Lately I've been doing a greatly increased batch of googling;
printing out a load of pages. I don't really care to do this work at a
table, low, and not angled. So figure a laptop desk will be the answer.
Decided I don't really need, or really want, a conventional type of
laptop desk.
http://www.thetrunkshoppe.com/lapdesks.html
So, started googling. Ran across this, comtemplated it, and even faster
uncontemplated it.
http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/images/lapdawg.jpg
Decided something along these lies will be the way to go. Minus the
fancy, and minus the drawer. I'll use plywood, all glue fastening, and
mak it high enough, and with the top angled at an angle yet to be
determined. I may make an "arm" on each side that will go on each side
of me, so I can rest my arms on them. Either way, this will cover my
needs nicely.
http://www.galleryfurnituredirect.com/images/lapdesk.jpg No, there
won't be any plan. Just take a few measurements, cut, glue. I'll use
glue block, and a couple of braces, under the top. Yes, it'll be plenty
strong enough; I did a stand to hold craft supplies the same way, that's
about 3' tall, and it's held up great.
Sometimes I plan all of these things out in my head, then make it;
other times I've just got an idea of what I want, and just start making
it. One will look like I thought; one will sometimes surprise me - like
my saw stand. Either way, works for me.
JOAT
What is life without challenge and a constant stream of new
humiliations?
- Peter Egan
Yep, me too.
On Sep 26, 7:57 am, Chuck Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:33:49 -0700, Ralph E Lindberg
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >FWW a few years ago had plans based on Tom Jefferson's (custom) lap-top
> >desk. Very nice
>
> I bought that back issue and have that desk on my list of projects to
> do one day.
>
> --
> Chuck Taylorhttp://home.hiwaay.net/~taylorc/contact/
Markem <markem(sixoneeight)@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>
> I will add my laptop desk, it is an oversize TV tray in style. Made
> for her laptop computer.
>
> http://home.mchsi.com/~xphome/Laptop/index.html
>
> Mark
>
I'll add mine, it's only for easy chairs though: My lap.
For "normal, everyday use" I use a standard desk.
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Neillarson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Yep, me too.
> >
> >
> > On Sep 26, 7:57 am, Chuck Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:33:49 -0700, Ralph E Lindberg
> > >
> > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >FWW a few years ago had plans based on Tom Jefferson's (custom) lap-top
> > > >desk. Very nice
> > >
> > > I bought that back issue and have that desk on my list of projects to
> > > do one day.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Chuck Taylorhttp://home.hiwaay.net/~taylorc/contact/
>
> Join the crowd....
"Politics as well as Religion has its superstitions. These, gaining
strength with time, may, one day, give imaginary value to this relic,
for its great association with the birth of the Great Charter of our
Independence." Jefferson, referring to the lap desk.
True perhaps, but I'm making one as well.
S.
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:48:54 -0400, [email protected] (J T)
wrote:
> Sometimes I plan all of these things out in my head, then make it;
>other times I've just got an idea of what I want, and just start making
>it. One will look like I thought; one will sometimes surprise me - like
>my saw stand. Either way, works for me.
I will add my laptop desk, it is an oversize TV tray in style. Made
for her laptop computer.
http://home.mchsi.com/~xphome/Laptop/index.html
Mark
In article <[email protected]>,
Neillarson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yep, me too.
>
>
> On Sep 26, 7:57 am, Chuck Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:33:49 -0700, Ralph E Lindberg
> >
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >FWW a few years ago had plans based on Tom Jefferson's (custom) lap-top
> > >desk. Very nice
> >
> > I bought that back issue and have that desk on my list of projects to
> > do one day.
> >
> > --
> > Chuck Taylorhttp://home.hiwaay.net/~taylorc/contact/
Join the crowd....
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (J T) wrote:
> Lately I've been doing a greatly increased batch of googling;
> printing out a load of pages. I don't really care to do this work at a
> table, low, and not angled. So figure a laptop desk will be the answer.
> Decided I don't really need, or really want, a conventional type of
> laptop desk.
> http://www.thetrunkshoppe.com/lapdesks.html
> So, started googling. Ran across this, comtemplated it, and even faster
> uncontemplated it.
> http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/images/lapdawg.jpg
> Decided something along these lies will be the way to go. Minus the
> fancy, and minus the drawer. I'll use plywood, all glue fastening, and
> mak it high enough, and with the top angled at an angle yet to be
> determined. I may make an "arm" on each side that will go on each side
> of me, so I can rest my arms on them. Either way, this will cover my
> needs nicely.
> http://www.galleryfurnituredirect.com/images/lapdesk.jpg No, there
> won't be any plan. Just take a few measurements, cut, glue. I'll use
> glue block, and a couple of braces, under the top. Yes, it'll be plenty
> strong enough; I did a stand to hold craft supplies the same way, that's
> about 3' tall, and it's held up great.
>
> Sometimes I plan all of these things out in my head, then make it;
> other times I've just got an idea of what I want, and just start making
> it. One will look like I thought; one will sometimes surprise me - like
> my saw stand. Either way, works for me.
>
>
>
> JOAT
> What is life without challenge and a constant stream of new
> humiliations?
> - Peter Egan
FWW a few years ago had plans based on Tom Jefferson's (custom) lap-top
desk. Very nice
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Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 5:33am (EDT-3) [email protected]
(Ralph=A0E=A0Lindberg) doth sayeth:
FWW a few years ago had plans based on Tom Jefferson's (custom) lap-top
desk. Very nice
If I recall right, plans for that, or very similar, ae available,
free, somewhere on-line. Nice, yep, but not what I want.
JOAT
What is life without challenge and a constant stream of new
humiliations?
- Peter Egan
On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:33:49 -0700, Ralph E Lindberg
<[email protected]> wrote:
>FWW a few years ago had plans based on Tom Jefferson's (custom) lap-top
>desk. Very nice
I bought that back issue and have that desk on my list of projects to
do one day.
--
Chuck Taylor
http://home.hiwaay.net/~taylorc/contact/