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Ultimate Gaming Desk! (UGD™)

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willkillson
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States123 Posts
December 05 2011 04:18 GMT
#1
Some friends and I set out to build the ultimate gaming desk.

It had to lift up and down
And it had to be made of pure steel

What we created was a masterpiece.

Here is the couple of pictures I took during the process.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2641983486251.2150054.1155502793&type=1&l=a7bf971836

The desk still needs to be powder coated and the table needs to be rubberized, but will finish it soon.

Materials--

6x2inch Channel Iron
2x4inch tube steel
31x72inch steel sheet
2x Linear track actuators
http://www.firgelliauto.com/product_info.php?cPath=104&products_id=148&am...

Top piece sets inside the table top and made of 1x1inch tubular steel and a sheet of steel

Here is a video of it in action!



Let me know what you guys think :D



***
poop
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27149 Posts
December 05 2011 04:20 GMT
#2
Looks like a great project. I love the mounts for the monitors so you don't need the stands. The look a bit high though, are you really tall or do you look up a bit?
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willkillson
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States123 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 04:24:32
December 05 2011 04:24 GMT
#3
It comes low enough to the point where it will almost crush me and it also goes high enough to go through the ceiling.

I am exactly 6 foot.
poop
Risen
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States7927 Posts
December 05 2011 04:34 GMT
#4
Sick project! Love seeing people do stuff like this. Get those hands dirty!
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Torenhire
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States11681 Posts
December 05 2011 04:38 GMT
#5
Nice!

Makes me wish my desk was not the one it is so I could mount my monitors.

Three monitors take up a LOT more desk room than you'd think, lol. ><
SirJolt: Well maybe if you weren't so big and stupid, it wouldn't have hit you.
dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
December 05 2011 04:38 GMT
#6
monitors seem high. that work for you?
Fruscainte
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
4596 Posts
December 05 2011 04:39 GMT
#7
Wait wait wait

What you're telling me is that you didn't install a built in refrigerator, ice box, and oven into it?

Hardly the "Ultimate" setup, if I do say so myself.

+ Show Spoiler +
Great job though!
willkillson
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States123 Posts
December 05 2011 04:50 GMT
#8
On December 05 2011 13:39 Fruscainte wrote:
Wait wait wait

What you're telling me is that you didn't install a built in refrigerator, ice box, and oven into it?

Hardly the "Ultimate" setup, if I do say so myself.

+ Show Spoiler +
Great job though!


So not practical sadly... Something like this might though haha

http://www.amazon.com/SIDEBAR-Beverage-Systems®-Electronic-Dispenser/dp/B0062HLLE4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1323060540&sr=1-2
poop
sTsCompleted
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States380 Posts
December 05 2011 05:10 GMT
#9
that's pretty awesome ;D

i want one
ClysmiC
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2192 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 05:18:40
December 05 2011 05:17 GMT
#10
Pretty cool project, but I'm curious what the point of it being able to raise/lower is?

EDIT: !@#$ I just wasted my 1000th post. This desk better turn out awesome to commemorate my post
willkillson
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States123 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 05:56:58
December 05 2011 05:56 GMT
#11
On December 05 2011 14:17 ClysmiC wrote:
Pretty cool project, but I'm curious what the point of it being able to raise/lower is?

EDIT: !@#$ I just wasted my 1000th post. This desk better turn out awesome to commemorate my post


So you can stand and do things or sit when you get tired of standing, my ass gets sore after sitting for a while.

WOOO HOOO PUMA!
poop
MrRicewife
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada515 Posts
December 05 2011 07:08 GMT
#12
Sick project.

Time to sell it to the masses. Make it raise up and down faster, and so it goes up and down by a touch sensor system on the bottom of the table.
So? My dad can beat up your dad. - Jesus
metbull
Profile Joined April 2011
United States404 Posts
December 05 2011 07:13 GMT
#13
great idea to build your own. Standing desks rock but this is the best of both worlds.
willkillson
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States123 Posts
December 05 2011 08:19 GMT
#14
On December 05 2011 16:08 MrRicewife wrote:
Sick project.

Time to sell it to the masses. Make it raise up and down faster, and so it goes up and down by a touch sensor system on the bottom of the table.


Ha! Whats the most you would pay for something like this?
poop
Keyboard Warrior
Profile Joined December 2011
United States1178 Posts
December 05 2011 12:17 GMT
#15
If someone would ask this to be custom-built, how much would you ask for it? Yep I agree, monitor looks too high
Not your regular Keyboard Warrior ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
surfinbird1
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany999 Posts
December 05 2011 13:41 GMT
#16
That is baller! Sometimes I wish I was a handy man but I've got two left hands when it comes to stuff like this.
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TheLOLas
Profile Joined May 2011
United States646 Posts
December 05 2011 13:58 GMT
#17
You need to partner with MLG UGH.....then you will have a UGD in your UGH. So you can UGD while you UGH!
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you're welcome.
Kerotan
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
England2109 Posts
December 05 2011 14:13 GMT
#18
On December 05 2011 13:50 willkillson wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 13:39 Fruscainte wrote:
Wait wait wait

What you're telling me is that you didn't install a built in refrigerator, ice box, and oven into it?

