Watercooled Desk Project
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PBaines
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lol, son. The sketchup is for reference, just to see how everything goes. I couldn't be bothered making everything 13mm thick in sketchup
A small update!
Clamping a bead across the front piece and the draw, to make sure that everything is lined up
All lined up, happy with it. Now let us screw it on!
The final result
Time to sort out the spacing between each draw, found the right packers.
Everything has been cut up to length and sanded down for the middle draw unit.
Let us commence the building!
Time to get the runners aligned and sorted too...
Getting the spacing sorted with the new packer, and then clamping and screwing again
So, One draw left which I shall finish tomorrow. That will be the main nitty gritty part over, then the rest of the build should be able to fly together in a very short period of time!
Will update again tomorrow night depending on the work achieved tomorrow
Phil
The Orange One
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Great Work Mate! Can't wait for the Next Update
dalewakelin
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You are a wizard, and that is your magic.
yassarikhan786
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Really fantastic job, I'm looking forward to the next update
PBaines
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Thank you all, I always love reading comments!
A smallish update, but they are progressively getting more major.
Same as before of how to do the attach the front piece to the box
Only one left to do!
Here is my beast and the box of bits
Time to router the edges of the legs! Here are the two bits that I will be using (note: the big one is for the legs, the small one is for a bevel around the outside of the draws)
I hadn't used a router before, so got mum to show me how to do it,
We were left with a good result, nice smooth. lovely.
Now time to sand the edges down so that there isn't a "step" from the flat piece to the curve (above pic)
Routered the edge of the LEFT and RIGHT side of all the draws and the BOTTOM of the bottom draw.
Once I finished sanding the saw marks, the curve had kinda disappeared, no problems. Will re-router it again
The timber I am using is recycled stuff, so there are a few nail holes here and there. Clever trick, use the saw dust of the rimu that has been collected in the table saw bin and mix with PVA glue to make a nice formula that will fill in the holes, dry hard. and then be the most unnoticeable filler!
After the pva had dried, this is what we were left with
The chisel then got it off to a nice smooth finish that will get sanded down, it might not look perfect, but you can notice a hole in a timber from a mile away
Now it's time to get a piece of wood sorted for the side rail connecting the two legs together
Might as well get the back runner cut while I am here!
Thats it for now, time to do some sanding and finishing touches to the draw unit ( - oil'd) so that we can move onto the lid!
A smallish update, but they are progressively getting more major.
Same as before of how to do the attach the front piece to the box
Only one left to do!
Here is my beast and the box of bits
Time to router the edges of the legs! Here are the two bits that I will be using (note: the big one is for the legs, the small one is for a bevel around the outside of the draws)
I hadn't used a router before, so got mum to show me how to do it,
We were left with a good result, nice smooth. lovely.
Now time to sand the edges down so that there isn't a "step" from the flat piece to the curve (above pic)
Routered the edge of the LEFT and RIGHT side of all the draws and the BOTTOM of the bottom draw.
Once I finished sanding the saw marks, the curve had kinda disappeared, no problems. Will re-router it again
The timber I am using is recycled stuff, so there are a few nail holes here and there. Clever trick, use the saw dust of the rimu that has been collected in the table saw bin and mix with PVA glue to make a nice formula that will fill in the holes, dry hard. and then be the most unnoticeable filler!
After the pva had dried, this is what we were left with
The chisel then got it off to a nice smooth finish that will get sanded down, it might not look perfect, but you can notice a hole in a timber from a mile away
Now it's time to get a piece of wood sorted for the side rail connecting the two legs together
Might as well get the back runner cut while I am here!
Thats it for now, time to do some sanding and finishing touches to the draw unit ( - oil'd) so that we can move onto the lid!
The Orange One
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Great work! I Am jelous
PBaines
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All right then, small updates seem to be tickling along.
Had to do a quick check that everything was flush/square, and also the right length before proceeding
Had to mark some squared lines so I knew where to drill my holes for the dowels.
Also had to do some measuring for the legs dowel holes too
And shavings be flying everywhere!
Time to get Drilling dem leeeegs!!
After some glue, good to see everything lines up!
Now let us clamp it together, also making sure that it has still remained square!
