With the ubiquity of computers, there was a need for tables on which a monitor, a system unit, a keyboard and various office equipment could normally be placed.
Therefore, in our article we will consider the question of how to make a computer desk yourself. This task is quite feasible for an ordinary person who has little knowledge and skills in carpentry.
Having made a computer table with your own hands, you will not only save money, but also choose the ideal dimensions for your room, and also get aesthetic pleasure from the work done.
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There are a fairly large number of types of computer tables and its varieties - a laptop table, which has a much simpler device and smaller dimensions.
When buying a laptop, users have a standard problem that can bring a lot of trouble. When working for a long time behind this device, all parts of the body begin to numb. To avoid this, special mini tables are made for laptops, which are much simpler in design than computer tables, but the price for them is sometimes very “biting”. Therefore, a do-it-yourself laptop table can be a very convenient way out.
There are several basic table designs, which we will discuss below.
In the independent production of these products, it is recommended to use a beech board, 1.8-2 mm thick. In this case, the table will last a fairly long time. As you can see, all these types do not represent too complex structures and can be made by a person without special skills and knowledge in carpentry.
Let's see what tool you might need to make a homemade laptop table.
The simplest version of the table will look like this. A tabletop that combines legs, which are two boards.
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All these details can be cut out of old unnecessary furniture and then such a product will cost you almost free.
Everyone chooses the dimensions of the parts for themselves, but, for example, for a 15-16-inch laptop, the dimensions of the table top can be 60 * 28 cm.
The sidewalls for such a table are made bevelled and the length of this very beveled side should be 28 cm. This side of the leg is attached to the tabletop. The most convenient slope for such a table is when the back of the leg rises by 29 cm, and the front by 21 cm. This slope will be the most optimal for working in a lying and reclining position.
Sawing table parts
To make a computer table with your own hands, you need to make a lot more effort than making a table for a laptop. The main task in this case will be to make a table “for yourself”, because the store version may not be suitable for your complexion at all. Before you start making a table, you need to decide on its model. A fairly common model looks like this.
The computer is located on the table, the system unit is on the side under the table on a separate stand. Also, under the table on a stand, only in the center, there will be a printer and a place for disks and documentation, and the keyboard and mouse will be located on a pull-out shelf under the computer.
Detail drawing
After you have decided on the model, you need to draw up a drawing with dimensions.
The main size of any table, including a computer one, is its height. For a person of average height, it usually varies between 700-750 mm. For greater convenience in use, legs with adjustable height can be provided. This will be especially convenient if the table is intended for children who tend to grow. Then the legs unscrewed in height will not allow to spoil his posture. The height of the printer shelf must be at least 20 cm, in which case you can also store discs in a standing position on it.
DIY computer desk
The next step is to make the table top. Moreover, its size should not be too small and at the same time not be infinite. Everything should be compactly placed on it and, moreover, the most comfortable working conditions have been created. The standard dimensions of the countertop vary between 1-1.3 m, and the depth can be about 60 cm.
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For greater convenience, it is necessary to provide a side at the back of the table.
This will prevent objects from falling behind the table, and its height is sufficient no more than 5 cm.
The size of the sliding shelf will be only slightly smaller than the countertop, and the depth must be provided with a size of 40 cm. The final stage in the independent manufacture of a computer desk will be a shelf for the system unit. The height from the floor level may not exceed 10-15 cm, but the width must be provided for at least 25 cm, so that there is the necessary distance between the wall of the shelf and the system unit for the normal operation of the computer. Thus, fulfilling all these requirements, you can effortlessly make a comfortable desk for your computer. Well, a visual aid in the manufacture of such a table can be obtained by watching the video below.
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The computer has become a part of modern life. Portable devices with small dimensions do not require separate space for use and storage. But the owners of stationary models have to face the question of where and how to make a computer desk in order to conveniently organize a special place in the house. Sometimes it is difficult to find such a table with a convenient add-on that would ideally satisfy all the requirements (design, functionality), and be affordable. Therefore, another formulation of the problem becomes more rational - how to make a computer desk with your own hands, using drawings and master classes.
Plan a homemade desk for your computer, taking into account all the elements of the system that you use. The standard package includes: system unit, monitor, keyboard, mouse. Complete the list, if necessary, with a printer, scanner, sound system, etc. Consider the ready-made drawings and table diagrams, they will tell you where this or that object can be placed. Be sure to provide additional places with lockers, drawers, shelves for papers, textbooks, notes, so that everything is at hand.
A table with a superstructure should be compact, but at the same time comfortable and not too small. When determining the location of the structure at home, be sure to consider the possibility of access to the mains, natural light, sufficient distance from parts of the heating system.
