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CubanMissile posted:What's the best kind of bit to drill a clean hole through a desk? I would use a hole saw but it chews up the veneer around the hole really bad. They make bits for that, but the easiest way is to clamp a sacrifice piece of wood on the veneer side. This greatly reduces blowout. Then just lightly sand the edge if needed. Koskun fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Feb 27, 2020 |
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Koskun posted:Them make bits for that, but the easiest way is to clamp a sacrafice piece of wood on the veneer side. This greatly reduces blowout. Then just lightly sand the edge if needed.
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Feb 27, 2020 13:23
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Putting down tape also helps a lot.
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Feb 27, 2020 15:40
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. Note to self: read the thread.
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Feb 27, 2020 17:59
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Zedd posted:That + drill from both sides and make them meet halfway (if you want the underside to not get that drillhole "pop" breakaway chip.) First though drill all the way through with a much smaller bit, so you can center align. Otherwise you could end up with a figure 8 and not a nice clean hole. And you can also just clamp another sacrifice piece on the underside. Tape can sometimes work as well, but that is for smaller holes. Something like a hole saw, which you can get with fine teeth, are just very aggressive and tape wouldn't hold back much at all.
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Feb 27, 2020 19:44
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Get one of these and use whatever makes a halfway decent 2" hole: https://www.amazon.com/Grommet-Plastic-Organizers-Computer-Insert/dp/B07MJQP38Q
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Feb 27, 2020 22:00
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CubanMissile posted:What's the best kind of bit to drill a clean hole through a desk? I would use a hole saw but it chews up the veneer around the hole really bad. CubanMissile posted:What's the best kind of bit to drill a clean hole through a desk? I would use a hole saw but it chews up the veneer around t How big of a hole?
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Feb 27, 2020 23:22
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Dielectric posted:Get one of these and use whatever makes a halfway decent 2" hole: Depends on the material the desk is made out of, how good the veneer is, what type of bit, and any prevention to blowout used. I've seen chunks 2" long be taken out of a piece of wood. The lip on those grommet's isn't going to cover that.
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Feb 27, 2020 23:40
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Thanks for all the advice guys. I'll go with the sacrifice wood probably.ColHannibal posted:How big of a hole? One big enough for a grommet like Dielectric posted.
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Feb 28, 2020 08:47
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Edit. gently caress. B.
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Feb 29, 2020 23:11
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Anyone ever use a monitor stand like this? I'm debating between something like that and something more basic like this for lifting my monitors up a bit more. (Got them stacked on some textbooks for the moment) I have some monitor arms at work - but it's a separate arm for each monitor. The ones I have at work feel very easy to bump out of position and hard to get "quite right" as silly as that might sound. Having a cat who loves to rub his face on the corner of my monitor also makes me consider something more fixed. The arm solution I linked certainly looks more elegant and would free up space under the monitor, though I'm curious how well the design works - it feels like it could easily get front-heavy. e: Oh, apparently its on amazon for much cheaper, and there's a ton of designs like it.
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Mar 2, 2020 14:34
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i like the kind that are very similar to that but clamp to your desk instead of having a base because they save even more space and "feel" sturdier. Mine always looks like it's leaning a bit forward but that may be the ever-shifting foundation in my house or possibly a spell of vertigo.
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Mar 2, 2020 15:19
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Yeah, I was consider clamp or non-clamp, but my desk is pretty deep so it could cause problems for positioning the arms, and the surface is pretty thin (2cm) so I'm a little iffy on how well that will take to a clamp, particularly one holding two monitors.
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Oxyclean posted:Anyone ever use a monitor stand like this? I'm debating between something like that and something more basic like this for lifting my monitors up a bit more. (Got them stacked on some textbooks for the moment) Yes, I have one of that style dual monitor stands at home, and use a riser for a dual monitor setup at work. I like that style dual monitor stand if you're not going to want to move your monitors around much. Also, depending on your size of monitor, you may need more clearance behind the stand for the arms, so keep that in mind. If you want something a bit sturdier, and just want two monitors, side by side, I'd go for one of this style, where the arms don't bend in the middle: staples.ca/products/2906071-en-startech-armbarduo-dual-monitor-desktop-stand
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I have both, a stand at work and a clamp at home. I prefer the clamp style, mainly due the clean look of it and freeing up tons of space, but it's clamped to a 1" thick butcher block table so it's fairly sturdy. At work, the stand does take up a bit of space, but much less than the space of 3 (or in your case 2) stands worth of monitors. Articulation becomes impossible, so if you're someone who wants/needs to move monitors, you're going to have to spend on getting a setup that can be yanked around. Overall, if you have more than 1 monitor, getting a stand/arm solution is great.
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Personally I'd go with 2 single arm adjustable clamp stands. If you ever change monitors, you can easily swap out one monitor and shuffle around to make/adjust to the new space. Using a double mount/single post stand, you can be pretty limited to the size of monitors you use. For example, if you get a 32" ultrawide, it will eat up a double stand in a heartbeat (and mine barely fit 2 27" monitors as it was). As to clamping to a thin desktop, well just beef it up a bit. A scrap piece of 2x4, say a foot long or so, would be more than enough to clamp to, and would greatly reduce the strain on your desktop. 2cm, is it glass by chance? If so you would want to pad the top so as to not risk ruining the glass. An old mouse pad, I'd double it should fit that bill easily. I'd wager the reason the arms at your work wobble is because they are cheap and/or old arms. I went through 3 different arms before I found one that was drat near rock solid. As to the cat, well, that's a cat thing, I've learned to live with it.
