autolex84
Disabled
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2005
- Location
- Edwardsville, IL
Made My own Desk for $125 UPDATED!!!
UPDATED 5-1-06 SEE PAGE 3, MANY NEW PICTURES.
I decided to go ahead and make my own desk since the old one was dying and wobbling under the weight of my 52 lb generic 19" monitor.
Heres a Materials list with (rough) prices from Home Depot
I chose Baltic birch over oak (oak was only $2 more per big sheet) because of its unique grain, and superior flex resistance over oak (the oak was 5 ply the birch 10 ply)
1 x 10 Ply Baltic Birch 4' by 8' by .75" sheet-------------------------------------------$44 Each
2 x 5 Ply Baltic Birch 2' by 4' by .75" sheets-------------------------------------------$13 Each
4 x 90deg "L" brackets for the joining of the two sheets at the joint ------------------$3.50 each
2 x Cedar 2" by 4" by 8' s-----------------------------------------------------------$6.00 each
2 x Large (100ct) boxes of flat headed Phillips Sheet metal screws (9/16 long) --------$7.00 each
9 x Small Sheet metal 90deg wood joiners (in porch building section)------------------$0.94 each
4 x Large (thick) wheet metal wood Joiners -----------------------------------------$3.50 each
Total (approximate) ------------------------------------------------------------------$133.00
and the pictures will follow, (but I need to host them first so give me a few minutes)
UPDATED 5-1-06 SEE PAGE 3, MANY NEW PICTURES.
I decided to go ahead and make my own desk since the old one was dying and wobbling under the weight of my 52 lb generic 19" monitor.
Heres a Materials list with (rough) prices from Home Depot
I chose Baltic birch over oak (oak was only $2 more per big sheet) because of its unique grain, and superior flex resistance over oak (the oak was 5 ply the birch 10 ply)
1 x 10 Ply Baltic Birch 4' by 8' by .75" sheet-------------------------------------------$44 Each
2 x 5 Ply Baltic Birch 2' by 4' by .75" sheets-------------------------------------------$13 Each
4 x 90deg "L" brackets for the joining of the two sheets at the joint ------------------$3.50 each
2 x Cedar 2" by 4" by 8' s-----------------------------------------------------------$6.00 each
2 x Large (100ct) boxes of flat headed Phillips Sheet metal screws (9/16 long) --------$7.00 each
9 x Small Sheet metal 90deg wood joiners (in porch building section)------------------$0.94 each
4 x Large (thick) wheet metal wood Joiners -----------------------------------------$3.50 each
Total (approximate) ------------------------------------------------------------------$133.00
and the pictures will follow, (but I need to host them first so give me a few minutes)
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