A computer desk can be: straight, angular, combined, transformer. Direct designs are the most common. They can be installed in almost any room. Making a corner computer desk with your own hands means making the most of the corner of the room, while creating a convenient place for using office equipment. The transforming table occupies a special place. It can fit perfectly into any interior. The product can be a cabinet, a chest of drawers, a pencil case in which a computer is hidden. There is even a transforming table with small cabinets, which, if necessary, turns into a bed.
If you do not have experience in furniture production, choose not a transformer, but a simple but comfortable classic design of a computer desk with an add-on. It will provide enough space for equipment and the necessary materials. And in order for the new furniture to become organic in the finished interior, use a furniture board or chipboard that matches in color with other furnishings.
For a computer desk with an add-on you will need:
At work you will use:
Making the base:
Let's get started with the table add-on:
Additional details, finishing:
Our homemade transforming table will be hidden in the closet. Shelves in the upper part will serve as a convenient superstructure. A design feature will be a swivel table top, with its help it will be more convenient to use a transforming table.
To make your own transformer table for your computer, you will need:
The idea of \u200b\u200bself-assembling the table can come at least if there is a schoolboy in the family, which means that you can’t do without a computer, and it won’t be superfluous to save on buying a ready-made table. If you try, the tables of independent production will not differ in any way from the factory ones, the same Techno Stolplit.
What types of computer tables can be assembled independently? Lots of options! Give preference, in particular, to those that are comfortable, ergonomic and multifunctional. All such models combine the following details:
It is difficult to overestimate suspended structures in a computer desk. They are useful for installing music speakers, as well as books and stationery. This is especially true if the table is being built for a student. In addition, a printer can be installed on such shelves, and additional office equipment - everything is determined by the needs and imagination of the owner of a makeshift table.
Go to the hardware store or market and purchase the following 
materials:
From the tools you will need a hacksaw, a drill and drills, screwdrivers or a screwdriver, a square and a chisel, a tape measure, a ruler, a pencil.
You can find table drawings on the Web or make individual ones (whether it be a straight or corner table). In accordance with them, we cut out the necessary details, including the vertical walls of the table, the tabletop itself, the components of the cabinets and drawers. At the bottom of the vertical legs on the side facing the wall, 
cut a piece to fit the baseboard so that the table can later be leaned against the wall.
And in the end, we take up the hinged structure. Saw out the side and horizontal shelves, round the top front edges. To attach to the countertop, make several holes in the walls, using self-tapping screws, fix all the elements together.
Cabinet, hanging shelves, drawers - all these are integral components 
computer desk, including self-assembly. This element of the interior cannot be considered complete and complete if, with the exception of the monitor, keyboard and the processor itself, nothing else will fit on it.
A cabinet, hanging shelves, drawers for a computer desk also need to be built independently. For this:
When the table is a one-piece structure and you have made sure that you like it that way, disassemble it! Do not wonder. The reason is that all the wooden parts will now need to be sanded and varnished. And so that the reassembly of the computer desk is quick, mark which part was attached where.
Self-production of computer work is not difficult for a person who knows how to deal with the appropriate tool and material. By choosing this option for arranging the working area, you will save a lot, as well as implement an individual product design.
By assembling a computer desk yourself, you can equip both a small compact room and a more spacious room. It is advisable to open the table not only with a colorless transparent varnish, but also paint it in any color you like, decorate it in every possible way. So you get an original product - comfortable and ergonomic. Do not doubt your abilities. And success!
Drawings of a corner computer desk. Dimensions.
According to the preliminary design project, the MFP is installed on a retractable console, which is attached to the top and side of the cabinet. One of the sidewalls of the cabinet simultaneously acts as a support for the tabletop, transferring the load to the legs. The reason why the role of the support is assigned to the inner sidewall is visible from the design itself, in this form, access and work with the MFP can be carried out from almost all sides.
Cabinet with drawers and a panel under the MFP.
Underframe.
The height of the underframe is equal to the overall height of the cabinet (740 mm), the length and width of the underframe is free and is calculated according to the dimensions of the tabletop (see section above).
To the curbstone, the inner sidewall of which is the support for the tabletop, is adjacent to the main underframe with one more, the farthest support and the rear vertical wall. The back wall performs three functions: it is a connection between the table supports, a vertical spatial structural rigidity element and an additional support for horizontal shelves. The back wall is attached with a gap between the tabletop, i.e. she does not rest against her upper end. Thus, we provided a place for the free passage of computer electrical cables.
Between the table supports in the underframe, two horizontal shelves were placed that can be used for various needs. For example, it is convenient to put your feet on the lower shelf when you want to lean back in your chairs and watch a movie from the monitor screen. In addition to everything, these shelves, together with the back wall, act as an element of spatial rigidity of the entire table.
The tabletop-bearing side of the underframe is mounted on mortise adjustable supports. .
Keyboard shelf.
