# Gel wrist pads for use with Model 01? **URL:** \ **Category:** Typing & Ergonomics\ **Tags:** question\ **Created:** [January 26, 2018, 7:21am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/gel-wrist-pads-for-use-with-model-01/957 "2018-01-26T07:21:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fluffy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/fluffy/32/34_2.png) [@fluffy](https://community.keyboard.io/u/fluffy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2018, 7:21am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/gel-wrist-pads-for-use-with-model-01/957/1 "2018-01-26T07:21:34Z")
I love my Model 01, _except_… despite the ergonomic chair (which is properly set up) and my best efforts, I can either float my hands over the keyboard (putting more tension in my shoulders) or I can rest my wrists on the wood surface (causing pain and fatigue there). So I’m wondering if anyone has tried adding some gel wrist rests to the keyboard. I’m trying to find suitably-sized ones but of the few that are even small enough to go where they need to, they’re all either getting bad reviews (e.g. leaking) or are covered in fabric (i.e. they will get dirty and gross pretty fast). Has anyone experimented with wrist rests and found anything suitable? ---
**Author:** ![noseglasses](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/noseglasses/32/429_2.png) [@noseglasses](https://community.keyboard.io/u/noseglasses)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2018, 8:01am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/gel-wrist-pads-for-use-with-model-01/957/2 "2018-01-26T08:01:19Z")
Please have a look at the following topic that appears to be related. > [@Model 01 palm rests?](https://community.keyboard.io/t/model-01-palm-rests/336): > > Has anyone here rigged together some palm rests that lift your palms a little higher than the model 01 does by default? I find myself reflexively resting my palms on the keyboard but that ends up making my hands be in an awkward position for prolonged periods. It seems like it might be hard to make one that wouldn’t get in the way of pressing the fn keys… ---
**Author:** ![fluffy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/fluffy/32/34_2.png) [@fluffy](https://community.keyboard.io/u/fluffy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2018, 8:12am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/gel-wrist-pads-for-use-with-model-01/957/3 "2018-01-26T08:12:13Z")
Ah, nice, I had searched “wrist rest” but didn’t think to try “palm rest”. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![kittykatmax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df788c/32.png) [@kittykatmax](https://community.keyboard.io/u/kittykatmax)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/gel-wrist-pads-for-use-with-model-01/957/4 "2018-03-22T17:33:53Z")
They’ve gotten stupidly expensive, but your question made me think to try my old “HandStands Deluxe Laptop Travel Wrist Rests”, and yes, they fit on my [Keyboard.io](http://Keyboard.io). They have cloth over the memory foam, but I toss them on gentle cycle/no harsh detergents in the wash, then air dry them and they’ve held up fine for four years. Each has dimensions of 4.75"w x 3"d x 3/4" high and they have a grippy bottom so there’s no shifting around. Thanks to the slanted edges, I can (just barely) fit them entirely on the palm rest with no overhang. It’s not sexy, but it works. > **[Amazon.com : HandStands Deluxe Laptop Travel Wrist Rest : Computing Wrist Rests : Office Products](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083JAURI/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&pldnSite=1)** Also, have you thought about buying a neoprene wrist rest and trimming it? You can also carefully machine wash those. ---
**Author:** ![fluffy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/fluffy/32/34_2.png) [@fluffy](https://community.keyboard.io/u/fluffy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/gel-wrist-pads-for-use-with-model-01/957/5 "2018-03-22T23:11:03Z")
Thanks! I had actually moved my discussion to the linked thread, wherein I posted my homemade solution which is still working fine for me. But those HandStands look pretty good too.