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Comment on “The Spaceship” 2.0 by atxjules

atxjules — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:06:34 +0000

Just wondering, maybe I’m missing something, but couldn’t you have used the straight edge of the 5×1 frame that you didn’t end up using as the top shelf instead of the separate Lack shelf? Also, if you put it together with each of the shelves that it came with and then set that on top of the whole thing, it would not have needed risers at all. It appears it would have looked like this http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40163778/#/20163779 and then you could have set that down as the top piece. Or would that have made the top shelf too high for you? Sorry if I’m missing something – I’m trying to make a shopping list for Ikea so that I can do this!

Comment on “The Spaceship” 2.0 by atxjules

atxjules — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:28:23 +0000

I absolutely love this!! I work from home and have been looking for something like this. I have next week off and fully intend to do this. Thank you so so so much for posting all the details!

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.