You can make a keyboard shelf yourself to fit your size or use a special component for computer desks - a ready-made factory keyboard shelf.
The advantages of the finished shelf - you do not need to make it yourself, the disadvantages - it is used only for the keyboard.
Advantages - can be made any individual sizes.
A frame is made of two sidewalls and two connected planks. The shelf itself is installed on full extension ball telescopic guides.
Installation of the keyboard shelf is extremely simple, it is screwed with 4x30 self-tapping screws through the bonded strips under the bottom of the tabletop, directly into its place.
If you plan to use a corner table for a desktop computer, and not for a laptop, it becomes necessary to place the system unit. In order not to fence additional structures under the tabletop and make the system unit not tied to a specific place, we will make a stand for the system unit. You can use a ready-made accessory from the factory, but we like to do everything ourselves and will make it so that it harmonizes in design with the whole table.
Add-on for a computer desk.
The computer has firmly established itself in the life of modern man. It breaks news, provides relevant information, connects with business partners, entertains, educates, provides and gets the job done. A vast group of people has emerged who spend most of their time at the computer. Actively involved are remote workers who do not need a physical presence in the office, who have every opportunity to do their work without leaving their homes. For them, the workplace is a computer desk. The importance of a properly organized and equipped workplace is undeniable, but not everyone has the opportunity to create it. The reason lies in the lack of a suitable table that allows you to place all the accessories necessary for work in a convenient order. Often, users are not satisfied with the size or configuration that does not fit into the interior of the room. Long searches take a lot of time and effort, not guaranteeing a positive result. People who know how to handle tools and materials, in such cases, begin to think about how to make a computer desk with their own hands, to create the best option for themselves. The procedure is not the most difficult, but some knowledge and skills will be required to implement it. Let's consider the question in order.
A computer is a complex of several elements, each of which must be placed in a certain order or in its place. We need our own platforms for the system unit, monitor, work plane for the keyboard and mouse.
There are more compact types of computers - a laptop, a monoblock - but they also need a work plane.
A computer desk is a combination of a desk, desktop with additional elements, the number and composition of which may be different. Depending on the needs and possibilities of the premises, small planes with two or three additional platforms can be used, or large sets that combine racks for working materials, hanging shelves and other useful and user-friendly elements. Drawers and closed cabinets are also usually present, which combines computer desks with writing desks. The configuration of the computer desk is aimed at providing maximum ease of use, the ability to have access to any point in the workspace without unnecessary movements or movements that distract from classes.
A computer desk should provide convenience and comfort for the user. Design requirements:
The listed requirements are general, relating to all types and structural types of tables. For people of various professions, carrying out activities of one kind or another, some additional elements or functions may be required. For example, special planes may be required for the installation of instruments, equipment, placement of diagrams, drawings, etc.
Therefore, when planning the independent manufacture of a computer desk, you should carefully consider its configuration and composition of work surfaces, the number of containers and shelves, drawers and planes. To provide your own requirements means to create the most suitable table for yourself, which cannot be found in finished form.
There are many types of computer tables:
In addition, there are different types of table designs:
There are a lot of options, moreover, they can combine the features of two or three of these groups. There are no restrictions other than personal preferences and opportunities. People with developed artistic or creative abilities create exclusive, unique samples of tables made on the basis of various mechanisms, devices, objects.
Many people use non-standard methods of painting or pasting surfaces, use different design options, etc. Such specimens are created for an amateur, but many of them are very attractive in appearance and are able to decorate a room.
The most commonly used material for a computer desk is laminated chipboard. This material is most convenient for the manufacture of hull structures; it is not for nothing that it is called “furniture in rolls”. Chipboard is easy to process, for connecting or fastening various elements, all the necessary spare parts and accessories are sold. In addition, there is a huge selection of color options, allowing you to choose the option that best suits the rest of the interior of the room or the wishes of the user.
Alternatively, you can use laminated MDF. It is close in its properties to laminated chipboard, but has a smaller filler fraction, due to which it is less fragile and not so prone to delamination when screwing fasteners. The principles of processing and assembly of these materials are almost the same.
Some craftsmen prefer stiffer, more durable designs. They use metal parts that can withstand significant loads. At the same time, only the frame of the table is most often made of metal, work surfaces are made of sheet materials (chipboard, LMDF, countertop for kitchen sets, plywood, etc.).
In order to make a computer table with your own hands from metal, you need to have some skill in working with the material, the appropriate tools. As a frame, steel pipes of round or rectangular cross-section, chrome-plated or raw (needing painting) are used.
The most time-consuming option is a do-it-yourself computer desk made of wood. Working with wood is easier than with metal, but creating a finished product requires a large number of tools, materials, and consumables.
