![]() ![]() ![]() Hackaday Podcast 225: Leafy Meats, Wind To Heat, And A Machine That’s Neat 2 Comments The Ikea desk shown in this post looks so thick I doubt I’d be completely comfortable using it, even without a drawer. The height the desk is not the issue for me, it’s the *thickness* of the desk, plus any underhanging drawers. Not enough room for most electronics I would want to keep there, others would just barely fit, but be ill-ventilated. The drawer bottom, plus clearance between it and the bottom of the desk, and a little margin of error takes about 0.25″ leaving 1.25″ of usable depth in the drawer. I don’t want my legs actually scraping the bottom of the desk, even if I happen to have shoes on so shave off another 1″, leaving only 1.5″ for any drawer. My desk is relatively thin, taking up 1.5″ of that, and leaving 3″. , with my seat and legs in a comfortable position (like described, feet firmly on floor, knees at 90 degrees), and my arms/hands also in a comfortable typing position (elbows near 90°), there’s only 4.5″ between my hands and the top of my legs. The typical workstation is designed around ideal proportions, but many people don’t fit this. I’ve also contemplated a reclining workstation (going in the total opposite direction from the purpose of this post…lol) Something like these: A desk that was like a hump around your legs with a keyboard/mouse fitting that same shape would probably be even better. I’ve had my company’s ergonomics expert over several times and he can’t come up with anything better either.Ī wrap-around desk helps me a lot with this. But then this causes pain in my tailbone and back after a while, obviously. Or alternately, lower my chair, scoot my butt forward in the seat pan and extend my legs to fit under the desk (kind of reverse slouching) in a way that my shoulders are in a natural position. But then this forces me to hunch my shoulders working on the desk which causes pain in my neck and sometimes even nerve pain in my forearms. For me to sit properly as ergonomically recommended (feet firmly on floor, knees at 90 degrees, etc.) I have to raise the desk. I’m assuming that Chis might be talking about long legs/short torso. Posted in computer hacks Tagged computer desk, desk, minimalist Post navigation now has the minimalist computer desk he’s always wanted that doesn’t distract him from his work (or ‘net browsing). When closed, the shelf-desk looks clean and blends into the wall color.Ī wide screen monitor is mounted directly on the wall just above the desk and a wireless keyboard/mouse combo supports the clean look. The stock shelf was then modified to mount to the newly added drawer slides allowing it to be pulled forward for typing or to expose the hidden compartment. On the outside of each bracket arm, mounted drawer slides. This compartment will hold a power strip, mini Dell computer and other accessories. Once the u-shaped bracket was installed to the wall, a custom compartment was made to fit in between the bracket’s arms. The shelf comes with a metal bracket that secures to a wall, then the shelf completely slides over the bracket so that the shelf looks as if it is floating in air. The desk started as an Ikea floating shelf. He couldn’t find a commercially available model that he liked so he built his own. Self-proclaimed web guru admits to being a minimalist and wanted a super sleek computer desk. Since we spend so much time sitting at a computer, why shouldn’t the computer’s desk be made to enhance the experience? Us tinkerers/makers/hackers/diyers use computers all the time… they are a great tool and an easy way to spread and gather information. Where are you right now? You’re probably sitting at a desk staring at a computer screen. ![]()
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