Monitor Elevator
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Nearly everywhere I've worked, and in nearly every workplace I've visited, a fair number of people have their monitors on boxes, books, or whatever raises it enough off the desk to be properly eye level. Right now I'm using a telephone box under each one, and my colleague across from me some has other boxes under his monitors. I would like to make something that is fairly universal, more stable and permanent than cardboard boxes, and adjustable, so as to compensate perfectly for any combination of chair, desk, and monitor. I might even be able to sell one or two. Any suggestions on how to go about constructing such a thing, preferably from mainly wood. My father is an accomplished woodworker, so I can borrow his equipment and assistance. I don't want to buy anything; I actually want to build something besides a Windows Application!
Cranial Apocalypse
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Nearly everywhere I've worked, and in nearly every workplace I've visited, a fair number of people have their monitors on boxes, books, or whatever raises it enough off the desk to be properly eye level. Right now I'm using a telephone box under each one, and my colleague across from me some has other boxes under his monitors. I would like to make something that is fairly universal, more stable and permanent than cardboard boxes, and adjustable, so as to compensate perfectly for any combination of chair, desk, and monitor. I might even be able to sell one or two. Any suggestions on how to go about constructing such a thing, preferably from mainly wood. My father is an accomplished woodworker, so I can borrow his equipment and assistance. I don't want to buy anything; I actually want to build something besides a Windows Application!
Cranial Apocalypse
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A pack of office paper is perfect - stable, heavy, and just the right size. No effort required, although if you want, you can put a nice cover over it. Just one small problem, the boss wants the paper back - says it's needed. I'll gladly trade it for a fancy monitor stand (which of course costs many times over the cost of the pack of paper).
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Nearly everywhere I've worked, and in nearly every workplace I've visited, a fair number of people have their monitors on boxes, books, or whatever raises it enough off the desk to be properly eye level. Right now I'm using a telephone box under each one, and my colleague across from me some has other boxes under his monitors. I would like to make something that is fairly universal, more stable and permanent than cardboard boxes, and adjustable, so as to compensate perfectly for any combination of chair, desk, and monitor. I might even be able to sell one or two. Any suggestions on how to go about constructing such a thing, preferably from mainly wood. My father is an accomplished woodworker, so I can borrow his equipment and assistance. I don't want to buy anything; I actually want to build something besides a Windows Application!
Cranial Apocalypse
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Aren't compainies who's workers have to sit infront of a computer screen all day, supposed to provide them with chairs which can move up and down so that they can get eye-level with their screen? I'm pretty sure thats it's a legal requirement these days.
My current favourite word is: PIE! Good ol' pie, it's been a while.
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Nearly everywhere I've worked, and in nearly every workplace I've visited, a fair number of people have their monitors on boxes, books, or whatever raises it enough off the desk to be properly eye level. Right now I'm using a telephone box under each one, and my colleague across from me some has other boxes under his monitors. I would like to make something that is fairly universal, more stable and permanent than cardboard boxes, and adjustable, so as to compensate perfectly for any combination of chair, desk, and monitor. I might even be able to sell one or two. Any suggestions on how to go about constructing such a thing, preferably from mainly wood. My father is an accomplished woodworker, so I can borrow his equipment and assistance. I don't want to buy anything; I actually want to build something besides a Windows Application!
Cranial Apocalypse
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Brady Kelly wrote:
My father is an accomplished woodworker, so I can borrow his equipment and assistance.
He might be able to help you make something really cool. I used a 2 foot wide 4x12 chunk of lumber in the past and it worked well. Though I never got around to using a router to carve my name in it, and stain it.
"Any sort of work in VB6 is bound to provide several WTF moments." - Christian Graus
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Nearly everywhere I've worked, and in nearly every workplace I've visited, a fair number of people have their monitors on boxes, books, or whatever raises it enough off the desk to be properly eye level. Right now I'm using a telephone box under each one, and my colleague across from me some has other boxes under his monitors. I would like to make something that is fairly universal, more stable and permanent than cardboard boxes, and adjustable, so as to compensate perfectly for any combination of chair, desk, and monitor. I might even be able to sell one or two. Any suggestions on how to go about constructing such a thing, preferably from mainly wood. My father is an accomplished woodworker, so I can borrow his equipment and assistance. I don't want to buy anything; I actually want to build something besides a Windows Application!
Cranial Apocalypse
Calling all South African developers! Your participation in this local dev community will be mutually beneficial, to you and us.
I assume this is for CRT monitors right? Because for LCD I would just get a different stand.
