Pic: Your desk...RIGHT NOW

Plec · 10 Mar 2023 at 14:46

ThereIs0nly0ne said:
Will be adding a Stream Deck in a week or two and making a base for the headphone stand but the basics of this have been pretty consistent for the last couple of years.

I have a feeling I know the answer to this question as the quality/thickness of the desk looks excellent - but where did you buy your desk? Or, perhaps, more realistically, - where did you buy the cabinets for the ash(?) worktop. And if it is a worktop did they do it in 900mm as ideally i would want 750/800mm.

Looks great for hand built, as you even have a backboard(?)

rG-tom · 10 Mar 2023 at 15:49

Made my own standing desk using a Linak Df1 (well, a Flomotion "skyflo" which is a rebadged linak), and a solid walnut 40mm worktop, 160x80cm deep but to size by Worktop Express. I finished the edges with a router, sanded smooth, and applied 3 coats of rustins oil

Will eventually replace my mismatched monitors with a 34" ultrawide but they do for now.

Need to find a rug to replace the ikea desk mat, that is smooth enough for chair. Carpet is way too thick.

Stu999 · 10 Mar 2023 at 20:39

mrk said:
Where are all your things!

No things, things are bad. Digital stuff only.

Tephnos · 10 Mar 2023 at 22:12

rG-tom said:
Made my own standing desk using a Linak Df1 (well, a Flomotion "skyflo" which is a rebadged linak), and a solid walnut 40mm worktop, 160x80cm deep but to size by Worktop Express. I finished the edges with a router, sanded smooth, and applied 3 coats of rustins oil

Will eventually replace my mismatched monitors with a 34" ultrawide but they do for now.

Need to find a rug to replace the ikea desk mat, that is smooth enough for chair. Carpet is way too thick.

Worktop looks great. They didn't have an option to do the pencil finishing for you?

rG-tom · 11 Mar 2023 at 10:03

Tephnos said:
Worktop looks great. They didn't have an option to do the pencil finishing for you?

They did but it was cheaper to buy my own router and do it myself, and quite enjoyed it

Liquid_Entity · 11 Mar 2023 at 10:34

von Humboldt said:
That's the one. I thought it was 120x60 for some reason though.

They are sooooo annoying I want a 140cm wide with 80cm depth but they don't do that do they GRrrrrrr

ThereIs0nly0ne · 11 Mar 2023 at 10:42

Plec said:
I have a feeling I know the answer to this question as the quality/thickness of the desk looks excellent - but where did you buy your desk? Or, perhaps, more realistically, - where did you buy the cabinets for the ash(?) worktop. And if it is a worktop did they do it in 900mm as ideally i would want 750/800mm.

Looks great for hand built, as you even have a backboard(?)

Hi there, it's a fully custom fit from a company called Hammonds. Not sure of the maximum width unfortunately

Yes indeed, it does have a backboard / vanity panel which works well to cover up a multitude of cabling sins.

{SAS}TB · 5 Apr 2023 at 12:01

Plec · 5 Apr 2023 at 14:58

ThereIs0nly0ne said:
Hi there, it's a fully custom fit from a company called Hammonds. Not sure of the maximum width unfortunately

Yes indeed, it does have a backboard / vanity panel which works well to cover up a multitude of cabling sins.

Thanks - I've heard of Hammonds; good reputation.

And I, too, would certainly need a vanity panel - or one of those under-desk cable tidies.

Rroff · 5 Apr 2023 at 15:34

rG-tom said:
Need to find a rug to replace the ikea desk mat, that is smooth enough for chair. Carpet is way too thick.

I ended up buying a polycarbonate chair mat for medium carpets (it is hard to find a decently rigid one - most of the cheaper ones or those you get from high street stores the chair wheels will sink slightly into) and spray adhesive attaching a barrier mat to it - looks a bit utilitarian but beats any other solution I've found that allows smooth movement but not too much movement, low noise.

GlitterBalls · 7 Apr 2023 at 13:55

pepp77 · 24 Apr 2023 at 13:49

New Desk, New PC, New Monitors, New Keyboard.

Much nicer than the thrown together setup on an old argos desk I was using

Steedie · 25 Apr 2023 at 14:05

Moved my room around. It was quite cramped before as the rig was on the left hand side and desk along the far back wall. This is a much better use of the space, makes it feel a lot bigger

Much prefer the desk being here as well

GlitterBalls · 25 Apr 2023 at 20:59

V4NT0M · 7 May 2023 at 19:12

I made some changes:

Goodie · 7 May 2023 at 19:20

Steedie said:
Moved my room around. It was quite cramped before as the rig was on the left hand side and desk along the far back wall. This is a much better use of the space, makes it feel a lot bigger

Much prefer the desk being here as well

How do you find the chair, contemplating pulling the trigger, plus they have 25% off for another week or two.

Tephnos · 7 May 2023 at 23:53

V4NT0M said:
I made some changes:

Good choice on those MR4s. Looks like they fit those Kanto (I forget exact model?) stands well.

V4NT0M · 8 May 2023 at 01:17

Tephnos said:
Good choice on those MR4s. Looks like they fit those Kanto (I forget exact model?) stands well.

Kanto S2, always liked these stands instead of wedges. The MR4 are pretty good, enjoying the extra bass over the Presonus I was using, I also feel like they give better stereo imaging.

Tephnos · 8 May 2023 at 12:58

V4NT0M said:
Kanto S2, always liked these stands instead of wedges. The MR4 are pretty good, enjoying the extra bass over the Presonus I was using, I also feel like they give better stereo imaging.

How long is that desk? Is it an IKEA 186x63.5 jobby?

Although it looks like you sit off to one edge rather than in the middle.

V4NT0M · 8 May 2023 at 17:20

Tephnos said:
How long is that desk? Is it an IKEA 186x63.5 jobby?

Although it looks like you sit off to one edge rather than in the middle.

Yea, exactly that one, my PC is off to the right and a set of drawers so I'm offset to the left a bit.