new office new desk design and build

[Pugsport]

had a few bits turn up today

the rest of the fans have turned up and should be fitted be able to fit over xmas or new year with any luck

v groove bearings also turned up so made a start on the speakers

also have one of the drawer fronts cut and fixed in place

printer cabinet now has shelf for printer

plenty of room with it pulled out to in case you need to get to it

 

[Pugsport]

i think i have now done pretty much all i can do now until the plastic turns up

all the fans fitted in the lower part of the desk

all the cables routes sorted on the back now, getting a little busy round there now

both drawer fronts cut and fixed in place - the bottom drawer sticks out at the moment on the right hand side due to a broken drawer runner which a replacement has been sent out but i guess wont now show up till the new year

as soon as the plastic turns up i can work out cables routes for motherboard and then cable routes for the radiator fans and then its all down to prep for painting

 

[Bhebhe]

That's an awesome craft bro. I really need ideas for my gaming room and this one helped me a lot =)

 

[Dawelio]

I must admit, looking at your build log here and seeing your craftmanship, especially your cable management etc, really gave me the kick in the backside feeling of getting off my feet and start doing. So that’s exactly what I’ve started doing with my own desk now. Obviously not the extents of your desk, but small ones such as cable mangement, drilling holes for nicer cable routing etc.

Got a question though regarding your building, what tool(s) are you using to make those nice and clean looking channels for the LED strips etc?... Any specific in mind?.

 

[Pugsport]

That's an awesome craft bro. I really need ideas for my gaming room and this one helped me a lot =)

Thanks Bhebhe. Glad it has helped you out and gave you some ideas mate, its given me ideas that i should have included in this build but did not think about them at the time

I must admit, looking at your build log here and seeing your craftmanship, especially your cable management etc, really gave me the kick in the backside feeling of getting off my feet and start doing. So that’s exactly what I’ve started doing with my own desk now. Obviously not the extents of your desk, but small ones such as cable mangement, drilling holes for nicer cable routing etc.

Got a question though regarding your building, what tool(s) are you using to make those nice and clean looking channels for the LED strips etc?... Any specific in mind?.

Well im glad to have helped with your motivation Dawelio you best get cracking on now and ill keep a look out for progress. yer youll be surprised as all the little things add up to make a big improvement in the end.

the channels were done with a wood working router and 6mm and 12mm double fluted cutter, i also used a straight edge where it would fit so i could run the router down there keeping the channel straight but its not needed really if you have a steady hand or its not going to be seen.

as far a router goes if your only going to be doing channels and small bits then you dont need anything expensive. So far for this project ive only used my small router which is a Trend T4 with 1/4 inch bits and not had the need to break out the 1/2 inch router yet. you can get the Trend T4 router with a starter set of bits for around 90 pounds sterling but you could also buy a cheaper 1/4 inch router and cutters on their own - i will say its mainly the cutters that make the difference and if your going to be doing a fair amount of work with them its worth while buying Trend cutters as they are so much better.

well little more progress made over the last few days

made a start on the i/o shield holders - not done any metal work for a fair while so its taken some time to get back into it

marked out on some steel

cut the steel to the right size

added the fold marks/lines

made the first folds - done with a pair of pliers

then made the second folds with pliers

it still needs some hammer and dolly which ive not done yet and to have the joins in the edges welded up

had the plastic turn up today which had bits of the order missing and the corner of the plastic for the top panel was scratched fairly deep

the scratch in the top panel

the motherboard trays had melted plastic stuck to the edges of them

lucky the piece of plastic for the top panel was scratched in a place i did not need so i could get that cut to shape and fitted

the motherboard trays are also usable as i can sand the melted plastic off the edges
view threw the top with plastic in place

view from the front - i may have to sand or sand blast the plastic to help the light diffuse a little better

i did also mark out for the motherboard mounting holes but i need a M3 tap in order to put the stand off in - which has been ordered up but wont be here till the new year now so i/o shield holders all i can really do for now

 

[Pugsport]

not got to much as still waiting for an M3 tap to do the motherboard trays and ive been let down by on the plastic front, i still need a piece of plastic for the front of the desk which ive been messaging a few companies about but they dont seem to want to do it or if they do they want silly money for it but i guess this could well be down to the fact that i now only need one piece of plastic.

did get the i/o shield holder bent up and will try and get these finished off and fitted tomorrow.
cut and marked out

all the bends done but still have holes to cut

face side

just need to weld the corners up and infill one piece then work out how im going to mount them as id rather try and keep the fixing unseen if i can