John
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Nearly everywhere I've worked, and in nearly every workplace I've visited, a fair number of people have their monitors on boxes, books, or whatever raises it enough off the desk to be properly eye level. Right now I'm using a telephone box under each one, and my colleague across from me some has other boxes under his monitors. I would like to make something that is fairly universal, more stable and permanent than cardboard boxes, and adjustable, so as to compensate perfectly for any combination of chair, desk, and monitor. I might even be able to sell one or two. Any suggestions on how to go about constructing such a thing, preferably from mainly wood. My father is an accomplished woodworker, so I can borrow his equipment and assistance. I don't want to buy anything; I actually want to build something besides a Windows Application!
Cranial Apocalypse
Calling all South African developers! Your participation in this local dev community will be mutually beneficial, to you and us.
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Aren't compainies who's workers have to sit infront of a computer screen all day, supposed to provide them with chairs which can move up and down so that they can get eye-level with their screen? I'm pretty sure thats it's a legal requirement these days.
My current favourite word is: PIE! Good ol' pie, it's been a while.
I'm sitting on a chair now that makes my monitors eye level, but now my keyboard is too high. Yes, maybe it's a legal requirement, but I don't work for people that nipick about legalities, dress codes, or working times. We all just do what we can to get the product delivered, and I think an adjustable plinth would help.
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I assume this is for CRT monitors right? Because for LCD I would just get a different stand.
John
CRT? :~ No, it's for LCD's, but we only have the default stands attached to the monitors, not any other stands.
Cranial Apocalypse
Calling all South African developers! Your participation in this local dev community will be mutually beneficial, to you and us.
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Nearly everywhere I've worked, and in nearly every workplace I've visited, a fair number of people have their monitors on boxes, books, or whatever raises it enough off the desk to be properly eye level. Right now I'm using a telephone box under each one, and my colleague across from me some has other boxes under his monitors. I would like to make something that is fairly universal, more stable and permanent than cardboard boxes, and adjustable, so as to compensate perfectly for any combination of chair, desk, and monitor. I might even be able to sell one or two. Any suggestions on how to go about constructing such a thing, preferably from mainly wood. My father is an accomplished woodworker, so I can borrow his equipment and assistance. I don't want to buy anything; I actually want to build something besides a Windows Application!
Cranial Apocalypse
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I think the adjustability will be the big sticking point. What I built a few months back is very simple (not adjustable). I bought a 2'x4'x2" piece of laminated pine and a couple of pieces of 2"x6" to build a shelf that now raises two LCDs, two computers, and two pairs of speakers up off the desk surface. When one of my co-workers (who does woodworking) first saw it he said, "Well that looks... ummmm... sturdy." :-D
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Nearly everywhere I've worked, and in nearly every workplace I've visited, a fair number of people have their monitors on boxes, books, or whatever raises it enough off the desk to be properly eye level. Right now I'm using a telephone box under each one, and my colleague across from me some has other boxes under his monitors. I would like to make something that is fairly universal, more stable and permanent than cardboard boxes, and adjustable, so as to compensate perfectly for any combination of chair, desk, and monitor. I might even be able to sell one or two. Any suggestions on how to go about constructing such a thing, preferably from mainly wood. My father is an accomplished woodworker, so I can borrow his equipment and assistance. I don't want to buy anything; I actually want to build something besides a Windows Application!
Cranial Apocalypse
Calling all South African developers! Your participation in this local dev community will be mutually beneficial, to you and us.
I would use wooden blocks of red cedar, shaped like books with smoothed rounded edges. Several blocks of varying thickness from 4 or 5 inches down to 1 inch. I'd drill three holes through them in a triangle pattern, holes just slightly larger than wooden dowelling which I would use as pins to stop them sliding side to side. Not permanently attached, instead easy to insert and remove so I could customize it however I wished at any time. It would look good and smell good as well. I would use that if I didn't already have two sql and one UI book that together make the perfect height for my monitor. :)
More people died from worry than ever bled to death. - RAH
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Nearly everywhere I've worked, and in nearly every workplace I've visited, a fair number of people have their monitors on boxes, books, or whatever raises it enough off the desk to be properly eye level. Right now I'm using a telephone box under each one, and my colleague across from me some has other boxes under his monitors. I would like to make something that is fairly universal, more stable and permanent than cardboard boxes, and adjustable, so as to compensate perfectly for any combination of chair, desk, and monitor. I might even be able to sell one or two. Any suggestions on how to go about constructing such a thing, preferably from mainly wood. My father is an accomplished woodworker, so I can borrow his equipment and assistance. I don't want to buy anything; I actually want to build something besides a Windows Application!
