So next time buy a used dinning room table and refinish it????
The Story of My Desk
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#12I have several 8 foot folding tables that I tetris together. I never saw the value in spending an excessive amount of time or money on something fancy.
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#13My favorite setup (for the ones that move regularly) is a pair of trestles and a wood table from the nearest Brico Depot. Not as sturdy as the OP, but enough for at least a year. The total cost should go around 30USD + one hour to sand both the table and the trestles for a safe and good looking end result.
I love dirt-cheap solutions too! I got interested in woodworking so it just became a hobby as well.
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#14I guess I live in some alternative dimension. I have kitchen table twice the size (and probably more solid) for $60.
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#15This is so awesome and inspiring - I had somewhat of an epiphany a few weeks ago (essentially I felt like I wasn't handy AT ALL) and decided to take a basic woodworking class at TechShop SF this past weekend (http://www.techshop.ws/take_classes.html?storeId=4&categoryI...)
I was a bit overwhelmed when we dived right in as I had absolutely ZERO experience before, but it was easier than I thought, especially when I got over the fear of losing limbs and whatnot.
I ended up building a basic shelf but am really proud of it - this inspires me to go back in and try to actually plan something to build - I know there's a bunch of resources out there but anyone you guys would specifically recommend?
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#16I built my own desk last year because of the expense of a new desk and the fact that all the desks I looked at weren't quite the right size for what I wanted.
I've been using it every day for over a year and the desk has withstood a barrage of abuse much better then previous desks I've owned. If you have the space to build one, I highly recommend building one to match your exact specifications.
Here a blog post about how I built it: http://nolanbrown.com/howto/2012/12/19/desk-build/
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#17I guess I live in some alternative dimension. I have kitchen table twice the size (and probably more solid) for $60.
Could you elaborate? Materials, sources, designs, etc? I'm interested in making a desk on the cheap.
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#18For me, a used IKEA Jerker for $50 of CL with task light has been perfect. People worship[0] this desk. Now I see why. Lots more photos[1] available, including standing desks, treadmill desks, etc.
It's got adjustable height from slouching to standing (painful to adjust, but possible in 1.5" increments). The shelf I have up top has room for 1 full sized PC, 1 printer, and 2 NAS servers. I use another shelf on the bottom to rest my feet (also adjustable height). Adding an IKEA SIGNUM cable trough behind the tabletop makes it clean as possible.
[0] http://adam.pra.to/content/jerker/ [1] https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&safe=&tbm=isch&q=i...
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#19This is cool if your goal is to learn how to do this stuff yourself but I don't think saving money is among the reasons to go this route.
You can get a really nice solid wood desk in the $300 - $400 range on Etsy. Ad a piece of Paduit Wiring duct to the bottom for an inexpensive cable hide.
You can also build your own desk a lot cheaper if you buy a pre made unfinished pine panel ($25-$50) for the top and use threaded steel pipe for the legs. The great thing about threaded steel pipe is that you can tighten or loosen the pipes slightly to eliminate any wobble. And all you need to build it is a drill and a brush to finish it.
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#20I built my own desk last year because of the expense of a new desk and the fact that all the desks I looked at weren't quite the right size for what I wanted. I've been using it every day for over a year and the desk has withstood a barrage of abuse much better then previous desks I've owned. If you have the space to build one, I highly recommend building one to match your exact specifications. Here a blog post about…
Very enjoyable blog post, thanks for sharing.