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concise posted:Put my new desk together tonight: Good job. I now need a home office.
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concise posted:Put my new desk together tonight: Nice! Been thinking of something just like this look. How is the finish on the top? Maybe it'll depend on the particular top I get, but did you need to do any sanding/refinishing?
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Jan 20, 2016 19:54
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concise posted:Put my new desk together tonight: Nice. Think I'll do this next time, too.
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Jan 21, 2016 03:58
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dedian posted:Nice! Been thinking of something just like this look. How is the finish on the top? Maybe it'll depend on the particular top I get, but did you need to do any sanding/refinishing? I can feel some very slight roughness that some finer grit sandpaper would fix, but if you're lazy like I am right now its just fine as is right out of the box. Once I get the rest of the office put together a little better I plan to go over it with a sander and a couple coats of tung oil or something. The Milkman posted:Could you elaborate on how you mounted that? I went with a standard Bekant top when I put mine together, but that what my exact idea if I scuff it up enough or just want to upgrade. The dimensions of the countertop are 74" x 25 5/8", and the main frame piece is 57 1/2" x 18 1/8". That means that a perfectly centered frame is (25 5/8 - 18 1/8) / 2 = 3 3/4" up from the narrow edge and (74 - 57 1/2) / 2 = 8 1/4" in from the long edge. Because the width of the legs is ~26" (i.e. 3/8" wider than the countertop), I offset the frame 1" up so that I would never trip on them. Next, I measured 4 3/4" up and 8 1/4" in from an edge and marked a point on each side. This served as a way to align the frame at the spot I wanted it. Verify that the marks are in the right spot a by measuring and remeasuring a few times, then place the frame such that the corners line up with the marks. Verify by measuring and remeasuring a few times that everything is positioned correctly (8 1/4" from the short edges of the countertop, 4 3/4" from the front edge, and 2 3/4" from the rear edge). Now put a sharpie or awl into each of the 6 holes and mark where the hole is, being extremely careful not to move the frame. Now get one of the plastic rivet doodads and find a drill bit that is slightly smaller than the full diameter (including the thread things) of part of the rivet that goes into the mount point. Next hold the rivet from the end of the drill bit and mark with painter's the depth of the rivet. This gives you a good indication of when to stop drilling. Drill out all six marks that you made. Attach the legs if they aren't already, then put the frame approximately where it will go in the room. The countertop is fairly heavy so now is a good time to adjust the height, taking the depth of the top into account. Place the top on the frame, put a rivet in each of the holes, and pound them in with a rubber mallet or whatever is handy. Without additional brackets the countertop won't be fully secured to the frame, but I'm skipping them since I won't be moving the desk around a bunch. Just don't lift the desk by the surface and it should be fine. I wish I had something like this in college. Its sturdy as hell yet comes apart in minutes if you try. 6 rivet things, two bolts, and 4 pieces. Easy.
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Jan 21, 2016 16:20
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Don't use tung oil unless you're prepared to let it sit and cure for at least a week.. That goes for any finish really. Went through this with my bamboo desk I posted previously. Ending up going with arm r seal satin.
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Jan 21, 2016 20:33
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Google Butt posted:Don't use tung oil unless you're prepared to let it sit and cure for at least a week.. That goes for any finish really. Went through this with my bamboo desk I posted previously. Ending up going with arm r seal satin. Thanks for the heads up. Looks like I won't be doing anything with it for a while. The roughness has already mostly worn away where I rest my arms anyway.
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Jan 21, 2016 21:18
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I've been planning to build a similar desk and from the research I had done Waterlox seemed like a cool product.
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Jan 22, 2016 00:12
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I have posted this setup before, and whoever commented on the awkward monitor placement was right.  I have therefore moved the monitor stand's base further to the right and I am now using both extension arms as well, which puts the laptop and monitor much closer together. The best addition, however, was the lamp. It's an IKEA Tived lamp that can clamp to the table (just like the monitor stand, really). The best thing is that the base allows you to adjust the lamp's height, which gives it a lot of range and nice, flexible placement options. It's LED as well, so it's quite focused, bright and white; overall, quite a good solution for the desk which would be quite dark in the evening otherwise. It was also the only lamp they had that remotely suited my usecase and didn't look terrible. It also conveniently doubles as a reading light for the armchair next to the desk.   (Apologies once more for the atrocious picture quality. One day, I might actually have to replace my Nexus One.  )
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Jan 25, 2016 16:15
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concise posted:I can feel some very slight roughness that some finer grit sandpaper would fix, but if you're lazy like I am right now its just fine as is right out of the box. Once I get the rest of the office put together a little better I plan to go over it with a sander and a couple coats of tung oil or something. Thanks (and thanks for the extra instructions, too). Got this put together this weekend and you're right, it's Smooth Enough (TM). And so sturdy! I ended up using 2" lag bolts into the four corners + a few washers so as to not bust through the top. I definitely have to figure out better room lighting! (And cable haters, I will clean the cables up  )
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Looks great, nice job.
