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Don’t normally have the lighting on this time of day, but it’s so dark and gloomy outside with the good old British summer weather
Pic: Your desk...RIGHT NOW
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Don’t normally have the lighting on this time of day, but it’s so dark and gloomy outside with the good old British summer weather
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Why do these things have such short leads on them lol, just installed a sit stand desk and not sure that lead will be long enough, will scout the rest of their range in the hope of finding one longer
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Love the ergo monitor - I’m very tempted to get one
I personally wouldn't...the stand is rather naff. I only bought it really for the stand but it's very limited. As you can see, to have the arm in the position it's in, the wiring has to be slightly on show, if I try and twist the stand to hide it, I can't have the monitor facing me straight on. It's all very frustrating. Also, the arm coming off the stand is extremely short, it doesn't allow much flexibility at all
The monitor itself is great, but if you're buying for the stand, I'd personally buy a monitor you like then buy a third party monitor arm
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Oh thanks for the insight - I was hovering on the buy for the Ergo version of the 27GL850 (a monitor I already have) just for the stand
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Thankyou
Why do these things have such short leads on them lol, just installed a sit stand desk and not sure that lead will be long enough, will scout the rest of their range in the hope of finding one longer
No probs
Thankfully it's just about the right size for me (if a little long) but can imagine you may need something longer with a sit/stand desk
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I've just moved so need to re-visit my desk set up!
1) What Worktops are people using with their Alex drawers?
2) Can anyone recommend any really bright wall-mount lights? I have my back to a 2m wide door (best layout in this room for me), which is great most of the time but when on webcam I'm heavily backlit, so want a bright light i can turn on when on calls, that is relatively soft. at the moment I've got a couple of lamps i point at me, but it's not very neat. Thinking like a big diffused LED panel, effectively like a giant soft box, like 90x40mm or something.
1) What Worktops are people using with their Alex drawers?
I really want a 200x80cm but that seems to be a size that doesn't exist in stuff that isn't hollow (i have a dual monitor arm that clamps so the cheap ikea desks literally collapse if you try that).
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/karlby-worktop-walnut-veneer-30335191/
This looks great except I want deeper really!
https://www.diy.com/departments/50m...-breakfast-bar-worktop-l-2000mm/100497_BQ.prd
This looks good but might be too deep at 90mm (wonder if they'd cut it down?). Also, not sure how strong it would be? Would i need to brace it with some angle irons if i didn't want a middle leg?
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/karlby-worktop-walnut-veneer-30335191/
This looks great except I want deeper really!
https://www.diy.com/departments/50m...-breakfast-bar-worktop-l-2000mm/100497_BQ.prd
This looks good but might be too deep at 90mm (wonder if they'd cut it down?). Also, not sure how strong it would be? Would i need to brace it with some angle irons if i didn't want a middle leg?
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What you need to look for is kitchen island work tops as these are slightly deeper for what you might want but expect to pay more. I ended up going for a kitchen custom worktop for my office desk as all the ones I looked online was too shallow. If you dont want to spend huge amounts on a desk then the IKEA ones are the best bang for your buck.
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Sorry 2nd link was meant to be to a b&q breakfast bar. Probably too cheap really...might need to get a solid wood one for 3-400 quid
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Add a few more £100s to that price and you'll have your perfect length desk.
https://www.worktop-express.co.uk/solid-wood-worktops
I got mine cut and delivered and this was one of the cheapest one I could find and made to my size.
If you find something chances it needs cutting to and if you got the tools and space then great.
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Add a few more £100s to that price and you'll have your perfect length desk.
https://www.worktop-express.co.uk/solid-wood-worktops
I got mine cut and delivered and this was one of the cheapest one I could find and made to my size.
If you find something chances it needs cutting to and if you got the tools and space then great.
Hmm, these guys have 40mm solid walnut in 2m X 720mm (which I'd live with depth wise) for £250:
https://houseofworktops.co.uk/walnut-worktop
Might order some samples...
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Do you oil them like you would a kitchen top or use a varnish type thing?
Tung (sp) oiled my one about...13 years ago. Was heavily used but only extremely light use in the last 9. Works absolutely brilliantly.
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Can't fault the service i received from Worktop, it was definitely cheapest I found.
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Yes, I found out the hard way not realising this as I used my coffee / tea cups and left some water marks. Used some a sander with some fine grit to take a very fine layer off and then used some varnish and gives it that harder coating for a bit of protection.
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Just upgraded to a 34" ultra wide. It's lovely but cos my office is so small and the desk I got last year in lockdown is hideous it feels not an amazing place to be right now.
It's being redecorated in August so I think I'm going to try sort out a better desk for then. Will also then get the screen on an arm on the wall.
It's being redecorated in August so I think I'm going to try sort out a better desk for then. Will also then get the screen on an arm on the wall.
