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The Galant desks are not sturdy. I would not dare to stand on one. First of all, if you use the telescoping legs, the locking mechanism is plastic IIRC and can'
by Gravityloss 10y ago
The Galant desks are not sturdy. I would not dare to stand on one. First of all, if you use the telescoping legs, the locking mechanism is plastic IIRC and can't take a lot of load. But even just the actual desk surface: I think it's a sandwich of paper honeycomb with a very thin veneer and bends a lot even when someone's just sitting on it. It would probably just break in half if you stood on it.
It is light so that's a plus.
- freehunter 10y agoWhile I fully expect my current (non-Ikea) desk would support my weight if I sat or stood on it, I've never actually considered doing that. Is sitting/standing on desks a common activity? My desk just supports my laptop and an external monitor.
- Gravityloss 10y agoAt least at home, if I have to do something to my curtain rod or put up christmas lights to the window etc, I find it perfectly normal. At work you're not expected to do those things. But I most definitely wouldn't call a desk that can't take standing "sturdy". Ikea has lowered the standards expected from furniture a lot, though it's been in decline with formaldehyde chipboard etc since the fifties or so anyway.