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Re: $140 adjustable height standing/sitting table

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Post by foos »

bryanlarsen wrote: post #17

My $180 solution is much nicer and doesn't require two people to lift. http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?c=&p=4057... Ignore the text about a maximum of 20lb. When you get it, it's actually a MINIMUM of 20 lbs required. 20lbs is the balance point: if you have less than that, it stays permanently up. But if you have less than 20lbs you can take out one of the springs. Of course, most woodworkers using it…

This doesn't look like a solution. Looks like a sales pitch... FAIL.

Re: $140 adjustable height standing/sitting table

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Post by allwein »

bryanlarsen wrote: post #17

My $180 solution is much nicer and doesn't require two people to lift. http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?c=&p=4057... Ignore the text about a maximum of 20lb. When you get it, it's actually a MINIMUM of 20 lbs required. 20lbs is the balance point: if you have less than that, it stays permanently up. But if you have less than 20lbs you can take out one of the springs. Of course, most woodworkers using it…

I don't know anyone who only has a 7-inch height difference between when they're sitting and standing.

Re: $140 adjustable height standing/sitting table

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Post by allwein »

slackerIII wrote: post #24

If you are going to try a standing desk, make sure to buy an anti-fatigue mat. It makes a big difference in how much foot pain you'll experience, even if you are standing on carpet + padding.

I can't upvote this enough. A proper mat made all the difference for me. I'd say it easily quadrupled the amount of time I could deal with working while standing and eliminated most of my initial foot pain.

Re: $140 adjustable height standing/sitting table

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Post by AndrewO »

javan wrote: post #23

I use a crank-adjustable base ( http://www.gibraltarinc.com/item.asp?id=66 ) and with a birch counter top from Ikea ( http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90014922 ). It's easy to adjust and cost around $425 total.

Thanks, I've been looking for a crank adjustable base like this. The motor-operated ones seem overly complex for a task that could easily be accomplished manually and the OP's 2 person solution struck me as horribly inefficient.

Re: $140 adjustable height standing/sitting table

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Post by bryanlarsen »

allwein wrote: post #25
bryanlarsen wrote: post #17

My $180 solution is much nicer and doesn't require two people to lift. http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?c=&p=4057... Ignore the text about a maximum of 20lb. When you get it, it's actually a MINIMUM of 20 lbs required. 20lbs is the balance point: if you have less than that, it stays permanently up. But if you have less than 20lbs you can take out one of the springs. Of course, most woodworkers using it…

I don't know anyone who only has a 7-inch height difference between when they're sitting and standing.

I'm 6'1 and my eye-level difference is 13-inches. My monitor has 5 inches of adjustment.

If you think you need more than 12 inches you're slouching while you're sitting.

Re: $140 adjustable height standing/sitting table

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Post by gregwebs »

slackerIII wrote: post #24

If you are going to try a standing desk, make sure to buy an anti-fatigue mat. It makes a big difference in how much foot pain you'll experience, even if you are standing on carpet + padding.

Padding can dampen impact from jumping, but it cannot actually reduce the gravitational forces when you are standing. So I am very wary of this concept- instead, if you feel pain stop doing it. Padding stops you from using your feet and moves more of the stabilizing burden elsewhere, which could be bad for some people- although seems to be working fine in your case. Either way one is loosing out on the chance to gradually strengthen the feet in a natural way.
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