Building a treadmill desk

GusGus · 03-07-2008, 07:58 PM

The lift was for lowering it into sitting position : although you'd have to then put a chair on the treadmill. - maybe not so much a good idea.

Moonliner · 03-10-2008, 10:52 AM

Welcome to Monday. I had a very busy weekend with a birthday party for the Kid, family in town etc... Not much time was left over for my project. However I was able to nip out to Home Depot for the raw materials for the desk and supports.

First up are the front supports. As I lamented earlier, there is an extreme dearth of 3x3 inch posts in the world. So I ended up purchasing a 1x1-1/5" board that when I screw/glue it together will be close enough. Of course I had to have it cut down into 13" chunks.

For the rear supports (which need a hole cut out of the middle) I went with 5" wide Trex (aka plastic) deck boards. I'll screw/glue two of those together to make a good support.

The desktop is a 35x38 sheet of smooth composite board. I will prime and paint it black along with both sets of supports to match the trim on the treadmill.

I have deck screws and a set of hinges (so I can lift the top if needed) to bring it all together.

I'll start assembly this evening.

THE SUPPLIES

03-07-2008, 07:58 PM	#1
GusGus DrunkenSeamstress Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Is it hot in here? Posts: 311	The lift was for lowering it into sitting position : although you'd have to then put a chair on the treadmill. - maybe not so much a good idea. __________________ . . . . "Mythology is psychology misread as biography." - Joseph Campbell
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03-10-2008, 10:52 AM	#2
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Welcome to Monday. I had a very busy weekend with a birthday party for the Kid, family in town etc... Not much time was left over for my project. However I was able to nip out to Home Depot for the raw materials for the desk and supports. First up are the front supports. As I lamented earlier, there is an extreme dearth of 3x3 inch posts in the world. So I ended up purchasing a 1x1-1/5" board that when I screw/glue it together will be close enough. Of course I had to have it cut down into 13" chunks. For the rear supports (which need a hole cut out of the middle) I went with 5" wide Trex (aka plastic) deck boards. I'll screw/glue two of those together to make a good support. The desktop is a 35x38 sheet of smooth composite board. I will prime and paint it black along with both sets of supports to match the trim on the treadmill. I have deck screws and a set of hinges (so I can lift the top if needed) to bring it all together. I'll start assembly this evening. THE SUPPLIES __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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