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Ok so I have been planning on building a new desk ever since me and my brother in law built me a new PC work bench (Pictured below)
Using Just 2x4's and some melamine we built a super sturdy bench for about $120 and I couldnt be happier with it. Since then I have been looking at my current work/play station with a little bit of disgust, its made up out of 3 seperate desks none of which are exactly the same height. Further more due to my affinity for eyefinity and large PC cases I am finding that my little work nook is getting more and more cramped and cluttered. Heres a pic of the space I am working with please excuse the mess.
So the new plan is to gut the whole thing and create a desk that wraps around the entire area Like so (sorry for the small paint image)
Then I am going to wrap the top of the desk with custom printed Mechwarrior themed vinyl using my wide format digital printer. So on to the construction phase. I have to give a ton of thanks to the two guys working with me (these or their online handles), Talster91 aka my old room mate and Dreyco Valentin who is my brother in law. With out them theres no way I could get these kind of projects done with the quality and speed we do together, We are also building Talster91 a new desk for the gaming rig I helped him build. So here is the start today, we are using birch plywood for the top and kiln dried 2x4's for the frame, using a overlapping design to interlock the tops and frames together. So today we ripped the plywood and tomorrow we will build the frames.
Dreyco
Talster91
Also this arrived today 😄
Day 2
Ok Most of today is dedicated to Talsters desk build Which is specced to be L60xW30 with a 30 inch height
For legs on both desks are a L shape made of two 2x4's screwed together gives great stuctural support.
Using Just 2x4's and some melamine we built a super sturdy bench for about $120 and I couldnt be happier with it. Since then I have been looking at my current work/play station with a little bit of disgust, its made up out of 3 seperate desks none of which are exactly the same height. Further more due to my affinity for eyefinity and large PC cases I am finding that my little work nook is getting more and more cramped and cluttered. Heres a pic of the space I am working with please excuse the mess.
So the new plan is to gut the whole thing and create a desk that wraps around the entire area Like so (sorry for the small paint image)
Then I am going to wrap the top of the desk with custom printed Mechwarrior themed vinyl using my wide format digital printer. So on to the construction phase. I have to give a ton of thanks to the two guys working with me (these or their online handles), Talster91 aka my old room mate and Dreyco Valentin who is my brother in law. With out them theres no way I could get these kind of projects done with the quality and speed we do together, We are also building Talster91 a new desk for the gaming rig I helped him build. So here is the start today, we are using birch plywood for the top and kiln dried 2x4's for the frame, using a overlapping design to interlock the tops and frames together. So today we ripped the plywood and tomorrow we will build the frames.
Dreyco
Talster91
Also this arrived today 😄
Day 2
Ok Most of today is dedicated to Talsters desk build Which is specced to be L60xW30 with a 30 inch height
For legs on both desks are a L shape made of two 2x4's screwed together gives great stuctural support.
My new power supply showed up today 😄 Seasonic 1000w Platinum
This will be the PSU for the Trapdoor PC with the 750w Seasonic for the wall PC I will be Sleeving both of these PSU's and it will be my first time doing so. Thanks again for reading!
This will be the PSU for the Trapdoor PC with the 750w Seasonic for the wall PC I will be Sleeving both of these PSU's and it will be my first time doing so. Thanks again for reading!
Ok guys, time for a fairly large update. I was going to make a video of me explaingin how the wall pc was going to work and the purpose of it but I came home from work today feeling angry for no good reason so I decided to take it out on some modding. So here are the fruits of my labor for the afternoon.
First off I cut the Screws i had ordered from frozen CPU to leagnth so I could mount the rad.
Next up I needed to remove a bit of pipe from the area I would be working in as it was no longer in use.
Then vacuum and mount the rad
Next up is the pump
Then the Res.
After that i needed to get the 2x6 I would be using to mount the hinges to level and secure.
After that it was time to make the plank I would be using to mount all of my hardware. There are 4 holes in the lian li trade that make good mounting points.
And just my luck the Seasonic PSU fits perfectly between the nuts 🙂
next up was mounting the hinges and testing out the concept.
Woo Hoo, all looks well. Time to start running some tubing. Unfortunately the danger den res. I am using will not allow me to us compression fittings, so I am going to have to use barbs on the res (eww 😞 )
CPU heatsink installed
and the video card next.
And here is a mockup, the tubes are too long atm but I wanted them that way till I am finished so I have some play room. Now I just need to get a bracket for the PSU and a couple other things and this thing is ready to rock! As always thanks for reading.
First off I cut the Screws i had ordered from frozen CPU to leagnth so I could mount the rad.
Next up I needed to remove a bit of pipe from the area I would be working in as it was no longer in use.
Then vacuum and mount the rad
Next up is the pump
Then the Res.
After that i needed to get the 2x6 I would be using to mount the hinges to level and secure.
After that it was time to make the plank I would be using to mount all of my hardware. There are 4 holes in the lian li trade that make good mounting points.
And just my luck the Seasonic PSU fits perfectly between the nuts 🙂
next up was mounting the hinges and testing out the concept.
Woo Hoo, all looks well. Time to start running some tubing. Unfortunately the danger den res. I am using will not allow me to us compression fittings, so I am going to have to use barbs on the res (eww 😞 )
CPU heatsink installed
and the video card next.
And here is a mockup, the tubes are too long atm but I wanted them that way till I am finished so I have some play room. Now I just need to get a bracket for the PSU and a couple other things and this thing is ready to rock! As always thanks for reading.
Ok a slightly smaller update today. I am still waiting on some parts to arrive (A huge thanks to deadlift1 you are truly ard!) He offered me some free extensions so I can use compression fittings on my reservoir. However I did swing back by Bryans shop to have a PSU Bracket mad up yesterday and I got the rest of the mounting hardware for the tray installed.
First off is the Latch to hold it in the upright position, nothing fancy but it works like a charm.
Then we have a tensioning cable to reduce stress on the wood the hinges are mounted to and prevent sag. I mounted a adjustable hook on one end so I can adjust sould the cable stetch out or I need to alter the position.
Then off to the plasma cutter again.
And viola a PSU bracket.
Mounted.
And we now have a place to slap in the Seasonic 750w PSU
You can see here the PSU has plenty of room to breathe and there is only a slight gap between the wood which I will address when I do cable management.
Hopefully another update and maybe a video by the weekend. As always thanks for reading!
First off is the Latch to hold it in the upright position, nothing fancy but it works like a charm.
Then we have a tensioning cable to reduce stress on the wood the hinges are mounted to and prevent sag. I mounted a adjustable hook on one end so I can adjust sould the cable stetch out or I need to alter the position.
Then off to the plasma cutter again.
And viola a PSU bracket.
Mounted.
And we now have a place to slap in the Seasonic 750w PSU
You can see here the PSU has plenty of room to breathe and there is only a slight gap between the wood which I will address when I do cable management.
Hopefully another update and maybe a video by the weekend. As always thanks for reading!
Nice work you're doing there! :cool:
I'm just wondering if that radiator setup can do it's job... it's too close to the wall and the fans doesn't seem to have to high static pressure...
I'm just wondering if that radiator setup can do it's job... it's too close to the wall and the fans doesn't seem to have to high static pressure...
OK... it was just an observation... 🙂
