EN wrote:
Dear all, I have been looking to buy a corner office desk but can't
seem to find one the size I want so am wondering about making one.
The dimensions I want are about 120cm x 160cm (or thereabouts,
exactness isn't crucial) but the depth of the longest side needs to
be 60 rather than the 80 they seem to come as. Because of the size I
thought a piece of worktop would be ideal, joined in the usual
kitchen way to make an L shape, but not sure how to do the legs. C
or I metal legs would be fine for the ends, but the bit in the middle
would be difficult, - can't have legs there or my own legs would be
bruised, - Iwant the computer to go in the L shaped bit. In the
shops desks have a strong metal frame to support the L or curve - is
there another solution? Has anyone done this successfully? (If so,
how much would you charge to make one for me?!!)

I made a corner desk myself, using a metal frame which I had made for me
by a local engineering firm (found through yellow pages). It's made
from 0.75" steel square-section bar, and is massively strong.

In my case, the desk is built in to an alcove, and the back and long
side of the worktop are supported by timber battens screwed to the wall,
so just the front leg and top rail are made from steel. The free end of
the top rail locates in, and is supported by, a notch cut in one of the
battens.

I did a sketch of what I wanted fabricating in steel, then made up a
rough timber mock-up, using a bit of scrap timber to brace the corner
exactly at the correct angle - this was important because, living in an
old house, most of my corners weren't exactly 90 degrees so the welded
steel corners needed to be pretty precisely set up (you can't exactly
bend them to fit later!)

I hawked this round the local industrial estates, and the first
engineering firm I found was happy to take it on, and it certainly
wasn't exhorbitantly expensive. Tenner IIRC?, for an L-shape (ie with
one welded joint).

Good luck
David