ᐅ Linnmon PC Desk

Hello,

I am currently planning a PC desk that I would like to build.

However, I have a few questions regarding its stability.

Specifically, my plan looks like this—unfortunately, the pictures are no longer available.

The desk on the left is a Linnmon 150x75cm (59x30 inches) with two ALEX drawer units and one ALEX top unit.

At the window, there is a Linnmon 200x60cm (79x24 inches) supported by five simple ADILS legs, although the fifth leg is not shown in the drawing. It is located roughly halfway at 1 meter (3.3 feet) and will support the desk in the middle.

The red circles indicate holes with a diameter of 6cm (2.4 inches), drilled using a hole saw.
The green circle is also a 6cm (2.4 inches) hole; the color has no specific meaning.

My question is: Will this setup still be stable enough?

I have seen videos where drilling through a Linnmon surface does not seem to cause any problems:

[MEDIA=YouTube]fad8jR_2hIk[/MEDIA]

I can’t comment on the specific project, but I have been using the white LINNMON tabletop (120cm x 60cm (47 inches x 24 inches)) and it is almost hollow inside, only reinforced where the legs are pre-drilled. I wouldn’t feel confident about its stability because screws don’t hold well in other areas (I’ve tried).

What bothers me even more is how easily the surface scratches. I’ve been using it for just two days and there are already chipped spots. My regular desk (laminated) is over five years old and doesn’t have a single scratch. Fortunately, the LINNMON is only a temporary solution for me and it was a cheap bargain purchase.

The large holes do not significantly affect the stability of the board; just make sure they are not too close to the edge of the board. Everything else was written by Nörgli.

P.S.: Please upload images here in the gallery, otherwise they will be lost, and direct uploads with all the pop-ups are annoying.

So I don’t have to worry about the tables collapsing due to the heavy weight?

How would you drill the holes? Quickly all the way through, or slowly and gently, first halfway from the top, then the other half from the bottom?

One more question.

I have a device that I would like to screw underneath a tabletop. The Linnmon tabletops are filled with cardboard, so do you think that if I drill a screw through it (actually, four screws), the tabletop will be able to support the weight and hold the screws?

Specifically, the device is this one:

I have drilled four holes in the cover and want to attach the device to the tabletop from underneath using screws.

Thanks for your answers!

I wouldn’t do it. The thing weighs about 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds), and the screws hardly hold. The main question is whether it would last over time, even if it initially worked.