My Project -56k unfriendly

[Helevitia]

Well, my project is starting to slowly come together. I don't want to give away too much yet, but wanted to start posting pictures.

What can I tell you about the project?

It is indeed a computer mod project. I wanted to do something completely different than anything out there so this project is almost more than I can handle. It is taking all of my experience I've learned about building and pushing it to the end(which isn't too hard since I really have only done small things). I've been thinking of doing this project for about a year and a half now. I finally started it the Friday before Memorial Day. So let's see, that was...um...let me look....the 28th of May. hmm, it's only been 2 weeks?

Anyway, I hope this comes out good because it is getting expensive and I haven't even bought any of the computer hardware yet! I have some acrylic pieces that should be ready to pick up tomorrow and some laminate that I ordered. The laminate was supposed to come in today but it looks like Monday now. OK, enough babbling, here are some pictures. They aren't much yet.

Oooh! wood! Now that is an exciting picure

[Helevitia]

I had fun ripping apart this case. I just needed the mobo tray, backing, and the frame around the backing. The piece on the right is one of the acrylic parts being made for me.

[Helevitia]

Biscuits and glue are your friends.

[Helevitia]

Man, I really need to clean up my workbench area.

[Helevitia]

OK, that's it for now. Hopefully I'll have some better, more revealing pictures soon.

[Belwarrior]

let me try a long shot in the dark..

you are building triple LCD & parhelia/p system...with the pc hidden away...so u only see the triple screen,mouse,keyboard

neat and tidy..and surround gaming

[GNEP]

Could it be something like my project for when I've moved house? I will resurrect the desk shown in the piccy, and hide a computer in there, with hopefull only 1 power cable and 1 ethernet cable going in, and a couple of LCDs with their own cables disappearing into the desktop. I'm hoping wireless keyboards and mice work through a bit of wooded desktop

[GNEP]

And here's the drawer for the gubbins: actually pretty big inside and I hope to be able to duct all the cooling air in and out of the floor of the desk. Drives won't be visible either - accessible by opening on or other of the drawers, or possibly by hinging the top drawer front. Not very far down the design yet...

[Dilitante1]

The Great Carnac has told me............

he is building the desk fromthe executive's office in Tron, with all the latest gadgets built in


voice command, softtouch keyboard, stereo,mic,usb,firewire built in and of course a LCD or plasma screen (drool)

[GNEP]

Ooo! You could wear a Tron suit like that bloke made as well

[Fat Tone]

Originally posted by GNEP
Could it be something like my project for when I've moved house?

Again, or is the purchase dragging on?

I'm getting close to building some PC furniture myself...I need more vertical space for the laser, the inkjet and the scanner. I have 2*19" CRTs that take up loads of room.

[GNEP]

Not again - same house - there are tennants in there until early next month and I ain't completing until there's vacant possession... besides which, the vendor's solicitor is being a bit slow too. No matter though, as my current lease isn't up until mid August anyway.

Thinking I'm going to have to go LCD if I want my computer in the sitting room...

[Helevitia]

Originally posted by GNEP
I'm hoping wireless keyboards and mice work through a bit of wooded desktop

They do

[Helevitia]

Since you guys have guessed most of what I am doing, I'll just spill the beans and post new pics.

Yes, I am making a desk and yes, the computer will be built into the desk. I'll explain more as I go along.

This first pic shows the desk skeleton along with the laminate(the big roll), and some of the acrylic pieces. All of the pieces are sitting on the oak top piece. I still need to finish sanding it down and stain it.

[Helevitia]

This second pic shows the acrylic backing I had made. I put the template underneath so you could see what I am replacing.