The next day, I opened the shed up.. to find my cat -_-
Anywho, after the cat had been vacated to somewhere else. I tacked on the back rimu sheet on. Though it looks a bit 'odd' After everything has been stained it'll look better, and besides. Who sees the back? Note; the other side of it is unstained
It is now time to plan everything out and make final adjustments, eg shortening the width of the desk by about 200mm because I will be using the Extended mouse mat by Razer, and want the mat to look "in place" when it is on the keyboard tray, also makes less "dead space" in the lid
Had to do a quick check that everything was flush/square, and also the right length before proceeding
Had to mark some squared lines so I knew where to drill my holes for the dowels.
Also had to do some measuring for the legs dowel holes too
And shavings be flying everywhere!
Time to get Drilling dem leeeegs!!
After some glue, good to see everything lines up!
Now let us clamp it together, also making sure that it has still remained square!
The next day, I opened the shed up.. to find my cat -_-
Anywho, after the cat had been vacated to somewhere else. I tacked on the back rimu sheet on. Though it looks a bit 'odd' After everything has been stained it'll look better, and besides. Who sees the back? Note; the other side of it is unstained
It is now time to plan everything out and make final adjustments, eg shortening the width of the desk by about 200mm because I will be using the Extended mouse mat by Razer, and want the mat to look "in place" when it is on the keyboard tray, also makes less "dead space" in the lid
dalewakelin
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Awesome
The Orange One
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WOW! I Like this very much! Amazing work mate!
yassarikhan786
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Amazing skills man
PBaines
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Thanks guys
All right,
Here is the big piece of recycled Rimu that will be used for the BOTTOM of the lid, as well as the FRONT too. Lots of room to work with
Checking to make sure that everything is the right sizing. Turned out I decided to take (Purposely done) 200mm of the length, so now the main compartment with all the PC goodness will have less 'dead' space in it, Which I guess is a good thing!
The next thing was to router the FRONT, and the two SIDES, leaving the back normal. Though the corner isn't perfect at the moment, it will be sanded in due course to make it look better The 4 sides will sit on the INSIDE of the round.
after happy with the lid bottom, it is time to give the top and bottom of the sheet a nice sand with the belt sander to smoothen everything out. The worst thing though was... Just as I was about to finish it all up... I smelt something "odd" thinking nothing of it, CRACKLE AHFUHFA SCBASCB ADSA the bloody thing died on me
ahh well, have to buy another one tomorrow, as I really need a belt sander to finish everything else!
But here is what it looks like with the vanish off/on
Got the two rails sorted, unfortunately there was not another piece long enough for the back. However, if I have the join behind the middle compartment rail, it will be unseen!
So got all the rails cut to the right length, everything is lined up perfectly!
Also, I also got in touch with Performance PCS ( http://www.performance-pcs.com ) and they are willing to sponsor me! Which is fantastic, and I would like to thank them very much! I have always used them for parts that were not available here in NZ. So if you wish to get parts overseas, I would highly recommend them
http://www.performance-pcs.com
All right,
Here is the big piece of recycled Rimu that will be used for the BOTTOM of the lid, as well as the FRONT too. Lots of room to work with
Checking to make sure that everything is the right sizing. Turned out I decided to take (Purposely done) 200mm of the length, so now the main compartment with all the PC goodness will have less 'dead' space in it, Which I guess is a good thing!
The next thing was to router the FRONT, and the two SIDES, leaving the back normal. Though the corner isn't perfect at the moment, it will be sanded in due course to make it look better
The 4 sides will sit on the INSIDE of the round.
after happy with the lid bottom, it is time to give the top and bottom of the sheet a nice sand with the belt sander to smoothen everything out. The worst thing though was... Just as I was about to finish it all up... I smelt something "odd" thinking nothing of it, CRACKLE AHFUHFA SCBASCB ADSA the bloody thing died on me
ahh well, have to buy another one tomorrow, as I really need a belt sander to finish everything else!But here is what it looks like with the vanish off/on
Got the two rails sorted, unfortunately there was not another piece long enough for the back. However, if I have the join behind the middle compartment rail, it will be unseen!
So got all the rails cut to the right length, everything is lined up perfectly!
Also, I also got in touch with Performance PCS ( http://www.performance-pcs.com ) and they are willing to sponsor me! Which is fantastic, and I would like to thank them very much! I have always used them for parts that were not available here in NZ. So if you wish to get parts overseas, I would highly recommend them
http://www.performance-pcs.com
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dalewakelin
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Fantastic mate great job 
