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Hah! I am in the market for a standing desk and am 95% sold on the IKEA Bekant. Just waiting to move to commit to the purchase. I wasn't keen on the crank but I figured I could live with it. This is a nice and fun addition :)
Hah! I am in the market for a standing desk and am 95% sold on the IKEA Bekant. Just waiting to move to commit to the purchase. I wasn't keen on the crank but I figured I could live with it. This is a nice and fun addition :)
I had the ikea one and this one: https://smile.amazon.com/VIVO-Ergonomic-Adjustable-Controlle... The vivo one has been far better in features and reliability. I had to replace the ikea one because it started only going down and not up.
I just realized that I have a problem, where I think "why would I pay $50 for a PCB that I can design and make myself?" and then conclude "therefore nobody would pay". Maybe I should start selling some of the PCBs I made.
b) Speaking of reasonable time, it'd probably take even you more than $50 in time, material and parts (mostly time) to make this. This doesn't look like the kind of PCB that you'd hand-solder either, bringing us to...
c) Making 1000 of something tends to be cheaper per item than making 1 of something, and I'll gladly take an option that's not only cheaper than anything I could make myself, but also ready to use.
You definitely should share your PCBs by producing them at scale if you're willing to do that.
This is plainly not safe. A desk with memory needs to require a continuous button press to keep advancing the desk, so that if the operator or someone gets caught in the desk and can’t push the stop button, it stops as soon as pressure is released.
I just realized that I have a problem, where I think "why would I pay $50 for a PCB that I can design and make myself?" and then conclude "therefore nobody would pay". Maybe I should start selling some of the PCBs I made.
a) You can design and make it; I can't. I have basic electronics knowledge and that is definitely more advanced than anything I'd get done in a reasonable time. b) Speaking of reasonable time, it'd probably take even you more than $50 in time, material and parts (mostly time) to make this. This doesn't look like the kind of PCB that you'd hand-solder either, bringing us to... c) Making 1000 of something tends to be c…
I usually share my designs, the ones I've uploaded have links to the manufacturer where you can order them, though I haven't really done assembly on any, yet. I might, if any design has people interested, though.
I just realized that I have a problem, where I think "why would I pay $50 for a PCB that I can design and make myself?" and then conclude "therefore nobody would pay". Maybe I should start selling some of the PCBs I made.
The seller provides all the Gerber files, BOM, etc. https://github.com/gcormier/megadesk But it's pretty clear many are buying the pre-assembled kit. Hand soldering SMD components is pretty tedious.
Hah! I am in the market for a standing desk and am 95% sold on the IKEA Bekant. Just waiting to move to commit to the purchase. I wasn't keen on the crank but I figured I could live with it. This is a nice and fun addition :)
I had the ikea one and this one: https://smile.amazon.com/VIVO-Ergonomic-Adjustable-Controlle... The vivo one has been far better in features and reliability. I had to replace the ikea one because it started only going down and not up.
I also have my desktop at ~49" off the ground, including castors and a 1.5" thick countertop, and I've read that no standing desk has 0 wobble at this close to maximum height.
I will admit, my reaction to the price was that its not cheap either, but i also really did want my ikea desk to have this functionality and its pretty easy to justify given how much use my desk at home gets now. The solution he's made is very solid, never let me down, and was easy enough to install (Although Ikea make it hard by plastic welding the box shut).
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Time is golden, just because I could do something myself doesn't mean spending all that time on it is worth it.
Ah, but I enjoy building.