I have to have my space, especially with my computer. I had to use a tiny corner desk once upon a time and it drove me nuts. I now use a 6' buffet table.
Here's an old pic taken with a very crappy phone. The bookcase is still there but all the storage bins are not. I have the same setup excluding the mouse (upgraded to a Func MS-3). The 15" LCD was for use when I was working on someone's computer so it is in the closet now.
That's my point. As long you reattach it it'll be stable. You can make it more so by attaching a diagonal bracing pieces crosswise (X pattern) on the back.
Nice, I think the green eyed monster is making an appearance due to the amount of space you have there!
If you can cut just cut out the area for your legs. That way you can get comfortable and the piece will still hold it all together.
When we bought our house we went with a three bedroom one. The master bedroom is for my wife and I, and then we gave her mom the choice between the other two and she chose the one at the end of the house. We then made the last bedroom an office. I have my desk and computer, my wife has her desk and computer, and her mom her her desk and computer. We all have dual monitors but I am the only one with widescreens; my wife has dual 19" LCDs and her mom has dual 15" LCDs.
Her mom just moved her desk and computer into her room a couple of weeks ago so now we have more room. I moved mine back to the position shown in the picture. My wife will be moving hers to the wall opposite me this weekend. Her "desk" is actually a countertop that is just a few inches shy of reaching from wall to wall in the office and it sits on three two-drawer storage racks. The picture attached is the left half of it in its old position, and where she is going to move it back to this weekend.
that sounds like a good plan, do you think it will be enough to support the base unit if I leave some of the wood remaining? I was originally planning on removing it completely and putting the base unit on a board to make sure it still gets ventilation, still not done it yet, been on mornings so been a bit cream crackered.
This is why I suggested bracer pieces on the back. With it you can completely remove the bottom plate.
Or you can put a square piece of plywood to cover the back and nailed to the desktop and sides. It doesn't have to cover the whole back even, just enough to serve as a stabilizer.
Damn, I just have an idea, use the bottom plate as the stabilizer. Take it off and stand it up under the desktop and inside the sides. Nail 'em up.