Computer Desk Case

[pRoFiT]

I'm in California. what's this humidity thing you talk about

 

[Denny]

Must be nice! No wait you live in California, too many weirdos. I’ll stay in Indiana where the normal people are.

 

[Functional Artist]

I'm in California. what's this humidity thing you talk about

Beware of Humidity
...it "leads" to gettin' stuck with that "ugly chick" Patena

 

[pRoFiT]

Must be nice! No wait you live in California, too many weirdos. I’ll stay in Indiana where the normal people are.

maybe not as weird as California people but i think you have you fair share https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/indiana/weird-in/

 

[Denny]

Oh we definitely have our fair share of them! Just not an excessive amount like California.

 

[pRoFiT]

Finished second drawer

 

[pRoFiT]

then i laid them inside the desk and realized a minor issue. With these installed i will have gaps in the front for airflow! this needs to be sealed. so not sure what im going to do. make small box inserts inside the desk to block the drawers? they stick out further then i had hoped. may need to cut the drawers down from 3/4" to 1/2" thick sides? might be just enough room. and maybe pick up some 1/2" ply to encase these.....ugh...

 

[Denny]

Could you add a bigger front to the drawers to cover the hole?

 

[pRoFiT]

The problem is not the front. its the top through the looking glass

I mocked up a quick cad design im trying out. Maybe you can see what im talking about from the cad animation.

 

[pRoFiT]

The drawer this way is still almost too wide. looking through the glass you can almost see into the drawer. which is fine. But that also means air from the drawer cavity will get into the case. Messing with my pressure in there. It needs a good amount of positive pressure or it can suck in dust through any crack in the desk. i.e. the drawers are huge holes.

With this design idea i can seal the sides right at the edge of the glass top. So it might look okay this way. Otherwise with normal side mounted slides the drawer would stick out like 1 1/2 inches under the glass. drawer is 6" and the inner edge to the glass edge is 6" so i have no wiggle room.

 

[pRoFiT]

Anyways i gave it two days of thinking. And i just gave up waiting for a better idea and moved on. I think my idea will be fine in the end.

bottom of drawer


drawer slides extended

Placed in desk with front cutout. No going back now


Oh and some buttery smooth sliding action

Quick drawer slide test

Quick drawer slide test. mounted the drawer slides under the drawer? i hope this works. i had a narrow location for them. So this is what i came up with.

www.youtube.com

 

[pRoFiT]

Oh and since i had the top off and i was cutting the front anyways. I also cutout the power and lift controls panel

 

[Denny]

How will it cool if you don’t want air flow? Could you not use gaskets?

 

[pRoFiT]

i dont want unknown air flow into the case where dust can get past air filters on the fans. The drawers need to be sealed or it will suck in air through that opening.

 

[pRoFiT]

Adding fans to the front of the case for intake. These will have filters on them

 

[pRoFiT]

Put front face on a drawer. need to cut out the other one still

 

[pRoFiT]

Adding side panels on the inside around the drawers. This should make it air tight in that area. keep dust out.

 

[pRoFiT]

stained the drawers as well. should look nice on black desk. only stain i had lying around.

 

[pRoFiT]

The side panels got wood glue and for added strength i did a thick coat of epoxy. Only thing i could think of.

 

[Denny]

Now with all those fans will it hover or fly? Or is it just going to scoot across the room on its own? Like it’s possessed!