I crave metal like I used to crave chocolate. Not just any metal, mind you. I've got a serious hankering for galvanized steel.
What the heck is this galvanized stuff? Galvanized steel is zapped with an electric current that changes the outer layer of the metal so that it's sealed against corrosion. It would have been a good look for the tin woodsman, who could have cried to his heart's content, no rust, no muss. Technicalities aside, it's a darned spiffy looking substance; old fashioned and futuristic at the same time.
Lucky for you and me, galvanized steel is also cheap! Cheap enough that you can build yourself a space-age desk for less than a hundred smackers!
What you'll need:
2 30-gallon galvanized steel garbage cans
8 wood blocks
2 concrete blocks (cinder blocks)
24" x 48" piece of galvanized steel
8 metal L brackets
8 two inch lengths of a 2"x4"
hammer
16 sheet metal screws
drill
16 1 1/2" wood screws
contact cement
8 2 1/2" nails
silver caulk and gun
24" x 48" x 3/4" sheet of plywood
a friend for moral support and heavy lifting
Bright Idea:
Get a piece of galvanized steel cut for you at a roofing or heating supply store. Ask them to bend it for you, too, to form a cuff around the edge of the plywood. It's impossible to do at home.
Bright Idea:
The wood can be cut for you at any Home Depot or other building supply center. In your most polite, respectful, "I'm sure you'd do it this way anyway" tone of voice, let the cutters know that the measurements need to be as precise as humanly possible, so the metal will fit exactly on the wood.
