I'm officially official!

I can’t wait! I’ve been bookmarking inspiration and plotting some project ideas. The kids are back in school, so it’s just a matter of catching up on my freelance work and then a-lasering I will go!

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Welcome! This really is an amazing bunch and now you can add to it.

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Congrats on your purchase! (And I believe straight into the Regulars is a first!) Welcome! :grinning:

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Thanks. I did a double-take this morning. :wink:

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Welcome aboard.

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Yaaaaaaaaay
@ej.james I must have drank the koolaid in my sleep as I don’t remember of the last time I had it. :grin:

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Congrats! I will be looking for photos of your finished projects.

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Welcome aboard!

(I hope you are well rested… sleep is over rated anyway!:sunglasses:)

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I’m not sure you ever lose the excitement with t a Glowforge … very happy for you!

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Hi Christy,

Do you mind sharing the brand of your GF storage table. It’s perfect and I’m not able to find it.

Thanks,

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She’s more likely to see your post if you tag her by putting an “@” in front of her name – like this: @ChristyM

:slight_smile:

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It’s an Ikea hack… I shared it elsewhere, but it’s a Besta Frame (I believe there’s a nearly identical TV cabinet that is rated for more weight, but mine hasn’t collapsed yet) with 8 shelves.
This is the one I have: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10245846/
Linmon table top: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20353755/
Bjorli Legs: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70299695/
[A better alternative to the Bjorli is the Capita legs, but I like the Bjorli better] https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60263574/
Olov Leg (this supports the table top in the rear center because it’s actually deeper than the white cabinet): https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70266671/
*The shelves are just deep enough for the PG materials with an inch or so in front as you see in the pics, but the table has to be wide enough for the GF.

I also bought some brackets on Amazon to hold the Bjorli legs on and I just bought some of those plastic furniture leg caps that I’m going to screw into the top to hold the Bjorli legs in place. Other people used Liquid Nails, but it wouldn’t hold on the slick Besta top. Also, you can’t see it, but the Bjorli legs aren’t screwed all the way in… the screws are too long. I like the additional height it provides, but if you look close, it’s a bit weird - you could drill holes in the bottom of the table to accommodate, or chop off the top of the screws. The Capita legs wouldn’t have this issue.

There are much easier solutions out there, but I’m finicky about the way it looks and the way it stores my materials, so this worked for me. Hope that helps!

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Thank you so much.

I think it looks great!

J

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Thank you!

As you now have the Glowforge I wonder if making legs of four (or six) magic finger pieces per leg to be exactly the height needed and very strong and stable in either the quoins look or sanded round corners.
I am using some as small as 3\4" square instead of tube steel. Perhaps not as strong as steel but close enough not to matter.

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If I could find matching paint for the tabletop, I might consider it, or even a wrap for the steel legs, but I like the look of the steel with the blue/white and I’d lost the ability to easily adjust to be level/flat

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Hello, I love the table the Glowforge is sitting on. Where may I find a table like this?

It’s an Ikea hack. I shared the details above. :slight_smile:

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