[RTTY] Glass top

[Thom]

The desk I currently use is actually a L-shaped office desk I bought 
from Office Depot a few years back.  The frame is totally metal and the 
glass fits on top.  It rattles quite bad when I type on my laptop.  The 
glass is 1/4 inch tempered glass which is pretty tuff stuff considering 
how many time this glass has fallen over when I was moving this desk.  
It is ok I guess for an office but not for the abuse I generally give a 
operating desk.  I like to drill holes for computer and radio cables.

What I am actually building is going to measure 3 X 8 feet, with the top 
30 inches off the floor.  I have built these desks for many local 
amateurs and they love them.

Now I have to figure out what to do with my "glass" desk.  It may just 
go out in the shed in pieces (the frame) for storage until I can find 
someone who wants it.

take care all


73

Thom KI8W



On 10/24/2016 20:24, Dick Wilson wrote:
> About KI8W's desk...
> unless you use heavy duty glass, like 3/8" or more, forget it.
> As a retired glazier, I drilled a lot of holes in glass. Not fun!
> With 1/4" (actually less these days), one stands very good
> chance of breakage, dropping, leaning or just looking the
> 'wrong' way. We have one desk with 3/8" top (30x60) that
> has lasted about 25 years.
>
> Dick Wilson K6LRN
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