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It's posts like this that cement my poor spending habitsI 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.
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.
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.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.
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 screenWhat did you get? I just had a quick look but nothing that felt affordable came up
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...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.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 ones we have at work that match our "normal" desks were £800 apparently. Really ****ing solid but still only generic printed wood pattern etc.The one at work says it's rated for 120kg. However I can imagine them costing a fair bit more as a result.
I suppose you could always wrap it to add your own style? But yes that's a fair chunk of change!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 definitely think at that price point I could buy some quality legs/frame and make my own top!I suppose you could always wrap it to add your own style? But yes that's a fair chunk of change!
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!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