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It appears that IKEA does in fact have exactly the type of tabletop I'm looking for, a ~60x30x3/4 slab of treated bamboo. That's quite handy.
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Just embrace what you’re trying to do and buy a door, the knob hole makes a handy cord cubby #lifehack
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Feb 16, 2018 14:39
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Just embrace what you’re trying to do and buy a door, the knob hole makes a handy cord cubby #lifehack  oh man that would mean a solid core door those are expensive as gently caress
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Feb 16, 2018 14:44
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The tabletop store. Edit: beaten
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Feb 16, 2018 14:53
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Vasudus posted:dadchat: Where can I obtain a tabletop? Meaning a rectangular, 2 foot by 4-6 foot, half inch to three quarters piece of pretreated, prestained wood? If I wasn't in an apartment and actually had proper tools I would just get the thing myself. This is exactly what people do: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S29047257/ Ikea even officially advertises it now I guess. There are a bunch of tabletops/kitchen countertops they sell (some better than others) that you can use for it.
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Feb 16, 2018 15:13
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You could get a door blank that hasn’t been drilled yet!
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Feb 16, 2018 16:42
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I am going to get http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90305723/ which is just basically a slab of bamboo that's almost exactly the dimensions I wanted. I'm going to drill some holes in it and mount it on top of two very solid filing cabinets with some bolts, and get two VESA mounts for my monitors. The idea was that I wanted something that was extremely solid and actually able to be disassembled, with more desk space than what I have right now. My current desk is a holdover from like 2007, was purchased from Office Depot for like 90 dollars, and is falling apart from being moved twice as it was never made to be disassembled ever.
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Feb 16, 2018 16:57
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See if there is an architectural wrecking yard somewhere near you. Often they'll save nice pieces of wood that they find during demolitions, and if they don't have any on hand one of the employees will know exactly where you can get what you need
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Feb 16, 2018 17:01
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also habitat for humanity can have some decent stuff
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Feb 16, 2018 17:06
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Be sure to check the dumpsters near your apartment complex, too. Ask some of the vagrants in your area if they've seen anything nice get thrown out lately.
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Feb 16, 2018 17:12
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Vasudus posted:I am going to get http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90305723/ which is just basically a slab of bamboo that's almost exactly the dimensions I wanted. I'm going to drill some holes in it and mount it on top of two very solid filing cabinets with some bolts, and get two VESA mounts for my monitors. The idea was that I wanted something that was extremely solid and actually able to be disassembled, with more desk space than what I have right now. My current desk is a holdover from like 2007, was purchased from Office Depot for like 90 dollars, and is falling apart from being moved twice as it was never made to be disassembled ever. Just be careful about the monitor mounts. Some of the Ikea tabletops are made of really flimsy material (if you drill into them). I was looking into it and there are a few solid wood models from Ikea that should be fine to use a monitor arm on.
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Vasudus posted:
It might not seem that way, but this post is america.txt as gently caress
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Feb 16, 2018 17:28
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My dad was a carpenter for nearly 45 years and made all sorts of cool stuff out of wood that he collected from jobs, my parents house was full of it. I don't have the room, the skills, or the tools to do anything like he did, but I can try.
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Feb 16, 2018 17:32
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Oh, I didn't mean to imply you should build one instead of buying one, I was referring to the fact that doors in the US are almost exclusively the trashiest poo poo I've seen in my life. Especially in residential buildings, I'd see a staggering disparity between building quality and the quality of the doors. Some poo poo would straight up be painted sheets of plywood with corrugated cardboard in the middle, and it broke my brain.
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Feb 16, 2018 17:40
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Yeah, we don't use solid core doors here very much. There's a huge price difference. My parents house was full of them, every place I've rented from is basically wood colored tissue paper glued together.
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Feb 16, 2018 17:51
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Oh, I didn't mean to imply you should build one instead of buying one, I was referring to the fact that doors in the US are almost exclusively the trashiest poo poo I've seen in my life. Especially in residential buildings, I'd see a staggering disparity between building quality and the quality of the doors. Some poo poo would straight up be painted sheets of plywood with corrugated cardboard in the middle, and it broke my brain. I feel kinda the same way about door handles in Europe (Italy anyways), it's like the same cheap feeling poo poo they used on all our plywood buildings in Iraq.
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Feb 16, 2018 19:18
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Whoever it was that mentioned using African purple heart wood (SpongeBob?) can go gently caress themselves. I had almost purged the memories of running an orbital sander until it felt like my hands were going to liquefy, just to get that poo poo down one grit of paper. I can't decide if I like walnut or cherry better, both have an almost holographic depth effect to the shimmer in the grain if you stain and finish them right. Cherry has a definite, distinct smell to it when you're sanding it down that's almost... sweet? gently caress I'm gonna end up spending a bazillion dollars after I get a real boy place on tools rebuilding the kind of wood shop my dad had.