 

[Pugsport]

got a little bit more done over the last few days, progress has been of late due health issues again.

changed the cable for the under motherboard leds, from some cable i took out the scrap pile to some nice 18 gauge tri rated cable

also changed the cable for the led strip in the lid and sleeved the part that will be seen when the lid is open

got the io holders cut out after bending them up but i was not happy with 0.80mm sheet metal as it was far to thin so i ordered up some 1.5mm sheet and made it out of that.

ive now got one of these made and one to do

welded some bolts on the back side so that no fixings were showing from the front

installed the io holder and then set about motherboard placement

routed out two slots for the 24 pin and 8 pin cables for motherboard power

looks like this at the moment

led under motherboard light up
view from top

view from front

so far pretty happy with the way its going even though its taken longer than id like, id like to get this ready to paint as soon as the weather turns and also if i can get my next project (nas case) done to the point its ready for paint so they can both get done at the same time in spring.

i guess tomorrow will be more cable management if all goes well

 

[Wraith]

Not going to lie I'm really enjoying this build.

As for your health take it easy and go at your own pace.

 

[Pugsport]

Not going to lie I'm really enjoying this build.

As for your health take it easy and go at your own pace.

thanks im glad someone is interested and im starting to like it more now its coming together, just hope the final outcome is how i picture it in my head.

yes living with Myalgic Encephalopathy really is a pain but thats life for you, just got to make the most of it and do what i can when i can

got a little more progress done today although it did not end well sadly

wanted to make something to cover up the big holes that the cables come threw so

marked out these
24 pin and 8 pin

drill the holes out and cut them out and then welded some bolts on the back to fix them in place

then routed the area underneath them so they will sit flush, this never went as well as i planned as the router did not feel as tight as normal and was hard/awkward to use.

then this happened

router stopped play with a broken bearing, the lower bearing must have got dust in it and is now locked solid. now have to wait for a new one to turn up before i can do much more

also changed the motherboard screws to cap head allen bolts to match the ones the fans are mounted

GPU also mounted with cap head allen bolts

thats all the progress for now, its not much for a days work but spent hours trying to get a bearing sorted out with no luck

 

[Pugsport]

been trying to think of some bits that i can get done while i wait for the bearing to turn up for the router.

got the other io shield mount made, started to do a little filler work to it just to remove the pin holes

also did the other 24 pin and 8 pin covers

 

[Pugsport]

small update, i now have the new bearing for the router although it never turned up till 4pm this afternoon so i did not get as much done as i would have liked

well the underside of the motherboard area started out like this

i then made some tracks for the wires that will power the board up which ended up looking like this

i then glued the wires for the under motherboard led in places

that was all i managed to get done this afternoon but will be back on it again tomorrow i hope

 

[Dawelio]

thanks im glad someone is interested

Hey! I’ve also posted earlier and even asked for advice, Wraithyboy ain’t the only one
I’m just hiding in the backgrounds shadows and following with my popcorn

 

[AlienALX]

I'm interested, but even on my 70mb connection those pics take ages to load. On my 13mb at my mother's? forget it. You can add my phone to that list too man.

Reduce down the size of the pics. They're only fuzzy mush at full size any way. Then the thread will be more accessible.

 

[Pugsport]

Hey! I’ve also posted earlier and even asked for advice, Wraithyboy ain’t the only one
I’m just hiding in the backgrounds shadows and following with my popcorn

haha well stop the hiding and start sharing the popcorn

i really fancy popcorn now

I'm interested, but even on my 70mb connection those pics take ages to load. On my 13mb at my mother's? forget it. You can add my phone to that list too man.

Reduce down the size of the pics. They're only fuzzy mush at full size any way. Then the thread will be more accessible.

ahh yes sorry i completely forgot about resizing photos, photobucket used to do every time i uploaded a photo so i never had to think about it. as of now i shall try to remember to upload them for a 15 monitor 800x600 or is that to small?

if im doing anything else wrong feel free to remind, my memory is shocking at the best of times. im one of these people that put something down and then a second later when i need i dont remember where i put it but if someone else puts it down i can tell you or go get it straight away

well got a little more done today

cut another track in on the underside of the motherboard area for the 24 pin wires

i had to extend the wires for the 24 pin on an old PSU, just to make sure that there was enough room to get them all in and the top drawer still worked as it should

got the 24 pin and 8 pin covers fitted

got the other io shield holder in place to

tomorrows job i hope to get the SATA cable and SSD in place which will mean the left hand side of the desk is done cable wise

