Pic: Your desk...RIGHT NOW

Freefaller · 24 Aug 2022 at 11:46

Generic office desk.

At least it's actually quite comfortable and have a lot of space. I really need a nice deep desk like this at home. This desk raises as well so I can stand for a bit.

dirtychinchilla · 24 Aug 2022 at 12:41

Freefaller said:
Generic office desk.

At least it's actually quite comfortable and have a lot of space. I really need a nice deep desk like this at home. This desk raises as well so I can stand for a bit.

I love having a standing desk at work. It makes so much difference to the back pain. I'd love to get one at home too.

dlockers · 24 Aug 2022 at 12:51

dirtychinchilla said:
I love having a standing desk at work. It makes so much difference to the back pain. I'd love to get one at home too.

It's posts like this that cement my poor spending habits :cry:

LuckyBenski · 24 Aug 2022 at 12:52

dirtychinchilla said:
I love having a standing desk at work. It makes so much difference to the back pain. I'd love to get one at home too.

Do it! I found some pretty affordable legs/frame and just popped my desktop off the drawers, injected the sit/stand mechanism and stored the unused fixings for later. At sitting it's 5cm taller than before but that suits me.

dirtychinchilla · 24 Aug 2022 at 12:53

LuckyBenski said:
Do it! I found some pretty affordable legs/frame and just popped my desktop off the drawers, injected the sit/stand mechanism and stored the unused fixings for later. At sitting it's 5cm taller than before but that suits me.

What did you get? I just had a quick look but nothing that felt affordable came up

dlockers · 24 Aug 2022 at 12:55

LuckyBenski said:
Do it! I found some pretty affordable legs/frame and just popped my desktop off the drawers, injected the sit/stand mechanism and stored the unused fixings for later. At sitting it's 5cm taller than before but that suits me.

Do you know if they can lift the weight they say? I have a John Lewis Calia desk and it's pretty heaven as the tabletop has drawers built in. I'd need a pretty low frame to make it work but it'd be a game changer.

LuckyBenski · 24 Aug 2022 at 12:59

dirtychinchilla said:
What did you get? I just had a quick look but nothing that felt affordable came up

Honestly I shopped around the cheapie stuff from Asian companies on eBay/Amazon. In the end there was a fault with one of the legs (think it was a stripped thread on motor fixing point) but that was resolved with a replacement. But yeah it was sub-£200 IIRC. Work allowed £350 budget for WFH when covid hit so I got those legs and a new screen

eBay history suggests "UK electric height adjustable standing desk frame"... Yadda yadda, but the listing is ended. It has programmable memory for 4 heights so I can go to standing mode with one touch.

LuckyBenski · 24 Aug 2022 at 13:01

dLockers said:
Do you know if they can lift the weight they say? I have a John Lewis Calia desk and it's pretty heaven as the tabletop has drawers built in. I'd need a pretty low frame to make it work but it'd be a game changer.

Well I've leant on it and it doesn't seem to struggle to raise. And if you lift the desktop it doesn't move the motors any faster. So it's suitable for a fair bit, I have a PC, laptop, 27" screen, double monitor arm, lots of junk...

The only issue is it does wobble a little which I think is down to flex in general, from the feet. Because it's a bit cantilever-y with a floating desktop but 2 central legs.

Buffman · 24 Aug 2022 at 13:07

I'd highly recommend a standing desk. I have a jarvis by fully but as indicated there are other cheaper options. I believe it indicate 50kg max weight when I bought it (if I remember correctly). Its very robust

Edit: nvm it says 150kg lifting capacity!

Apologies for not a "now" picture... Mine is far messier usually.

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Freefaller · 24 Aug 2022 at 13:15

dLockers said:
Do you know if they can lift the weight they say? I have a John Lewis Calia desk and it's pretty heaven as the tabletop has drawers built in. I'd need a pretty low frame to make it work but it'd be a game changer.

The one at work says it's rated for 120kg. However I can imagine them costing a fair bit more as a result.

LuckyBenski · 24 Aug 2022 at 13:31

Freefaller said:
The one at work says it's rated for 120kg. However I can imagine them costing a fair bit more as a result.

The ones we have at work that match our "normal" desks were £800 apparently. Really ****ing solid but still only generic printed wood pattern etc.

Freefaller · 24 Aug 2022 at 13:40

LuckyBenski said:
The ones we have at work that match our "normal" desks were £800 apparently. Really ****ing solid but still only generic printed wood pattern etc.

I suppose you could always wrap it to add your own style? But yes that's a fair chunk of change!

LuckyBenski · 24 Aug 2022 at 13:46

Freefaller said:
I suppose you could always wrap it to add your own style? But yes that's a fair chunk of change!

I definitely think at that price point I could buy some quality legs/frame and make my own top!

That said - while I am an experienced woodworker I actually prefer artificial surfaces as they're easier to clean and don't wear like wood does. But yeah 800 would open up lots of options

Freefaller · 24 Aug 2022 at 13:48

LuckyBenski said:
I definitely think at that price point I could buy some quality legs/frame and make my own top!

That said - while I am an experienced woodworker I actually prefer artificial surfaces as they're easier to clean and don't wear like wood does. But yeah 800 would open up lots of options

I've just had a quick Google and for 800 you can get quite a range of standing desks even for a fair bit less. Once this cost of living crisis recedes I may explore one. For now I'll just come into the office!

Si. · 1 Sep 2022 at 13:52

SteveOBHave said:

What desk is that? I'm looking of something new and like the look of it.

Casdawer · 13 Sep 2022 at 15:11

After almost 3 years of WFH, I decided to upgraded my 10 year old desk to a new standing desk.

Went from 120x60 to 140x70 and the extra space is great.

This is the FlexiSpot EQ5 and I've found it to be a very good desk. Very little movement at my standing height and it's dual motor so can handle everything I need and my extra monitor when it arrives!

Need to get some decent cable sleeves and ties to tidy up the cables a little.

V4NT0M · 15 Sep 2022 at 00:24

Rai200 · 19 Sep 2022 at 13:08

I am creating a jungle in liue of a garden.

The supplies bottom left are because I'm off on holiday tomorrow

Scottland · 19 Sep 2022 at 17:14

Impressive, I keep killing my house plants

V F · 19 Sep 2022 at 19:23

SteveOBHave said:

Do you still use the M800? Assuming it is the M800... You rarely see that nowadays and all that desk space.