Mahogany/Steel Computerdesk [SCRATCHBUILD] Dreamhack Summer Masters Winner

[Huskybongs]

Time for some time consuming but neccecary stuff

All the harddrives and ssd custom cables have been done. Some small fixes to be made still but it's all there and it works



My custom stand for it all if anyone forgot



Not a fun cable to make:S



All done just gonna tuck it a bit and the cables will flow perfectly



And yeah the key ignition is up and running!

 

[Wedge]

Beautiful, Subbed!

 

[Huskybongs]

Components are coming in a bit more rapidly now

Last night the 8 temp monitors. Had to make the weirdest cable for this. So I converted the ends from molex to 3 pin fan connectors and then rerouted a molex to not feed 12 volt (didn't realize this at first though so the monitors got some good ol' frying time) and theeen another molex end made for the pumps. But all in all it worked well and 10 components running off 1 cable seems very efficient and clean so I'm happy.



Here's a list of what's happening and needs to be done:

-Drive to Sweden to get my chromeplated parts back (first week of february).
-Fasten those parts and get special glue to fit the hinges to the glass
-Redo the monitor stand and route said cables through the stand. These cables also have to be custom sleeved
-Route said cables from motherboard to the stand
-Get cableclamps drilled, sanded and painted.
-Order pumps and then make custom stands for them aswell as lathe new backparts.
-Slight remake of the top part of the legs.
-Get the new monitor stand, legs and a few smaller parts to chrome.
-In the meantime finish the cable work and install the watercooling.
-Do the lighting
-Make custom external ethernet and power cables
-Make internal AC power splitters to power screen, ODAC and computer

So yeah there's a bit to go but I'm getting there and I have a buildfriend thank god because some of these things are not fun to do alone

 

[Van_Dammesque]

Are you not worried about the heat of the HDDs mounted on the PSU causing problems?

 

[Huskybongs]

Are you not worried about the heat of the HDDs mounted on the PSU causing problems?

Not really. Worst case scenario pop a waterblock on them but I think the heat they produce is minuscule and it will just spread through the metal. I might monitor during trials just to be really sure

 

[jonjay]

Id buy a desk like that for sure!!

Amazing build mate.

 

[Huskybongs]

Got them cableholders done. Had to outsource the drilling because it was so incredibly tight. Needed 4 mm drilled holes straight through 5 mm of steel. They're ready for paint now.




Pretty happy with them but it was too tight. Next time I'll get some more margin to work with



I got 8 of them

 

[Huskybongs]

Well I got a huge update coming in 2-3 weeks but here's a sneakpeak

This is what will become the new screenholder for the 49 inch samsung. And jesus christ it was hard to find someone willing to bend a 60mm pipe to my specifications. Had to travel quite far to get this done, wasn't cheap either:S Props to Mikael for the welding.

 

[Andygully]

Really really nice build love the quality and attention to detail. Looking forward to the next update

 

[UkayJ]

Just found this project log and read through it all, absolutely amazing job. I just made a desk for my pc; noggins screwed to the wall painted in wall colour, 18mm sheet MDF painted in bright orange and 2 coats of floor varnish but this project log makes me want to do MORE! Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[Huskybongs]

Just found this project log and read through it all, absolutely amazing job. I just made a desk for my pc; noggins screwed to the wall painted in wall colour, 18mm sheet MDF painted in bright orange and 2 coats of floor varnish but this project log makes me want to do MORE! Can't wait to see it finished.

It's a somewhat crazy amount of work though

 

[Huskybongs]

Well here we go, the legs have been redone. They now have a more smooth and round shape at the upper part.



Also increased the surface area and therefor strengthened the structure with about 150% more surface area.



Obviously the legs will get sanded down and chromed.




Time to get that screen onto this table then




Screenholder getting bored and threaded



Using a 65 mm thick shaftsteel to hold the screen in place





Trown in place



Tried to get the shape of the screen emulated and keep the same curvature of the wood



And mounted in place!







It's a heavy piece now



Testfitting the back wood panel.









Next up is sanding and getting back some of the things from chrome

 

[ahar]

Unbelievable!

 

[Mcthommo]

That’s what I meant by a custom monitor fix top notch

 

[C-Roy]

That's some amazing craftsmanship. Well done.

 

[powelly]

want

 

[Nugsy88]

Beautifully done!

 

[Gredawarha]

Wow stunning work.

 

[Huskybongs]

Thanks for the kind comments!

Time to do a small update. Getting my chromeparts back the 17th of marsh

Got my cableholders back from powder coating. Each hole holds 6 MDPC 16 gauge wires and the bigger hole on the righthand side keeps 5 satadata cables.




Had to make a truly wooden pc to do the cables for the motherboard without ripping out my motherboard in my current pc







Got a few layers of the key as well to keep the grease and dirt of my fingers away from the wood. The wood is Flaming Birch




And here's my lamp that will be in the same room as my desk. Just for the luls






Just started with this and it's not really a priority but if anyone wanna make a lamp here's 1 way to do it

 

[subbytna]

What are your ideas on the air flow within the desk once it's sealed up? you going to look to positive internal pressure or how are you forseeing the airflow when the desk and components are up and running?

....jaw dropping craftsmanship by the way. Amazing work squire.