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Feb 4, 2016 21:37
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Just finished making my desk. I used oak for the top and the legs but went for pine for the shelves. All traditional joinery (mortice and tenons, dados, lamination) aside from two bolts under the hidden monitor shelf (as a precaution). Sorry about the lighting in the photos - it's half overcast daylight from my small window and half LED. The color in the last photo is closest to reality (on my screen, anyway).    Why, yes, that is an octagonal exposed tenon that you see there.   I sanded the desk surface to 2000 grit, added a couple of coats of linseed oil, then four coats of aerosol polyeurethane, despite the advice of everyone on the internet (too big an area to use an aerosol on, they said), but it's come out really nice. I filled the knots with epoxy; despite my best efforts, you can see some trapped air in some knots, but it actually looks ok like that imo. I took the photos in the course of rearranging my room, which is why the desk looks lonely and the PC un-plugged-in.
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Feb 12, 2016 02:10
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Purty cool. Does it rock at all?
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sports posted:Purty cool. Does it rock at all? Yes and no: the legs are actually level but it does rock because of my mountainous floor. If you rotate or move the desk, you can find spots where it doesn't rock, it's just that those are not where I want the desk to be! I've put a piece of card under a rear leg and it's very stable. Using those under-furniture pads would solve the issue, but I'll give it a week or so to decide if I can tolerate the couple of mm of height that they would add.
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Uxzuigal posted:My throne.. (wife actualy lets me have this in the living room!) Got Dali Opticon 8's (speakers) for christmas from wife (no, she is not for sale, and she cannot be cloned), waiting for a NAD C275 to add in bridge mode with the NAD C375 Integrated amp here... Those speakers should be on top of the desk for the best imaging.
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Feb 14, 2016 21:04
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Don Lapre posted:Those speakers should be on top of the desk for the best imaging. Old picture. New Setup here: http://i.imgur.com/3gLCCod.jpg I did some messurements with speakers abit more in the front/table abit more back vs each other [From sweetspot, being around where the I stand taking picture] - little to no difference.
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Just redid it as I needed to move the L arm and pc to fit the second monitor.   
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ColHannibal posted:Just redid it as I needed to move the L arm and pc to fit the second monitor. How's that case? I've been eyeing it for a while, just haven't really needed a new case.
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Feb 19, 2016 04:02
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kloa posted:How's that case? I've been eyeing it for a while, just haven't really needed a new case. To build in it its a joy, I think it needs a basement to hide the hard drive bays but I am concerned with heat generated from the drives themselves so I have not fabricated one yet. My only complaint is it requires the removal of 2 non captive screws to clean the front filter. It also could use a filter on the PSU intake but my PSU hardly has its fan on so its not much of an issue. In general these are nitpicks, but its a very solid case and I love the footprint( which is not much wider than Corsairs other cases), and the fact I can fit a 140mm radiator on the top.
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New case and new setup. Customer gave me a monitor arm. So nice being able to move this all over the place. Build in monitor speakers are surprisingly good.  
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Feb 19, 2016 05:54
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What keyboard and shortcut keypad is this?
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Feb 19, 2016 16:47
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HERAK posted:What keyboard and shortcut keypad is this? Hhkb with a mixed key set Max keyboard falcon 8
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Feb 19, 2016 16:53
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Pretty childish but hey, I'm still only 25, need to take advantage of that while I can. Any tips on resurfacing desks? I can't actually remember what specific wood this is, but it seems to be minimally treated, so it sucks up dust like crazy. I'm almost certain it's not what came with the Galant legs.
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Feb 27, 2016 20:25
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ijyt posted:Pretty childish but hey, I'm still only 25, need to take advantage of that while I can. Any tips on resurfacing desks? I can't actually remember what specific wood this is, but it seems to be minimally treated, so it sucks up dust like crazy. I'm almost certain it's not what came with the Galant legs. Looks like some of ikeas butcher block countertop. Look for the oil or wax for butcher block countertops and it should bring it back.
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ijyt posted:Pretty childish but hey, I'm still only 25, need to take advantage of that while I can. Any tips on resurfacing desks? I can't actually remember what specific wood this is, but it seems to be minimally treated, so it sucks up dust like crazy. I'm almost certain it's not what came with the Galant legs. What monitor is that?
