Project Ethos & Cube - Desk Awesomeness

[philip j fry]

Great work looking forward to seeing it finnished , i think the carbon fibre will look gd once everything is in as most of it will be covered and the little that you can see will be through the glass top anyway so yeah i think it will look gd , i would perhaps use some wooden beading ( stained to match ) to finnish off around the edges of the carbon rather than black silicone would look better i think am sure with your skills it would be no bother
gd luck

 

[SavellM]

So started a bit with the fan assembly and silicone the edges of the desk so it looks better.

I didn't take to many pics while doing the silicone so will finish it first and then show you pics.

But here is a sneak so far:

So anyway got to joining all the fans.
This was my first time ever Soldering... So go easy on me

Cutting fan wires to length

Then joined them up

Just need to shrink wrap around the joins, and put the fan connector on the other side.
Test and should be good to go... Hopefully...

 

[SavellM]

So I went back after some advice and removed the extra 2 yellow wires.

This is so that I can get a clean RPM readout on the fan controller.

Also fixed up the solder so it looks better and is cleaner.
Then shrink wrapped the joins.

After that I decided to de-solder the yellow wire from the fans themselves.
Just to keep a clean line.

Next up gotta fit them in place and check the fittings and make sure they work.
Then sleeve them and run the cables around the desk.

 

[jonnyp1993]

Cant wait to see this finished. Looking good mad. Good job

 

[Gambisk]

This is a awesome project, I can't wait to see the finished results

 

[Jay Blizzay]

Looking forward to the end result

 

[fantasticCG]

Need more pics

 

[fishingcat]

God I'm so jealous of this. Can't wait to see the final result.

 

[JDubz]

I love that carbon! Makes the desk look even more boss, if thats possible!

 

[JADO]

WOW! Easily the best and most thought out project I've ever seen. Can't wait to see the end result, well done.

 

[Milmar]

so is there a waiting list or something cause
am ordering two

no joke man quit your job just do this

 

[SavellM]

Thanks for the comments guys.

I will try spending some more time with my baby as soon as possible.

Been away for the last few days

 

[subbytna]

OP and lucky talented builder....what do you do work wise then?

Subbed for updates, great project

 

[SavellM]

I am the OP and builder
I work in IT, System Admin.

My mate that is helping me is a Carpenter... (Kinda makes sense )

Sorry I didnt get any work done the other night.

 

[SavellM]

So mate got back and so it was time to get back to the desk.

First things first, to clean up and do another silicone seal around the edges.

Man that Mobo tray needs a bit of a clean, sorry

All prepared!

Measured out to sink in the mobo standoffs

Down she goes!

You can see how deep we are sinking the server standoffs

Cut through the carbon OK

All cleaned and all 6 standoffs in

Tray fitting

Nice!

You can see how close it measures up with the lid on

Silicone re-done

All done

PS. that back wall got another coat of stain last night.
To make it look more even, as it was a bit blotchy when we made the hole cut outs.

That's all for now.
Waiting for my other parts to come into stock!

 

[SirChumpalot]

Subscribed.

This is truly incredible! That desk is just amazing. So much time and effort put into it. You should be proud of it.

Cannot wait to see more updates and the end product.

Great work.

 

[R-evans]

This just gets better. Incredible

 

[Laser]

Looking great Savell, truly impressive woodwork and a beautiful design.

Dave.

 

[rjk]

how on earth have i missed this?

what a brilliant thread.

nicely done

 

[SavellM]

Thanks guys

rjkoneill I wont hold it against you