Hardly the "Ultimate" setup, if I do say so myself.

+ Show Spoiler +
Great job though!


So not practical sadly... Something like this might though haha

http://www.amazon.com/SIDEBAR-Beverage-Systems®-Electronic-Dispenser/dp/B0062HLLE4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1323060540&sr=1-2

I like the clean setup myself, I'm a big time fan of minimalism in design, right now the thought of a dual screen setup feels like a bit much, I like that you have a boat load of space on the desk, so you can fit a mouse/keyboard and then some, I would love to have a bigger desk right now more than anything, so I could put papers/books that I'm reading/working on somewhere.
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Ulfsark
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States958 Posts
December 05 2011 15:01 GMT
#19
I think you should add some cup holders that are spill proof so that way your keyboard and mouse are always safe.
gg wp
willkillson
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States123 Posts
December 05 2011 19:42 GMT
#20
On December 05 2011 13:38 dAPhREAk wrote:
monitors seem high. that work for you?


I think i need more time with it, so far this height is working well for me. If i decrease it anymore i wont be able to add 3 more monitors.
poop
Weson
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Iceland1032 Posts
December 05 2011 20:25 GMT
#21
Those monitors seems to be high up. If it works for you it's all that matters. I've heard that the top of the screen should be where your eyes are. I dont know if this is 100% true but i've been told that when we look down we are more relaxed than if we look forward/up. This is because when we look forward we "look for danger" and when we look down we "search for food such as mushrooms and berries".
"!@€#" - as some guy said
ReketSomething
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States6012 Posts
December 05 2011 20:39 GMT
#22
Thats amazing :O

But wheres the chair?
Jaedong :3
willkillson
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States123 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 22:54:25
December 05 2011 22:53 GMT
#23
On December 06 2011 05:25 Weson wrote:
Those monitors seems to be high up. If it works for you it's all that matters. I've heard that the top of the screen should be where your eyes are. I dont know if this is 100% true but i've been told that when we look down we are more relaxed than if we look forward/up. This is because when we look forward we "look for danger" and when we look down we "search for food such as mushrooms and berries".


Maybe it will set me apart in sc2 when im looking for danger and my opponents are searching for mushrooms and berries :D

On December 06 2011 05:39 ReketSomething wrote:
Thats amazing :O

But wheres the chair?


http://hermanmiller.com/ Aeron model !
poop
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
December 05 2011 23:18 GMT
#24
it looks like a really good idea for a PC cafe so that people can't knock over the monitors, plus it looks super stylin yo
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
willkillson
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States123 Posts
December 06 2011 01:59 GMT
#25
On December 06 2011 08:18 Endymion wrote:
it looks like a really good idea for a PC cafe so that people can't knock over the monitors, plus it looks super stylin yo


didnt know people knocking over monitors at pc cafe's was a big issue O.o sounds expensive
poop
Lexpar
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
1813 Posts
December 06 2011 02:34 GMT
#26
I'm not sure it's "ultimate" until you slap a treadmill under that thing so you can burn mega calories while you casually web browse/game.
MrRicewife
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada515 Posts
December 10 2011 00:51 GMT
#27
On December 05 2011 17:19 willkillson wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 16:08 MrRicewife wrote:
Sick project.

Time to sell it to the masses. Make it raise up and down faster, and so it goes up and down by a touch sensor system on the bottom of the table.


Ha! Whats the most you would pay for something like this?

Honest answer? I would pay something like $299... But that's probably too much. And I would see this as more of a commercial product than household.

ei libraries, financial institutes, universities, corporations, etc.. even if they don't need it you can make them buy it, that's capitalism baby.
So? My dad can beat up your dad. - Jesus
willkillson
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States123 Posts
December 10 2011 02:58 GMT
#28
On December 10 2011 09:51 MrRicewife wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 17:19 willkillson wrote:
On December 05 2011 16:08 MrRicewife wrote:
Sick project.

Time to sell it to the masses. Make it raise up and down faster, and so it goes up and down by a touch sensor system on the bottom of the table.


Ha! Whats the most you would pay for something like this?

Honest answer? I would pay something like $299... But that's probably too much. And I would see this as more of a commercial product than household.

ei libraries, financial institutes, universities, corporations, etc.. even if they don't need it you can make them buy it, that's capitalism baby.


that might buy you one actuator lol
poop
samdenson
Profile Joined June 2015
1 Post
June 11 2015 20:39 GMT
#29
It's not a problem to make this. I have kind of this system too. All you need its a table lift set like http://www.progressiveautomations.com/table-lifts and some additional actuator if you want to get more features like http://www.e-motioninc.com/Mini_electric_actuator_p/fa-rms-15-12-6.htm
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