Custom bench table made by me

[smee]

Well, I've been wanting to build my own Tech Station for a while now and today I got to doing some work on it.
I got an old motherboard tray out of a PIII HP case that I'm going to use for the top and under that will be a space for the PSU, Opticals and HD's, along with the extra wires, etc... the whole base will be made out of some nice 1/2" Baltic Birch wood.

I'll give more details on it once I get more of an idea of how I'm going to do the wood base.
But for now, here's what I got done today:

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4766/cimg5289vt3.jpg
The victim...

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The victim upright...

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The victim on the work table with ze mighty dremel, sander and power strip...

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The victim held down for safty (err, torture...;))

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The victim being cut (*screaming is heard*...)

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The victim cut up a little...

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The victims nice edge...

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The victims other nice edge...

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The victim being held down for more cutting (err, another torture...;))

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The victim being cut again (*more screaming again*...)

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Close up pic of the victim being cut up (err, right arm...)

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Another close up pic of the victim being cut up (err, left arm...)

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All done cutting up the victim... (err, torturing...;))

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Nice edges of the victim (err, wounds...)

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Close up pic of the victim...

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Another close up pic of the victim...

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And another...

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The victim sanded down and ready for more... (err, more torture...;))

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The wounded victim upright...

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And finally, the victim laying down for a nap...

Alrighty, lol... "the victim".... hey, I was bored.... :D
I'm going to be painting the mobo tray black, BTW...

More updates later!
Comments? Suggestions? Questions?
Thanks all!! :up:

[smee]

Little Update!!
3-6-08

So I got to some wood work today.
Pic's speak a 1000 words so here ya go:

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http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2610/cimg5366mv8.jpg

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/5097/cimg5371pv7.jpg

And thats where it sits for now :up:

The dimensions are going to be: 1ft. Wide, 15" Long, 9" Tall.
It'll be nice and roomy. :)

I should be able to do more work tomorrow.
Thats all for now folks!

[smee]

Hey guys!! Man, it's been a while here.... *shrugs*
4-6-08

I actually did this a couple of weeks ago, but been to busy to post it..... kinda...
But here ya go! Pics speak a thousand words:

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7950/cimg5416qx1.jpg

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http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/120/cimg5441fa1.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6228/cimg5443js6.jpg
(sanded down the back's of the holes)

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Looky looky, bunch o parts!

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(I love these things!)

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Drilled a hole for the stem of the nut thing...

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Drilled in a little bit for the root of the nut thing... (I forget what you call em)

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Close up

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Hammered them in. nice and snug fit!!

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Check that out

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And the screws screw right in! (see my boo boo there on the wood? yea my bad, messed it up a little... but it won't be seen.)

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The mobo stand offs

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Put in place

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And the mobo tray screwed on!! w0000t!! I love how this turned out.

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As you can see, the screw head doesn't go flush with the tray, but it's not close to the mobo, so it's alright.

Well, what do you guys think so far??

P.s. I haven't decided wether to paint the mobo tray yet, but will let you know! :up:

[smee]

Ok, last night I got to a lot of work too!!
4-6-08

Heres more PICS!!!!!!!!

This is kinda a what it's going to look like once completed (but without the PSU).
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4835/cimg5802xt7.jpg
I sanded down all the edges of both pieces of wood, they are as soft as babies skin.

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Hehe, why are is there a hole in each corner Parker??

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I rounded the edges too BTW. Came out really good.

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Ooooh, what are these???

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Hey check that out! (I decided to ditch the wooden sides and go with these steel poles)

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They also serve as standoff's for the bottom!

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The tops on!!!

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Thats a half an inch of piping for standoff's.

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The mobo tray stand offs put in place...

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The mounting screws, cut them down a little bit too so they are flush with the wood when they go though.

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Being screwed in.

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And there ya have it, the mobo tray on! but wait!?!?!?! wheres the third pipe????

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Well would you look at that! Hidden under the mobo tray....

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It's not even touching... (I planned on this to happen BTW)

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Check er out mates!

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Everythings mounted up!

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I wouldn't call this done, but it's close!
I still am going to paint the mobo tray, I may polish up the pipes too.

And BTW, the wood didn't just slip onto the pipes, my dad and I had to hammer it on, which was a process that took a long time.
My dad helped me a lot last night, thanks Dad!!!!