 

[AlienALX]

Should be fine as Windows and browsers scale these days chap

 

[Eddie long]

Must just say i'm enjoying watching you do this too , your doing a fine job

 

[Dawelio]

haha well stop the hiding and start sharing the popcorn

Haha the popcorn were too delicious in combination with your epic build log, that they went down fast ^_^

Must just say i'm enjoying watching you do this too , your doing a fine job

I’m just surprised, and give enormous cred, to people who actually do these kinds of projects. I wouldn’t have the patience at all for a project like this, not to mention the amount of work and times that goes into the planning, measuring, testing, building etc etc. It’s just amazing in my eyes and hence why I love this log so much

Especially when the person in question are also having health problems and are fighting a battle there as well. Which takes a toll on your body and therefore the strength to actually get on with a project like this and keeping at it. I’m just amazed by this build log Pugsport dude, many cudos and cred to you.

This and that this log has given me few ideas and inspiration for my own build and different mods/things to get in order to give a little more flare to my setup etc

May I ask, if this is how it’s gonna be, just out of curiousity... Why have 2 holes for the dual GPU power? Instead of just running them out of the same hole? As it does look like the hole is big enough to fit both cables through and will probably look cleaner by doing so. Just a thought though.

 

[Pugsport]

Should be fine as Windows and browsers scale these days chap

Awesome i hope the smaller photos improve load times now. i must admit now i have fibre internet i forget some people dont/have slower internet. when i had standard ADSL it was so bad, i think i was lucky to get 2mbps dl from it.

Must just say i'm enjoying watching you do this too , your doing a fine job

Thanks Eddie, i just hope it turns out to the image i have in my head of the finished desk

Haha the popcorn were too delicious in combination with your epic build log, that they went down fast ^_^



I’m just surprised, and give enormous cred, to people who actually do these kinds of projects. I wouldn’t have the patience at all for a project like this, not to mention the amount of work and times that goes into the planning, measuring, testing, building etc etc. It’s just amazing in my eyes and hence why I love this log so much

Especially when the person in question are also having health problems and are fighting a battle there as well. Which takes a toll on your body and therefore the strength to actually get on with a project like this and keeping at it. I’m just amazed by this build log Pugsport dude, many cudos and cred to you.

This and that this log has given me few ideas and inspiration for my own build and different mods/things to get in order to give a little more flare to my setup etc

May I ask, if this is how it’s gonna be, just out of curiousity... Why have 2 holes for the dual GPU power? Instead of just running them out of the same hole? As it does look like the hole is big enough to fit both cables through and will probably look cleaner by doing so. Just a thought though.

wow thanks for the kind words Dawelio, i almost feel after that i should let you off for not sharing the popcorn

the GPU power is a slot cut in the MDF at the moment so i could get the sata data cable and the GPU power threw the same hole but i have today been making a cover plate to cover the nasty slot but still be able to use the hole for the GPU power cable and the sata data cable

today's progress was small but here it is

made a few cover plates, last one one for the left hand side PC is a two piece cover that will take the GPU power cable and allow the Sata data cable to pass threw with out a shocking great hole for the plug. i have also made one other two piece cover plate for the SSD side of the data cable but seem to have lost it already so if i can not find it ill have to redo that tomorrow

the two piece one when fitted together should look something like this

quick question about sata power plugs that you can make up yourself, is this type of plug the only ones you can get for a do it yourself type? reason i ask is they are not strong enough to cut threw the insulation on the tri rated cable (they just break and fold up )

well i hope tomorrow will see the left hand side of the desk finished and then on to the right hand side and then finally all shall be ready for the paint process to start which i can see taking forever

more to come tomorrow all being well

 

[Pugsport]

well got a little bit more done today

started off with some CAD work (card aided design) making a SSD mount

then started adding in the cover plates for the cables, GPU power and Sata from board cover

SSD power and Sata to SSD cover plate

all back in and the left side finished ready for some prep work before paint

not managed to glue the cables up on the underside as yet due to the glue going bang this afternoon when i picked it up, it shorted out on the incoming 240V cable so it got thrown in the bin

well thats 50% of the work done now just the right hand side to do before paint prep

 

[Pugsport]

got all the plates and SSD mount made up for the other side today