WORKLOG: Project Hideout 2

[(7\)]

well.. i recently bought a new house but it lacked something my previous house had.. a good computer room (hideout 1) so i did what any man with some power tools would do.. i made one..

first step was to put a wall in to close of a section of the basement.. yes its pink.. yes the people that lived here previously were insane..

http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/PICT0010.jpg
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/PICT0011.jpg

so after thinking long and hard about what i wanted in some desks i came up with this

http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/2-2.jpg

and finally I built all the desks myself

http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/newdesk.jpg
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/newdesk2.jpg

its basiclly particleboard coved in laminate.. all bought from home depot.. took me 2-3 weeks to fabricate the desks and a day to install them..

the room is only 1/2 done i still have my server closet to finish..i'll post pics along the way

[eL c0L0mb1aNo]

SWEET JEBUS!!! That is fscking nice. I wish I had a basement so I could do that. Looking very nice. Keep it going, should look very very nice when you are done.

[DRxAndy]

awesome!
cant wait to see how this turns out!! :D

[Spidey329]

Good choice on color!

But you should have made the entrance to the computer room a hidden one. That'd be sweet. Especially since it's the basement, you don't have to account for any space so no-one would know it's there :)

[(7\)]

thanks guys.. been busting my ass working on it.. i got some black paint today and I'm gonna take care of that plywood look tommrow..

I also got chaulk board paint.. and I'm going to cover a wall in it.. so i can write on it :D

[(7\)]

chalk.. i meant.. I think i've been sniffing this laminte glue to much

[eL c0L0mb1aNo]

Originally posted by (7\)

I also got chaulk board paint.. and I'm going to cover a wall in it.. so i can write on it :D

ala A Beautiful Mind style where he writes on the windows and stuff? Haha, this really should turn out beautiful. When you're done you should definitely do as Spidey suggested. Stealthed cd-roms? Who needs those when you can stealth your computer room...:)

[ItsTooHot]

insert $10,000 desk joke here...



Nice work bro. We all be jealous.

[(7\)]

ya exactly.. i'll be able to write and erase on an entire wall..

a stealthed door wood be awsome.. i'll have to think that one out.. shouldnt be to tuff really..

[Marklar]

cool but why is there a window with light coming from the outside in your basement?

[(7\)]

its a walkout basement.. meaning its only underground in the front and sloped toward the back.. allowing windows and doors..

[Marklar]

ok i see i was thinking you lived in some other deminsion where there is light underground.

[Ruckus]

nice thats the same laminate in my kitchen. What size do they sell it in?

[m0nty]

say goodbye to the wife and kids :)

[DJDishwateR]

On the topic of stealthed door, go powered sliding door/Star Trek. Now that would be a nice entrance to it. I'd wire up soem kind of RF signal thing so the door stays locked unless your within 3 feet of the door. Like Mercedes/Cadillac keypod thingy. Go go go!

[Steak]

Originally posted by s0lo19
say goodbye to the wife and kids :)

No, tell them to leave me the hell along:D

Great job so far. I am interested in what's the plan to hide all the wiring within the desk setup you have.

[Marklar]

Speaking of laminate heres some formica I want to use when I make a desk I think it kinda gives a futuristic look.
http://www.formica.com/colorchipdetails.jsp?chip_id=308#

[bored-sarcasm]

wow, wow, wow. thats godly. nice work, cant wait for more pics.

[[Neural Interface]]

Meuh I want my own house to build a big ass lan room, but anyways nice one, star trek door:cool: :D

[cgrant26]

Get a standard pocket frame and use a cable and pullies along with a motor. It would be pretty easy to do and you could use that futuristic formica to laminate the door. Nice work on the entire room, cant wait to see more pics

[phasmatis_nox]

:eek: :D

[(7\)]

Originally posted by s0lo19
say goodbye to the wife and kids :)

hence the name Hideout.. :D

as far as as star trek door.. i had originally thought of that.. but the cost of creating such a door was alot of money...

this entire room probably cost me $500 and counting.. wiring up all my cat5e and coax jacks today.. along with painting under the desk black..

hopefully be able to move all my computers in today..

[User Name]

we want more pics!!

[rogue_jedi]

Originally posted by User Name
we want more pics!!

