DIY Standing Desk Guide

WorkWhileStanding and WorkWhileWalking has long been the premier site for those seeking to build their own standing desk. Definitely check out our DEFINITIVE comparison review of standalone base frames, with links to detailed reviews on all the popular models from iMovR (Lander, Vigor, Freedom), Fully (Jarvis), Human Solutions (UpLift), GeekDesk, MultiTable and Autonomous, among others.

Still need more info, or some help choosing between all the desk bases on the market? Ping us in LiveChat to talk to a DIY pro!

Latest News

Sort

DIY Standing Desk: Choosing The Right Base

Planning to build a sit-to-stand desk or treadmill desk with your own desktop lumber? There are some great options available. We'll take you through the pluses and minuses of each model. Understandably, DIY'ers are always looking to find the lowest cost option for any components they need to buy versus make. In the case of electric height-adjustable bases spending a little more, as a rule of thumb, is going to buy you a quieter, faster, heavier-lifting, more reliable desk base, a longer warranty period, and a longer "stroke" (total distance between top end and bottom end).

iMovR Vigor Heavy Duty Standing Desk Base Review

This is the go-to base for heavy lifting applications, and with its long 26" lifting stroke, 50" top-end height range, and an adjustable width up to 75", it also makes a superb choice for any treadmill desk application. Besides being the strongest base available to DIY desk builders it's also much easier to put together than any other kitted base we've ever tested.

CompareComparing...

Jiecang Electric Standing Desk Base Review (UpLift Desk Version)

If you're thinking about putting your standing desk together DIY style, then you've got a lot of choices in standalone bases that you can buy to match up with a desktop. The Jiecang Linear Motion Technology Company of Zhiejang, China, is one of the long-time producers of electric standing desk bases, used more than any other base by popular online sellers of standing desks, including GeekDesk, S2S (sold by Ergoprise), Jarvis (sold by Fully) and UpLift (sold by TheHumanSolution) to name but a few.

CompareComparing...

Choosing the Right Desk Top for Your Standing Desk

We asked our staff experts who've been lab testing standing desks for many years to create this guide, to help you wade through all the terminology and explain how each desk top type is manufactured, its pros and cons, and the price range you should expect to see for it.

iMovR Freedom DIY Standing Desk Base Review

The Freedom standing desk base is iMovR's answer to low-cost Asian imports, leveraging design ingenuity and a great deal of investment in robotic manufacturing to combat the labor cost advantages China has. Now for only very slightly more than an Asian import you can get an American-made product with similar performance but built to last much longer, and backed by a 10-year warranty and domestic customer support.

CompareComparing...

iMovR Lander DIY Standing Desk Frame Review

The Lander’s lifters are the most advanced ones made today, based on Linak DL-6 linear actuators. Highly precise, brawny (365 lb lift capacity), fast (1.6 inches per second transit speed), and remarkably quiet, these come with a ten year factory warranty—they’re that good. T

CompareComparing...

Anti-Collision and G-Force Detection in Standing Desks

The obvious reason for detecting a collision between your desk and some object during height adjustment is to avoid costly damage to either. Examples of collision objects include door knobs, low shelves, trash bins, file cabinets, and armchairs. The circuitry typically works by detecting a sudden spike in current draw from the motors in the desk leg’s lifting columns. So if the desk hits a soft object, like a cushy chair back that leans easily, the current spike won’t likely be detected. But if you run into a door knob, the desk should immediately stop and back off an inch or so, before any major damage would be done.

Taming of the Snarl: A WorkWhileWalking Primer on Cable Management

Relax, a swarm of snakes has not spontaneously decided to attack your desk. Nor has a forest of exceptionally flexible bamboo sprung up around its legs – no, fellow deskers, what you’re seeing is a workstation in dire need of some cable management.

Keeping your spaghetti straight is important no matter how you’re working. Carefully organizing cables helps keep track of what powers what, makes the office a safer place, and keeps your workstation neat and efficiently arranged. Besides, it just looks nice – well kept cables are pretty enough to have inspired a borderline-fetishist group of cable control enthusiasts (welcome to the internet).

And that’s only for a [...]

End of the line!

Standing Desks & Treadmill Desks

DIY Standing Desk Guide