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[mrsE]

I have just been told about a magnetic sloping board that can help keep your posture better while reading and writing and as I do a lot of crafting and rubber stamping I was wondering if this would help me. Does any one use one and if so are they any good? They are expensive and I don't want to go ahead and buy one in case it isn't worth it. It does look good and it folds quite flat (by the looks of the picture) so it wouldn't add too much height to my desk.

Any thoughts?
thanks

[greybeard]

Over £100 for a piece of plastic faced with steel foil and a small magnet. A rip-off if ever I saw one.

Get a couple of bits of thin plywood and hinge them with duct tape and find something to wedge them apart to the desired slope. Buy half a dozen rare earth magnets (from most tool suppliers) and secure your books/papers with a couple of the magnets aligned front and back.

Total cost - about a tenner. Does that sound better value?

[mrsE]

thanks for the reply greybeard, I don't know how they can charge such a price for it. I was just looking into it as someone on a craft forum suggested it may help me centre images when rubber stamping but as it requires some pressure to get a good image I may end up either bending the board in the middle or pushing the whole thing away as I apply the pressure. My table is at a reasonable working height so I don't want to add anything else that will make the working height higher (if that makes sense). It is easier to line up images and other stuff if you are directly above your work or if your work is at an angle like that of an easel.

[Brocky]

I was supplied with one of these by one of my previous employers as it was recommended as part of my desk assessment. To be honest I didn't use it much at all except for holding pages to read from. Its not a comfortable angle to write or work on so what you gain with not bending your neck/back you lose having your arm and hand joints in the wrong position.

If you just need something to read off those cheap plastic A4 holders that sit at the side of a computer monitor is just as good.

[JustJayde]

I haven't tried this but I use one of those super cheapo tv stands they have at "as seen on tv" store? it has 2 little L shaped legs and the top of it has like 5 different angles to use for the top.

You use it in so many different ways - it actually enables me to paint laying in bed! you can get quite an angle on it but not sure how well it would sit on a desk - but you should be able to use it or something like it in your chair for like $10.00

I love my little table... it gave me back my creativity