"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
09/08/2017 at 17:25 • Filed to: None
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
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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
> ttyymmnn
09/08/2017 at 17:29 |
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looks good, good price!
Valuelopnik!
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> ttyymmnn
09/08/2017 at 17:33 |
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only way it could be better would be with the gulf livery painted on it
Chariotoflove
> ttyymmnn
09/08/2017 at 17:41 |
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Well done!
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ttyymmnn
> Chariotoflove
09/08/2017 at 17:45 |
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Thanks. Normally, I’m lucky if I can drive a nail straight.
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Chariotoflove
> ttyymmnn
09/08/2017 at 17:54 |
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That’s what glue is for.
shop-teacher
> ttyymmnn
09/08/2017 at 18:30 |
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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.
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ttyymmnn
> shop-teacher
09/08/2017 at 18:56 |
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Good idea. For now, it’s a lot steadier when I shove it against the wall!
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ttyymmnn
> shop-teacher
09/08/2017 at 18:56 |
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Good idea. For now, it’s a lot steadier when I shove it against the wall!
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shop-teacher
> ttyymmnn
09/08/2017 at 18:58 |
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I’m sure it is. Long term bracing it up will keep the legs from getting broken off.
barnie
> ttyymmnn
09/08/2017 at 20:11 |
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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,,,