Computer Station

[silenTSavior]

Lot's of pictures for this update! Even removed some so it wouldn't be too overloaded, and I'll just post the links to the images this time for your convenience, I know how annoying it is to have to scroll forever because the images take up so much space. Is there a way to add spoilers or something similar? Let me know
Anyways
Spent most of today outside and got a lot done, just had a banana for breakfast and went straight to work.
Starting off where I ended the last post, I had to finish cutting the rest of this board. The main area is one of the 3 pieces of the desk-top, around it is two more pieces that had to be cut out, and inside it are several pieces to be cut out (it's going to have an open top)

First off, the outside pieces
http://i.imgur.com/kldfcxy.jpg
Already have one cut out as you can see

http://i.imgur.com/1CN0U4V.jpg
After cutting those out, and trimming the rest off, you get this giant piece which needs to be hollowed out

http://i.imgur.com/OcWLUCd.jpg
And looks amazing afterwards! I'm getting excited already (I have been throughout this project though so that's nothing new)

http://i.imgur.com/fd0fY0D.jpg
Placed it with the other pieces because I couldn't wait any longer and everything looks good so far. Feels a bit smaller than designed (but its's still huge), probably just because it's not elevated though.

http://i.imgur.com/QJLdqoC.jpg
Cutting out the inner pieces, there were 8 more I cut after this

http://i.imgur.com/pPKY2Bp.jpg
And had to make the edges for many of them as well using my new technique! I'm very thankful that I figured this out as it made the work so much easier. I just clamped the piece down onto my work table, flipped the jigsaw upside down, and carefully went along the angled line as much as I could. Sanded the rest down to a smooth finish

http://i.imgur.com/1PCPRnA.jpg
Got most of them done, except the top two. It was getting too dark and I had to squint too hard to see the lines on the ruler so I just left it aside for tomorrow.

http://i.imgur.com/SK1rrbn.jpg
Another picture of the pieces I have so far

http://i.imgur.com/7lzK67t.jpg
Lots of minis

I'm thinking of doing a proper test build tomorrow
I have all the pieces I need to put most of the table together, and then some. I might change my mind tomorrow though

 

[silenTSavior]

Sorry its' been so long. I've started working, part time with school, and the weather hasn't been very favorable either. But I should be back now hopefully, with somewhat more frequent updates.

http://i.imgur.com/mmKz0J6.jpg

Strong winds and the weight from new snow caused the tarp to rip in the places being held up by beams

http://i.imgur.com/3ENDn3q.jpg

Just taped it down because I couldn't be bothered to do anything more

http://i.imgur.com/T8Z78e0.jpg

One of the 3 pieces that will hold the monitor stand up. Gotta glue these together

http://i.imgur.com/sP0zyxt.jpg

Cutting out a lip for this board

http://i.imgur.com/EjevIRi.jpg

And cleaning it up

http://i.imgur.com/534MQis.jpg

Made a decently big pocket inside this board as well

http://i.imgur.com/spevL0y.jpg

And put together the frame for the shelf to see how it would look. Looks good to me, and is fairly strong as well. With glue it will be much stronger

http://i.imgur.com/lPnGDyu.jpg

And moving my bed to the opposite side of the room to make space to store parts as I finish them

That's really all I have for this update!
Should be finishing more sooner, especially now that I have a bit of a deadline
See you soon!

 

[monim1]

xfia said that: Build all your components into the desk with a glass top!

I think & analysis that it's your best way.

 

[silenTSavior]

It's been almost 2 weeks since my last update, and I've done quite a bit since then

http://i.imgur.com/0zktouD.jpg

Started off with priming most of the pieces I've cut so far

http://i.imgur.com/nwqIphP.jpg

The table-top pre-primed

http://i.imgur.com/6yfVU9l.jpg

The table-bottom post-paint. I used a generic black paint with an eggshell finish for this one since it won't be visible anyways. The good stuff I have saved for later, for the visible parts

http://i.imgur.com/PO6ghwN.jpg

I had one final sheet left to cut. I still have some parts left to cut out because of water damage due to snow, and some angles left to make.

http://i.imgur.com/Z2xlb8u.jpg

All but one piece cut out

http://i.imgur.com/wCavKwE.jpg

And the final one, the base of the compartment where my computer will go. This is the outline of the piece, it was a struggle to cut out.

