Advice 80/20 desks

[Yaka]

not a techie question but think its better off in this section
i am in need of a new desk was thinking of going the 80/20 route similar to this guys http://www.flickr.com/photos/storm_shadow/3452418974/ but cant seem to find anyone that sell to the public the uk sellers on 80/20. site only sell to industry dont suppose anyone knows hot to get hold of em ?

 

[Moriath]

dont like slide away keyboard shelves ... perfer lots of space on the desk itself

 

[Yaka]

heh i dont want a sliding kb tray, but after the metal 80/20 frame he uses

 

[Raven]

Just make one. Ally or steel tubing and some wood planks. Done.

 

[Tilda]

I use a big green plastic garden table. Doesn't look as nice, but only cost £40 and does the job!

 

[Moriath]

2 meter table with 4 monitors and two pcs me and me wife side by side perfect

table from ikea about 100 quid \o/

 

[dysfunction]

What is an 80/20 desk?

 

[caLLous]

It's a proprietary framing system, sort of like Meccano for grownups (or grownup applications, I should say). Probably hideously expensive and easily creatable yourself if you're building something rigid like a desk.

I hate drawers on both sides; I need room to swing me legs, I do. I have 2 desks - one 1.6m wide from Ikea with nothing underneath except my legs and the sub and 2 monitors and laptop on top and the other to the side (perpendicular) with drawers under and printers and stuff on top. It suits me.

 

[Yaka]

Just make one. Ally or steel tubing and some wood planks. Done.

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Just make one. Ally or steel tubing and some wood planks. Done.

ive made my current desk. made it out of mdf. buidling it didnt take long but wasnt prepared for painting. so much sanding was required after each coat till i was happy

2 meter table with 4 monitors and two pcs me and me wife side by side perfect

table from ikea about 100 quid \o/

never buying a desk or owt from ikea, last desk was from thier vika range i think. i dropped something on it by accident and it put a hole in it the edges have studs in where you screw the legs and the center is supported up by think cardboard in a hexgon pattern.

I use a big green plastic garden table. Doesn't look as nice, but only cost £40 and does the job!

using any old table would be nice but the space where this desk is going aint great, and the fact i hope tobe moving out by the end of the year. i'd like soamt i cant take apart and re use in a diff layout

 

[Yaka]

What is an 80/20 desk?

clicky the flicker link for an example

 

[Moriath]

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ive made my current desk. made it out of mdf. buidling it didnt take long but wasnt prepared for painting. so much sanding was required after each coat till i was happy

Worked for me for five years .. Guess don't drop shit on it

never buying a desk or owt from ikea, last desk was from thier vika range i think. i dropped something on it by accident and it put a hole in it the edges have studs in where you screw the legs and the center is supported up by think cardboard in a hexgon pattern.



using any old table would be nice but the space where this desk is going aint great, and the fact i hope tobe moving out by the end of the year. i'd like soamt i cant take apart and re use in a diff layout

 

[dysfunction]

clicky the flicker link for an example

Looks like an ikea desk to me.

But then you can't see much from a photo.

 

[Moriath]

wierd the reply didnt add my text .. anyhow i think i said something along the lines of i had the ikea desk for years... i guess the secret is not to drop heavey things on it hehe

 

[MYstIC G]

ncant seem to find anyone that sell to the public the uk sellers on 80/20. site only sell to industry dont suppose anyone knows hot to get hold of em ?

http://www.8020.net/PostalLookup.asp

 

[Yaka]

odd now only shows West group when i checked that there were 2 others none would sell to the genral public,
www.westgroup.co.uk no thing on thier site tho just tubes and fittings for liquids/gas and stuff

 

[Yaka]

oh they have an 80/20 catalog pdf on thier site shall give em a ring in the morning i hope they dont need and account setting up

 

[MYstIC G]

oh they have an 80/20 catalog pdf on thier site shall give em a ring in the morning i hope they dont need and account setting up

Bumpage. Did you ever get anywhere with this @Yaka I'm curious if this is any good as I'd quite like to get a serious desk installed in my new flat as the walls aren't suitable for mounting.

 

[Chilly]

What monitor stand has he got? I want one as nice as his, mine is flimsy as fuck and cant really support the two 27" dells I have.

 

[MYstIC G]

He self built it I believe @Chilly
http://www.flickr.com/photos/storm_shadow/3452418880/in/photostream/

 

[Yaka]

i did tho found a place local to me chucking it away in a very very mucky state. jet washed all of them the local garage over a couple of weeks. and its defo worth doing. id take a pic but its all dismantled now as we are having an extension done i got a few hyrdulic bits as well that useful for pulling and pusing and makes a ace "pisssshhhhhh" sound but they are rusty and needed pleanty of grease