Ikea Standing Desk hack? I want a standing desk but the electric

>>1175832
Also i've found a dude thats done it with a cordless drill but that is noisy as fuck so i prefer something a bit quiet but you get the idea im trying to jew out the system so it needs to be simple and cheap and nice

>>1175832

Well, this being /diy/ and all...why don't YOU come up with an idea, or a plan, or a hack that would do this?

Then you can document it, and share it with the rest of the class...

you can use linear actuator motors taken from an old-person's hospital-type bed.

they're free: walk in to a retirement home with a work order, show it to lady at the desk, and proceed to ''repair'' some of the motors.

how about a gas spring desk frame + table surface?

>>1175832
Just pay the money for a premade one. Trust me, you want the warranty if the motorized frame fails and your shit falls to the ground

>>1175879
stealing is not the same as free, tyrone.

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>>1175832
looks like youd be able to tuck a motor in there quiet easily if you go for the one /w handle.
Brushless DC Motor /w gears or cheap stepper and arduino control?

>>1175866
i got the idea but i need suggestions for a motor that wont make such noise

>>1176200
yeah that was the idea. Buy one with a handle thats 400 bucks cheaper and then use that money to hook it up to a motor. However I need the motor to be silent and cheap too

Why the fuck would you need a motor?
Are you too weak to raise the desk yourself?

>>1176799
Electric car side window motors. They're relatively cheap, pretty quiet, can be run off a battery if you want. They also work off worm gears so they have lots of torque.

Or put the desk on bottle jacks.

>>1176800
go to a scrap metal place, and hope for the best

>>1177298
you will probably use it more of its as easy as pressing a button

>>1177299
>Electric car side window motors. They're relatively cheap, pretty quiet, can be run off a battery if you want. They also work off worm gears so they have lots of torque.

thanks i think im gonna go this way and see what i can get

is it best to get second hand or just order a cheap chinese one from somewhere? I might be able to see it in action on youtube too maybe if its a common one so I can see if its strong and check the noise

Why do you want a standing desk?

>>1177683
because sitting for long periods of time sucks and its healthy to sometimes change

if your desk will raise by the press of a button so you can stand on it and continue what you are doing then thiis is something i wanna try

also i like to make it for cheap because fuck that price difference

>>1177683
>>1177686
I'm in the same boat. I want a desk the I can got from sitting to standing. I can't sit for long hours like I use to when I was younger. When you work a job that you spend hours and hours a day standing you get use to it. Hell my job sent me to paid training and it suck just sitting for the first 2 hours.

>>1177679
I got one from Princess Auto for 15 bucks for a school project a couple years back. Look around for some sales at auto stores or something, they're relatively common items.

If you can't find anything, head to a junk yard and find the newest looking crashed car and rip the motor out of the door.

get two chairs with working gas cylinders

remove seating

make 2 cubes with plywood the size of the gas/manual base

drill holes through gas base

fasten with bolts, locking washers and nuts.
(bolt+washer <wood> washer+locking washer+nut)

remove castors

fasten to desired desk.

problem solved

is the black one made of gold?