Marmotjr Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Hey Guys! Long time no see! I'm designing out a desk for my computer and 3d printers and such. I plan on making it a large L shaped desk to go in a corner. The whole thing will be knockdown style, where the two end cabinets and the desk surface will be able to be disassembled and moved if needed. The desktop will be cut into two large panels, joined at a 45 in the corner. What I'm looking for is some hardware that will bridge the gap and pull the two mitered faces together. If I was gluing it up, I'd biscuit or loose tenon the thing, but since I want to be able to take it apart, biscuits probably wouldn't hold up loose over time, I don't have domino, and doing it manually on the edge of 3/4 ply isn't very appealing to me. So, I would like some hardware, under mounting might be preferred, that will pull the desktop in tight to the 90 I originally cut it at. The cabinets and the back leg will be attached by some runner near the floor, but it won't be strong enough to guarantee perfect placement until the desktop is in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 @Marmotjr, that was a heck of a long hibernation! Good to see you back. I know there are latches used under dining tables to pull the leaves together and these are my first thought. You'd still need some kind of pin or bar to align the the two desk sections. My thought would be to do something on the underside of the desk rather than try to work on the edge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 I used knock down bolts on my kitchen counter to pull two pieces together. This is an example from Rockler https://www.rockler.com/tite-joint-fastener 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted January 9, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 I was going to suggest the connectors like @Cliff mentioned. They are common for joining countertops at such angles. You might include a couple of dowel pins or biscuits, loose on one side, to aid alignment. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmotjr Posted January 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Cliff said: I used knock down bolts on my kitchen counter to pull two pieces together. This is an example from Rockler https://www.rockler.com/tite-joint-fastener Hey yeah, that'll do nicely! Thanks for the suggestions guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Ragatz Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Woodcraft sells a similar connector that is intended to connect the two pieces through a routed channel rather than a drilled hole: Wood River joint connector The advantage is that you can completely disconnect the two pieces of the top without moving it at all. Of course, if you use dowel pins for alignment, you'll have to move the top away from the corner a little bit to separate the two, anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Everybody already said everything that I had thought of. And its good to see you back around. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 I've used these for an L shaped trestle style desk i made for Megan. https://www.rockler.com/align-n-lock Though i used them in conjunction with some dowels or floating tenons that were not glued. The other options mentioned above work really well also. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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