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So, sitting will kill you.
MSNBC story on how sitting will kill you.
So I decided to look into standing desks. Well, turns out that they are hella expensive. So instead of asking my work for a new desk, which they won't give me, I decided to make a small table out of PVC pipe to extend my desk to a height where I may stand at work.
Here is the basic frame:
I had tried to make it twice as big, but I didn't take into account that the fittings would add length to my measurements. So what was to be an 18 inches deep, ended up being 22 - which was too deep to sit on my desk, so I just stopped and capped it at half the size and rotated it 90 degrees. That is why there are bits and pieces left over in the background.
And here is the final version with a FedEx box as a tabletop, secured by clear packing tape:
I think I was at Lowe's for a half an hour sketching out the design. Cutting and sanding took like 10 min. Another 10 for gluing. Btw, don't do this indoors. Even with windows open and a fan going, I got a little dizzy from the fumes.
I stood from about 10 a.m. to almost 6 p.m., with some sitting for lunch down the street. My knees felt good. They didn't hurt when I went downstairs. They usually do when I get up from sitting for hours. So I think standing will help me. And I had plans to use plexiglass as a tabletop, but a piece large enough to cover this table would need to be 22 inches by 18 inches. Not willing to pay $24 for a sheet that big.
And there you have it. My standing desk, ghetto style yo.
You should be more like Cantrip.  Twitchy: "I pulled a Cantrip . . ." GivePeaceAChance: "If the Tempest had nipples, I'd pinch that shit." Xylicon: "I'm about to deliver my [Richard] in your face for posting that stupid shit. " WDF?: "He keeps reaming me... night after night... I'm rather sore." GivePeaceAChance: "OMG MY NIPS ARE HARD" llenta: "cantrip, you fail!!!" Filliam H. Muffman: "i'm on top of dick"
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Such a Jew. And with that out of the way, I must say I'm impressed with your handiwork. I want a legit standing desk. silverwasp wrote:Be careful what you wish for... I have 10 younger siblings and I am only 20....
Yes.... Same parents WarMachine wrote:meh...maybe if he hadn't been handed a burning house he could have done great things, but right now he has won the Prize for what? Damage Control?
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Robot sex doll made from PVC pipe - GO!
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So, today was the first full day of standing. Sat for like 5 minutes while I cursed at something that happened today. My knees don't hurt when I walk down the stairs as they did after sitting still for 4 hrs without moving. I am more alert. I'm supposedly burning more calories by standing. My coworker asked why I was standing in my office. When I explained, she said I don't have to sit all day. I can move around. She doesn't get it at all. Last one into the ground wins! You should be more like Cantrip. Twitchy: "I pulled a Cantrip . . ." GivePeaceAChance: "If the Tempest had nipples, I'd pinch that shit." Xylicon: "I'm about to deliver my [Richard] in your face for posting that stupid shit. " WDF?: "He keeps reaming me... night after night... I'm rather sore." GivePeaceAChance: "OMG MY NIPS ARE HARD" llenta: "cantrip, you fail!!!" Filliam H. Muffman: "i'm on top of dick"
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So, today was the first full day of standing. Sat for like 5 minutes while I cursed at something that happened today. My knees don't hurt when I walk down the stairs as they did after sitting still for 4 hrs without moving. I am more alert. I'm supposedly burning more calories by standing. My coworker asked why I was standing in my office. When I explained, she said I don't have to sit all day. I can move around. She doesn't get it at all. Last one into the ground wins! You should be more like Cantrip. Twitchy: "I pulled a Cantrip . . ." GivePeaceAChance: "If the Tempest had nipples, I'd pinch that shit." Xylicon: "I'm about to deliver my [Richard] in your face for posting that stupid shit. " WDF?: "He keeps reaming me... night after night... I'm rather sore." GivePeaceAChance: "OMG MY NIPS ARE HARD" llenta: "cantrip, you fail!!!" Filliam H. Muffman: "i'm on top of dick"
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Awesome, I have heard a lot about standing desks recently. I saw some nice plans for one that has both a sitting and standing part to it, but I don't remember where I saw it...  Quote:Razor: As hard as one might try no one will ever be able to pull one over on Super Penguin. Backpack of Win
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