Build a Desk with 3D Printed Tools - The Directors Cut
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ธ.ค. 2020
- This is the ultimate desk Directors Cut edition...only 6 months late... and there are still editing issues... forgiveness please! This is the version with all the details! EVERY. LAST. DETAIL. For all of 2020 I have been working from home and wanted a proper desk. In a typical day I might do video editing, animation, product design, voice recording and editing, graphic design, VR experience development, and I might even make a few drawings in the process. My perfect desk is the one that makes all of that happen without too much clutter. I set out to design and build the ultimate productivity solution.
To pull that off the desk features a monitor stand for a 4K 32” monitor and 2 secondary monitors, A 5.1 surround sound system, in-desk A/C power and USB charging, a custom USB 3.0 Hub and an easy access wireless charger, a large drawer for all the random stuff I keep by my side, a shelf for a virtual reality headset with a place to store its cable, adjustable legs (sit-stand desk), and with all this stuff cable management is a high priority. It’s a lot to pack into a desk.
For this build I designed 2 different styles of cable guides and clips to effectively manage over 20 cables running through the desk. A custom USB hub is another 3D printed part that made it into the final desk. During the process of the build I also designed and used multiple functional 3D printed tools and attachments. It was quite a build!
It makes a great gaming desk as well. It needed to be very sturdy to support all those graphics cards!
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Here are some links to items featured in this build:
Sit-Stand Legs: I used the iMovR “Elite” base which has been replaced by the “Lander” (the new one supports an extra 100lbs!) Affiliate Link: shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=157505...
Keyboard Tray: 3M AKT150LE
iMovR also makes a similar tray. Affiliate Link: shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=157661...
A/C USB Power strip: (This link helps support the channel)
amzn.to/3IDBX3G
Drawer Slides: Centerline 28” Medium Duty Over-Travel
The plywood I used was: ¾” Batic Birch BBB Grade, ½” Batic Birch CP Grade, ¼” Batic Birch BBB Grade
The Finish: General Finishes Water Based Stain - Stain, General Finishes High Performance Water Based Top Coat - Semi Gloss
Sound Bar: VIZIO SB3851-C0 38" 5.1 Sound Bar System (It’s old)
Let me know if I left something out!
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Here is a link to the PLANS - BUILD AT YOUR OWN RISK!
the3dhandyman.com/building-my...
Here are the links to the 3D PRINTED PARTS - PRINT/USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
USB Hub: www.thingiverse.com/thing:455... ONLY WORKS with this cable: amzn.to/34eqIQ7
Cable Guides: www.thingiverse.com/thing:455...
Hand Drill Depth Stop: www.thingiverse.com/thing:455...
All printed components were made with Black PETG.
Many of the router tools are not available for print. I think that they need various improvements.
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I'm now on Patreon!!! The reward levels are very basic for the time being but I promise to bring merch and other perks in the near future.
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Last but not least a BIG thanks goes out to Lorena Pugh her exquisite painting "Wave Tryptic #1" that was featured in the video and thumbnail. Check out lorenapugh.com to see her artwork! - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
The directors cut is finally here! It really sums up the year 2020 for me... way behind schedule, full of errors and omissions, and way, way too long! Many thanks to all of my friends, family, and you subscribers that helped me get through this complete mess of a year. I really couldn't have done it without you all. I could not have possibly imagined hitting 7000 subs in year one of this channel. I promise to have lots more original content coming to you very soon. I wish to you all a happy and healthy rest of your year as well as a dramatically improved 2021!
Keep up the great work!!!
Two years later I hope you haven't experienced a kickback. Your technique ripping boards at the tablesaw is dangerous.
You had me at "maintenance mode".
I love your attention to detail and learned a few techniques that I haven't seen before. I imagine putting these videos together takes a lot of time, so thank you for your work.
Thanks for watching and commenting, Mr. Cool. More videos on the way some day soon... because you're right, they do take quite some time to put together!
Really like the long version of the build. Would be great to see that more often from creators. Great job and thank you, I've learned a lot from watching this!
Thanks!
Amazing desk.
great job
SO COOL MAN !!!!
Very nicely done! Love the use of 3d printing aids and final parts. I do that as well ine my shop
Awesome! I think a 3D printer its a must have for any shop. Nothing like cranking out some tools and fixtures to make a job go way better and faster.
Excellent build. I love how you use custom 3D printed jigs.
Thanks, I hope to make more of those some day
wow~ this is amazing~ Great work! will recommend to my friends~
Thank you!
This is an amazing an thorough guide for an amazing custom desk, Kudos for such an skillful work.
You should revisit this with a low budget/ fewer tools approach, for those who don't have access to a full wood workshop.
I'd like to but I'm not sure where I would put the final product! Haha. Maybe I can figure something out later this year 👍
It is absolutely gorgeous! I wish I could just buy one because i don't have the equipment to build it
Thanks Timewarp! I'd sell them if I had a loading dock.... maybe one day
Wheeeew'E that company sure is proud of their standing desk. But more importantly, what a great looking desk you've created! Ur taking the time to create such quality content showcasing what (and how) you've done, along with providing plans, abso rocks. Only thing I'm missing is a link to donate--if I needed a desk such as this and was making, I wouldn't feel right unless throwing at least something your way! Kudos on such a great looking project, good sir.
