How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide
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Re: How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide
#2I prefer a full-size treadmill in my cubicle.
Seriously, though, try putting a BRM / Office Depot box on top of a standard-size desk. It's almost the perfect height, and you won't look like a fool.
Re: How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide
#3One problem with this setup is that your hands are not at elbow level.
You want a separate keyboard that you can put on a piece of wood or a book or whatever, so that the screen is level with your eyes (when in perfect posture) and the keyboard is level with or slightly below your elbows (when in perfect posture).
Re: How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide
#4Anyone have an instructable for not-very-good DIYer?
Re: How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide
#5Anyone have an instructable for not-very-good DIYer?
I mean - more of the actual use (non-chair-on-table) solutions?
Re: How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide
#6Anyone have an instructable for not-very-good DIYer?
I mean - more of the actual use (non-chair-on-table) solutions?
To further stack my own mini-thread:
I had a hernia two years ago, 31 year old developer.
I've seen some treadmill standing working hacks, I've tried the balance ball idea (I'm 1.92m - knees to high up for biggest balance ball).
I use Workrave consistently to lock me out of my PC out every 30 minutes, to force me to walk around and avoid pain medication.
Recommendations, tips, tricks, and and easy to build schematic appreciated.
Re: How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide
#7I've found that three Amazon Fresh boxes (or two stacked ontop of something else) are the absolute PERFECT height for a standing desk (for me).
Re: How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide
#8I spent $8 at Home Depot for materials and 10 minutes of assembly for mine: http://i.imgur.com/Aoqpd.jpg
They'll cut the wood for you, just measure before you buy.
Re: How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide
#9My co-worker uses one of the following setups at his desk. It looks interesting and well made.
http://www.ergotron.com/Products/Workstations/tabid/562/lang...
He likes it, but personally had to modify it a bit to raise the keyboard tray about 2"
Check them out or otherwise happy hacking! (which is good too :) )
Re: How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide
#10Most of these hacks (and the comments in this post) miss a crucial point about standing desks. They are supposed to be ergonomic. [1]
Putting your laptop on a bunch of boxes puts a lot of strain on your arms. Of course this also doesn't work if you have a big display on your desk.
I'd be interested in hacking a standing desk that is
1) ergonomic
2) offers support for both laptops and big displays
3) has a usable keyboard drawer for both standing and sitting position
If all else fails we'll just make a living selling desks like that. (and no, geekdesk does not meet all requirements)
[1] http://www.infologix.com/images/usr/ergonomic-computer-cart....
