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[EN4CER]

So, I keep thinking... Building a nice, wooden desk that fits my every need would be awesome! But hell, I am not 100% set on the layout yet... So figured I'd see what you guys have done to hone your area/work space and see if anyone else has made their own desk.

Here is my current setup (roughly);
6ft x 3 ft plastic, concession stand tables - 3 of them in a big U. My left side of the U has my work bench. This has a KVM, Dedicated Monitor, dedicated power strip, dedicated switch and so forth. This left side is also used for my Laptop which has a 1920x1080 screen dedicated for it as well. The middle of the U is my main desk, which has more controls than I thought i'd ever have and my triple monitors for my main desktop PC. The right side of the U is mainly for organization and paperwork. Underneath the sides, I've got bins and such.

Here are a few pictures - its old, i've recently updated it quite a bit as I am still experimenting (like drilling holes through the plastic tables to give cable drops and manage them more effectively).





Anyway, I will most likely be switching to RED LED's and Lights this up coming week or so, and moving more towards a Frank 'n' Stein feel and color scheme.

PS: For those who don't know of the computer 'frank n stein' . . . click the below link - NOW!
http://www.desktopped.com/setup/117/home-officeextreme-build

[SpleenBeGone]

I build my own, nothing special just some grade A 7 ply and some 2x4's to fit in a tiny area I had. When I get my own house however I will be making a very nice wall to wall corner desk.

[godofchaos]

I had the idea to also build myself a desk, since i have so many computers now i could use some way of storage for them.

[idk]

I almost built mine, but then I took an arrow to the knee. I ended up finding a decent desk (with hutch) for $10.
the hutch now sits at the end of the bed, because it wasn't the right shape to fit both my monitors and other things. which is nice, as I now have my TV on the wall above my desk, and my 360 behind one of my two monitors. (though, might get rid of the TV, and run the xbox off the second monitor, since the monitors are 1080p and the TV does 720 max.

I have sketched desk ideas before, but in reality, what I'd have to do is take a day and go to a hardware store, and just look at the building supplies they have. See if I get inspired from those.

[tlh1123]

I've thought of building one when I get my own place. My uncle has a friend who's a carpenter and he'd help me more than likely. I was wanting to make it look pretty awesome but a good desk obviously doesn't have to have a super elaborative design though

[Affray]

Once I get my own house I will be decking it out like a boss with desks and tables and such, all of which will be crafted with my trained hands.
I have a design in the back of my mind for a mega awesome computer/writing desk that will rival the great pyramids of anywhere.

[SushiKitten]

I really don't know how, but I misread this as "Building your own deathray". I was really excited until I realized this thread was about desks.

[Coconut Man]

I can totally help you build a desk...in Minecraft.

[SushiKitten]

What exactly do you want with a death ray? :x

Who doesn't want a death ray?

[Affray]

What exactly do you want with a death ray? :x

Sharpen pencils?

[Coconut Man]

Why sharpen pencils when you can launch them across the room with a gravity gun?

[Affray]

I can already launch pencils great distances with my gravity guns.
If you know what I mean.

[Coconut Man]

I don't need to launch pencils great distances with gravity guns, I can teleport them to the other side of the world using my portal guns.
...If you know what I mean.

[Affray]

Mine was a buff arms innuendo.

Is yours a vagina innuendo?

[Wolf]

Mine was a buff arms innuendo.

Is yours a vagina innuendo?

i can't stop laughing

[SpleenBeGone]

:lmao:

[SushiKitten]

I kind of took the thread off topic from desks to death rays, so have a cake...