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I spend entirely more time than I should being semi-baffled at the way the internet has largely forgotten that you can just buy tall chairs and never have to wo
by Avshalom 11y ago
I spend entirely more time than I should being semi-baffled at the way the internet has largely forgotten that you can just buy tall chairs and never have to worry about motors or adjustment speed or weight limits (to say nothing of cost).
- billyshih 11y agoI get your point but being able to place your feet on the floor anywhere in front of you is different than just putting your feet on a metal bar that's attached under your chair. I use a footstool because my desk is too high and even that I don't love. Having a desk at the correct height so you can put your feet flat on the ground is the best.
- rahimnathwani 11y agoTotally. I'm pretty short, and it was many years before I realised that part of the reason I like sit cross-legged on office chairs is that my feet aren't comfortable because they're not flat on the ground. My home desk is at a height which looks strangely low to visitors, but my knees and elbows are at nice right angles with my feet firmly planted on the floor.
- 2np 11y agoI just had a genius revelation: I, like another poster here, don't like resting my feet on a bar all day. I like to have them planted firmly. What if we had tall desks and tall office chairs with a flat, elevated platform? Then you could easily plant both feet on the platform and it would feel just like a regular chair, but then you could easily stand up and have a standing desk? Something like this: http://www.lkgoodwin.com/more_info/brio_series_chairs/brio_series_chairs.shtml http://www.lkgoodwin.com/more_info/brio_series_chairs/brio_s...
- Terr_ 11y agoThat's what I did with the "shelf" my Ikea Jerker.
- 2np 11y agoExplain. What did you modify?
- msfoamy 11y agoYes! I miss the Jerker... My first standing desk was similar: http://is.gd/X0JzNu http://is.gd/X0JzNu Our cubicles let you attach shelves or desk tops anywhere along the height of the cube wall. Oh man, I forgot I literally used tape to keep that together. And it wasn't even duct tape, yikes
- Avshalom 11y agoI swear to god they used to make them with like these two plastic pads like 3"x6" that attached to those rings but I've haven't been able to find one like that for as long as I've been looking. I do admit the bars are crap though it's never been an issue because the when seated my feet are further under the desk than when standing and I've always had a boxes of shit under my desk. Or I just stood up or did the one cheek on one cheek off move. ETA holy crap you found one</praise jesus hands> I feel like a jack ass now.
- mdorazio 11y agoI bet you could 3D print those pads for "normal" tall chairs with the bars if you wanted to.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoBy "3D print" you of course mean going to a home improvement store and buying some wooden boards and metal attachment pieces. 3D printing is totally unsuitable for the task, both because of low durability of printed objects and the time it would take you to print a pad like this (a few days, probably).
- kbenson 11y agoReally, that's the time it takes to print an object that size with off-the-shelf 3D printers? I have no experience in this area, so my (uncalibrated) expectations for 3D printing were that it might take a couple hours.
- jamie_ca 11y agoPrint speed depends a lot on the layer height (smaller height = more layers = more time) and infill amount. We're primarily using a Printrbot Simple Metal at my local makerspace, and I usually expect a solid object the size of my fist, 20% infill, PLA, to run 3-4 hours.
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- stan_rogers 11y agoAn apple box¹ under the desk would work just fine, and also allow you to put a foot up while standing. ¹That's what they're called in the trade, but they're much sturdier than an actual apple box.
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- m52go 11y agoI find the notion of a specialized, adjustable standing desk ridiculous. Why raise and lower the WHOLE DESK, when you could just fix the desk at a high point and raise and lower your chair? It seems so much more efficient and convenient.
- joesmo 11y agoProbably so but no one makes chairs that go high, except drafting chairs which are extremely uncomfortable and even more so unergonomic for computer use.
- chestervonwinch 11y agoWhy not use a stool instead of a specialized chair?
- noir_lord 11y agoI built mine http://i.imgur.com/IpRAW3m.jpg http://i.imgur.com/IpRAW3m.jpg :) http://imgur.com/a/H7fxb http://imgur.com/a/H7fxb reclaimed scaffolding and a 8x4 cut down to 7x3, offcuts used to make shelf. Works really well.
- agumonkey 11y agoBananas for scale.
- noir_lord 11y agohttp://imgur.com/a/H7fxb http://imgur.com/a/H7fxb
- geerlingguy 11y agoI have the exact same Dr. Who poster and same color top on my desk; used to have custom built frame, but switched to an Uplift 900 just because I wanted it to be a bit more sturdy.
- noir_lord 11y agoSturdy isnt a problem with mine, moving it might be though, 48mm steel scafold tube and a 28mm structural birch ply top is stable but not light,last desk I'll ever need though :)
- jkyle 11y agoPlacing my feet on the bars connected to a tall chair puts tension on my knees and hips due to the angle. Over time that causes joint pain.
- mason240 11y agoI built my own standing desk for at home and simply bought a tall, barstool-height chair.
- msfoamy 11y agoMe too, so I built one. Here a photo of it this afternoon: http://is.gd/RcNLct http://is.gd/RcNLct And here's where I sell them: http://is.gd/1v7H8k http://is.gd/1v7H8k
- alixaxel 11y agoSorry but I think I'm missing the point. Why would you want a standing desk if in the end you end up sitting anyway? Might as well just get a normal desk and plant your feet on the ground, no?
- zurn 11y agoThe idea is that you can switch. Many people need daily breaks from standing, or sometimes just feel like sitting for other reasons.
- juliendorra 11y agoI have a motorized standing desk from Ikea. It is an advantage to be able to adjust it instantly according to the task, be it sitting or standing: drawing, fixing something, or of course typing on a keyboard. Reading on the computer is not not the same height for me that writing email (standing or sitting). Once you are used to these sometimes small adjustments, you really want to have them on all desks.
- miahi 11y agoInstant adjusting also works well when you need to show something to a colleague at your desk. Raising the desk is faster and easier than finding a guest chair.