Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Apple style monitor shelf


Materials: 1 x Ekby Hemnes Shelf, 4x Besta Legs

Description: My new flat has a small built in desk but the window handle is right in the way of where my monitor goes so it wouldn't go as far back as I needed.

To lift it up and also provide some extra space I used a white Ekby Hemnes shelf and 4 Besta legs. The white shelf and aluminium legs match all of my Apple stuff.

The Besta legs have an 8mm threaded rod in the middle.



On each corner mark 30mm in with a pen or pencil then use a small nail to lightly punch where the drill will go.

I used a 7.5mm drill bit with some tape around it 20mm from the tip to stop the drill going all the way through. A 7mm drill bit would give a more snug thread.

Drill 4 holes on the bottom of the shelf where you have marked, making sure not to go all the way through then either screw or push the rod in.

~ Adrian, Hong Kong
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17 comments:

  1. Those cables - MY EYES!!!

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  2. That looks like my dream setup. iMac, iPad, and Macbook... drool...

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    1. Its not an iMac. "Only" a MacPro with a Apple Display

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    2. He does have a powermac G5 though...

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  3. Nice wallpaper, which city is this???

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  4. What's the device all the way to the right?

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    2. It looks like some sort of guitar input.

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    3. Apogee Jam:
      http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/jam.php

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  5. What desk is that? Looks nice.

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  6. Got the parts at my closest Ikea (I'm swedish) and my shelf was significantly thinner than yours, I went down 15 mm and still had to shorten the screws a little. Worked out great though!

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  7. Are your Besta legs fixed on the table in any way? I got two cats which I think will find a new desk a very attractive toy :)

    Could you tell us what the lower part of the desk is? Is it from IKEA too?
    Looks like an EKBY ALEX stand but longer.
    Do you think it could be mounted on some Vika Byske Legs? Or maybe some kind of pal parts to avoid any shaking?

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  8. Are you sure it's the EKBY HEMNES shelf. I saw them and they are too thin to drill 20mm into. Can I have the product number to make sure?

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  9. It's a lack shelf

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  10. Off topic:

    Can you tell me the name of your hub plz !?

    Thanks :)

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  11. Off Topic:

    Can you tell me the name of the hub plz !?

    Thanks :)

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