How To Make A Homemade Lap Desk
-staple gun and staples make sure they are shorter than your lap desk top -wood stain and brushes optional In case youre curious each lap desk costs about 18 to make depending on what fabric you choose.
How to make a homemade lap desk. Slide the top onto your new DIY lap desk to hide the storage compartments and you are done. Make these from two pieces of solid wood which are the thickness of your laptop plus 175 inches 44 cm and the length of your laptop plus 15 inches 38 cm. In a small space opt for a desk with a narrow profile.
Place something heavy on it to clamp it for about 15 minutes the super glue dries fast. For a quality stable homemade laptop stand try out this aluminum DIY. Making a laptop stand with PVC pipe is one of the easiest ways to get your portable desk on the cheap.
But this one is made of an artists board with a cradle. My family has a Christmas tradition of making a gift for the person you are shopping for I had learned my mother wanted a lap desk and took my chance. This is the perfect size to accommodate my 17 laptop.
How to Make a Lap Desk. Then remove your pins and add glue to the top edge that wasnt glued down. Add the Super Glue gel the bottom of the lap desk frame.
I enlisted the help of my little sister who is currently in wood shop to help me with the table saw. First you will need to cut your piece of wood. In this tutorial you would find the 3D plans for the build.
Most lap desks that you see are made with a top that is a flat piece of wood or fiber board. Repurpose unused bar stools for the support legs cut a wooden board to size and use. Todays video is about How to Make a DIY Lap Desk.