Soldato
It seems there isn't one of these on the forum. Either that or my search powers are failing me (not hard).
What Am I Doing?
Making a standing desk
Why?
Heard good things about them and benefits seem to outweigh the cons. This may or may not be true but some forward planning has taken care of that.
I spend most of the day at work sitting down so to come home and veg out in front of the PC won't do me any favours.
What Did I Need?
Some worktop - Wickes were offering this piece of solid beech
Some adjustable legs - Thank you IKEA
A monitor shelf - Used some worktop and raised it with these from IKEA
A cable tidy - Once again, IKEA provided
Lighting - ON the 1st day, IKEA created light!
Some cable trunking for the light cables
Circular saw comes in handy for the worktop
Drill for screwing in lots of screws (pilot holes first though)
10mm wood drillbit for the Capita bolts
How about some pictures of my progress?
My old desk, covered in clutter
Get rid of all that (took the opportunity to shred a ton of paperwork too, took a while...)
Adjustable legs from IKEA (£15 each)
They extend to 107cm which is pretty much what I need
Comparison with old desk dimensions
Time to cut the worktop (measure twice, cut once!)
130cm wide works for me, just a few inches short of my old desk
Lots of noise later.......
Time to look at the legs
Check how far the screw goes in too, I just got lucky
Thats the leg holders in place. Remember your pilot holes to make life easier. My drill needed charging so screwed these in by hand.....not much fun
Cable tidy hangs under the desk, it just moves the nest of snakes from the floor to where you can't see it
Legs on and move into the alcove.
Like my old desk, 2 legs have to be assembled in situ because of the stupid wardrobe to the side
Raised to the height I want, pretty much level. Weight of PC will balance that out
Monitor shelf legs
Holes for bolts...needed something with a bit more power to go through this wood
Desk done, just some other bits to do
Lights and trunking (switch stuck to underside of desk on the right)
Finished!!
Summary
Very easy to do as long as you measure everything accurately.
Plan what you intend to do first. This took me 15 hours in total from when I took the first picture (desk clearing took forever).
Since starting this project log, my heels are aching quite a bit but the rest of my legs feel fine.
Will try and remember to update this each month diary style.
Whats Next?
Been reading about anti-fatigue mats but will see how my legs do after a few months first. Could get a treadmill, would make walking/running in games a bit more interactive
Plan on a new case soon too and a dual monitor set up by the end of the year.
What Am I Doing?
Making a standing desk
Why?
Heard good things about them and benefits seem to outweigh the cons. This may or may not be true but some forward planning has taken care of that.
I spend most of the day at work sitting down so to come home and veg out in front of the PC won't do me any favours.
What Did I Need?
Some worktop - Wickes were offering this piece of solid beech
Some adjustable legs - Thank you IKEA
A monitor shelf - Used some worktop and raised it with these from IKEA
A cable tidy - Once again, IKEA provided
Lighting - ON the 1st day, IKEA created light!
Some cable trunking for the light cables
Circular saw comes in handy for the worktop
Drill for screwing in lots of screws (pilot holes first though)
10mm wood drillbit for the Capita bolts
How about some pictures of my progress?
My old desk, covered in clutter
Get rid of all that (took the opportunity to shred a ton of paperwork too, took a while...)
Adjustable legs from IKEA (£15 each)
They extend to 107cm which is pretty much what I need
Comparison with old desk dimensions
Time to cut the worktop (measure twice, cut once!)
130cm wide works for me, just a few inches short of my old desk
Time to look at the legs
Check how far the screw goes in too, I just got lucky
Thats the leg holders in place. Remember your pilot holes to make life easier. My drill needed charging so screwed these in by hand.....not much fun
Cable tidy hangs under the desk, it just moves the nest of snakes from the floor to where you can't see it
Legs on and move into the alcove.
Like my old desk, 2 legs have to be assembled in situ because of the stupid wardrobe to the side
Raised to the height I want, pretty much level. Weight of PC will balance that out
Monitor shelf legs
Holes for bolts...needed something with a bit more power to go through this wood
Desk done, just some other bits to do
Lights and trunking (switch stuck to underside of desk on the right)
Finished!!
Summary
Very easy to do as long as you measure everything accurately.
Plan what you intend to do first. This took me 15 hours in total from when I took the first picture (desk clearing took forever).
Since starting this project log, my heels are aching quite a bit but the rest of my legs feel fine.
Will try and remember to update this each month diary style.
Whats Next?
Been reading about anti-fatigue mats but will see how my legs do after a few months first. Could get a treadmill, would make walking/running in games a bit more interactive
Plan on a new case soon too and a dual monitor set up by the end of the year.
but gaming is easy though.
