Another way I came across today in someone's office is to put two LACK tables (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40104270) under the legs. For the IT people here, the tables are 19 inches wide and so can double as a simple rack too.
---------------------------------------------------------- Joel Haasnoot On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 21:35, Jacob Sayles <[email protected]> wrote: > It's only been one day as I built them over the weekend. It works out > really well because we have them up against a half wall which provides > stability as well as visibility across the space. > > Jacob > > --- > Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation > http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 > > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Wow, great simple solution. For how long have you had these? Are they >> proving to be sturdy? FYI, and I only say this as an engineer and >> architect: tables built like are more prone to tilting over, unless properly >> attached. ...kind of like a [floppy] disassembled cardboard box without >> lateral bracing. >> >> Jerome >> ______________ >> BLANKSPACES >> "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" >> >> www.blankspaces.com >> 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) >> Los Angeles, CA 90036 >> 323.330.9505 (office) >> On Jan 31, 2011, at 11:58 AM, Jacob Sayles wrote: >> >> Hello, >> We've had a number of our members ask about standing desks and we came up >> with a quick, and inexpensive way to jack up the standard Ikea legs we use >> throughout the office. Turns out 2" PVC piping fits the outside dimensions >> of the legs perfectly. Drill a few holes in the plastic pipe and put a bolt >> through them and you've got a standing desk! The legs I made can be >> adjusted to 5 different heights by moving the bolts up or down. Total cost >> for 3 desks was less then $18. >> >> Jacob >> >> --- >> Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation >> http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> <StandingDesks.JPG> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
