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Scratch Build : Desk Art - FINISHED -


Paslis

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Hi all ,

My name is Pascal and im from the Netherlands and im a welder/metalworker for 22 years now.

Many woman dont like a pc in the livingroom so i was thinking about a good solution to make a desktop that looks like it belongs in a livingroom.I came up with the idea to make a desk.After using the version 1 there were some things to improve so i decided to make a second version of my desk.This is the first time that i made a build log.

Here some pictures of version 1 it was finisht 18-06-2010

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So here is my build log for the second version.Im making my whole scratch build at my work using all the machines there.

The drawings atleast a few of them.The rest i made with the software of the lasercutter.

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Mobo-Tray.jpg

Rad-spacer.jpg

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And a custom reservoir.

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Hardware :

PSU: Cooler Master 800W Silent Pro Gold

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T

GPU: XFX HD6970 2GB GDDR5 PCIE

Mobo: Asus Crosshair IV Formula

Mem: 8GB Corsair Dominator GT 1866c9

Sound: Creative X-Fi Xtremegamer

SSD: Crucial RealSSD C300 2.5" 64GB

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB

Loop :

Pump : Swiftech MCP655

Rad 1: XSPC RS240

Rad 2 : XSPC RS120

CPU block : EK-Supreme HF Nickel CPU Block

GPU block : EK-FC-6970-Nickel

Tube: Feser Tube UV - HighFlow - 1/2 ID - 3/4 OD - RED

Fittings : Bitspower (1/2 ID - 3/4 OD)

Res: custum made by me

I began this project 19/12/2010.

Frame for the desk made out of stainless steel.

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Cutting the desk

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I made a movie of the lasercutter while cutting my backpanel.

Welding the desk.

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Making the custom reservoir.

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I made a movie while leak testing.

Mobo tray,reservoir tray and fancovers.

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Rad covers.

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The gas springs and the frame for the window.

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Drilling holes in the glass window.

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Back panel with Desk Art bookmarks.

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Custom made reservoir on the reservoir tray with uv lights.

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This is how the desk looks now.

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More to come.

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Today i finisht the window section.

The edge cut from 3mm stainless steel for the attachment of the glass.

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The glass is 6mm thick so I cut strips of 6mm thick and put the edge on it.

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I then welded the edge with welds of about 5mm and then it was time for coffee.

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Everything ready to fit.

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Everything fits perfect so this section is finisht.

More to come.

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Excellent work man, but tell me; how did you calculate what size of those pneumatic cilinders to hold up the lid ?

Love that lasercutter :)

Thanks FrenkieNL.Well the window and the lid weigh 10kg so i bought gas springs that can handle 10kg and it works like a charm.

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