[2.70] Desk Strategies

Page where I muse about strategies to accomplish this desk design

Functional Requirements:
- Linear travel approx. 10", max desk height 42"
- No obvious front legs
- Can feasibly hold 300lbs anywhere (static)
- Flat-Pack disassembly

Strategy 1 - Wall Cantilever

• Addressed Risks&Countermeasures in Week1's white paper
• Figured out how to model stresses at the cantilever attachment point and resulting deflections
• Had a lecture discussing necessary stiffnesses for bearings assuming desk has a truss

•  Per the white paper's "analysis needed" section, did some experimentation with a model linear axis and (soon) more experimentation with actuating said linear axis.

Strategy 2 - Freestanding Cantilever (Floor-Mounted)

• The cantilever bit uses all the same math as Strategy1; instead of worrying about finding studs in a suitable wall, this strategy uses extra math to determine if the floor base will buckle
  (sch. 40 black steel pipe would work but probably something thicker than 1" pipe)

Strategy 3 - Ceiling Mounted Suspended Desk

• Not really considered because attaching to the ceiling will cause even more damage/ annoyance than mounting to the wall, so why?

Conclusion - going with Strategy 2 - Freestanding Cantilever

• Would really rather not figure out how to build a wall to demo this desk...