My (slut inspired) desk build

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Thanks to the many gearslutz who constructed their own desks and posted pics. Back in July I built my own.

Thanks for the inspiration!! Hope you enjoy.

The main issue:
I was having workflow problems with a small desk and rack on the side


The big problem
There was no way I was going to pay the high price for a desk from a company.

The DIY solution
I got all of this done under $300.

The "top" is a 7 ft solid wood door with no "knob" hole ($64).

The frame for the "base" was cut from a smaller door ($36).

The racks were cut from 2 mdf particle boards ($35 total). The center bridge was cut from the scraps.

1 gallon black enamel semi-gloss paint ($32)

The rest of the budget was misc. items (brushes, rollers, wood screws, finishing nails, wood glue, L brackets...etc).

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Stage 1 complete. "measure twice, cut once"...."measure twice, cut once"

Top + frame

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Two coats of paint

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Stage 2. Cut racks from particle board. Sorry, forgot to take pics here. All I have is the finished pic.

Put control surface on to take measurements for the center bridge

[Sugar Stinky]

nice,
just like the cowboys, i love it, nothing better or more satisfying then a diy desk, or anything for that matter.

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Stage 3 center bridge.

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Stage 4 L brackets and finishing nails. Done. Crack the Guinness.

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Originally Posted by Sugar Stinky

nice,
just like the cowboys, i love it, nothing better or more satisfying then a diy desk, or anything for that matter.

Thanks. All the other DIY builds were a great guide.

[acespec]

Great Build

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Can you share you dimensions?

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Thanks. Here are the measures.

Table top

Length: 6 feet 8 in (left to right)
Depth: 2 feet 8 in (front to back)

Base (the legs)
1 foot 6 in (across)
1 foot 6 in (depth)
2 feet 5 in (height)

Racks
19 in (across) of course lol
sides 13 in x 13 1/2 in
top 8 1/2 in x 19 in

Bridge
38 in (across)
2 feet 2 in (depth)
8 1/2 inches (height)

[acespec]

Thanks!! You setup is pretty much what I need [and want]..LOL

[Colonel Blues]

Hi !
Cool design and good job !
But… are you sure that the tweeters don't throw up above your ears ?
You'd want to have them at ears level, no ?

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Originally Posted by Colonel Blues

Hi !
Cool design and good job !
But… are you sure that the tweeters don't throw up above your ears ?
You'd want to have them at ears level, no ?

Thanks. Yeah, I was so use to having my gear upright in a rolling rack that I kinda went down one track and didn't consider the final height until close to the end. The first build ended up being so tall because the X-Desk is about 7U high.

At first it was cool as I do a lot of night mixing while the wife and kids sleep. I would mix through my cans and then check on the monitors at low levels. I had to stand up for the monitors to be close to ear level as you stated. That was ok (for a while), I would move around the room to other spots and listen. Ultimately I was like, "This sucks big time."

So......I had some time a couple of weeks ago to re-work my desk properly. I just had to get used to the flush layout and having to readjust how I'd grown accustomed to looking at the knobs and faders.

Surprisingly within a few days I got the hang of it. Monitors are in a proper position and having my gear directly on the sides/closer has been a big plus. I was so excited I even installed some track lighting. lol