The Easiest Way to Make an Industrial-Style Standing Desk
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The Easiest Way to Make an Industrial-Style Standing Desk
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#2My understanding was that the term 'standing desk' implied it could be raised or lowered, which this cant.
This is just a really high table.
while sitting down all day is clearly bad for you, standing comes with it's own issues.
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#3For under $500, a better solution would be the new IKea Bekant motorized standing desk. We just got them for all our developers and they are great. And given that it's an Ikea product, you still get a similar DIY experience when assembling it.
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#4My understanding was that the term 'standing desk' implied it could be raised or lowered, which this cant. This is just a really high table. while sitting down all day is clearly bad for you, standing comes with it's own issues.
Nah, while an adjustable desk is nice for most people a standing desk is just a really high table like shown.
For this example I'd suggest putting the screen at eye-level if one is really concerned about ergonomics. This necessitates another level to hold an external screen.
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#5It always astonishes me what you can make with a few keeklamps and some pipe. I've seen entire offices built out of these materials.
Re: The Easiest Way to Make an Industrial-Style Standing Desk
#6For under $500, a better solution would be the new IKea Bekant motorized standing desk. We just got them for all our developers and they are great. And given that it's an Ikea product, you still get a similar DIY experience when assembling it.
To save others the search: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/campaigns/home-office/standing-des...
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#7My understanding was that the term 'standing desk' implied it could be raised or lowered, which this cant. This is just a really high table. while sitting down all day is clearly bad for you, standing comes with it's own issues.
That's why you want a drafting stool you can move off to the side when you're not using it.
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#8When experimenting with standing (well, also walking) desks I found that the height of the table is less important than the height of the monitor, and that using a plain laptop, as shown in the pictures, isn't any good if you want to work for longer (>30 min) periods. Constantly looking down isn't a natural position, and it strains the neck.
The cheap option is to raise your laptop and use an external keyboard/mouse, or use an external monitor. Or both :)
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#9When experimenting with standing (well, also walking) desks I found that the height of the table is less important than the height of the monitor, and that using a plain laptop, as shown in the pictures, isn't any good if you want to work for longer (>30 min) periods. Constantly looking down isn't a natural position, and it strains the neck. The cheap option is to raise your laptop and use an external keyboard/mouse,…
I'm always baffled by people who go to the trouble of making a standing desk, often at great expense, and then set a laptop on it and call it good. Aside from the ergonomic issues you describe, there's the issue of screen real estate. It's like trying to shoot competitive pool using a tree branch you found in the road.
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#10I had an even easier way:
1. go to local office supply store
2. exchange money for product
3. wait for delivery and installation