Wow has it really been 7 years ... the older you get the faster time seems to move
Anyway, time for an update. This bad boy has been sitting on my desk all that time. Since I now have a smaller room, I had to change the L-shaped desk by removing the side part, making it a regular rectangular desk. And now the bartop no longer fits. So I decided to build a stand for it. Took a long time deciding on a shape, and now that I have I hope it will turn out sturdy enough
The stand will have a power socket at the bottom. A power cable will exit at the top to be plugged in the bartop above. That should keep cables neat.
The bartop had 4 rubber feet underneath. I will route out some space on the top plate for these feet. This way its easy to correctly position the bartop, and makes sure it won't move.
The top plate extends more on the front. This ensures the bartop's center of gravity is in the center of the central column. To find this center of gravity I placed the bartop on a broomstick
, and the moved it around until I could almost balance it. It does not have to be exact, so being off by 1-2 cm should be fine.
As you can see the the back is narrower than the front (14 degrees). This is my only worry, whether the central column will still be sturdy enough. Oh well, guess I'll find out.