IKEA Hilver desk surface query

hughtrimble · 12 May 2019 at 23:33

Evening OCUKers,

For those with the Hilver work surface or knowledge of it - is the edge beveled in that inverted trapezoid way around the entirety of the edge, or is one long edge squared off?

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/desks/table-tops-legs/hilver-table-top-bamboo-art-80278287/

Asking as I have a three monitor mount but the clamp needs a square edge to clamp on to.

If there isn't a square edge, how far from the top edge does the underside 'start'? Got clearance for just 2.4cm in the clamp.

Steeps · 13 May 2019 at 13:10

Not sure I'd want to mount a monitor stand on it with a clamp, looking at the description it's a honeycomb filling with bamboo surfaces, not solid.

topgun06 · 13 May 2019 at 21:47

Just measured mine, the measurment is 21mm.

Gammawolf · 14 May 2019 at 23:03

Steeps said:
Not sure I'd want to mount a monitor stand on it with a clamp, looking at the description it's a honeycomb filling with bamboo surfaces, not solid.

Yeah, i'd personally go for a solid kitchen worktop - oh wait i did

LuckyBenski · 15 May 2019 at 09:15

I wouldn't be comfortable with just 24mm of clamp area for a monitor of any size. Especially not on a weak surface like composite/hollow board.

hughtrimble · 15 May 2019 at 13:47

topgun06 said:
Just measured mine, the measurment is 21mm.

You're most kind, thank you for this - definitely should be on the spec sheet on IKEA as it's not just a slight edge bevel.

hughtrimble · 15 May 2019 at 13:49

Steeps said:
Not sure I'd want to mount a monitor stand on it with a clamp, looking at the description it's a honeycomb filling with bamboo surfaces, not solid.

Gammawolf said:
Yeah, i'd personally go for a solid kitchen worktop - oh wait i did

LuckyBenski said:
I wouldn't be comfortable with just 24mm of clamp area for a monitor of any size. Especially not on a weak surface like composite/hollow board.

I had not seen this description on the spec page, but you're quite right. The clamp I have is heavy in itself, then adding three screens...on a very small clamp surface it isn't going to end well, is it!

Time for a rethink

topgun06 · 15 May 2019 at 16:07

hughtrimble said:
Time for a rethink

Agreed. There is a small split in my table top, I must have pushed down on the edge too mush a some point in time.

hughtrimble · 15 May 2019 at 17:22

topgun06 said:
Agreed. There is a small split in my table top, I must have pushed down on the edge too mush a some point in time.

Were you aware it wasn't solid bamboo before buying? It may have been I'd only noticed upon picking the thing up, but I didn't think it was at all clear it was just a thin layer of bamboo.