by "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
Published 09/08/2017 at 17:25
by "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
Published 09/08/2017 at 17:25
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STARS: 11
I wanted to get a desk for my son, and I went to 5 different stores only to find out that most desks are 47" wide and the space I had to fill is 45". So I built one. Bought a 48 x 24" sheet of MDF, cut 3" off of the end and attached brackets for screw-in legs. Boom. It’s a little wobbly, but it’ll do, and it was a lot less than buying a desk. The prefab legs were a bit spendy ($10 each), but the board was only $12, brackets $8. The lamp set me back $5 at Salvation Army.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
09/08/2017 at 17:29, STARS: 2
looks good, good price!
Valuelopnik!
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
09/08/2017 at 17:33, STARS: 1
only way it could be better would be with the gulf livery painted on it
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
09/08/2017 at 17:41, STARS: 0
Well done!
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
09/08/2017 at 17:45, STARS: 1
Thanks. Normally, I’m lucky if I can drive a nail straight.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
09/08/2017 at 17:54, STARS: 2
That’s what glue is for.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
09/08/2017 at 18:30, STARS: 2
That’ll do! You can stiffen those legs a lot of you take a 1x8, cut it into three pieces, and screw it between the legs on the other three sides.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
09/08/2017 at 18:56, STARS: 0
Good idea. For now, it’s a lot steadier when I shove it against the wall!
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
09/08/2017 at 18:56, STARS: 1
Good idea. For now, it’s a lot steadier when I shove it against the wall!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
09/08/2017 at 18:58, STARS: 1
I’m sure it is. Long term bracing it up will keep the legs from getting broken off.
"barnie" (tlanarch)
09/08/2017 at 20:11, STARS: 0
A pack of 3" stamped steel ‘L’ brackets are $3 at WalMart. Screw these into the bottom of the desk back and to the wall with the supplied screws. Or add a couple bucks for the drywall screwin thingys for a solid mount to the wall. If yer renting, Lowes has a small pot of colored patching compound to use when you move,,,