Thinking of making a desk

meticadpa · #1 19-09-09, 02:30 PM

Hi.

I'm thinking of making a desk soon, from MDF.

I plan for it to be a corner desk, with shelves, and a place to mount 2 24" monitors on there.

I'll be designing it with Google Sketchup, I'll post results when I have them.

ToeJam · #2 19-09-09, 02:33 PM

forget google sketchup, pencil + paper is more than enuff, made mine my self with the help of my grandads cutting tools

I Hunta x · #3 19-09-09, 02:34 PM

sounds similar to my hand built desk

, mine goes 2M ish to my left with my 42" tv and 360 and a mac mini and monitor set up other side of that, then i have a bit going about 2/3 of a M to my right with speakers and games, then my tower and monitor in the corner.

Ghosthud1 · #4 19-09-09, 02:37 PM

i really want too make my own, this blumming glass is killing me having too polish it every day....smudge central!

if you post pics it would sure help me out as im not the best DIY guy

meticadpa · #5 19-09-09, 02:54 PM

Heh, I'd make it with penci and paper, but I can't draw for crap. Even my handwriting is bad - it looks like the scribblings of a retard.

Sketchup is the way to go for me, I think, I've gotten pretty good with it.

PeterStoba · #6 19-09-09, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by name='Ghosthud1'

i really want too make my own, this blumming glass is killing me having too polish it every day....smudge central!

if you post pics it would sure help me out as im not the best DIY guy

Me also. I might actually look into building my own.

meticadpa · #7 19-09-09, 03:34 PM

If everyone's interested in building their own desks too, I could link you to the Sketchup file once it's done.

monkey7 · #8 19-09-09, 04:05 PM

Make sure you build yours before you let others make it, that'd limit damage when something is wrong in the design

Main this I would be worried about is the constructional strength. You have to be able to put your own weight on it, that requires quite some supports when using longer spans.

Jujumonkey · #9 08-11-10, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by meticadpa

Hi.

I'm thinking of making a desk soon, from MDF.

I plan for it to be a corner desk, with shelves, and a place to mount 2 24" monitors on there.

I'll be designing it with Google Sketchup, I'll post results when I have them.

i make hand made wooden bespoke furniture, kitchens, 4 poster beds etc, and i've made more than a few desks. the problem with mdf is its weight (its basicaly a mixture of fine sawdust and glue), its a swine to paint because it drinks up paint really fast and leaves you with a very patchy finish. it never cuts cleanly either. if you dont want to use wood then i would suggest some half inch fair faced ply wood. its called fair faced because you can get it with the outer most layers made of nice grained woods such as egyptian pine. it'll cost you about £17.50 for an 8 foot by 4 foot sheet. the easiest way for you to make it though would be to make the desk frame and legs from planed 2x2, and then make the actual desk surfaces from half inch fair faced ply wood. a couple of coats of danish oil afterwards will give you depth of grain and colour, whilst providing a hard wearing and easy clean finish

MikeEnIke · #10 09-11-10, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Jujumonkey

i make hand made wooden bespoke furniture, kitchens, 4 poster beds etc, and i've made more than a few desks. the problem with mdf is its weight (its basicaly a mixture of fine sawdust and glue), its a swine to paint because it drinks up paint really fast and leaves you with a very patchy finish. it never cuts cleanly either. if you dont want to use wood then i would suggest some half inch fair faced ply wood. its called fair faced because you can get it with the outer most layers made of nice grained woods such as egyptian pine. it'll cost you about £17.50 for an 8 foot by 4 foot sheet. the easiest way for you to make it though would be to make the desk frame and legs from planed 2x2, and then make the actual desk surfaces from half inch fair faced ply wood. a couple of coats of danish oil afterwards will give you depth of grain and colour, whilst providing a hard wearing and easy clean finish

Completely agree with this statement. MDF is terrible to work with, and you'll thank yourself in the end for going with the finished plywood. I built a bar this summer, and the plywood worked out great.