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Post #398,319 by boxley 1/20/15 11:47:37 PM Reply	any ideas on raising desks? need to lift mine 12-18 inches. Jack stands are too expensive and cinder blocks are too tacky. Milk crates would be good but I don't know where to get those Any ideas appreciated. Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #398,320 by Andrew Grygus 1/20/15 11:51:03 PM Reply	Bricks. They look better than cinder blocks.
Post #398,321 by Another Scott 1/21/15 12:02:44 AM Reply	Depending on the shape of the legs... Amazon has milk crates, but that seems like a non-optimal solution. Maybe some aluminum pipe? Online Metals will cut pieces to length for you, if what they have in stock isn't appropriate. E.g. 6061 T6 aluminum, 12" long, 1.9" OD, 0.15" wall, $6.74 each. HTH! Good luck. Cheers, Scott.
Post #398,323 by boxley 1/21/15 12:14:46 AM Reply	no legs, two flat sides Andrew, thanks for the suggestion of bricks might work Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #398,324 by Andrew Grygus 1/21/15 1:20:46 AM Reply	Ref: Andrew, thanks for the suggestion of bricks might work With bricks you can put each layer at right angles to the previous and they'll be pretty stable. Of course, if you want them really stable, you can moisten them slightly and place a dab of Gorilla Glue between them.
Post #398,325 by pwhysall 1/21/15 3:39:50 AM Reply	Re: any ideas on raising desks? 200mm square blocks of wood with an appropriately routed 10mm indentation to stop the legs sliding around.
Post #398,328 by boxley 1/21/15 9:29:37 AM Reply	1/8 of a yard -6 inches blocks of wood are not sold here Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #398,331 by pwhysall 1/21/15 10:01:27 AM Reply	We invented a thing called a "saw" for this very circumstance.
Post #398,335 by boxley 1/21/15 10:09:49 AM Reply	hmmm here is a link, find a sublink of the wood and post back http:\\homedepot.com I already have saws, ta looking for wood Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #398,336 by pwhysall 1/21/15 10:15:12 AM Reply	What? It's a 3 step process. 1 Get some wood (it's made of trees, hth) 2 cut it to size 3 There is no step 3
Post #398,338 by malraux 1/21/15 10:25:37 AM Reply	Step 1 is problematic No one sells 15" chunks of wood around here. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #398,339 by drook 1/21/15 11:51:35 AM Reply	200 mm ~= 7.9 in Closest I could get around here is 7x9 railroad ties. Don't know that I'd want them in the house since they're fire treated, meaning they shed creosote. Other than that you've got 6x6 fenceposts. -- Drew
Post #398,340 by malraux 1/21/15 12:27:48 PM Reply	Yes, but then you'd need to stack them. Not terribly stable without getting into actually building something. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #398,350 by pwhysall 1/21/15 3:19:37 PM Reply	-100 man points all round. Glue and clamps and saws and routers and DOIN IT RITE.
Post #398,353 by Ashton 1/21/15 3:49:05 PM Reply	Gotta think outside the Box-box here.. Modrin techno to the rescue: 1) Ya finds local collector of every shiny-Shiny: thus has a 3-D printer. (Or 3 or 4--gotta keep up.) 2) Ya does a few simple calcs (wall-thickness desired of the plastic) to withstand weight of desk + anticipated horiz. shear-force (via clumsily tripping over the elevated 'desk', after a vodka-making evening.) 3) input end snugly fits the leg-shape; bottom shape to taste (or leave it tastelessly roundish/squarish.) 4) Pay the man; install 'leg' prostheses, (Admire the 1 minute installation job.) Continue to fight AGW, etc. [Conslutant fee: waived. Yer Welcome.]
Post #398,354 by drook 1/21/15 3:53:19 PM Reply	Pyramids would be most efficient And by the way ... thus has a 3-D printer. (Or 3 or 4--gotta keep up.) What's that, a 4-D printer? ba-dump-tsshhh -- Drew
Post #398,355 by Ashton 1/21/15 3:59:56 PM Reply	Yes, both. (drook has a fine Medieval mind) (Thankful he not be a Repo, because.. ... )
Post #398,357 by boxley 1/21/15 4:16:34 PM Reply	sigh, if I wanted to build something 1 2x4 sliced in 4 pieces four pieces of strap iron and use 8 bolts to attach the legs to the desk. I cant be bothered, all I want to do is lift it up, shove something under it, done Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #398,359 by Ashton 1/21/15 4:43:01 PM Reply	(well, ya gots Med-care now, right? Shorten your femurs. Done.) HTH ;^>
Post #398,381 by static 1/22/15 4:32:43 AM Reply	Well then... How about old telephone books? The hardest part will be collecting enough. Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
Post #398,386 by boxley 1/22/15 9:34:57 AM Reply	think bricks or malroux' idea will do the trick Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #398,444 by static 1/23/15 8:03:28 PM Reply	:-) Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
Post #398,327 by malraux 1/21/15 8:37:52 AM Reply	Here's what I did: https://plus.google.com/+ScottAnderson42/posts/DWc6fd6rHak Two 15" free-standing drawer units from Target raised the desk the perfect amount for my femur length. The drawers were something like $30 a piece if I remember correctly, and now I have extra storage space. Note: Target does not seem to have the same drawer units now, just a 12" model now: http://www.target.com/p/room-essentials-2-drawer-organizer-espresso/-/A-15116841#prodSlot=medium_1_15&term=drawer Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #398,329 by boxley 1/21/15 9:30:59 AM Reply	hmm, need to hit the flea markets while travelling this weekend Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #398,330 by malraux 1/21/15 9:32:26 AM Reply	Might be difficult to find a matched pair Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #398,382 by Silverlock 1/22/15 5:47:46 AM Reply	plastic milk crates are sold at home depot I think the single most compelling piece of evidence for global warming is that Fox News viewers think it's a hoax.
Post #398,387 by boxley 1/22/15 9:35:46 AM Reply	really? thanks, that is the best solution Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep

