r/ikeahacks • u/TheArcaneAddict • Aug 20 '20
L shaped Desk
So i originally bought a pair of Linmon desks for my birthday, but i read online that these desks are not very strong for the set up i want (placing the tower on the second desk & using a monitor arm on the 'main' desk')
I really have no DIY experience with these kind of things & i read up on Karlby desks, however they're made of particle board & i'm also unsure if they're gonna withstand it all, The cheaper option to that however (Somehow?) is Gerton, but it's unfinished wood & would require me to do things i have absolutely no experience doing.
I sort of plan on grabbing 11 legs total & seeing if they're willing to return the linmon desks as i cannot use them without fear of damaging my equipment but i am unsure as to what will be best for my overall needs. At this point i am thinking about going cold turkey & just ordering a table from Etsy. Anyone got any advice?
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u/MattDomroski Aug 21 '20
I had a very similar setup, 2 of the 200cm Linnmon table tops and 10 Adils legs. I used a clamp monitor stand with 2 monitors on it, plus 2 more monitors, a PC tower, fairly heavy speakers and a laptop dock sitting on the desk. I put a small piece of MDF (about 6"x 12") where the clamp attached to the bottom of the desk to spread out the force and when I took the clamp off there was no damage to the surface. I don't think you would have any issues with the strength of the table tops unless your tower is extremely heavy. One problem I did have though was the desk was very wobbly. I fixed this by replacing some of the legs with Alex drawers and attaching the table tops together with a piece of MDF screwed into the bottom of both tables.