Help building a 4-way desk

Hi, I'm planning on making a cubicle style desk for four people to play computer games together, its going in an unfinished basement so I'm going for function, not appearance. Please check out my model here: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/6cYMKxdOajh-desk-14-scale
(Click "3D View" > scroll to zoom, and right click to rotate)

Each "cube" will have a 36" monitor mounted to the 2" ply wood, each monitor weighs about 20lbs. Assuming it is all going to be made out of 2x4s and 2" plywood (since I have A LOT laying around). My question is, is this design strong enough to work as a 4-way desk? Any input would be great, I've never really built anything before

Hi,

also remember people will lean on it

you are very much making a picnic bench table have a look at those plans online.

i think there is not enough support under the front of the table, just there where people will rest there elbows on. if somebody would stand up and rest on the table, to give them self support, or like youngster like to do - sit on it, it could all break off. so more uprights are needed under the front

Better off asking in the Woodworking section.

mcluma said:

Hi,

also remember people will lean on it

you are very much making a picnic bench table have a look at those plans online.

i think there is not enough support under the front of the table, just there where people will rest there elbows on. if somebody would stand up and rest on the table, to give them self support, or like youngster like to do - sit on it, it could all break off. so more uprights are needed under the front

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I designed the blue partitions to provide support like a bridge uses chains from a beam to support long bridges, they are also screwed together at the top to the structure so the will lean on each other. I am mostly concerned with "teetering" when someone rests their arms on the table. I only have enough materials for one shot at this, with minimal mistakes.


There will be large monitors permanently mounted to the red wall (and stealthily wired through the 2 inch space between the red walls) which sits directly on top of the legs. So the weight of the screens should provide some resistance to the "teetering"