any ideas on raising desks? - (boxley) - (26) - Jan. 20, 2015, 11:47:37 PM EST

Bricks. They look better than cinder blocks. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - Jan. 20, 2015, 11:51:03 PM EST

Depending on the shape of the legs... - (Another Scott) - (2) - Jan. 21, 2015, 12:02:44 AM EST

no legs, two flat sides Andrew, thanks for the suggestion of bricks might work -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Jan. 21, 2015, 12:14:46 AM EST

Ref: Andrew, thanks for the suggestion of bricks might work - (Andrew Grygus) - Jan. 21, 2015, 01:20:46 AM EST

Re: any ideas on raising desks? - (pwhysall) - (16) - Jan. 21, 2015, 03:39:50 AM EST

1/8 of a yard -6 inches blocks of wood are not sold here -NT - (boxley) - Jan. 21, 2015, 09:29:37 AM EST

We invented a thing called a "saw" for this very circumstance. -NT - (pwhysall) - (14) - Jan. 21, 2015, 10:01:27 AM EST

hmmm here is a link, find a sublink of the wood and post back - (boxley) - (13) - Jan. 21, 2015, 10:09:49 AM EST

What? - (pwhysall) - (12) - Jan. 21, 2015, 10:15:12 AM EST

Step 1 is problematic - (malraux) - (11) - Jan. 21, 2015, 10:25:37 AM EST

200 mm ~= 7.9 in - (drook) - (10) - Jan. 21, 2015, 11:51:35 AM EST

Yes, but then you'd need to stack them. - (malraux) - (9) - Jan. 21, 2015, 12:27:48 PM EST

-100 man points all round. - (pwhysall) - (8) - Jan. 21, 2015, 03:19:37 PM EST

Gotta think outside the Box-box here.. - (Ashton) - (2) - Jan. 21, 2015, 03:49:05 PM EST

Pyramids would be most efficient - (drook) - (1) - Jan. 21, 2015, 03:53:19 PM EST

Yes, both. (drook has a fine Medieval mind) (Thankful he not be a Repo, because.. ... ) -NT - (Ashton) - Jan. 21, 2015, 03:59:56 PM EST

sigh, if I wanted to build something - (boxley) - (4) - Jan. 21, 2015, 04:16:34 PM EST

(well, ya gots Med-care now, right? Shorten your femurs. Done.) -NT - (Ashton) - Jan. 21, 2015, 04:43:01 PM EST

Well then... - (static) - (2) - Jan. 22, 2015, 04:32:43 AM EST

think bricks or malroux' idea will do the trick -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Jan. 22, 2015, 09:34:57 AM EST

:-) -NT - (static) - Jan. 23, 2015, 08:03:28 PM EST

Here's what I did: - (malraux) - (2) - Jan. 21, 2015, 08:37:52 AM EST

hmm, need to hit the flea markets while travelling this weekend -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Jan. 21, 2015, 09:30:59 AM EST

Might be difficult to find a matched pair -NT - (malraux) - Jan. 21, 2015, 09:32:26 AM EST

plastic milk crates are sold at home depot -NT - (Silverlock) - (1) - Jan. 22, 2015, 05:47:46 AM EST

really? thanks, that is the best solution -NT - (boxley) - Jan. 22, 2015, 09:35:46 AM EST

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