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Confused over the country specific pledge tiers. Unless KS has changed since I last backed, I thought you could only select a single tier. Therefore, to purchase a standard fame/top from UK, do I just select the $99 UK tier, but pledge $399? (or is it $99 + $399?)
> The desk can lift up to 225 lbs. Okay, okay…it can actually lift more, but let’s keep things on the safe side. 255 lbs is 102kg; in other words, if I sit on this desk, I'm getting close to the breaking point. Not good :(. (INB4: yes, people do occasionally sit on their desks, sometimes without even thinking about it - e.g. when full of joy, or drunk. Also there's a good chance that someone at some point will want t…
...Or if they're someone who takes "Standing Desk" the wrong way.
Sorry I couldn't help it.
I'm guessing as long as you stand on the portion of the desk directly above a leg you're probably fine even well over 102kg.
$500!? Plus shipping!? You can make a standing desk with $100 worth of Ikea parts then buy a tall stool/chair for $75 on Amazon. Bam, just beat your "most affordable" sit/stand desk by $325+. Oh, and you can have it next week instead of next year (or later). I guess I'll start my Kickstarter campaign tonight. P.S. 45" is not enough height for many of us tall folk, especially in dress shoes with a thick heel.
I think a good cheapo solution would be some sort of platform that you can place on top of an existing desk and will go up and down with hydraulic legs or similar. That way you don't have to remove your desk at your office, get a new chair or similar to try it out.
At $399, that's still pretty expensive for a desk.
$500!? Plus shipping!? You can make a standing desk with $100 worth of Ikea parts then buy a tall stool/chair for $75 on Amazon. Bam, just beat your "most affordable" sit/stand desk by $325+. Oh, and you can have it next week instead of next year (or later). I guess I'll start my Kickstarter campaign tonight. P.S. 45" is not enough height for many of us tall folk, especially in dress shoes with a thick heel.
This is motorized, so you can also sit at a regular chair if you want as well. Some people don't like stools, they simply don't offer the same level of comfort and ergonomics that a regular chair would.
> The desk can lift up to 225 lbs. Okay, okay…it can actually lift more, but let’s keep things on the safe side. 255 lbs is 102kg; in other words, if I sit on this desk, I'm getting close to the breaking point. Not good :(. (INB4: yes, people do occasionally sit on their desks, sometimes without even thinking about it - e.g. when full of joy, or drunk. Also there's a good chance that someone at some point will want t…
Simple just don't let anybody overweight/obese get on the desk. Or do it in the morning and if it collapses it will make it easier for them to choose what to have for lunch. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/bmi_tbl.pdf
Kickstarter is supposed to be for projects that are interesting, but that traditional investors probably won't touch. A stand-sit desk hardly qualifies, IMO. Obviously people are free to give money to whatever they want, but I, for one, won't throw any money at such ho-hum ideas.
Oh, and a quick google search shows that their price point isn't even that much of an improvement on the existing market.
$500!? Plus shipping!? You can make a standing desk with $100 worth of Ikea parts then buy a tall stool/chair for $75 on Amazon. Bam, just beat your "most affordable" sit/stand desk by $325+. Oh, and you can have it next week instead of next year (or later). I guess I'll start my Kickstarter campaign tonight. P.S. 45" is not enough height for many of us tall folk, especially in dress shoes with a thick heel.
But is it automatic?