Cranial Apocalypse
Calling all South African developers! Your participation in this local dev community will be mutually beneficial, to you and us.
Brady Kelly wrote:
Nearly everywhere I've worked, and in nearly every workplace I've visited, a fair number of people have their monitors on boxes, books, or whatever raises it enough off the desk to be properly eye level.
Yes, some people do it but it's unhealthy and causes pain in neck and shoulders. You become accustomed to looking 'down' to the monitor within a few hours and avoid these problems.
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I would use wooden blocks of red cedar, shaped like books with smoothed rounded edges. Several blocks of varying thickness from 4 or 5 inches down to 1 inch. I'd drill three holes through them in a triangle pattern, holes just slightly larger than wooden dowelling which I would use as pins to stop them sliding side to side. Not permanently attached, instead easy to insert and remove so I could customize it however I wished at any time. It would look good and smell good as well. I would use that if I didn't already have two sql and one UI book that together make the perfect height for my monitor. :)
More people died from worry than ever bled to death. - RAH
John Cardinal wrote:
I would use that if I didn't already have two sql and one UI book that together make the perfect height for my monitor.
What have you used the VB book for then? A footrest? Roswell:-D
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Brady Kelly wrote:
Nearly everywhere I've worked, and in nearly every workplace I've visited, a fair number of people have their monitors on boxes, books, or whatever raises it enough off the desk to be properly eye level.
Yes, some people do it but it's unhealthy and causes pain in neck and shoulders. You become accustomed to looking 'down' to the monitor within a few hours and avoid these problems.
The very reason I raise my monitors is to avoid pain in my neck and shoulders, and it works very well.
Cranial Apocalypse
Calling all South African developers! Your participation in this local dev community will be mutually beneficial, to you and us.
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I would use wooden blocks of red cedar, shaped like books with smoothed rounded edges. Several blocks of varying thickness from 4 or 5 inches down to 1 inch. I'd drill three holes through them in a triangle pattern, holes just slightly larger than wooden dowelling which I would use as pins to stop them sliding side to side. Not permanently attached, instead easy to insert and remove so I could customize it however I wished at any time. It would look good and smell good as well. I would use that if I didn't already have two sql and one UI book that together make the perfect height for my monitor. :)
More people died from worry than ever bled to death. - RAH
Sounds good John, but the dowelling would have to be available in several lengths, unless I can do something metal and threaded there.
Cranial Apocalypse
Calling all South African developers! Your participation in this local dev community will be mutually beneficial, to you and us.
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Sounds good John, but the dowelling would have to be available in several lengths, unless I can do something metal and threaded there.
Cranial Apocalypse
Calling all South African developers! Your participation in this local dev community will be mutually beneficial, to you and us.
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John Cardinal wrote:
I would use that if I didn't already have two sql and one UI book that together make the perfect height for my monitor.
What have you used the VB book for then? A footrest? Roswell:-D
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CAThe only VB book I have is really about a business object framework and happens to be in VB, but I think that one is taking up space in a cupboard somewhere these days, I've long since memorized every bit of that framework. The most useless development book I own is my ancient dog eared c++ primer plus which I only keep for nostalgia.
More people died from worry than ever bled to death. - RAH
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The only VB book I have is really about a business object framework and happens to be in VB, but I think that one is taking up space in a cupboard somewhere these days, I've long since memorized every bit of that framework. The most useless development book I own is my ancient dog eared c++ primer plus which I only keep for nostalgia.
More people died from worry than ever bled to death. - RAH
Not by any chance Rockford Lhotka's CSLA? Business Objects in VB6, or something like that. I used that to get my first national client server system up.
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Calling all South African developers! Your participation in this local dev community will be mutually beneficial, to you and us.
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Not by any chance Rockford Lhotka's CSLA? Business Objects in VB6, or something like that. I used that to get my first national client server system up.
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Yup! But the .net one that came after the one you mentioned. I wrote a review on it here some time ago. We use a highly modified version for our service management workorder software that we sell globally: http://www.ayanova.com[^]
More people died from worry than ever bled to death. - RAH
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CRT? :~ No, it's for LCD's, but we only have the default stands attached to the monitors, not any other stands.
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CRT? :~ We still have dozens of 19" to 21" CRTs at work. We bought a lot of then for over $500US in the 1990s. I have 2 of them on my desk and one on the floor to add when I clean off some papers to make room.. I guess the wooden blocks would be much cheaper than new stands as depending on the monitor stands can go for 50% of the cost of the monitor.
John