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Oxyclean posted:Anyone ever use a monitor stand like this? I'm debating between something like that and something more basic like this for lifting my monitors up a bit more. (Got them stacked on some textbooks for the moment) I use one of the cheap-o dual monitor arm for 2 monitors I don't move a lot, and it's a massive improvement for me compared to just using riser stands, because of the amount of desk space it frees up. Seriously, you get like half of your desk back, so nice. They also have adjustable bolts for different weight. (You tighten the bolt it increases the tension/resistance whatever) I have a heavy rear end monitor that did periodically tilt, until I really got in there and tightened it up. Since then, no issues. They also often have a maximum load in the specs as well, if you're still concerned. As long as you stay under that it should be fine. Haven't had a cat since I started using this setup though, so can't say if they'd screw it up (Probably), but I don't think it'd be an issue to nudge it back into position.
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I made this when I moved to a new flat and couldn't bring my old desk with me in the car. It's an IKEA shelf and some random legs I found in IKEA, I think they're intended for kitchen units. I tied my soundbar underneath and there's enough space to put the keyboard there so I can have most of the desk free to do stuff on.
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I want one of those smaller soundbars for work, but they're rarer than hen's teeth here 
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Wibla posted:I want one of those smaller soundbars for work, but they're rarer than hen's teeth here Just get some good computer speakers or a a single stereo unit? I'd recommend the Audioengine B2.
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Electric Bugaloo posted:Just get some good computer speakers or a a single stereo unit? I'd recommend the Audioengine B2. 200 bucks for a speaker? That seems a little much.
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Electric Bugaloo posted:Just get some good computer speakers or a a single stereo unit? I'd recommend the Audioengine B2. Asymmetric setup, and I don't want to spend too much at this point 
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Koskun posted:200 bucks for a speaker? That seems a little much. 
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Wibla posted:I want one of those smaller soundbars for work, but they're rarer than hen's teeth here This is the soundbar I have. It's not really that small, but the sound quality is way better than every lovely USB soundbar I tried and sent back. It's plenty loud for the flat I live in now. I miss being in a house where I could use my 5.1 system at a decent volume.
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I just finished a full basement renovation and moved my office down there
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Photex posted:I just finished a full basement renovation and moved my office down there I'm the "gently caress I shoulda got more drawers" a few weeks from now.
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Jerry Cotton posted:I'm the "gently caress I shoulda got more drawers" a few weeks from now. I've never had a need for drawers so this is actually +3 drawers for me
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Photex posted:I just finished a full basement renovation and moved my office down there Photex, are you aware that you are a cat?
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IUG posted:Photex, are you aware that you are a cat? Meow.
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Photex posted:I've never had a need for drawers so this is actually +3 drawers for me Where do you keep your milks and other snacks 
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Jerry Cotton posted:Where do you keep your milks and other snacks in the balls, duh.
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Electric Bugaloo posted:
My PC speaker setup at home is easily north of $1000, but for work I just need something marginally better than built-in monitor speakers since I can't crank it much anyways. Budgie posted:This is the soundbar I have. It's not really that small, but the sound quality is way better than every lovely USB soundbar I tried and sent back. It's plenty loud for the flat I live in now. I miss being in a house where I could use my 5.1 system at a decent volume. This really fits the bill, but of course I can't get it in  ... might have to bribe my cousin into bringing one with her the next time she flies home, heh.
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Wibla posted:My PC speaker setup at home is easily north of $1000, but for work I just need something marginally better than built-in monitor speakers since I can't crank it much anyways. I would get something like an Anker soundcore bluetooth speaker then. I have one that I really like. It'll fill a quiet lab with music at a decent level. Doesn't sound like you need battery power but there aren't really better alternatives these days that come in a single bar form factor like that that aren't bigger soundbars for use with TVs or cost more than you want to spend. At $30-40, if you keep it plugged in will you notice it has a battery? If you wanted to go with 2.0 or 2.1 speakers you'd have a lot more options but you say you want a soundbar...
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Electric Bugaloo posted:I would get something like an Anker soundcore bluetooth speaker then. I have one that I really like. It'll fill a quiet lab with music at a decent level. Doesn't sound like you need battery power but there aren't really better alternatives these days that come in a single bar form factor like that that aren't bigger soundbars for use with TVs or cost more than you want to spend. At $30-40, if you keep it plugged in will you notice it has a battery? Hey, that might fit the bill perfectly 
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Photex posted:I just finished a full basement renovation and moved my office down there What desk is that
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Sweet what clock is that
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thats a nice adult setup cat poster
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The Desk is https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0731ZNG7Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 one, it was fairly easy to setup except for the drawers..those were kind of a pain in the butt. The LED Ticker is from http://ledtickers.com/. It has a custom API so i'm working on getting CSGO scores from HLTV onto it but that'll be another day.
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Photex posted:The Desk is https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0731ZNG7Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 one, it was fairly easy to setup except for the drawers..those were kind of a pain in the butt. too bad there's nothing better to do about the power supply. It's the one thing that bugs me about it, otherwise I'd be all over it.
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Electric Bugaloo posted:too bad there's nothing better to do about the power supply. It's the one thing that bugs me about it, otherwise I'd be all over it. I've been asking around and I have a couple of options, when I bought it i thought the power supply would come out the rear hence the recessed outlet. I have power inside the drop ceiling for a projector not too far away so I might toss it up there, the other option is to mount a board right above the outlet and fur it out 2-3 inches and just velcro the powersupply behind it
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