50nl player buys...and makes...a new desk WITH PICS

[meleader2]

About 4 years ago I moved out of my house and into a slum lord's upstairs 3 bedroom unit. instead of shelling out 100$ for a desk, i decided to goto home depot and spend 37$:

2 wall mounting brackets that can support 500 lbs each
1 4' x 8' white laminated particle board that i cut down to 64" x 26 1/2" right there in the store

So four years later the middle of the board is sagging, and my new room isn't as big as the old one. I decide to goto good old home depot again because the thought of the board snapping and my 3 monitors tumbling to the floor upsets me, i spent another 27.95$ for a 4' x 8' board.

this time dimensions are 54" x 26 1/2" to accomodate the smaller room. Also since the walls are plaster and [censored], i decided to opt for 5 2x4s (6th one got garbled stories to come weeeeee):


This here is the space where the new desk will be, there she is on the floor




The wooden legs, mattress propped up against the wall. Huge beat, i don't have a bed frame. Huge brag, my girlfriend gives me lots of head w/out creaking sound from mattress.






Table from door way





All my [censored] on the metal computer desk that was on the old desk (for a look at the type of [censored] i had, see here)





Almost done!!!!




From the back:





Ok i made a mistake here. i gummed up one of the screws, and i couldn't get it out....and i twisted it....





Here is the table BEFORE SETUP:





Here is the table AFTER SETUP:






Girlfriend wouldn't pose with the drill. Beat.


ALL DONE!

[Mr.JR]

This is a beat. Desk looks horrible.

[meleader2]

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This is a beat. Desk looks horrible.

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beat? looks? you sir, are mistaken. best 37$ i've ever invested.

[Chicago]

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This is a beat. Desk looks horrible.

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beat? looks? you sir, are mistaken. best 37$ i've ever invested.

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GG sir, GG. I wish I was a carpenter. I bought a DVD stand that I put together that is completely leaning to the right three days later. Ok I wish I was just good with tools. I suck.

Chicago

P.S. You think Geeksquad will come and setup my new balla pad for some extra loot on the side?

[ShipIt77]

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This is a beat. Desk looks horrible.

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[Ribsauce]

Am I the only person shocked there wasn't 3 21" CRTs in the last picture?

[whipsaw]

how you made this without a lathe is beyond me

[PokerSoccer]

looks pretty good
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Girlfriend wouldn't pose with the drill. Beat.

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[-beavs-]

dude, good on you and everything, but if ur gonna make a desk why not get some sandpaper and some finish or stain and make that [censored] look ok?

[bdams19]

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dude, good on you and everything, but if ur gonna make a desk why not get some sandpaper and some finish or stain and make that [censored] look ok?

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qft, have some pride in your work its only about another hour of work or so