Going with two Saljan tops from IKEA 74 and 98 to make a fairly long L shaped setup. I planned on using mending plate & table stiffeners. I’ve noticed where the tables are joined a lot of folks use legs instead of another Alex. Do you guys prefer the legs for more room to move the chair around or just because less is more? I was going to use risers but don’t think I’m going to since I would like to hide the wires as much as possible (a rack hidden by the Alex drawers). I don’t want the gap yo show the wires. Here’s a photo of the area. If you used legs or another Alex for the middle or joining area why did you do so and can I see your setup? Trying to decide on how I want to finish my setup so I can move on to the wife’s setup.
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I don’t personally have an L shaped desk, but I’d imagine having an Alex in the middle of the L would make it hard to actually use the drawers. You’d have to go under the desk to access the drawers, and the top drawer would be completely inaccessible due to the countertop being in the way.
Only way I’d use an Alex in the middle, would be if I got the one that is just a big door, and not individual drawers.
I guess you could turn the middle Alex like [this one](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fbekant-l-shaped-desk-right-alex-drawer-v0-9vfspy1g2v5d1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D4032%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D41610128fbb2f3f75ce60f4d30bff5e16f97612a), but even they use some legs on the corner.
Well, putting drawers in the corner simply won’t work, because there will be the legs of the other table in front of the drawers, blocking their way.
So eventually if you want a corner desk, just take off Alex, replace them with legs and add Alex on the other side if the L desk.
Edit: maybe i misunderstood your approach
Start at 13 mins.
https://youtu.be/HSafxz1qBKo?si=dikdPN17rLc_E779
I tried an L with legs but at the time of the picture I had an Alex out of shot. They ended up on the left of the image mainly just moved them about a couple of times.
Since got rid of the L and kept the longer desk on the window wall, and added a decent KVM so less monitors.
[linky](https://ibb.co/LdNJgRKC)
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My honest thoughts on L-shapes are that they’re overrated. They look nice in pictures, but weren’t very practical, for me at least.
I tried it with 2 30×60″ real wood butcher block tops and secured them underneath with plates. I put a leg underneath where they joined to make them a little more stable, farther back so it didn’t get in the way of my legs.
The downsides were:
– They were slightly unstable. Not by a lot, but there was just enough wobble to be annoying regularly enough. Especially when playing FPS games. I tried adding an extra support leg farther in, but it got in the way and sort of defeated the purpose for me.
– I could also feel the slight gap between the tops. Being mindful of how you place the tops can help. It’s not as annoying on the keyboard side, but on the mouse side, moving your mouse over the gap all the time can be annoying.
– Sitting diagonally in the “sweet spot” was what I really had in mind but was disappointing. I had to put my mouse pad and peripherals closer in than I wanted. There are some L-shape desks that have a diagonal angle that look better for this.
So my L-shape experience was pretty disappointing tbh. If I were to do it again, I’d get a pre-made top with a diagonal shape.
I see… potential