Hi,
How would I go about measuring and cutting a desk to fit into a bay window? anyone got any pointers?
Thanks in advance
Rob
Hi,
How would I go about measuring and cutting a desk to fit into a bay window? anyone got any pointers?
Thanks in advance
Rob
I take it your major concern is getting the shape of the desktop correct?
Is it a three-sided bay or a curve? Depending on how straight the angles and edges are, you might get away with a rule and something like
David
Large sheet of cardboard to use as a template, maybe use newspaper sheets sellotaped together to form an initial template, transfer to cardboard to fine tune, before transferring onto wooden top of table and (jigsawing?)
And the old adage, measure twice, cut once is appropriate.
I will try to explain, it is easier shown on a drawing
You can then transfer these measurements onto your wood or cardboard and cut.
You could use the same principal for measuring to the wall or window board.
See here
I did a 5 angle bay work surface by the same sort of method you would cut a floor tile to file, i.e. put it as close as possible then use a fixed distance to transfer the measurements, mine was compounded in difficulty by needing to use three bits of worksurface, but it still turned out to fit excellently.
mrcheerful
Thanks everyone for your advice, I am going to try cutting cardboard as suggested.
Cheers
Rob
Get a roll of lining paper, cut it to size shape, when you get it wrong, get a new bit off the roll, put lining paer on desk, draw round, cut.
Rick
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