How thick must desk top be in order to install keyboard tray with screws supplied?
148725
It's a fairly heavy keyboard shelf. I've purchased 3 of them and the smallest of the three desktops was one inch thick. Excellent product!
148726
The screws aren't that long, maybe 5/8". The bracket being screwed onto the bottom of the desktop takes up some of that. Best to measure the screws and top thickness to be sure. Bigger issue may be drilling too deep into the desk top from underneath. Use tape or permanent marker to mark your drill bit where you have to stop drilling. With a thinner top, buy 6 shorter screws at the hardware store, or add a couple of small washers as spacers to use up some screw length.
1446562
The best solution I have found is to epoxy two metal plates to the underside of the desk and then use sheet metal screws to attach the keyboard tray to the metal plates. A standard wood desktop is 3/4", but particle board may vary and is not a reliable material for trays of this style.
2145953
The furnished keyboard tray is screwed into the top surface of the desk with what appear to be about 3/8" screws.
429220
I measured 25" from underneath the keyboard shelf to the inside top bottom of the desk shelf. You would have 1" to spare.
772979
four inches wide and 2 1/4 inches deep. The screws are wide so you will need an extra 1/2 inch on all three sides to be able to tighten them. It would be possible to use regular screws pushing against a plate. The kit also comes with gear to drill through the desk instead of the mounting clamp.
409318
Sells Homes has the right idea. The screws are just about 3/4" long, and even with a desktop that is just over 3/4" thick, I had opted to run a thin washer, just to be safe (taking into consideration the thickness of the brackets). Running a shorter screw would compromise the holding strength, as the tray is fairly heavy, so you may have to engineer a solution as suggested earlier.
1707870
That's adjustable. There are 4 holes on the brackets that hang down from the underside of the desk and 2 on the brackets that stick up from the tray.I'm using the 3rd from top on the down hanging bracket and top hole on the tray's bracket and it's 2" from underside of desk to top tray surface; 3" to bottom of tray (tray is 1" thick). I can drop it 1/2" by moving the screws to the 4th hole.
1627547
All the holes to put screws are from the side. The top of the brackets go on the desk itself, and then we cut and stained a piece of wood to match the desk and mounted it to the slides and the keyboard rests on it.
1811565
From what I found about people installing them in that the screws are 1 inch and the desk thickness is recommended to be at least 1.5 inches. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
1888479
I had to switch the screws with the rounded heads that are listed for the set of flat head screws that are needed in the last step. Then used those on the bottom of the keyboard tray at the end.
1177262
This is some heavy duty hardware, do you think your keyboard is up to it! hahah Okay Yes it will wokr fine for a keyboard!
1539657
I no longer have access to the keyboard tray, but when I installed it there was very limited space . I was able to turn the cleats that attach it to the desk top so they faced inward instead of outward which saved about 1- 1/12" in width. It takes a little creativity and forethought but it can be done.
1471982
Hey Judith, the bottom of the keyboard tray is 25 3/4" from the ground. The tray is about 3/4" thick. I hope that helps!
1924910
The tray itself is modular. It has 3 main sections plus two small end sections. The main sections are about 10-12 inches wide and the two end sections are less than 1 inch wide. You can use 2 or all 3 main sections so Your minimum available under desk width is about 22-24 inches for 2 sections or 36 or so inches for all three. The ends are not required, they just finish off the tray edges. you can also cut the third one with a Dremel to have a custom with tray. I did this to fit under my wife's desk so she could have the mouse next to the keyboard. She has been quite pleased with the entire affair. Note if you trim one section, you will have to carefully fit the metal end that screws under the desk, because that piece will no longer be in the exact middle of the tray sections. Not an issue at all.
1446561
The screws that I received were short enough for the 5/8" thick desk top, but I did not think that they were large enough to securely fasten the keyboard drawer to the desk top that I had, especially in particle board. I believe that I used either No. 8 or No. 10 size, 1/2" long sheet metal screws.
1446564
Yes. That is what I attached mine to. My desk top is just a shelf piece used in closets so it's not real thick. It works great!
1314499
Floor to bottom of keyboard tray is just under 25 inches. You don't have to install the printer shelf, but there are three holes pre-drilled through the main desk piece for screws to attach the short poles holding up the printer shelf. I can't remember for sure if I had to punch through the plastic laminate to put the screws in, but I think it had holes in it already. You would probably have to cover them up or fill them somehow, if you didn't want them to show. I'm guessing most people wouldn't think it looks very good like that... :)