Ikea Worktop Desk

SkidMarkKing · 18 Mar 2018 at 16:45

Hi guys, another one from me.

I have a Linnmon desk for my PC setup but I am running triple monitors and have noticed this corrugated cardboard desk will not support the weight with a triple monitor arm/bracket.

I am considering getting one of the Ekbacken 186cm(W) 2.8cm (D) (maybe 3.8cm, not sure yet) worktops and using that as my desk. Will the legs that are designed for the Linnmon desk work with the Ekbacken/worktops as I know there will be a big weight difference?

Another thing is, would I really need the desk to be 3.8cm thick? Ile measure up later and compare to my current desk as ile need my Logitech wheel to mount onto it as well.

Abyss · 19 Mar 2018 at 20:19

The legs themselves shouldn't be a problem. Your Linnmon desk is fitted with the generic Ikea Adils legs which are suitable for worktops that are at least 25mm thick.

The span of 1.8m with only a leg in each corner would concern me though, I am guessing that the old desk is shorter than 1.8m? A 1.8m span with 4 cheap legs and a sheet of cheap laminated 2.8mm particleboard is likely a recipe for disaster.

As an example the Ikea 1.6m desk has a full metal frame underneath it, and Ikea are pretty ruthless with value engineering the structure:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/...-underframe-for-table-top-black-art-30252906/

Given you've got a decent spec PC and triple monitor setup I can't fathom why you'd want to consider using legs that are £2.50 from Ikea and a sheet of kitchen worktop. Just buy a desk designed for the job

. You can easily get a proper office desk that's 1.8m x 0.6m for <£150.

Abyss · 19 Mar 2018 at 20:28

Just looked at 1.8m of M1 particleboard over 1.8m with 20kg on it and in fairness it shows a deflection of about 0.3cm which isn't too bad. Worry for me would be if you lean on it or add weight beyond 30kg.

That's based on 2.8cm particleboard. Increase it to 3.5cm and you are ok up to about 60kg (0.5cm of deflection).

SkidMarkKing · 19 Mar 2018 at 20:36

Abyss said:
Just looked at 1.8m of M1 particleboard over 1.8m with 20kg on it and in fairness it shows a deflection of about 0.3cm which isn't too bad. Worry for me would be if you lean on it or add weight beyond 30kg.

That's based on 2.8cm particleboard. Increase it to 3.5cm and you are ok up to about 60kg (0.5cm of deflection).

I’ve gone for the Karlby top (3.8cm thick) with a set of Alex drawers either side (already have one set). Ile only being using the cheap adils leg in the center to prevent flexing over time.

t-rex · 20 Mar 2018 at 11:33

I have a 2.4m solid oak Rasunda (£30 in bargain corner, can you believe it!!!?!?!) with Alex either side, and have had nothing in the middle for 3 years. It's solid as a rock. Not sure if the Karlby will be as strong though, so maybe the extra leg wouldn't be a bad idea. Having said that, if you've only got the 1.86m worktop, then you'll probably be fine anyway.

SkidMarkKing · 20 Mar 2018 at 12:12

t-rex said:
I have a 2.4m solid oak Rasunda (£30 in bargain corner, can you believe it!!!?!?!) with Alex either side, and have had nothing in the middle for 3 years. It's solid as a rock. Not sure if the Karlby will be as strong though, so maybe the extra leg wouldn't be a bad idea. Having said that, if you've only got the 1.86m worktop, then you'll probably be fine anyway.

Yeh, I’m thinking that as it’s the 1.86cm and not the 240 (something) cm one