Thanks Michael! I have been thinking about setting up a Patreon or Paypal... I'll get around to it and post a link at some point. Until then, feel free to like and subscribe!
Definitely subbed. My IKEA table is getting sagged lately and my fater has a lot of different old-wood currently in the backyard. We have to definitely do something with it and since I now also have 3D printer, this seems like a no-brainer
Awesome! I'm sure there is some great looking wood back there that just needs cleaning up. I have another video about a butcher block table that was made from mud and bug covered blocks of redwood that had been outside for years. It turned out great in the end.
I would chose white colour instead of black.
I would put the table in front of the window, so that I can relax my eyes sometimes if I do not look at the monitor.
I think I got some ideas what I could do.
Your work is very good. Nice documentation of your work, this helps a lot.
This trick with the water was nice. :-)
I definitely agree with the thought on the window. It's good to have it there to look out of occasionally.
Happy to hear you found it informative! Thanks for watching, as always. Best of luck in building your desk!
Great job! I live thé functional design and detailed attention to cable management. I will say though that the placement of the surround speakers and subwoofer cause me pain in my home theatre hobby. Surround speakers must be behind you to function correctly and give an immersive experience.
Otherwise, fantastic work! I’ll have to peruse the plans.
Fair enough. The everything-in-one desk does have some down sides.
The desk is still working really well. The way that I laminated the top wasn't quite right tho... it did split in one place. It was risky.
A hint for painting things with a brush. Don't start a area with touching the bristles to the board just anywhere always tip off a certain direction. So kind of what I mean is start the area your finishing or straitening the brush strokes start at a edge and go to the area your overlapping tipping off at the over lap. Don't start or like touch the brush at the overlap and then go to the edge of your applied product. Start at the furthest edge and go back towards the overlap tipping off once you have overlapped the coat. Think of tipping of as when you are writing something when your pen is at the end of its movement you pull the pen off the paper and it goes to a fine tip. Same thing with painting anything. So let me kind of reword it in a easier way. Say I am painting a 3 inch wide piece of trim at 8 foot long. You can start on either end but the same applies just reversed depending on what side you start on. So you start to apply product to the piece of trim and say you/I start at the left side of the trim. You apply the coat say 2 feet at a time. Then when doing the final straightening stroke of the brush stroke you would start from the far LEFT the beginning of the piece of trim and then pull to the RIGHT tipping off the brush bristles. That is the first 2 foot section the rest is the other direction. You then apply the second 2 feet section of product you start your brush stroke at the far right area of applied product pull the brush to the LEFT then tip off. Then apply the next 2 foot section of product. Brush from RIGHT to LEFT same way start at the RIGHT of the applied 2 foot section pull brush to the LEFT and tip off overlapping like 2 or so inches. What this does is make it to where you don't see the spot where you touch the piece of trim it will look like long brush stroke at the end. Then you go to the final 2 foot section doing the same thing. Apply the product however you do and finish stroke it pulling from the RIGHT to LEFT tipping of brush bristles to the left at the 2 inch overlap. It is kind of confusing but just think of the way your brushing and the way the brush will in a way take away some product where you touch the brush to the piece of trim if you were to just start anywhere simply brushing back and forth. It will cause a thin spot where you touch down with the brush. In other words you will see the area where you touched the brush to the trim or whatever your painting. You always start at the end of the applied product working back to the overlap and tip off at the overlapping area you will never see where you touched the brush to the trim or wall or whatever doing it like this. I made a description kind of down below.
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That was quite a comment! Good info. I think I can picture what you are saying. Next time I paint something, I'll give it a shot 👍
Really nice work as usual. Few Qs:
1. Wouldn't you prefer the big PC below the desk so you avoid hearing its noises and so you get all that extra space for storing junk on?
2. What is the experience of having the sub-woofer positioned off to the left like? Wouldn't it be better central and below?
Thanks Andrew! I had considered the below the desk mounting option but with the sit-stand legs I would have needed to make a bolt-on rack that would allow the top to be assembled first and then attach the PC shelf from underneath the legs. This would have been possible but it wasn't quite how I wanted to assemble things. I also want to design a PC case at some point and I would want it on top of the desk where I can look at it/ photograph it.
As far as the 5.1 surround goes, the sub-woofer sounds carry well from most any position. The sound waves reverberate through the whole desk so the volume on the sub is actually quite low. This particular system also seems to produce much of the base and overall volume from the center sound bar. This is probably because the center bar could be purchased separately to act as the whole sound system.
Thanks for watching!
@@The3DHandyman Thanks, I look forward to seeing the custom case!
Looks amazing, a lot of good ideas! May I ask for the types of monitors you are using? They seem to fit perfectly in height, not easy to find.
