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DIY Table weight distribution
I'm attempting to build a home desk (for both my wife and me) for my office. It will be quite large, with the goal of mimicking a built in. I have a few questions about my process and the overall weight load for the table. This is my first time doing this! I bought two of the Ekbacken Ikea countertops to be the tabletop. I have 6 table legs from Home Depot as well as a thrifted cabinet that will be used in the middle for support as well. Here the dimensions of things below: Ecbacken: will cut each half so they are 84" in length. Other measurements are 25.625" depth, and 1.125" thickness. HD legs: 28" height and 2.125" diameter Thrifted cabinet: 37.5" length, 19.5" depth, 28.5" height My plan is as follows: 1. Cut the tables to the appropriate lengths 2. Use adhesive glue and clamps, as well as a bracket to hold table halves together 3. Place the table legs approximately 10" in from the edge to help with overall weight distribution 4. Attach the middle halves being glued together to the cabinet below, with two legs behind it My questions are as follows: 1. My math shows it will be approximately 53.125" of unsupported area in the middle. The sagulator says this will be adequate with a 100 pound load (our computer monitors and other miscellaneous stuff). However the Ikea guide says there shouldn't be more than 31.5" of unsupported area for this. Will the table hold? 2. If the table won't hold, should I add another leg in the middle of the back? Angle brackets? Should I make the back of the table supported completely by a large wooden block for the whole area? 3. Finally, did I use the sagulator right? (See image) Thank you for the help! https://preview.redd.it/opcxrha2tnpe1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a53665b5f4c78461a70197bf44ad1b7f8a46267 https://preview.redd.it/dizpzja2tnpe1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=721ffb11b30b8c23e5cca142023bce22ab0a85ed https://preview.redd.it/9nourha2tnpe1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d72bbe86575ca3332ded3b2529ec316fdfd5f09d https://preview.redd.it/625ftiv4tnpe1.png?width=936&format=png&auto=webp&s=50ffd8e344bd848e0764e8cd126602eeef02e301 submitted by /u/ggAlphaRaptor [link] [comments]
| | I'm attempting to build a home desk (for both my wife and me) for my office. It will be quite large, with the goal of mimicking a built in. I have a few questions about my process and the overall weight load for the table. This is my first time doing this! I bought two of the Ekbacken Ikea countertops to be the tabletop. I have 6 table legs from Home Depot as well as a thrifted cabinet that will be used in the middle for support as well. Here the dimensions of things below: Ecbacken: will cut each half so they are 84" in length. Other measurements are 25.625" depth, and 1.125" thickness. My plan is as follows: My questions are as follows: Thank you for the help! [link] [comments] |
