A standing desk is a new trend that brings a lot of benefits to your health and work. However, not everybody can plan in his/her budget a new standing desk. However, you can easily make one. To do so, you need just a desk top of your usual desk and a lifting frame.

Choose the lifting frame very carefully. It shall be strong enough to support the weight of the equipment that you usually use for work, especially if its weight is heavier than the weight of a standard PC.

The stroke length of the lifting frame shall be sufficient to adjust the table to a convenient height for you to use it.
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The design of the lifting frame shall not disrupt the interior of your office.

Once you have chosen the needed frame, you can purchase it and make your new adjustable desk. You can check more about such desks on specialized websites. Meanwhile, we will check how to create the adjustable desk from your usual traditional table.

Make Your Own Adjustable Desk

Now, let us start with creating your own adjustable desk. To do so, remove the desk top from the frame. The desk will serve you for new construction.

Fix it on the lifting frame. The frame is delivered with all the accessories, just in some cases, you might need to choose a different control if you want to. Also, all the instructions are attached.

Fix the desktop to the frame, and test it. If it works as expected, tighten the screws, and you can use it.

Adjust the Height-Adjustable Desk Properly

Even the best desk will be of no much use if it is not adjusted properly. Only if it is set up based on all the requirements, it can be of the best use and bring the expected benefits.

We will check the basic standards and requirements, and the rest shall be done to boost the comfort level while working.

Thus, follow the basic instructions:

Set up the desk height so that your elbows are bent under 90 degrees. The hands shall rest on the keyboard.
Your back shall rest in a natural position. Most likely, you will need to buy a height-adjustable chair and set up its height accordingly.
The PC screen shall be adjusted so that its center is located at the level of your eyes.
It is better to use a keyboard tray but if you use your laptop for your work, you might even need to purchase an additional keyboard to use it comfortably.
Finally, if you work with documents, we would recommend purchasing a special clip to fix the document at the level of your eyes. You will see how much time it will save for you.

Now, you can use your adjustable desk and enjoy all the benefits that it offers you. If you use your new desk properly, you can eliminate many existing health issues and avoid new ones.