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finally built my own desk

Posted: 20 Mar 2018, 15:03
by zim
i actually bought all the parts a few months ago but only just assembled it because i'm a lazy pos

the top is butchers block (which weighs a fucking ton) and the legs are motorized height adjustable so i can go from sitting to standing desk any time i want. :xx: i finished the top with 4 coats of clear polycrylic and did a lot of sanding between every coat

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(yeah that's a fidget spinner on the floor)
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a co-worker and i actually built the exact same desk - here's a gif of him adjusting the height on it
https://i.imgur.com/hB44zcy.mp4

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 20 Mar 2018, 19:20
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
Needs more monitor

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 20 Mar 2018, 21:03
by happiness and harmony
green meth tent :alien:

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 20 Mar 2018, 21:10
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
My desk is from the gloryhole era :alien:

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 20 Mar 2018, 21:19
by Ninny
zim wrote: i can go from sitting to standing desk any time i want. :xx:
I would like that too :bulb:

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 21 Mar 2018, 13:48
by User
nice desk :xx:

congratsazimtions

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 21 Mar 2018, 21:02
by jawn galliano
holy shit that is a baller ass setup, excellent work zim

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 23 Mar 2018, 00:39
by Holocaust
:xx:

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 23 Mar 2018, 11:50
by zim
Hitoshura wrote:holy shit that is a baller ass setup, excellent work zim
:idea:

i've been thinking about overhauling the monitor setup though. i really admire this dudes setup https://imgur.com/gallery/cj79U but i enjoy having multiple smaller monitors right now

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 23 Mar 2018, 12:35
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
The big monitor with the tiny one next to it looks silly as shit

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 23 Mar 2018, 23:28
by Grudge
I tend to get these furniture things for free. From friends who buy it from Ikea and then realize that they have to move a year later and can't be bothered with selling it. :)

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 24 Mar 2018, 06:15
by Z's bouncy tits
More pride in making it yourself.

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 24 Mar 2018, 21:28
by bills bro
That's great, love the idea of an adjustable/standing desk.

I "made" mine last year, kitchen worktop from Ikea, draws and a trestle.

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Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 11:57
by User
that monitor is weird

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 26 Mar 2018, 07:04
by Holocaust
Two legs on that monitor

Gotta contain that resolution

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 02 Apr 2018, 20:08
by happiness and harmony
:redneck::::::::::

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 01 Jun 2018, 03:15
by Verbal
did the wall challenge you to a chess match

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 07 Jun 2018, 02:31
by Ninny
Sade is practicing :xx:

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 07 Jun 2018, 19:21
by happiness and harmony
zim wrote:Image
four monitors and not a single one showing mabb :frown:

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 07 Jun 2018, 21:14
by vO)))id
Yeah that’s :shake:

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 07 Jun 2018, 21:14
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
1 for mabb
3 for porn

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 07 Jun 2018, 21:29
by happiness and harmony
gray porn

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 08 Aug 2018, 21:06
by Grudge
Hey you guys how much did these desks cost you

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 09 Aug 2018, 08:44
by zim
from Home Depot
Edsal 1.75 in. H x 72 in. W x 30 in. D Maple Butcher Block Workbench Top
$324.61

UPLIFT Height Adjustable Standing Desk Frame - 2-Leg
$474.40 USD


quite expensive, you can definitely get as nice a desk for cheaper

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 09 Aug 2018, 12:42
by happiness and harmony
maple for a desktop, god damn man

birch and ash are way cheaper

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 09 Aug 2018, 13:57
by zim
well the up side is that this thing is sturdy af, however it is also heavy af

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 09 Aug 2018, 15:35
by happiness and harmony
any butcher's block countertop ought to be sturdy as fuck, if it is not it was poorly constructed and the person responsible should receive overwhelming scorn

go with a cheaper wood next time :idea: if you aren't using it as an actual cutting board or food preparation surface and aren't in love with the specific aesthetic there's no reason to get such a pricey slab :eek:

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 09 Aug 2018, 20:54
by Grudge
That's a good desk but very expensive.

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 11 Aug 2018, 20:49
by bills bro
My desk is a kitchen work top, a trestle and a set of draws - all from Ikea, about £175 I think :huh:

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 11 Aug 2018, 21:19
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
Zim's wasn't that cheap

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 11 Aug 2018, 22:27
by Grudge
sade wrote:My desk is a kitchen work top, a trestle and a set of draws - all from Ikea, about £175 I think :huh:
Do you have the SKU number, product code? I want to look that up as well. I like both Zim and your desks so want to look into something similar.

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 21 Aug 2018, 22:27
by bills bro
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Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 05:42
by Grudge
$150 in the US for that HAMMARP, too expensive for now. Maybe I'll wait for Thanksgiving discounts

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 26 Aug 2018, 05:28
by deckard
noice

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 28 Aug 2018, 09:16
by Abzu
Alright, zim.

I'm fucking impressed. Great fucking job, mang.

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 08 Sep 2018, 00:09
by zim
my thirst is unending, i bought a new giant monitor and rearranged things. setting things back up for recording music :xx:
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Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 08 Sep 2018, 00:10
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
Are those monitors at a wonky fucking angle or is that just the picture

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 08 Sep 2018, 01:13
by zim
the left one looks warped for some reason not sure why, they are tilted downward though

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 08 Sep 2018, 01:43
by happiness and harmony
zim is spending all of his monies itp

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 08 Sep 2018, 01:49
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
His mom drives a desk

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 08 Sep 2018, 02:23
by happiness and harmony
a $6000 desk

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 08 Sep 2018, 02:27
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
With some wonkily angled monitors

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 08 Sep 2018, 03:41
by happiness and harmony
that's where the money goes

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 29 Jan 2021, 10:00
by jawn galliano
bills bro wrote:
21 Aug 2018, 22:27
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just built something similar today

2x alex + 74" karlby countertop :ba:

still need to do a lot of setup work to get things pretty, but it's a lot comfier having my PC + work setup on here now

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 29 Jan 2021, 18:12
by zim
piiiiiiiiiiiiics

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 29 Jan 2021, 19:47
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
I need some new desk

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 29 Jan 2021, 22:24
by jawn galliano
zim wrote:
29 Jan 2021, 18:12
piiiiiiiiiiiiics
i need some time to pretty it up :oops: i ordered a monitor mount for my desktop monitor and i need to try and do some cable management for once in my life. also need to finish assembling the drawers for one of the units, i got impatient after i finished putting the body together :redneck:

gonna try and get it looking presentable this weekend

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 18 Dec 2021, 06:08
by deckard
your dpi is too high.

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 18 Dec 2021, 06:57
by happiness and harmony
i am building my wife a standing desk for christmas, it is a surprise :suss:

sometime in the early new year i am building myself a new desk out of pallet wood :suss:

shortly after that the apocalypse will render both constructions irrelevant

Re: finally built my own desk

Posted: 18 Dec 2021, 07:06
by deckard
give yourself enough room