Lift Kit for Work Desk

So in the spirit of a new year approaching and my expanding waist line I thought I would be proactive and order a stand up desk. When my manager seen the price.. Well, we decided to go in a different direction. Being of "Southern Heritage" I thought it only proper to put a lift kit on it! I used scrap wood from our R&D area that is close to the same size as a 2x6. I stand 6'2" when standing on my fancy new anti-fatigue mat I'm close to 6'4" so if you decide to follow this Instructable you may need to adjust the height based off your own height. I put a 16" lift on my desk to make it sit at 45" tall. This is just shy of elbow when I am standing on the anti fatigue mat.

*Please find a near by helping hand to lift the desk in sections onto the platform.*

Here is my desk as it sat before the project. Its a standard L shaped desk that is 72" one direction and 66" the other direction.

Get all your stuff off the top of your desk. If you have heavy items in your desk drawers you may want to remove them also. This is a good time to remove the screws under your desk holding the L section to your desk.

I made my lift platform in sections so that I could move it easier from our work shop into my office. You may need to adjust you lengths based off your height needs. I made mine 16" tall. I assembled them with 2 1/2" screws.

The First Section:

Cut (2) 2x6 @ 24 1/4"

(4) 2x6 @ 13"

Second Section:

Cut: (2) 2x6 @ 30 1/4"

(4) 2x6 @ 13"

Third Section

Cut: (2) 2x6 @ 59 1/4"

(4) 2x6 @13"

Fourth Section:

Cut: (2) 2x6 @ 69"

(4) 2x6 @ 13"

Clear out the area you want you desk to go. I started with my longest section which was Section D.

I then placed Section C flush with Section D. Then I set Section B flush to the End of Section C as shown in the photo.

Last I placed Section A flush to the end of Section D as shown in the picture.

I used 2 1/2" screws to fasten each of the section together. You will want to predrill these to keep the wood from splitting.

I added a cross base from scrap wood to the bottom and top of the insides of the sections and screwed them in place. These parts are about 2" thick.

After getting everything lifted. I decided it needed to be attached somehow to keep it from falling 16" to the floor. So to resolve this I cut 1" section from a piece of 1" angle iron and drilled holes in the middle of each side. I attached these with sheet metal screws to the feet of each leg.

Here is my desk lifted up onto the 16" platform. The top of my desk sits at 45".

Don't forget to put your screws back in your L section.

Decided to put my sticker on my desk from the glue contest.