http://i.imgur.com/hmh4tLP.jpg

Trying to put it together

http://i.imgur.com/bb6j0Vc.jpg

Looking okay, got some sanding to do though

http://i.imgur.com/Xce381P.jpg

Got it all glued together and did a test placement to see if it was a decent fit. To my surprise, it was better than I anticipated! Will look even better once I've done finishing touches, filled it in, glued all together, and painted

http://i.imgur.com/Wcrhtym.jpg

Bought a new roller with a 1/4 inch nap because it's supposed to give a smoother finish. From what I noticed, it seems to have helped a little, but I would have preferred even smoother. I wanted to go the spray machine route, but a good machine just wasn't in my budget yet, I don't have an appropriate area to do that, and it would have used more paint (from what I've heard). Maybe for my next build. Being restricted to no spray paint also meant having to paint each before assembly

http://i.imgur.com/Wcrhtym.jpg

Priming some more sheets

http://i.imgur.com/Hm4yBRM.jpg

And the first layer of paint. I've done some more layers and the other side. The pictures look exactly the same, so I didn't bother uploading those ones.

I hope to be done all cutting and painting soon so I can move onto building, installing parts, lighting, and finally using it!

One last thing. I've noticed the paint seems to be a bit sticky on some of the earlier ones I did, and even causes it to strip if it makes contact with anything for long enough. Anyone know why? Or have a solution? I'd appreciate that

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

One last thing. I've noticed the paint seems to be a bit sticky on some of the earlier ones I did, and even causes it to strip if it makes contact with anything for long enough. Anyone know why? Or have a solution? I'd appreciate that

Did you stir the paint properly?
Try putting it somewhere warm.


Did you spill wood glue on the timber before you painted them?
Strip it off and start again.


Was the timber bone dry before you primed it?



Its looking great BTW

 

[silenTSavior]

Did you stir the paint properly?
Try putting it somewhere warm.

Did you spill wood glue on the timber?
Strip it off and start again.

Its looking great BTW

You know what, it's probably the lack of warmth. It's still pretty cold over here, and being on the floor of the kitchen probably doesn't help. Even the ones that haven't been near glue were still sticky. I stirred the paint as well, even more so the second time around. Do you think it's too late for the ones painted a while ago, or would placing them in a warm room possibly help. And thank you!

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

You know what, it's probably the lack of warmth. It's still pretty cold over here, and being on the floor of the kitchen probably doesn't help. Even the ones that haven't been near glue were still sticky. I stirred the paint as well, even more so the second time around. Do you think it's too late for the ones painted a while ago, or would placing them in a warm room possibly help. And thank you!

Give it time, though i suspect the bond wont be too good. I imagine humidity is pretty high with you too

One thing to remember.....with a project like this, you will be your biggest critic, no-one else will see the faults like you can. Spend time on the most visible parts......like where the k/b will sit.
A decorator told me years ago if you are painting a wall take your time around the lightswitch, its the only place that you actually look at directly.

 

[silenTSavior]

Hey all, it's been a while. Sorry for the lack of updates, but I have a pretty good excuse. As you may have heard, there was a huge forest fire in the Fort McMurray area, which as you may have figured is where I live. I've been out of town for almost 2 months now and have just gotten back today. I don't know when my next update will be, but I want to get to work as soon as possible. Take care, see you soon.

 

[dorsetknob]

You know what, it's probably the lack of warmth. It's still pretty cold over here, and being on the floor of the kitchen probably doesn't help. Even the ones that haven't been near glue were still sticky. I stirred the paint as well, even more so the second time around. Do you think it's too late for the ones painted a while ago, or would placing them in a warm room possibly help. And thank you!

So Canada can Blame you for the fire's you were trying to warm the area so it would dry faster and better

 

[ste2425]

Looking quite brilliant. Don't know much about painting with those materials but when painting the car with rattle cans you have to flat it back with wet n dry. Could a similar technique be used?

 

[t_ski]

So Canada can Blame you for the fire's

I think his OC was a little too high...

