ultimatedesk Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 After doing the rough cut with the jigsaw, I took out the router and free-handed with a straight bit to smooth out the edges. The semi-finished air intake for the left-hand cabinet: The power supply rough cut: I decided that the PSU bolts will need a little more clearance around the screw holes. The I/O Shield cut out was a bit tricky to measure, but I think I did a pretty decent job: And a final shot from above and below: Next update, I'll have pics of actual assembly of the left hand cabinet, and then more cutting, and biscuit joining on the right-hand cabinet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro_dude15 Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 continue! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyDeath Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 I built a bird house for my mom once in woodshop. She asked 'what is it?'. I told her it was a bird house. She asked 'how are they supposed to get inside'? I then realized I had just made a box with a triangle roof... no door. Thank God there are people better at this than me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimatedesk Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 continue! Yes Sir! I built a bird house for my mom once in woodshop. She asked 'what is it?'. I told her it was a bird house. She asked 'how are they supposed to get inside'? I then realized I had just made a box with a triangle roof... no door. Thank God there are people better at this than me. lol, that's pretty hilarious LuckyDeath It's been a while, but I can assure you, progress is still moving forward with the Ultimate Computer Desk! I finally got around to assembling the left-hand cabinet - here it is, all glued and clamped together. It's a really solid unit - the dado cuts lined up really well, and the structure is rock solid. Here I am doing a mock-up of the right-hand cabinet. This one was a little trickier to put together. There is a pretty specific order of assembly, otherwise, you're left with a piece that just doesn't want to fit properly. Some outlines for the motherboard I/O and power supply I remember mentioning that I free-handed the holes with the router for the left-hand cabinet. I decided to play a safer route for the right-hand cabinet. I took a piece of wood, lined it up with my straight edge, and ran my router on top of the wood with a straight bit - this game me a perfect "stencil". What I can do then, is take the stencil, line up the edge with a line that I've drawn on the target piece, place a straight edge behind the stencil, clamp down the straight edge, remove the stencil, and run my router across the straight edge for a straight, accurate line. Wow, that was a mouthful. And the end product: And then I made a pretty huge mistake... Here is the suspect: Bam. Can you guess why this was a bad idea? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red1776 Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 (edited) Bam. Can you guess why this was a bad idea? Did we have a bit of blowout??? or You broke your wrist. Looking good Edited April 20, 2011 by red1776 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePanda Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 I WANT MORE!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercuryDoun Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 God this looks amazing! I cant wait to see the final thing! This build log is amazing!!! Keep up the good work man, looking forward to see whats next! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedCrazy Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Cant wait. Was the problem you were refereeing to the size of the holes? Or rather their irregular shape? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoKz Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Anxiously awaiting more! Nice work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro_dude15 Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 c'mon, i need more! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iskout Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 This thing's shaping up to be awesome! I've never seen a community so awestruck by a desk! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermes09 Posted May 15, 2011 Posted May 15, 2011 Great project. So far so great too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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