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Foam desktop

Postby NMMarauder » Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:05 pm

I was in need of a new desk for my home office and I decided I wanted to build a standing height desk. I also wanted to try foam/canvas construction to see how things went. I'm preaching to the choir but I'm impressed with the ease of building in foam.

I used a hot wire to cut groves so that I could glue in some pieces of wood. The wood serves as a hard attachment point and it gives some much needed support since I am using the foam in its weakest direction. I covered it in canvas using TBII and then I painted it with a scene from the movie Office Space. I felt it was fitting since it is going in my office. It will be mounted to the wall using the brackets.

I'm impressed with it so far. Not much flex and it is crazy light weight.

Just thought I would share to show yet another example of what can be done with foam and canvas.

-Ron
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Covered in Canvas and TBII
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Grooves cut to allow wood for attachment points
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Re: Foam desktop

Postby NMMarauder » Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:06 pm

Sorry. I didn't realize the pictures were so big.
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Re: Foam desktop

Postby bonnie » Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:23 am

What a great idea! Well done. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: Foam desktop

Postby GPW » Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:24 am

That turned out Quite Nice !!! :thumbsup: 8) :applause:
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Re: Foam desktop

Postby tonyj » Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:50 am

Very nice! :applause:
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Re: Foam desktop

Postby JThompson » Wed Jun 11, 2014 7:03 am

Nice job. I've been going back and forth on the idea of a foam top for the bulk head storage in the hopper. this just sold me.
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Re: Foam desktop

Postby atahoekid » Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:33 pm

Nicely done!
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Re: Foam desktop

Postby Hogdaddy » Fri Jun 13, 2014 6:23 pm

Thats the best foam desktop I've ever seen! :applause:
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Re: Foam desktop

Postby Mary C » Sat Jun 14, 2014 10:39 pm

Way to go!!! if it is too soft you could always cover it with some plastic/ poly/ glass. don't want to block that nice picture! :wine:

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Re: Foam desktop

Postby kudzu » Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:33 am

That's VERY cool!
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