 

[silenTSavior]

So Canada can Blame you for the fire's you were trying to warm the area so it would dry faster and better

Well, when you put it that way I do seem a little guilty don't I lol

 

[silenTSavior]

I'm starting to look into the actual components part of my PC, anyone have any suggestions? Selling my current-almost 3 year old-build for 480 so I'll have some cash from that. I'm thinking of sticking with AMD (intel seems nice but too overpriced for now unless you can convince me otherwise), watercooling later. Setting my budget to 1000, excluding the monitors, case, or hard drives, what should I go for? Thinking of the sabertooth 990fx for the motherboard and the amd 8350 processor. Those 2 come up just shy of 500. Or I could spend the extra cash right now and go the intel route and get the i7 6700k which is 450, almost half my budget (or some other i7 variant). Get a 300 dollar gpu and a 250 motherboard brings me up to 1000, and then the ram. Anyways, let me know what you guys think. In this case, I know the gpu is most important so I should focus on that.

 

[silenTSavior]

http://i.imgur.com/62iVnC7.jpg

Since I wanted to have as much natural movement possible, these supports keep annoying vertical posts in the middle from interacting with me, while at the same time are extremely strong.

http://i.imgur.com/62iVnC7.jpg

I placed the (unfinished) table top to get even more clear of an idea of what the finished product would actually look like, and to provide some motivation because things just keep going wrong

http://i.imgur.com/4Eu6vmn.jpg

Another view. The piece of wood where my hand is, doesn't belong, it's just to hold those new pieces up. Those are mostly just for aesthetic purposes, and will house some of the electrical components to come.

http://i.imgur.com/zLYdwvr.jpg

Cutting out a raised platform for the inside of the "case"

http://i.imgur.com/99XhSnk.jpg

Here's what it looks like after being cut and bent to shape. It's half an inch high and the edges are half an inch inwards

http://i.imgur.com/Va14ywe.jpg

Placed inside the "case", and also giving a better view of the protruding front face of the case, which have been glued together and screwed in place until the glue dries.

 

[silenTSavior]

Got a nice big box in the mail a few days ago (Thursday).

http://imgur.com/MS8eTKi

Wonder what could be inside! (of course, I knew what it was mostly, but still exciting nonetheless)

http://i.imgur.com/Vqv9TWE.jpg

Ah it's my new Xbox One and all the other goodies

http://i.imgur.com/Vqv9TWE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/pCZGRJK.jpg

Got such a good deal on the Xbox bundle. 4 games, the console, and an extra controller. I might just sell it and go for the elite one

http://i.imgur.com/rR5tQbR.jpg

The RAM was too good of a deal to pass up as well. And since I`m planning on going with more of a black and white components theme now it works in my favor, even if it`s not the fastest (I don`t need extreme speeds anyways)

http://i.imgur.com/udeuKlF.jpg

Got this the next day for a great price as well. Excited for the jump in storage!

Thank you to the Amazon Prime day deals for being a little more generous to Canadians this year! Here's hoping the gap between the US and Canada sites is closed and we get the same perks and prices.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I'm starting to look into the actual components part of my PC, anyone have any suggestions? Selling my current-almost 3 year old-build for 480 so I'll have some cash from that. I'm thinking of sticking with AMD (intel seems nice but too overpriced for now unless you can convince me otherwise), watercooling later. Setting my budget to 1000, excluding the monitors, case, or hard drives, what should I go for? Thinking of the sabertooth 990fx for the motherboard and the amd 8350 processor. Those 2 come up just shy of 500. Or I could spend the extra cash right now and go the intel route and get the i7 6700k which is 450, almost half my budget (or some other i7 variant). Get a 300 dollar gpu and a 250 motherboard brings me up to 1000, and then the ram. Anyways, let me know what you guys think. In this case, I know the gpu is most important so I should focus on that.

I just built a system for a friend with FX 8350........buy Intel mate.


CPUZ benches

FX 8350

Single core.......480
Multithread.....6140


My 7 year old Xeon 5670

Single core.......1535
Multithread......9937

 

[silenTSavior]

I just built a system for a friend with FX 8350........buy Intel mate.

Yeah I've already decided to go the intel route, I figured I might as well spend some more and future-proof myself while I'm at it. At least until we see what AMD can do with the Zen line.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/trmTBP

Here's what I'm looking at so far. 2 parts bought already
Spending much more than I originally hoped to LOL but hopefully I'll be set for a while. Unfortunately, the guy who offered to buy my old PC backed out so I have to wait until I get a buyer to start ordering the rest.