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What do I do with a desk whose varnish has worn away, and doesn't allow my mouse to work smoothly?
A mousepad may be an option :)
Alternatively, in one case, I just took a single sheet of 8x12" white paper, and taped it to the desk... It worked perfectly. Every few months or so (depending on ...
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What do I do with a desk whose varnish has worn away, and doesn't allow my mouse to work smoothly?
If you don't mind your desk being covered, and you want to keep the large useful mouse area (so that a mouse pad is not enough), a large desk mat sounds like an option. These are essentially ultra-...
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How to remove really old masking tape?
I tried everthing mentioned and it stayed stuck. Then had a brainstorm; steam it off. So got out steam iron and a wet cloth and steamed it. It was off in minutes. Eureka! I think the heat softened ...
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Rising to the Challenge - Mattress on top of Roof
The flexibility of the piece is the difficulty to overcome. The air blast will make keeping the shape of the mattress difficult so it will let airflow distort it. It will be tough to fasten it ...
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How can I keep an office chair cool enough to avoid causing perspiration?
You can see if you can get a seat mat made from bamboo, like this one
They work well for keeping your body cool.
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How to compensate for sinking / uneven floor in office
When I was renting my old house I wanted to use one of the guest bedrooms as an office. I didn't want to use one of those plastic mats for my office chair and the floor was a bit unlevel at the wall ...
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Bed frame not stable
Place the bed firmly against the wall and place anything heavy like a a set of drawers to the foot end of the bed.
If you are able to buy a cheap hammer and some nails, get some very long ones and ...
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Tighten loose upholstery button
First, cut the button off the string, making sure the string stays in position as it is now.
Next, have a 2nd person compress the cushion as far as practicable and hold it in this position. Re-tie ...
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How to get rid of new mattress smell?
Coming from a place on earth where we can't leave stuff outside all the day due to the weather conditions, I would leave the mattress standing on the long side edge in a ventilated room.
This would ...
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Comfortable arm rest
If you need to make the armrest higher, get a pool noodle. Cut to the right length and with a slit, you can slip it on the armrest. Alternatively, there’s pipe insulating foam available at your local ...
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Rising to the Challenge - Mattress on top of Roof
Having done exactly this (moved a mattress on a car roof, though not for anything like the distance you intend), I can tell you you'd be ahead to discard the mattress and buy a new one when you arrive....
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Suggestions on keeping a computer chair from moving or being climbed on?
If you can place something around the desk (top, behind, underneath and front to connect on the top again) you can then 'lock' the chair underneath the desk to that item.
I would go for a rope and a ...
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How to keep chairs from moving across the floor?
Cut up a heavy bicycle inner tube glue it.
Shave the fuzz off a tennis ball and slit it.
Slit a racquetball might work
Google rubber boot for chair rectangular
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How to keep chairs from moving across the floor?
Buy duct tape that is the same color as the chair legs, and cut a small piece to put over each "foot" of each chair. This ought to increase friction with the floor and keep the chairs from sliding so ...
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How do I prevent furniture from leaving dents in the carpet?
Furniture coasters work well. You can also make a furniture coaster from scrap carpet by cutting them into squares (or whatever shape makes you happy). Place the coaster between the leg/foot of the ...
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Preventing Bed Resonance
If you are directly above a crawlspace, you can add some support for the beam (bearer) supporting the floor joists under you. In the illustration, the centre beam would be the problem spot to check.
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Desk(s) configuration problem
I really think that in your case, several independent desks are a better option. You will surely not do audio editing while becoming the next Shakespeare writing stuff on paper.
What I would do (and ...
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Tablet for treadmill
Consider velcro tape. Stick the soft side on your tablet/laptop and the 'catchy' side on a part of the treadmill. I have done for my phone on my car dash and it works like a charm.
You will have to ...
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Hack to make a chair harder to recline
Your chair seems to be a variation of a Torsion chair, perhaps Torsion R. If the back is loose it is probably broken and in need of repair. I would not try to hack a repair for this: if you put too ...
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How to remove really old masking tape?
I had masking tape residue on my glass window that was 2 years old. Goo gone and baby oil did work. NAIL POLISH REMOVER removed the dried adhesive in an instant!
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How to remove really old masking tape?
I stupidly used masking tape to stick SD cards to my desktop so I wouldn't misplaced them. Only meant to leave it for a day or two, but a month later when I was ready to use them there was tape ...
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Cheap way to get a clear plastic coffee table? For lying underneath it and using a windows 8.1 tablet on top
Consider something like this instead.
Most are fairly light, or have wheels for easy moving.
It's not glass, so you won't have to worry about glass shards.
Most I've seen cost under 100$. Can be ...
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How could you get a chair with very high arm rests with large surface area parallel to ground?
Two ironing tables--one on either side of you.
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How do I prevent furniture from leaving dents in the carpet?
Furniture coasters with several push-pins jammed into them might do the trick.
Since the push pins stick out of the bottom of the furniture coaster, they will be what touches the floor, not the ...
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Cheap Method to Extract Oil
Normally, oils are extracted from vegetable material using various combinations of temperature and pressure during a distillation process.
Oily materials can be squeezed directly. A Walnut can be ...
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How to remove the wheels from casters on a chair, to remove hair?
You can pop the wheels from their axles with a large flat-headed screwdriver, they're just push-fit.
Speed is the trick - they're somewhat resistant to a continued hard force, but if you 'surprise' ...
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How to add a Headrest to this chair?
So I agree with the comment that getting the right chair through your company may be the best and easiest option.
But not every company supports that and we are all about hacks here anyways :-)
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What can I use to hang my headphones off my desk?
Have you got a wire coathanger?
You can break off the top (the part in the circle) and bend the rest into an headphone stand.
Here is one I built (first try):
I added some soft material on the part ...
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Preventing Bed Resonance
The easiest and cheapest would be to put some carpet squares under the bed posts (on the floor) - you could even double or triple them up - cut them into squares then glue them together to make them ...
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Sitting pillows of a couch keeps moving from place
The existing surface of the couch (under the cushions) looks smooth and possibly it interacts with the existing surface of the bottom of the cushion. Acting one against the other might cause the ...
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