Thanks, I quite like it myself!
All are Dell monitors and they are 6 years old now. The center is a 32" (UP3216Q) and the sides are sub-HD 20"s (P2016t). The new generation doesn't look like they fit together quite as nicely as the older models. Ebay has all of these if you are willing to deal with used monitors... hopefully not packaged terribly.
The 4K has 3 dead pixels after 6 years, not bad but not perfect either.
@@The3DHandyman Thanks :) maybe I'll find some here. Best fits I found so far was a dell S3221QS (height 450mm, UHD) plus Dell P2222H (width 487mm, FHD), so using the 2222 in landscape is almost 3cm difference in height. I'm wondering why companies do not match some monitors this way, because a lot of people really like this 3-monitor solution - for gaming as well as for business.
@@thinktwice5035 Very true. I posted some pictures of this setup on Reddit and got this same question quite a few times. Maybe they will get their act together at some point?
Love your designs. Ive been trying to get my monitor setup in the same configuration for years. What monitors do you have?
Nothing new unfortunately. All monitors are 6 or 7 year old Dells. The downside is that the side monitors are sub-HD 19" screens. This makes for a very large resolution gap between the main monitor and the sides. They do look nice next to one another though!
Here is a link to the new version of the main monitor, maybe this setup is still possible?
www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-ultrasharp-32-4k-usb-c-monitor-u3219q/apd/210-aqzz/monitors-monitor-accessories
@@The3DHandyman thank you, awesome work. Looking forward to your next videos
That screen configuration (called PLP) being an obsession of mine as well, I can share my setup as well if you want.
It's even more ancient that @The 3D Handyman 's butI have never been able to replace it (and believe me I've been looking, and I still am)
Basically it's :
- a center Dell U3011- 30" WQXGA (2560 * 1600 16:10) 60Hz
- two side ViewSonic VP201b - 20" UXGA (1600 * 1200 4:3) 60 Hz
Resolution, pixel pitch and panel size are all very very close so it's near perfect in this respect and to my knowledge it's the only configuration that matches this closely. But the rest is very limited due to this setup's age (U3011 is 12 years old, VP201b are vintage at this point) :
- obviously no 4k, no HDR, no high refresh rates, no adaptive sync
- VP201b are TFT which makes color consistency with the IPS 3011 impossible (and I've tried using Spyderr calibrators)
- They offer DVI input only so I'm using converters and have to carefully choose my video cards when upgrading
- also they are old and I've had to change capacitors in both of them, with the older one failing again not long ago
I wish someone still made 20" 4:3 monitors so I could at least upgrade those (I can live without 4K i think), but aside from Eizo at 700 - 800$ a pop, there's nothing.
A shame really because that sort of setup is just perfect for me.
Interesting , half standing chair u got for your desk setup, What brand and name is it? Is it good for creatives?
I do like it but after 4 hours of leaning (they call it a "leaning chair"), I want to sit in a regular chair. It's great for posture in general.
This particular chair has been discontinued and is only available for more than double what it used to be. There are probably other more affordable options out there now www.amazon.com/PRO-Family-Black-Locus-Leaning/dp/B085DKWFSM
Did you consider hanging the PC from the desk, rather than sitting it on top?
I'm thinking about replacing my desk next year, and I like your build overall, but don't really want to give up the desk space for my PC case...Any reason not to come up with a devious way of mounting it underneath?
(other than that all the ports become harder to reach)
It was considered but the renderings looked odd. There were also a lot of questions about how to assemble the PC shelf around the sit-stand legs and still give me easy access to the case. I also though about having a matching cabinet that sat next to the desk where the PC could would stay. In the end I went the easy route because I figure I wont always have a huge desktop in the future. Thanks for all the comments!
I want to do this but I don’t have the tools. I just have a 3d printer
One day my friend, one day. It took me about a decade to make this project happen
@The 3D Handyman May I know the brand and model of your Battery Backup?
@Giovany Fernández
Hi Giovany. It looks like I overstated the wattage in the video... The battery backup is a CyberPower OR2200. It's 2200VA, not 2200 watts. It's available up to 1650 watts. It has worked reliably for years and I even used it to run my refrigerator for over an hour during a recent power outage.
@@The3DHandyman Thank you for the information, I'll have a look at the brand and model. I just hope that the current units are as reliable as yours.
One more question, do you know if it supports 220 Volts current also? I don't live in the US.
@@GiovanyFernandez I'm not sure what power options they might have but it wouldn't surprise me if they had a 220 model. In general CyberPower is a decent brand. I have also worked with APC battery backups and found those to be a fairly reliable. Those were put to use in high temperatures before failures started popping up (37C sustained for weeks at a time). That may have been to much to ask of them, but they are pretty solid in general.
Really nice 👌 😍💋 💝💖❤️
Is acting to type really that difficult? I saw so many youtubers doing similar opening and none of them can do it realistically....
It was a joke
so you built a workshop to make yourself a workplace
Lol, yeah. And I just did it again in a new place
So Nice 💘💘💘💘💘💘