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I 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 ta
by 2np 11y ago
I 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?