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frogbs posted:What monitor is that? ASUS PG348Q. I was worried it wouldn't live up to its ridiculous price tag but it was worth squeezing those pennies for a few months.
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ijyt posted:ASUS PG348Q. I was worried it wouldn't live up to its ridiculous price tag but it was worth squeezing those pennies for a few months. Man I really need to look into widescreen monitors at some point. Did you used to use multiple monitors and switch to a single widescreen monitor? If so, how's the transition been? Guess anyone could answer the question if they have experience with the switch.
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Finally got my desk cleaned up. It still could use a bit of work though.
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bigmandan posted:Finally got my desk cleaned up. It still could use a bit of work though. What desk you have? That is the size I am wanting.
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Djarum posted:What desk you have? That is the size I am wanting. I got that desk years ago from a former employer. I think he said it was from Ikea, but I could never find the product link for it. Not in the picture is a mounting bracket for a tower. It's "L" shaped and has a nylon strap to keep in it place. The bracket attaches to either leg on either side. bigmandan fucked around with this message at 08:09 on Mar 1, 2016 |
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It looks like a piece of their butcher block countertop with their modular desk systems legs.
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RhoA posted:Man I really need to look into widescreen monitors at some point. Did you used to use multiple monitors and switch to a single widescreen monitor? If so, how's the transition been? In a sense, I had two 20" 1680x1050 monitors, but for the last year I've only been using the one. When I first set it up I had a "holy poo poo what have I done" moment just because it looks so ridiculous compared to my teeny old monitor. I think multi monitors still have their benefits, in the sense that it's easier to partition information but you can do that in a way on the ultrawide by running things windowed. I run Dota 2 windowed at 1080p and its funny how much extra space I have left over for browser windows or whatever. I keep maximising YouTube when I don't have too like a dummy, so it might take a few days more for me to adjust. Things like Light Room and Photoshop though are so much better to use when I don't have to micromanage what I have on screen, though for people that use those heavily and don't game as much I'd think a 4K would still be better. But if I could have a do over and get the option of a triple monitor set up, I'd still get the ultrawide. A monitor at this resolution, with the curve, with no distracting bezels is definitely the winner in regards to video games. Power users/content creators may prefer multi-monitors, though that's not to say ultrawides are bad for it. ijyt fucked around with this message at 08:46 on Mar 1, 2016 |
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RhoA posted:Man I really need to look into widescreen monitors at some point. Did you used to use multiple monitors and switch to a single widescreen monitor? If so, how's the transition been? I had triple monitors and prefer my 21:9 every day. You can, in Windows 7+, use Windows Snap to put Windows evenly on each half, with very little learning curve. Basically it's like having two monitors but without bezels, with more flexibility in on-screen element positioning, and a huge boon for gaming.
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Which reminds me, the ASUS comes with some software that supposedly expands the snapping and let's you snap to quarters etc, though I've not tried it yet.
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ijyt posted:Which reminds me, the ASUS comes with some software that supposedly expands the snapping and let's you snap to quarters etc, though I've not tried it yet. There's an old program out there called winsplit revolution that did quarters and sixths, plus with the ability to define custom snapping areas. It's an abandoned project at this point so there may be something newer out there. You can download it from majorgeeks.
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Coredump posted:There's an old program out there called winsplit revolution that did quarters and sixths, plus with the ability to define custom snapping areas. It's an abandoned project at this point so there may be something newer out there. You can download it from majorgeeks. Windows 10 does quarters now and adjusting side by side windows works pretty well. I'm running dual monitors and once my second portrait one breaks i don't think I will be replacing it. I'd love to have the time and money to set up a few of short throw 4k projectors precisely lined up to give a huge ~21:9 display area.
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http://mizage.com/divvy/ Divvy's also available for Windows, if you're into granular window management. The trial never expires, just nags you to pay (you should pay, if you like it, dammit) every time it restarts from a reboot/shutdown. Works like a charm.
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HERAK posted:Windows 10 does quarters now and adjusting side by side windows works pretty well. I'm running dual monitors and once my second portrait one breaks i don't think I will be replacing it. I'd love to have the time and money to set up a few of short throw 4k projectors precisely lined up to give a huge ~21:9 display area. Oh? Maybe I'm just not doing it properly, but Windows 10 seems to behave like Windows 7 in that regard for me.
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ijyt posted:Oh? Maybe I'm just not doing it properly, but Windows 10 seems to behave like Windows 7 in that regard for me. Drag it to the corners or use Win key and diagonals instead.
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Thanks, that's sweet. I knew you could drag them to where you wanted, didn't realize you could also you the arrow keys to move them around as well.
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