I'd like to get a new computer desk for my near future upgrade to a 3 lcd eyefinity setup. My current desk is too small, and the desks that I can buy locally aren't to my liking or size requirements.
All of the height adjustments in my design are to my liking.
I was looking at making a wooden desk but have changed my mind recently to steel or aluminum and glass. The desk should be wide enough to fit 3 24 inch monitors side by side, and be sturdy and strong, and relatively simple.
I live in Thailand so the cost of labor to make a desk like this is relatively cheap. (I'd love to make it on my own but don't have any tools to do so.)
If anybody has any suggestions on my design I would appreciate the feedback. All of the frame is 2" square steel, but I'm not sure of the gauge. The glass top and keyboard tray would be 1cm thick tempered glass. The price of the steel is under $20 and the glass would be around $80 for a total for raw materials alone of around $100. I've looked at stainless steel but it is about 10x the cost. I haven't been able to find any aluminum yet, so am not sure of the cost of that.
I am not an engineer and don't have much experience in making things out of steel. I am just curious about the strength of the table legs etc and whether I should put more bracing in. Possibly a brace between the back legs or another leg or 2 in the back, or possibly even an angled brace from the legs to the keyboard tray?
Does anybody have any other elegant designs for the keyboard tray?
Also, if I do go with plain old steel, does anybody have any recommendations on paint?
Here is the link to the google sketchup model
All of the height adjustments in my design are to my liking.
I was looking at making a wooden desk but have changed my mind recently to steel or aluminum and glass. The desk should be wide enough to fit 3 24 inch monitors side by side, and be sturdy and strong, and relatively simple.
I live in Thailand so the cost of labor to make a desk like this is relatively cheap. (I'd love to make it on my own but don't have any tools to do so.)
If anybody has any suggestions on my design I would appreciate the feedback. All of the frame is 2" square steel, but I'm not sure of the gauge. The glass top and keyboard tray would be 1cm thick tempered glass. The price of the steel is under $20 and the glass would be around $80 for a total for raw materials alone of around $100. I've looked at stainless steel but it is about 10x the cost. I haven't been able to find any aluminum yet, so am not sure of the cost of that.
I am not an engineer and don't have much experience in making things out of steel. I am just curious about the strength of the table legs etc and whether I should put more bracing in. Possibly a brace between the back legs or another leg or 2 in the back, or possibly even an angled brace from the legs to the keyboard tray?
Does anybody have any other elegant designs for the keyboard tray?
Also, if I do go with plain old steel, does anybody have any recommendations on paint?
Here is the link to the google sketchup model
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