[hainer36]

well my old desk is way to small, especially for my case and 2 monitors, and since my room has been re-arranged, i finally have more room

here is the desgin of what it is gonna look like


not sure of the material im going to use, probably something cheap and sturdy

the building is gonna start within a few weeks

EDIT- its gonna be about 30" tall

[DDR-PIII]

nice, but a ittle to low for me and my long legs haha, nice though.

[hainer36]

well 30" is what i have now, and i have a keyboard tray that is made into the desk, and i dont hit it unless i move my chair higher, so i figure the 30" is ok, im 6'3" and i find it comfortable...then again i lean alot

[Benvanz]

wheres the footrest!?!?

Looks a little small for my liking, even though I only have one computer

[hainer36]

its also not to scale, as i just realized , so thats just a rough sketch basically

[autolex84]

looks kinda similar to my design. (see the link in my sig)

[Son1990]

One person builds a desk......many others follow lolz Gotta love OCF! :tup: subscribed

[Albaholic]

yeah i love these desk threads

[hainer36]

i needed a new one anyways



that was a little too small to have the speakers, 2 monitors and a printer on there, because that printer table was given away (because i wasnt using it apparently) and my legs were very cramped

oh ya, there is a second revison coming

[Albaholic]

using the mouse where that drawer is mustve been a pain.

[hainer36]

oh ya it really hurts my wrists

and this way the speakers will be sup up midly better too, instaed of thrown in a place

[Burdman27911]

I have one question about the dimensions. I know you said it's not to scale, but the way you have written the dimensions seems confusing (possible typo). The right side's length is marked as 60" total (5 feet), but within that length the right extended part is marked as 12' 3". Is the 12 feet correct? If so, that will be plenty of desk space for you, but if not, I tend to agree with others, that it would be pushing small for 2 pcs and my liking.

Also, are you building this out of wood? Just curious about the details. So far it looks good, and I'm interested to see you start building. Hopefully you'll find more room for your mousepad!

[hainer36]

Originally Posted by Burdman27911

I have one question about the dimensions. I know you said it's not to scale, but the way you have written the dimensions seems confusing (possible typo). The right side's length is marked as 60" total (5 feet), but within that length the right extended part is marked as 12' 3". Is the 12 feet correct? If so, that will be plenty of desk space for you, but if not, I tend to agree with others, that it would be pushing small for 2 pcs and my liking.

Also, are you building this out of wood? Just curious about the details. So far it looks good, and I'm interested to see you start building. Hopefully you'll find more room for your mousepad!

yes that is a typo, im not sure how big it was supposed to be (probably about 20" or so) but that design has now been scrapped, and i am currently re-working it

it is going to be made out of wood indeed, not sure what type but definatly something not to light or cheap

[hainer36]

revision #2



and am now contemplating getting rid of the hole corner idea and going with a 7ft 1 side desk with the 2 cabinets on it still (like on this one)

[hainer36]

current desk



area to work with (now am going to incorporate that dvd shelf into the desk (underneath)

[Celeron_Phreak]

Almost makes me feel bad knowing I'm not the only one with the "ghetto homemade desk" anymore. =\

shard came by for a week last summer and before then he thought my desk was a ghetto POS, then he realized how sturdy it is and became envious of it. lol

I'm keeping an eye on this one. Good luck!

[hainer36]

and that is hopefully the last revison on this desk thread

i will be having my computer currently in my sig on the right side with the NEC monitor (and maybe an LCD if gf buys it ) and on the left side a 2.8ae system, for....well nothing really just fun
you can see in the corner theres 2 lines (2x4 running underneath for support) and i will be having l brackets on the back for more support
i plan to have a little runway around the middle so cables are nice and tidy, and will only have 1 set of keyboard and mouse for the 2 rigs (if i find a kvm that works with the mx duo)

[Burdman27911]

I think I much prefer this design... when do you think you'll start building?

[hainer36]

as soon as it gets warmer and i get the supplies , so about 2-3 weeks

[hainer36]

cutting of wood has commenced

it is gonna be made from scrap wood in garage/car hole (whatever you prefer to call it) and will end up being painted black, mostly because theres different wood stain on peices so i gotta cover em up, but hey, free wood is free wood

[Celeron_Phreak]

I know what you mean. This desk I'm using was made of scrap partical board lying around in the garage. I built it three or four years ago and it's withstood quite a beating. The top was orignally made up of a sheet of 1/4" partical board and a sheet of 1/4" plywood nailed together. I replaced it last year with two 1/2" sheets of partical board. Even though the legs are made form the existing particle board I started with 3-4 years ago, it's still going strong, and I expect it to for the future years to come.

More pictures!!!!

[Makaelin]

Looks awesome. And I <3 your case.

[hainer36]

pictures up soon, but i am going golfing, so that may influence wheter they get up fast or not

[hainer36]

here come the pictures, i didnt take any while i was working on it, but i was lazy, and why would anyone want to see someone cutting wood?

here is the workspace....roomy compaired to my last workspace (look in worklogs for custom ufo-us part deux)


more of the workspace, and a little of the desk after the first day


the desk before the keyboard tray and the backing is installed

[hainer36]

and the finished product






i know, i gotta put a piece on the corner there, i actually just saw that when i posted it

[thegreek]

not bad at all, let's see it installed now

[hainer36]

gotta clean the mess of a room first

its gonna be painted black, and for scrap wood i think i agree with the not bad at all

[Celeron_Phreak]

Later on get some ballbearing drawer rails from lowes or home depot. They can hold ALOT of weight and wear and tear, plus they're easier to pull out.

Looks amazing!

[WejRepus]

looks pretty good for something thrown together in the time it took you and made from scrap, nice job.

[hainer36]

thanks


i do have some rails for mounting drawers, which i was going to use, but id have to mount them and im too lazy to add onto what ive got