if I may claudia, ask your father to bring a small level just in case your floor is not level he can shim up the new desk before you put anything on it.. Lee
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 09:24:11PM -0500, Claudia wrote: > I found a desk at Walmart, and I did purchase it. They do assemble them, but > since I don't know anyone with an open truck, we bought it home in the box, > and my dad wil have to assemble, when he's not working sometime later this > week. > > Claudia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ron Yearns > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 9:32 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk? > > > Just another option would be to buy two two drawer file cabinets and a > blank slab door. Sizes do vary, but six foot eight inches will be the > shortest without sawing it up. Makes a relatavely sturdy desk. You can get > solid core doors if you want that much weight . Screws can be put through the > top of the file cabinet into the door to hold it from slipping around. Of > course you have no small drawerss but moving it to another location is simple > with three pieces. And the slab door would need a finish applied to it. > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Betsy Whitney > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:02 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk? > > Aloha Claudia, > Some do, for a price. The ones that John mentioned, are pretty easy > to assemble yourself if you have patience. I purchased three sauders > bookcases in 1989 and they are still perfect. I also purchased a > large computer desk with a hutch on top a year later and it's still > perfect. I think you could assemble them with a little direction if > you're not used to doing that sort of thing. > > I don't remember the brand, but I bought a do-it-yourself two drawer > wooden filing cabinet and put that together. Sometimes it is helpful > to look at the assembled item in the store. Get your fingers in there > and really look at the kind of screws and fasteners that are used and > where they are. > Good luck, > Betsy > At 01:56 PM 9/15/2009, you wrote: > > > > > >Do the actual stores build & deliver them, if necessary? > > > >Claudia > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: jim > >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > >Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:17 PM > >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Desk? > > > >well if you got bucks office max or if you don't try free cycle > >i am pretty sure it is freecycle.org > >then find your part of the country then your state and then your local area > >and join. > >its easy and you don't have to join yahoo. > >jim > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. -- Harry Truman .
