Sharp edges on desk hurting my wrist!!!

[Cuda1447]

So I just moved into an apartment last week. Its got a nice little area carved out for a computer setup in the kitchen. So I've got my rig setup here, but the desk is a pain in the ass. From the angle Im sitting the edges of the desk aren't curved and they are hurting my wrists. I can't stand being on the computer for more than 10 minutes at a time.


Any suggestions on what I should use to pad these edges so I don't have this pain?

 

[Kirby64]

Tape mousepads to the edges of the desk?

 

[Cuda1447]

Haha, not a bad idea. I only have two mousepads though, I'd have to go out and buy a bunch more.

 

[pontifex]

just go buy some kind of foam cushioning. probably can get it for pretty cheap.

not sure how you would attach it though. tape i guess.

 

[PepePeru]

adjust the height of your chair?

 

[drinkmorejava]

I always have the mouspad overlapping my desk by about one and half inches to prevent this. Right now, though, I'm actually using a cardboard photo evelope from proex camera with the lip of it hanging over.

 

[Cuda1447]

Even when raising my chair all the way I still have this problem. Not sure where I'd get foam or whatever at... I guess check like walmart or something?

 

[LeiZaK]

You could get one of those mousepads/wrist rests with the gel stuff in them.

 

[pmoa]

Just cut one of those gel wrist rests off of the plastic and screw it into the corner. VOILA! no more slit wrists

 

[Kaido]

http://www.blackanddecker.com/...ls.aspx?ProductID=9557

 

[gwrober]

Is using a keyboard/mouse tray a possibility?

 

[Greyd]

Coming to an IKEA near you.......EMODESK!!!!

 

[nakedfrog]

Wear leather bracers?

 

[SmoochyTX]

Get some foam pipe insulation like you would use to winterize your outside pipes. Cut the tube down the side and slip over the edge of the desk.

 

[Kelemvor]

I"d go to Lowes, etc and get the insulation you put on your hot water pipes to keep them warm. It's circular and has a slit on it and usually has a sticky part you peel off the take.

Probably the same stuff SMoochy is talking about.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn...10-LP12XB/6&lpage=none

 

[Anubis]

ducktap and some foam?

but seriosuly i had teh same issue with the desk in my room, and i just purchased a small towell, like a large hand towell and folded it and place it on the edge, saves me from the sharp edged and in the summer i dont sick to the desk

 

[Cuda1447]

I like the leather bracers idea, lol.

I got some bubble wrap thats really skinny and used packaging tape to cover the edges. Seems to be working pretty good so far. I wonder how my girlfriends going to react when she gets home and see's the entire desk lined with bubble wrap, lol.

 

[No1ustad]

get a new desk.

 

[FoBoT]

break your arms, get casts put on them

 

[Juno]

:camera:'s?

 

[Frac]

I used a old cable/tv connection wire we wasn't using. I started by cutting the connector tips of then slit a long line down the middle with a sharp knife. Removed the wire and then wrapped it flat on a round cylinder for a while to flatten it out. Then used wire tape to make it stay on the edge =)

Benefits of using this method is its cheap/free, you can make it whatever size you want (I only put it on the wrist areas) and you can shape it with a sharp knife after its flattened so its less bulky and noticeable.

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[Schfifty Five]

I used a old cable/tv connection wire we wasn't using. I started by cutting the connector tips of then slit a long line down the middle with a sharp knife. Removed the wire and then wrapped it flat on a round cylinder for a while to flatten it out. Then used wire tape to make it stay on the edge =)

Benefits of using this method is its cheap/free, you can make it whatever size you want (I only put it on the wrist areas) and you can shape it with a sharp knife after its flattened so its less bulky and noticeable.

Necro! At first I thought, "damn, ANOTHER cuda1447 whine thread?" Then I noticed the poster/date/time stamp.