Questions? Comments? Suggestions?

[smee]

Alright! Small update!! :D
5-3-08

Got some work done in the shop, I'm preparing the for some tests I'm going to conduct with the Fuzion V1 and Fuzion V2.
So, since both blocks use backplates, and because I always like backplates, I cut out a nice hole in the mobo tray and the wood underneath so I can easily access the backplate on the mobo.
Pics:
(sorry for the bad pics this time guys, took them too quick...)
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/parkman14/CIMG6030.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/parkman14/CIMG6031.jpg

Underside:
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/parkman14/CIMG6034.jpg

I also got some nice rubber feet to go on the bottom of the poles:
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/parkman14/CIMG6036.jpg

Also notice that I cut off the tops of the poles flush with the wood, I did this because I saw no use for them sticking up like they did before (see above):
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/parkman14/CIMG6038.jpg

So, Monday, this bench table gets a face lift with watercooling gear!! :D :D

[smee]

heres some pics of it when I ran it with water:

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/parkman14/CIMG6098.jpg

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/parkman14/CIMG6097.jpg

:up:
Was a fun project!! And it's still runnin' strong. :)

[Xilikon]

It looks very nice, especially with your nice find of a HP motherboard tray. I know old HP stuff is very robust and very heavy so it would serve you very well ;)

[smee]

It looks very nice, especially with your nice find of a HP motherboard tray. I know old HP stuff is very robust and very heavy so it would serve you very well ;)

thanks!

Yea HP stuff.... man it's frikkin heavy!!! xD but it works great. :)

Plans for painting and stuff is coming sometime...... soon..... lol.
I have some idea's, but for now I'm focussing on The blank.box. :D

[mcoffey]

Sweet,

and looks liek a bench setup for some heavy duty work.

great job. I love well done do it yourself stuff. I wish I had more time to do more of it.

andyc

[HESmelaugh]

Wow, nice work!

[Petra]

That's a pretty good looking bench setup you have going there--you're certainly a lot better at working with wood than I (nevermind that I usually default to using cardboard boxes :D ).

[smee]

Thanks guys!

That's a pretty good looking bench setup you have going there--you're certainly a lot better at working with wood than I (nevermind that I usually default to using cardboard boxes :D ).

Thank you! Rofl, yea I did a cardboard box one too...... :D
http://www.realredraider.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=128

Lol...

[Baleful]

I love hand made stuff like this. With a little sanding and a powdercoat, this would be absolutely sick. Good job man.

[CrazyJoe]

Great job Smee !

Love seeing these home-brew projects come to fruition ... and it looks good too ! :up:

[RedRaider]

Great Work Smee.....:youtheman:

[bigslappy]

Nice work Big Deal ..................

[Fitseries3]

nice work man... i made one too but its complete shit compared to yours. ;)

[smee]

I love hand made stuff like this. With a little sanding and a powdercoat, this would be absolutely sick. Good job man.

I wish i could, but powdercoat is EXPENSIVE xD to much for me... i've got different plans anyway
thanks!!

Great job Smee !

Love seeing these home-brew projects come to fruition ... and it looks good too ! :up:

Great Work Smee.....:youtheman:

Nice work Big Deal ..................

nice work man... i made one too but its complete shit compared to yours. ;)

Thanks guys!!
Hey, a tech bench is a tech bench, as long as it serves its purpose, its good! :up:

I should have a small update on this in the next week or so. :)

[Chilly]

Looks really nice! :up:

I wish I had the skill to do something like that. Unfortunately, if I wanted a bench table, chances are I'd have to buy one. :p

[Septim]

looks good parker... well thought out... good execution...

[Chicken Patty]

smee this is awesome bro, man you're the s**t :up:

[smee]

Looks really nice! :up:

I wish I had the skill to do something like that. Unfortunately, if I wanted a bench table, chances are I'd have to buy one. :p

looks good parker... well thought out... good execution...

smee this is awesome bro, man you're the s**t :up:

Thanks guys!

Lol chicken patty, thanks... i do what i can .xD

[Marne]

yea this is older than shit but i just found it. nice dude. wth happned to all the other pics? any current ones of this test bed? or is this all stuff that got thrown into blood red?