Construction

macr0w · 10th July 2006

I am almost finished building a new desk. I was going to buy one of these but Home Depot is a little cheaper. So far I got about $100.00 in it. That was mainly for a $50.00 sheet of oak and 4" casters. I worked on it Saturday and Sunday and all I have left is to sand and polyurethane the top. I used the design from the desk above. I'll post pictures when I'm done.

blue642 · 10th July 2006

sounds good, can't wait to see pics!

macr0w · 10th July 2006

I just came home a little early to work on my desk and found that Fedex had delivered my 3 320 gb seagate baracudas' that I ordered. Christmas in July

macr0w · 12th July 2006

It took me a while to get to this point. But here we go. I'm trying to decide whether or not to put a 4 rack space/speaker stand on either side. What do you think? I still need to finish the top. And of course load all my gear back up. It's certainly is red isn't it?

big country · 12th July 2006

sweet desk , you could do some 4-byin with those wheels.
thier is nothing like the pride of building your own stuff.
congrats.

astronmr20 · 12th July 2006

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Originally Posted by big country

sweet desk , you could do some 4-byin with those wheels.
thier is nothing like the pride of building your own stuff.
congrats.

Excellent. How much did you spend in all? If you put the word "raxxess" on it, you could sell it for $1,000

I assume you bought the rack rails and mounted them in homeade boxes?

ramjet · 12th July 2006

hi

sweet looking desk. you will have to post pics of it in use in the studio. had a look at the website and that looks like a cool studio, congrats

cheers ramjet

natpub · 12th July 2006

keep the monitors on the stands, dont put them on the desk imo, since it is just asking for refractions

Samplecraze · 12th July 2006

Cool

stevep · 12th July 2006

Nice !!

cant wait to see it with the gear on it !

.

el cochino · 12th July 2006

Great job and very nice looking desk. I'm a big fan of DIY and built most of my studio furniture, too. Saves alot of money and nobody else has the same stuff. thumbsup

macr0w · 12th July 2006

Thanks for the kind words guys. The desk is actually made from my old rack (that I made as well). You can see the black equipment rack in the pics on my website. I cut it in 2 and then cut them down to 12 rack spaces and tied them together and cut the top. I work in data/telecom for my real job and I have access to all the rack rails one could need. I took a 7 foot Chatsworth data rack with the "U" shaped rails, and ripped them down the middle with a jig saw. That gave me 28 feet total rack rail. And there's plenty more where that came from.

I know what you mean about leaving the speaker on stands. That is what I would like to do. But I really need the rack space that it would give me to put them on the desk (see the link in my 1st post). Right now I'm out of space. Unless I loose some gear.

That's not going to happen, this is gearslutz right.

Next comes the poly

macr0w · 12th July 2006

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Originally Posted by astronmr20

Excellent. How much did you spend in all? If you put the word "raxxess" on it, you could sell it for $1,000

I assume you bought the rack rails and mounted them in homeade boxes?

1 4x8 sheet of oak plywood was $50.00
the casters were another $52.00.
I haven't gotten the poly yet but I think it's only about $10 or $12 for a half gallon.
The cabinets themselves I had prior to this project.
The rails I got for free.
The paint was free, Well actually my wife bought it a while back and never used it and then changed her mind and didn't want it. But it came from the reject bin at Home Depot for $5.00.

I think that's all. For a grand total of less $120.00 I got a desk that would have cost $1500.00 from Omnirax or somewhere else.

Oh yeah lets not forget the hours and splinters and sanding that went into it. I guess that's why people buy from manufacturers.

That sander has killed my ears. After sanding the crap out of that top I could of swore I kept hearing my cell phone ringing.

My ears need a rest.

stevep · 12th July 2006

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macr0w .That sander has killed my ears. After sanding the crap out of that top I could of swore I kept hearing my cell phone ringing. My ears need a rest.

Take care of them ears !

I was looking at your website ,This will make your room look so much better

Now,.......... Pics of the gear !!!!!!

max cooper · 12th July 2006

Dude, you're so excellent for ordering the blank panels for your API.

I've been trying to do that for over a year. I think it'll be full before I need them.

dementedchord · 13th July 2006

way cool wish i did some woodworking.... more analog hardware kinda guy....

macr0w · 13th July 2006

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Originally Posted by dementedchord

way cool wish i did some woodworking.... more analog hardware kinda guy....

Wood is about as "analog" as it gets isn't it?

macr0w · 16th July 2006

Allright, here is the mostly finished product. I still have to make my cable trough for the back but I stuck a board back there for the time being.

macr0w · 16th July 2006

Here's the back.

macr0w · 17th July 2006

Don't make me bump myself.

Everybody said they wanted to see it finished.

djui5 · 17th July 2006

"Lifes Good"

Desk looks really nice man! Love the gear too. Nice job on the wiring! A lot of people don't take care to "organize" their wiring...

