Lee DeRaud
06-13-2009, 11:04 AM
I want to install a slide-out shelf just under the top of the left-hand bay of my computer desk, just a spot to put a notebook/coffee-cup/whatever when I have too much stuff on the main surface. It's for this (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=21433) desk, which now usually has a 49-key MIDI keyboard sitting in front of the monitor. the shelf in question would be about 12"x12" and needs to be relatively sturdy, since I don't want a mug full of coffee to come crashing down if I rest my elbow on it.
The slides I want:
1. full-extension (that bay is only about 13" deep)
2. can be locked when extended ("self-closing" is a bug in this application, not a feature)
3. are low-profile or better yet fully concealed, since the side/edge will be fully exposed when open (most of the time)
4. if not concealed, cannot have any exposed points or sharp edges, since my elbow will be right next to it when it's open
Blum Tandem (current leading contender) fail #2 (I think), plus I'm having trouble finding them in 12". Ditto for the Accuride equivalent (Eclipse?). The slides I used for my keyboard drawer fail #1 and #4 (but at least in that application the sharp edge faces away from me).
Any suggestions?
The slides I want:
1. full-extension (that bay is only about 13" deep)
2. can be locked when extended ("self-closing" is a bug in this application, not a feature)
3. are low-profile or better yet fully concealed, since the side/edge will be fully exposed when open (most of the time)
4. if not concealed, cannot have any exposed points or sharp edges, since my elbow will be right next to it when it's open
Blum Tandem (current leading contender) fail #2 (I think), plus I'm having trouble finding them in 12". Ditto for the Accuride equivalent (Eclipse?). The slides I used for my keyboard drawer fail #1 and #4 (but at least in that application the sharp edge faces away from me).
Any suggestions?