I have taken two pictures of the drawings I attempted to make. You have to promise that no one will be laughing at my poor attempt to draw - I am definitely not an architect, designer, or artist! I hope that you can see the measurements in the photo.
I had mentioned that I would make some tweaks to my original design, so the second photo is one where I erased the original lines I drew in pencil and used a red pen to hopefully show what I would modify if I ever build a newer one.
I just hope it all makes sense and is clear enough to get a gauge as to what you could have someone build for you. I am posting this from my part-time job, but when I get home will attempt to scan my drawing and place it in google docs so you can download it as well.
I hope no one has any questions, because I am not sure I will be able to exaplain very well. BUT...if you do have questions, I will do my best to attempt to answer them for you.
FYI...mine was made out of 1 inch plywood (not sure what kind) and a couple of 2X4s which were ripped down to make the shelf support and then even smaller to make a lip around the top edge. I painted it orange thinking this was a great idea...wowsers was I wrong! So then I painted it black and clear coated it. Also, the holes are needed to be able to put the wires through. I think he made the holes 2in diameter to allow the ends of the cables to pass through the openings.
Good luck and happy constructing!
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| Here are the dimensions/measurements of my current computer desk/stand. I hope this is clear. Please ignore the horrible drawing. |
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| Here is a "tweaked" version of the computer desk/stand. I hope all the red makes sense. I know my drawings are ghetto fabulous and everyone is jealous of my abilities! |
Randy
Thank you for sharing! I agree that your black desk looks terrific.
ReplyDeleteLove the desk plans! What do you do with all of the cords from the computer to the SMART board??? Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI have my desk sitting about 2 feet from the wall. I went to Tractor Supply and bought some sort of rubber matting the is used in horse trailers. It is about 4 feet wide and they sell it by the foot. I get 2 feet and lay that over the wires between the desk and wall. I tried to find one of those cord covers that is like a little ramp and you put the cords under/inside, but I could not find one big enough to hold all of the cords. I gave up and came up with a second plan using the rubber mat - I think it works better anyway.
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So I am super impatient--and couldn't wait on the plans to be posted but I have to share with you what I did.
ReplyDeleteI printed out the pictures you had posted originally and used "scale factor" to determine the approximate measurements. My husband knows a cabinet maker friend and I took him the original picture and then my rough drawing and measurements to see what he could do. We picked up my desk yesterday and I must say I am VERY pleased! The only major "issue" that I messed up on was the height. I had it done @46" but with wheels it's 48". I think it might be a tad too tall for me to see a student if they are sitting right in front of the desk but I'm working on a solution to that one as well. I decided not to paint mine yet so I am doing coats of polyurethane to seal it. Can't wait to see how it holds up this school year. Thanks for the rubber matting tip as I was wondering about that as well.
Just think I found your blog because I was looking at doing interactive math and ss notebooks this year--thanks for sharing all that you do!
Arlene,
DeleteSorry it took me so long to get plans to you. The pictures are horrible - I am so NOT an artist! You will probably come up with a great plan to make it work in your room. You will have to share some pictures of your stand (rseldomridge@caldwellschools.com). I wasn't going to paint mine at first, but then I painted it orange (my favorite color) - it was way too much orange, then went with the black and coated it with poly.
I am glad that my ramblings have been of some help.
Randy
lol--your ramblings? I feel like I am the one rambling today.
ReplyDeleteVery impressive! I really like the desk plans!
ReplyDeleteNoelle
I am lucky enough to work at a charter school with lots of parents who volunteer. One of the talents listed on the volunteer form was carpenter. So I asked a parent to make this for me. I thought I'd share the plans that he drew up.
ReplyDeletehttps://docs.google.com/open?id=1_tKegA2cPcNFKAW0tteVioQ7JGSSjGZ0a90QRFJP6jx8iZEVkiB4hfbr1z1u
Those are awesome! Thank you for sharing these amazing plans.
DeleteWould it possible to get a list of materials to buy in order to make this?
ReplyDeleteHi. Trying to build this for my wife. What type of screws did you use to fasten the pieces?
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