Treadmill Desk

My wife wanted a treadmill desk to walk while working during the day. We hauled the treadmill out of the basement and put it in her home office.

This was a fairly simple desk design. I used a pre-finished 48" shelf and some wood blocks as risers. I then added stopper blocks on each end of the risers to keep the desk from shifting or sliding off the treadmill arms.

All the blocking is screwed together and the desk just lifts off if I want to use the treadmill for running. No permanent attachments or alterations to the treadmill.

I had her walk comfortably on it and measured where her foot came off the tread compared to the end of the tread and she still has 15"-20" before she would start to slip off the end. Still plenty of usable tread left.

The finished product and the risers/stopper blocks:

Upcoming First Project - BB Gun Pellet Trap

My first project is soon to come. The oldest boys are coming to the age where they can begin learning the responsibilities of handling a firearm. We will begin with the BB gun, aka air rifle. Living in chilly Wisconsin in a fairly densely populated neighborhood, discharging said "firearm" in my postage stamp of a backyard could lead to a negative reaction from neighbors or policing authorities. So, a BB/pellet trap is necessary for setting up a firing range in the basement.

So that will be the first project, with pictures and basic guidelines to build one yourself. Don't expect detailed specs, measurements, templates and someone to come over to your house and build it for you. I'll make it, describe what it takes, illustrate with picutures and turn the rest over to your imagination if you wish to take on such a project for yourself.

Stay tuned...