Here's an idea to consider -- when I built mine I made the shelf out of 3/4" plywood with 1 x 4's attached to the front and back of the shelf. Screws and glue. This makes the actual thickness of the shelf about 3-1/2", but makes it strong enough that you don't need vertical supports except at the ends. Vertical supports always seem to be in the wrong places!
Vic 4X6GP/K2VCO > On Sep 14, 2015, at 10:28 PM, <ae...@carolinaheli.com> > <ae...@carolinaheli.com> wrote: > > It's been a while and I'm a huge proponent of measure twice cut once. I'm > building a hutch for my operating desk. The desk is 4' wide x 28" deep (2' > 4"). I'm right handed and my primary mode will be CW. I have both a Bencher > paddle and a generic straight key. I need about 18" wide for my K3S and > future P3. The K3S is 10"x10"x7.25"(stand extended and air gap above it. > Planning to use a 1 x or 2 x 12 for the shelf and 1x for the vertical > supports. > > Not sure on right to left arrangement with me sitting in the middle. Was > thinking keys, then P3, then radio, then space to the left. > Allowing 3/4" for the end support, 9 inches for the keys to store, 3/4" for > a vertical support, then 18" or so for the P3, then K3S, the 3/4 for > vertical Support. That brings me 29.25" from the Right edge leaving 18" (if > we subtract 3/4" for the end vertical support) for the Eventual AMP. If I > eventually get the External antenna tuner it will go on top of the shelf or > on top of the amp directly if it will fit. > > Does this sound like a proper setup to operate CW with the arm on the > desk..etc.. turn dials with the left hand..etc.. I'll have a laptop/monitors > on top of the shelf and a smallish keyboard/mouse on the desktop. > > Just trying to get it all worked out so I don't have to remake this thing > several times.. why re-invent the wheel when someone has already done it > right? > > Thanks in advance. > Jerry Moore > K3S SN# TBA Wednesday > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to k2vco....@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
