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Hiding the console - ideas for nice/affordable set up
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I'm planning on joining a geek desk + Merit 725T treadmill (without using the arms of the treadmill). I'd like an aesthetically pleasing set up -- has anyone had success mounting the console to the…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Deborah Mc Jun 14, 2011.
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apothecarrie replied to Paul Thacker's discussion Keyboard tray for treadmill"oh -- i missed you comment of wanting the keyboard to be BELOW the handle bars...hmm that will be a little tricky"
apothecarrie replied to Paul Thacker's discussion Keyboard tray for treadmill"LOL -- correct the wood is NOT attached --it just sitting on top of the foam/insulation-- however I duct taped the pieces of foam together-- foam/insulations is very stable. There's a piece of wood that bumps up against the treadmill,…"
apothecarrie replied to Paul Thacker's discussion Keyboard tray for treadmill"I bought this blue foam insulation at Lowes -- taped it to the handle bars -- and stuck a piece of wood on top of that-- took like 5 minutes. The foam can be stacked or cut to the exact height you'd like. The foam insulation cost me…"
Deborah Mc replied to apothecarrie's discussion Hiding the console - ideas for nice/affordable set up"Awed by the thought of having such a neat workstation."
Rick Boyett replied to apothecarrie's discussion Hiding the console - ideas for nice/affordable set upapothecarrie replied to apothecarrie's discussion Hiding the console - ideas for nice/affordable set up"Thanks Deborah and Rick! Both are great ideas!
Rick -- can you describe shrink tubing? or is this something i can purchase at radio shack? If i'm sucessfull with mounting the console under the desk in a pull out drawer…"
Rick Boyett replied to apothecarrie's discussion Hiding the console - ideas for nice/affordable set up"The first suggestion I offer is that you build a new wiring harness. It isn't that hard because most of these harnesses use standardized connectors. This will let you position the control unit wherever you want. At that point…"
Deborah Mc replied to apothecarrie's discussion Hiding the console - ideas for nice/affordable set up"Mounted my Merit 725T(plus) console on the wall beside the treadmill, with roughly 6 inches clearance between the treadmill and wall. The console can be reduced in size! Mine's now about 16 x16 in. sq., after removing all the extra real estate…"
nerdycoder replied to apothecarrie's discussion Hiding the console - ideas for nice/affordable set up"afaik are consoles made out of two plastic parts, like at your tread the black one is like the lower casing part for the electronic parts and the white part covers it and shows the "buttons" you might have an easier time removing the black…"
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I'm planning on joining a geek desk + Merit 725T treadmill (without using the arms of the treadmill). I'd like an aesthetically pleasing set up -- has anyone had success mounting the console to the underside of the desk top? versus lying it on the floor?I assume people use an old keyboard tray? I dont step much in to HD or Lowes-- any other ideas? Thanks!See More
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