Thread 106499302

Do expensive desks really emit less formaldehyde than cheaper ones? I think cheaper desks are giving me eye irritation

>>106499302 (OP)
Europoor here
We don't have such problems.

>>106499302 (OP)
Solid wood desks barely emit any formaldehyde, so if you are really scared, you should get that instead of a particle board desk. In practice, most of the outgassing happens when the desk is new, so you could buy a used desk and it would be fine.

>>106499302 (OP)
Metal desks don't give off Amy formaldehyde

I prefer my desk to emit as much formaldehyde as possible.

I understand why offices don't but why the fuck wouldn't you want a solid wood desktop at home. All that cheap shitboard breaks and looks like shit.

>>106500465
because they’re becoming harder to find and they aren’t cheap. i made my desk out of ikea butcher block because i couldn’t find a solid wood desk that met my size requirements

>>106500508
based. My desk is solid wood and I made it myself. The top is 6ft long and 1.5'' thick butcher block.

>>106500390
Wisdom^
My milsurp steel desks are tough enough to support auto engines (two in my home machine shop have done so).

The typewriter storage area has ample room for cumputer and UPS if so inclined. No other desks are that rugged.

>>106501759
this is based and seems like an easy project with just a buzzsaw and a sander. i have a cheap shitty desk but i was considering just ditching the desktop and then fitting the standing desk component and legs to a piece of wood. just worried it might be too heavy, as id want it way bigger than it is currently. can you buy standing desk motors and shit somewhere?

>>106499302 (OP)
i need a desk but my room is tiny. what is a good desk that can fit like 48 inches wide and 25 inches deep

I use a glass desk. /g/ likes to hate glass desks but I've had mine for like 15 years and it's great.

>>106505854
>can fit like 48 inches wide and 25 inches deep
youre mom LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

>>106505854
You probably don't even need to get a full desk, another option is buying a desk stand. Some desks come separate from the surface and you can just use your own surface by finding any piece of wood and drilling the right holes for the stand. So the size of your desk's surface can be whatever size you want and probably cheaper. Even some standing desks like OP's image are like that.