Expedit Desk Landscape Conversion

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This is a conversion kit to change the Expedit Desk Add-On from Ikea into a horizontal T or L shaped desk. The brackets are just over 50mm across, so I don't think they'll fit the Kallax shelf without scaling. The stock brackets only allow for the desk to attach to the smaller shelves, and don't allow the desk to a horizontal expedit cabinet or a 2x2 cube. These brackets are pretty beefy. I printed off 4 brackets, but probably could have gotten away with 2. The bottom halves of the brackets are a bit larger than the top to minimise their footprint on top of the desk, and to make the screws not intersect. There are two different designs included. One is plain, and the other has cable hooks. I printed off cable management hooks on half the ones I did. The feet are required on the desk attachment to raise the desk up to the level of the desk. It should be noted that this makes the desk a bit higher than a typical desk, but I still find it comfortable at 6' tall. I took a heat gun to the original bolts to remove their coverings, and screwed them right back in with the lifter feet without issue. With a 25% infill and 2mm thick shells, each bracket was about 180g. Half of the ones I printed in PETG, half are in PLA. Both work just fine. Currently all the connections is held together with friction, and is reasonably stiff. I'll probably screw it toger eventually when I decide on the final layout of my setup. Enjoy!