You will need cutting, grinding, planing and finishing work and other intermediate operations. You can perform these operations at home, but for family members, such actions can be quite a serious test. In addition, finishing work involves the use of paints and varnishes that emit a considerable amount of volatile components with a pungent odor that are harmful to health. A computer desk made of solid wood will be quite expensive, since you will need to purchase a lot of expensive materials, tools, and consumables. If all the work is done at the proper level, then the result more than justifies all the efforts made, the money spent.
Before starting work, you should create a working drawing, a table project. This is necessary in order to fully imagine the assembly order, calculate the amount of materials, accessories, and finally work out the design and configuration of the table. It is necessary to start the development of the project with general parameters - decide on the style, decide what size or shape of the table will suit the existing interior or room size, choose the optimal color, material, and other characteristics. Then you need to resolve the issue with the countertop - size, shape, material, one or more. This point is important because the countertop is not always made of the same material as the walls of the cabinets and other vertical planes. When planning to make a computer desk with your own hands, drawings, photos, diagrams, other information is easy to find on the Internet. To get acquainted with the existing options, samples is useful for implementing your own ideas.
Important! In the absence of experience or skills, you can use one of the design programs, such as Basis Furniture Maker or the like. The programs are simple, they guarantee against errors in the calculation of dimensions or fittings, determine marking points, and other important nodes. At the end of the work, the finished drawing can be printed, you can get it in paper form.
The set of tools is determined by the material that is selected to create the table. At the same time, there is a certain mandatory list that is needed in any case:
To make a table from chipboard or LMDF you will need:
For the metal frame of the table, you must use:
You will also need materials:
In addition to the most necessary materials, others may come in handy, not so important, but able to revive the product, give it an elegant, winning appearance. There are many options for how to decorate a computer desk with your own hands, in the absence of interesting ideas, you should look for photos on the net. There are a great many examples worthy of imitation, something suitable will definitely be found.
Assembly is carried out according to the working drawing. According to its specification, components are manufactured in the required quantity, processed in the necessary way, after which the table is assembled and installed in the allotted place. This is the general scheme for the manufacture of a computer desk. More specifically, table assembly can only be considered in relation to a particular material.
Chipboard has sufficient strength and rigidity, so a table frame is not needed. For manufacturing you will need:
Completely metal tables are usually not made, only a metal frame is used. Alternatively, a base is created from metal legs and rectangular metal tubes. Work surfaces are most often made of laminated chipboard; recently, countertops from kitchen sets have become popular.
Assembly is done in two stages:
The first stage can be done in an apartment, or in a workshop. If welding works are used, then they should be carried out in a specially prepared room or in the open air. In the absence of a welding machine, bolted connections can be used, but this option is less accurate, does not provide sufficient compactness of the connections. Depending on the project, either a table frame or a complete table frame, shelving is assembled. If a chrome-plated tube is used, then welding is not used, assembly is carried out only on bolted joints or on special corner connecting elements.
The finished frame is installed in place, work surfaces, shelves, walls, and other cladding elements are attached to it. Typically, designs of this kind do not have a large number of closed cabinets, drawers, and other additional elements. It is an openwork, light-looking design, free from unnecessary planes, that is used. This type of table looks good in a Hi Tech style interior.
Working with wood requires a large number of machines and equipment. The processing of wooden parts is noisy, very dusty, so it is recommended that only final assembly or finishing be done at home. All major operations are best performed in a specialized workshop, so you can achieve the best results.
It is quite difficult to make a completely wooden computer desk. It will take a lot of machine operations, tenon-groove joints, gluing and other actions that require the use of machines.
Most often, combined tables are made when a wooden table top and external planes are created, and the frame and other load-bearing elements are made of rectangular metal tubes. In this version, the table outwardly looks like it is completely assembled from solid wood, but from the point of view of construction it is a metal frame sheathed with wooden shields. The assembly of such a product is no different from the already considered assembly of a metal frame, so there is no point in dwelling on it separately.
Finishing of wood is made by means of wood stains and varnishes. Given the specifics of the product, it is recommended to use matte varnishes that are not afraid of small scratches or scuffs that stand out on a glossy surface. In addition, matte varnish can be simply applied by spraying, while glossy coatings have to be sanded, polished, which takes time and skills. The varnish must be durable, resistant to mechanical stress. It is recommended to use a two-component parquet varnish, a polyurethane one-component varnish also showed itself well.
Self-manufacturing of a computer desk is made if necessary to obtain a certain shape, size or configuration. It is irrational to take on the creation of conventional models, since it is easier to buy a ready-made sample without wasting time. Manufacturing does not require special training, it is enough to have basic skills. The main key to success is accuracy, thoroughness in detail, thoughtfulness of each step. Significant help in creating a project, in technical matters, can be obtained on the Internet, where there are a lot of images or drawings of finished products that are useful for understanding your own project.