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Feb 16, 2018 20:12
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Diarrhea Elemental posted:Whoever it was that mentioned using African purple heart wood (SpongeBob?) can go gently caress themselves. I had almost purged the memories of running an orbital sander until it felt like my hands were going to liquefy, just to get that poo poo down one grit of paper. Lol. Yeah, purple heart is a nightmare to work with. Never built anything with it becauase I didn't want to kill a saw blade per cut. That poo poo's dense.
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Feb 16, 2018 20:31
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:Lol. Yeah, purple heart is a nightmare to work with. Never built anything with it becauase I didn't want to kill a saw blade per cut. That poo poo's dense. I had somebody ask me if I could build something for them out of ironwood once, a coffee table or some random poo poo like that. I gave them an itemized estimate for like a full week of labor, multiple sets of replacement blades and bits, a crate of sandpaper, and contingencies for if the loving thing burned out my tools. gently caress. THAT.
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Feb 16, 2018 20:52
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I’ve always wanted to learn wood working. Not nearly the location for it.
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Feb 16, 2018 21:01
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Slim Pickens posted:I feel kinda the same way about door handles in Europe (Italy anyways), it's like the same cheap feeling poo poo they used on all our plywood buildings in Iraq. OTOH, locks and doors in Germany are ridiculously sturdy. Why do doors lock from the inside with a key that you can remove (locking yourself into the apartment if you lose the key) 
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Feb 16, 2018 21:03
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Just embrace what you’re trying to do and buy a door, the knob hole makes a handy cord cubby #lifehack This. Go to a Habitat for Humanity ReStore (there's one in Alexandria)
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Feb 16, 2018 21:03
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DoktorLoken posted:OTOH, locks and doors in Germany are ridiculously sturdy. Why do doors lock from the inside with a key that you can remove (locking yourself into the apartment if you lose the key) This happened to my wife. It was a weird conversation. It also happened to a SNCO in a restroom. That was a weirder conversation. To be fair, the key broke in that instance.
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Soulex posted:I’ve always wanted to learn wood working. Not nearly the location for it. I'm looking forward to moving into a place with a porch. Gonna be a rain of sawdust if I get this 3rd floor place I'm looking at. I have just enough to furnish for one in a studio right now. I need to build a dresser, night stand, coffee table, tv stand, and probably a trash can holder. All gonna be pallet wood or stray pine from work.
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Feb 16, 2018 22:24
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I wish I could bring Hearst back from the dead just so he could see all the tacky poo poo they did to his hacienda. It looks like they drew this mural with a fat tip Sharpie
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Feb 17, 2018 03:50
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLWEXRAnQd0
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Feb 17, 2018 05:46
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Black Panther was good as hell
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I'm halfway through The Darkest Hour, and I just found out that I've been watching Gary Oldman perform the entire time. Holy gently caress. 
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Feb 17, 2018 07:04
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holocaust bloopers posted:Black Panther was good as hell I really enjoyed it a lot, my favorite of the character introduction movies so far. Ant Man is a close second. Also the beat for Michael B. Jordan's character was dope as hell. https://www.instagram.com/p/BfSP6mnHO8q/
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Feb 17, 2018 07:55
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the new chris rock stand up is pretty good
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UP THE BUM NO BABY posted:I really enjoyed it a lot, my favorite of the character introduction movies so far. Ant Man is a close second. Michael B. Jordan is insanely talented. Whoever discovered him for The Wire basically found the next iteration of Denzel Washington.
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Getting new washer/dryer today and of course the cold water valve is broke. Calling in a plumbing favor for this 
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Feb 17, 2018 16:18
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Proud Christian Mom posted:Getting new washer/dryer today and of course the cold water valve is broke. Calling in a plumbing favor for this pussy. this is dad chat. you can't fix a broken pipe? you need to up your dad game.
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Feb 17, 2018 16:22
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You might think "I don't have the proper tools." which is probably correct, however, this means a trip to your hardware store and new tools for you. This is a dad holiday and you want to pay a guy emergency hours rates for a broken pipe? C'mon!
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Feb 17, 2018 16:24
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Proud Christian Mom posted:Getting new washer/dryer today and of course the cold water valve is broke. Calling in a plumbing favor for this You need a pvc pipe, a small pipe saw, a butt connector, and some pvc cement. $20 at home depot will have you covered.
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Feb 17, 2018 16:27
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:
Heh
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Feb 17, 2018 16:38
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:You need a pvc pipe, a small pipe saw, a butt connector, and some pvc cement. $20 at home depot will have you covered. I am the butt connector e: goddamnit
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Feb 17, 2018 16:40
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Hehehe. Butts. DAMNIT MAN, THIS IS NO TIME FOR JOKES, A MANS' COLD WATER SUPPLY TO HIS LAUNDRY IS AT STAKE! But really, it's a five minute fix and after the cement sets (couple hours to a day), permanent. Pvc loving sucks as it ages.
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Feb 17, 2018 17:01
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i got a haircut and called a plumber who owed me a favor. lol gently caress that
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Proud Christian Mom posted:i got a haircut and called a plumber who owed me a favor. lol gently caress that i bet you paid extra for w/d installation.
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