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Comment on “The Spaceship” 2.0 by petermarks

petermarks — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:43:36 +0000

I actually have a Fredrik at work now (this desk is at home). There are notches on the Fredrik above 39″, but I’m not sure if you’re supposed to mount the desk that high.

Comment on “The Spaceship” 2.0 by OW

OW — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:49:36 +0000

Doesn’t the Fredrik desktop cap out at 39″ though?

Comment on “The Spaceship” 2.0 by petermarks

petermarks — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:12:12 +0000

Regarding the extra lack shelf, I didn’t want the shelf to be as deep as an expedit piece. The lack shelf is about 10″ deep, while the expedite piece is about 17″. You’ve got the rest of the setup straight!

Comment on “The Spaceship” 2.0 by shateredsoul

shateredsoul — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:20:23 +0000

Hi, I really like the desk, but I have one questions.

Why did you need the extra lack shelf? It looks like one of those 5×1 expedit wood pieces wasn’t used in your build. That could have been used for that extra piece under the monitor… no?

The way I’m seeing it, the 2×2 expedits are the base.. right? Then the bookshelves are on their side except the one nearest to you is only the top, bottom, and one side.. sort of like this I guess
I”"”"”"I , so it’s missing the shelves and one side. Just making sure I’m visualizing this correctly, as I might be interested in trying this one out

Comment on “The Spaceship” 2.0 by ispellcaster

ispellcaster — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:34:46 +0000

Great idea! That desk looks really awesome. I almost feel sad that my current desk is still “good enough.”

Comment on “The Spaceship” 2.0 by petermarks

petermarks — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:32:08 +0000

Thanks for the tips! It’s holding together fine the way I originally bracketed it up. However, I may change the way it’s bolted together should I need to move it.

Comment on “The Spaceship” 2.0 by petermarks

petermarks — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:28:22 +0000

By elbow rest height, I mean the desk is high enough for me to rest my forearms at a 90 degree angle on it while standing up. I find that works best for my computing use.

Comment on “The Spaceship” 2.0 by damian

damian — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:03:50 +0000

I see you’ve used a metal bracket at back on the fully built cabinet – presumably to help keep things lined up and stop your desk sliding off the back.
If you haven’t already, using same brackets to joint the counter top in a couple (on the underside) should add some more stability.
Additional brackets on the inside will help some more for side ways movement, but you’ll be able to see those.
You might get away with sticking some additional screws through the unused drill holes, of your partially contructed shelf, down into the larger shelfing unit. You’d probably need to redrill a 45 degree pilot for that and be rather careful with the particle board.

Comment on “The Spaceship” 2.0 by Richard

Richard — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:46:30 +0000

Great stuff. I was wondering about the height of the keyboard for coding, mouse etc. What do you mean by elbow rest height? how did you work that out?

Also, the extended chair is a great idea.

Comment on “The Spaceship” 2.0 by Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:29:12 +0000

Been thinking of getting a new desk some time by looking at yours I gotten some idea to build my own…