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RE: Adjustable height monitor station - DogwoodTales - 04-16-2017
"How about using one of the cantilever lift kits that they sell for coffee tables?"
Sounds like the easiest solution if the mechanism lifts up high enough. A standard desk height would be 28-30". The coffee table lifts I've found so far lift anywhere from 5-10 inches. So the adjusted desk height would be 33-40" depending on the desk and mechanism chosen. The adjustable desk would also have to have a step on the ends to accommodate the hardware otherwise it may be to high for a sitting position.
I want to do something like this too, so I'll watch this post with interest.
RE: Adjustable height monitor station - JGrout - 04-16-2017
(04-16-2017, 09:41 AM)janus frey Wrote: Yabbut, wouldn't it shoot straight up and knock your teeth out if you weren't holding it?
I think the weight and the dampened return rate would preclude any thing more than a slow raise. does your car hatch knock your teeth out when you open it?
I may have to try it myself, I could use a standing desk.
RE: Adjustable height monitor station - BillMcD - 04-17-2017
My solution was a second monitor and a wireless keyboard/mouse set. Add the cable and you are still under $200. Duplicate the desktop screen and the standup screen. Now I can move from one to the other without any manipulations. It makes it real easy to shift back and forth -- which was the whole idea in the first place. I am very pleased with this configuration. Of course, you need the adjacent space for a separate standing area. My two desks are 90 degrees from one another. I back the chair away from the sitting desk and stand in that same spot, just turning to the right.
I LOVE having that standing monitor at eye level.
RE: Adjustable height monitor station - DogwoodTales - 04-17-2017
Given the space a second station would be a great way to go with this.
I have a dual monitor setup out of necessity for my job and not the space for two stations, so I would still look for a single station setup.
I was looking at coffee table hinges earlier. Not certain yet if those would be sturdy enough to support dual monitors and reasonably easy to conver elevations. Some models have independent hinges and others have the hinges as one big unit with cross bars in between. Those would work well for a new, custom desk, but not so well to convert an existing desk withot making it to high for a sitting position.
Anyone here with experience using various coffee table hinges? Are they sturdy enough for, say, 30 lbs of dual monitors?
RE: Adjustable height monitor station - Jonothanweeks - 05-12-2017
I was looking for the same workstation for my office workplace since two months then I get to know about Topaz Furniture “leading online store for commercial office furniture” from my friend. I bought a height adjustable desk at discounted price.
https://www.topazfurniture.com.au/height-adjustable-desks
RE: Adjustable height monitor station - Lynden - 05-12-2017
These two adjustable desk-top tables look like good DIY projects.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ukDzizULw
http://www.staples.com/Stand-Steady-17-H-x-25-W-Standing-Desk-w-Sit-Stand/product_WYF078278335065?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:WYF078278335065&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=WYF078278335065&KPID=WYF078278335065&cvosrc=PLA.google-SALES.Furniture&cvo_crid=39357175902&cvo_campaign=172967142&gclid=CMbi2be3qdMCFQx7fgod8IsCYw&akamai-feo=off
This table is clever. Maybe it could be scaled down to a desk-top size.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4-yOB3qFKI
RE: Adjustable height monitor station - Phil S. - 05-12-2017
Lee Valley just sent out a flyer that listed a table lift kit -
http://www.leevalley.com/us/hardware/page.aspx?p=75648&cat=53&ap=1
26" range.
RE: Adjustable height monitor station - Teak - 05-12-2017
Here is another one on YouTube, courtesy of my "other" hobby, photography.
RE: Adjustable height monitor station - Robert Adams - 05-12-2017
I buy my monitor and tv brackets at monoprice.com. The best prices and selection available. Their prices on swivel tv wall mounts is easily a third the price of local stores.. They have a couple double and triple monitor braxkets that show up in the flier so its worth a look.