Doublehelix · 17th July 2006

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Originally Posted by djui5

"Lifes Good"

Desk looks really nice man! Love the gear too. Nice job on the wiring! A lot of people don't take care to "organize" their wiring...

Nah! Neat wiring is for wimps!!!

Seriously, it is pretty important to keep the audio cables away from the power cables.

Great job man! I built my own desk and racks too, so I can appreciate how much stinking work it really is.

Congratulations!

macr0w · 17th July 2006

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Originally Posted by Doublehelix

Nah! Neat wiring is for wimps!!!

Seriously, it is pretty important to keep the audio cables away from the power cables.

Great job man! I built my own desk and racks too, so I can appreciate how much stinking work it really is.

Congratulations!

Thanks guys! I have been in telecom for 12 years and a neat rack is definitely one of my pet peevs. (is that how you spell "peevs'?)

I'm not really finished yet. I still have to get my "cable tray" started. That board is just temporary.

Ahellam · 17th July 2006

Im very impressed, Ive had a force 36 for about 4 years and kinda wish that I had gone your route.

dementedchord · 18th July 2006

congrats brother it turned out way cool... and yeah i guess wood is pretty analog...lol

macr0w · 18th July 2006

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Originally Posted by Ahellam

Im very impressed, Ive had a force 36 for about 4 years and kinda wish that I had gone your route.

That is exactly the desk I sort of copied.tutt I really wanted to put the 4 rack space/speaker stands on either side. But now I can't bear to put anything on top.

We'll see if I can make it with no more rack space.

I like the speakers on the stands but I sure could use the rack spaces.

ramjet · 18th July 2006

hi macrow

very very nice dude. i love it. and yeah nice job on the wiring.

congrats on a great job

cheers ramjet

10th July 2006	#1
macr0w Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Charlotte N.C. Posts: 1,092 Thread Starter	Construction (update pics) I am almost finished building a new desk. I was going to buy one of these but Home Depot is a little cheaper. So far I got about $100.00 in it. That was mainly for a $50.00 sheet of oak and 4" casters. I worked on it Saturday and Sunday and all I have left is to sand and polyurethane the top. I used the design from the desk above. I'll post pictures when I'm done. __________________ Rocknrolll doez not need spell check pee-pole! www.clearspotrecording.com

12th July 2006	#7
ramjet Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ayr, north queensland, australia Posts: 401	hi sweet looking desk. you will have to post pics of it in use in the studio. had a look at the website and that looks like a cool studio, congrats cheers ramjet __________________ cheers David Luscombe (aka ramjet) ITS NOT THE KNOBS ON THE CONSOLE THAT MATTER, ITS THE KNOB BEHIND IT!!!!!! Music is the space between the notes ~~Claude Debussy~~ Check out my band if you want... http://www.myspace.com/jasperbandaus

12th July 2006	#8
natpub More cowbell! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,084 1 Review written	keep the monitors on the stands, dont put them on the desk imo, since it is just asking for refractions __________________ Sonic Sorcery Austin, Texas

13th July 2006	#16
dementedchord Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 885	$ .02 way cool wish i did some woodworking.... more analog hardware kinda guy....

17th July 2006	#21
djui5 Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Phoenix Posts: 6,661	"Lifes Good" Desk looks really nice man! Love the gear too. Nice job on the wiring! A lot of people don't take care to "organize" their wiring... __________________ _________________ "What is a crossfire hurricane & why wasn't I born in one?" Randy Wright

10th July 2006	#2
blue642 Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 41	sounds good, can't wait to see pics!

12th July 2006	#5
big country Lives for gear Join Date: May 2006 Location: (visiting) Lake Elsinor Posts: 7,874	sweet desk , you could do some 4-byin with those wheels. thier is nothing like the pride of building your own stuff. congrats.

12th July 2006	#9
Samplecraze Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 213	Cool

12th July 2006	#10
stevep Lives for Jesus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: orange county ca. Posts: 2,935	Nice !! cant wait to see it with the gear on it ! .

12th July 2006	#11
el cochino Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 937	Great job and very nice looking desk. I'm a big fan of DIY and built most of my studio furniture, too. Saves alot of money and nobody else has the same stuff. thumbsup

12th July 2006	#15
max cooper Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: tx Posts: 8,802	Dude, you're so excellent for ordering the blank panels for your API. I've been trying to do that for over a year. I think it'll be full before I need them.

16th July 2006	#18
macr0w Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Charlotte N.C. Posts: 1,092 Thread Starter	Allright, here is the mostly finished product. I still have to make my cable trough for the back but I stuck a board back there for the time being.

17th July 2006	#20
macr0w Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Charlotte N.C. Posts: 1,092 Thread Starter	Don't make me bump myself. Everybody said they wanted to see it finished.

17th July 2006	#24
Ahellam Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 422	Im very impressed, Ive had a force 36 for about 4 years and kinda wish that I had gone your route. __________________ One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

18th July 2006	#25
dementedchord Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 885	$ .02 congrats brother it turned out way cool... and yeah i guess wood is pretty analog...lol

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