal attachment pieces. 3D printing is totally unsuitable for the task, both because of low durability of printed objects and the time it would take you to print a pad like this (a few days, probably).

Really, that's the time it takes to print an object that size with off-the-shelf 3D printers? I have no experience in this area, so my (uncalibrated) expectations for 3D printing were that it might take a couple hours.

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by noir_lord »

agumonkey wrote: post #103
noir_lord wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I built mine http://i.imgur.com/IpRAW3m.jpg :) http://imgur.com/a/H7fxb reclaimed scaffolding and a 8x4 cut down to 7x3, offcuts used to make shelf. Works really well.

Bananas for scale.

http://imgur.com/a/H7fxb

Re: Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

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Post by marak830 »

eco wrote: post #131
beambot wrote: post #68

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As with many things in life, reducing activation energy can have dramatic effects. For example: Most of the people I know, even the health conscious, don't get annual physicals. I pressed them on why, and it came down to this: They didn't want to spend a half-day getting it done. There's just too much activation energy: scheduling, commute, checking in, waiting around, finally seeing the doc for 10 minutes, driving b…

The last time I got a physical my doctor told me annual physicals are not necessary or recommended for someone my age. There is such a thing as excessive screening and testing. PSA testing (for prostate cancer) had so many false positives resulting in procedures that were ultimately harmful for the patients that the recommendation to get the test routinely was dropped entirely. Recently the American Cancer Society ch…

Here in Japan we have a mandatory once a year checkup, and have to submit the results to our employer. Im still not sure if i agree with the once a year, but it makes my wife worry less.

I greatly disagree with the giving it to the employer part, which is one of the reasons im switchng to freelance work.

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