| Do you own a computer desk that holds the monitor, | | | | my feet should go. |
| two speakers and a couple of software CD's and is | | | | So with the current desks not fulfilling my needs what |
| ready to give way under the strain? | | | | are the options? Metal or glass desks are available but |
| The reason is that most computer desks are made | | | | glass only needs something dropped onto it and it |
| from that horrible blockboard (particle board) and are | | | | could smash. Also they suffer the same bad design |
| just not strong enough for the job. Even some of the | | | | problems. |
| more expensive computer desks are made from this | | | | I came to the conclusion that the best solution would |
| junk material. | | | | be to build my own desk. Then I could design it to fit |
| Aside from the poor construction materials, who in the | | | | into the required space. I could make sure it fitted |
| world designs these things? I want somewhere for the | | | | everything I had to put onto it and I could construct it |
| monitor, speakers, printer, telephone, computer casing, | | | | from good quality wood to make sure it was strong |
| CD's, paperwork to name but a few and I still want to | | | | and would last longer than five minutes. |
| get my legs under the desk. | | | | I started by finding a good set of woodworking plans |
| That may sound a lot but I don't think I am unusual in | | | | online. Those plans had to be altered slightly to fit my |
| my needs, this is pretty normal right? | | | | needs as far as the space the desk was to fit into. |
| I don't want a desk that only holds some of the above | | | | Other than that the plans made for a really easy |
| and I don't want one that collapses if I use it as a | | | | construction and on completion of the project I had a |
| computer desk. Neither do I want a desk where the | | | | custom built computer desk and a huge sense of |
| only place for the printer is down underneath where | | | | satisfaction. |