[boardsportsrule]

DUDE!!! thats awsome, u shoulda put piping und the desk(alot of it) so u could do watercooling...passive too!!! :)

[Krewten®]

Nice hideout :p

any updates ?

[(7\)]

a few things i did today.. I painted underneath semigloss black.. (which needs another coat as you can see) its a neat effect because now the desk appears to float since the black isnt notice at all.. maybe I'll put some blue neons under the desk.. make it appear hovering

My Koolance and my trusty old nix server. (soon to be replaced)
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-4-04/2comps.jpg

Temp Network storage
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-4-04/network.jpg

Right desk and the repair station
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-4-04/right-desk.jpg

My New HTPC that i recently built using a PVR350 and MythTV
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-4-04/htpc.jpg

My Koolance.. no real mods.. but i did replace all the fans with coolmaster LED fans..
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-4-04/koolance.jpg

and finally the majorally unfinshed area..

http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-4-04/unfinished.jpg

[(7\)]

Oh i also cut all the moldings to cover the gap between the counter and walls..

i also have issues with cable management under the desk.. still thinking about this problem..

[SilentNoise]

That's looking damn good. Now I want to do something like this!

[[]wave]

Originally posted by (7\)
My Koolance.. no real mods.. but i did replace all the fans with coolmaster LED fans..

GET OUT

[Techx]

wow look at all that deskspace im effing jealous

[stringcheeseincident]

thats sweet as hell man, good job. i vote for the hidden door, too. make it where when you walk near it, it opens, like those automatic ones at stop and shop and cvs...yeah!

[Gism0]

VERY nice, i wish i had room to make something like that :D

[Blekk0]

attach black painted pvc to the under side of the desk (towards the back, be creative), then run your cables through that

[retardedchicken]

YOUR REPAIR STATION DOESNT HAVE DUCT TAPE:eek: :eek: :eek:

either your a fool or you are a god who doesnt need it:eek:


that looks awesome, if i had a basement like that i know i would want the same thing

[(7\)]

Originally posted by Blekk0
attach black painted pvc to the under side of the desk (towards the back, be creative), then run your cables through that

awsome idea man.. thanks.. i'm going to do this

[nurv]

Looking good. You really got to clean up those wires tho`.

[brycejones]

Did you custom order your desktops or make them yourself?

[theNoid]

All you need now is.. an AC unit, a fridge, toilet and and a pillow and say gg wife, kids.. lol

[(7\)]

Originally posted by brycejones
Did you custom order your desktops or make them yourself?

made them of course.. I wouldnt have the nerve to post in here if they were pre-mod :)

[Hack_light]

Luv the HTPC.

[(7\)]

small update on my room.. I painted it (again).. though my camera makes it look very white.. its stone grey with sand in the paint.. so it feels and looks like stone.. its a neat effect..

here is my old C3 case which is getting parts to be water cooled.. (should be coming any day now) that'll be fun to get together.. also is my endless parts and cases..

http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-17-04/PICT0022.jpg

and some other random images

http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-17-04/PICT0025.jpg
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-17-04/PICT0026.jpg
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-17-04/PICT0028.jpg
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-17-04/PICT0029.jpg

I wont post anymore till i finish up my rack space/server closet.. that's going to be a while.. its a hellva project..

[AnG31-0f-d347h]

wow I give mad props to that desk. I wish I had a little room like that. It would solve A LOT of my current problems.

[jamezzz122]

Wow...I likey...I need to hook up my basement like that!

[m0nty]

dude how many computers do you have? O.o

[eL c0L0mb1aNo]

I spy a Gateway 2000 tower circa 1993 with a Pentium I in that picture. I love my Gateway 2000 Pentium I 60MHz. It's so ridiculously blindingly fast. :D

[strid3r]

props++

jealousy++++++

[Spetsnaz Op]

Originally posted by DJDishwateR
On the topic of stealthed door, go powered sliding door/Star Trek. Now that would be a nice entrance to it. I'd wire up soem kind of RF signal thing so the door stays locked unless your within 3 feet of the door. Like Mercedes/Cadillac keypod thingy. Go go go!

Don't forget the Shaq-on-Cribs style fingerprint scanner

[Afturmath]

Killer workshop. I wish I had the space to do something like that.

I want your SGI monitor. =P

[(7\)]

Originally posted by s0lo19
dude how many computers do you have? O.o

not enough :cool:

[(7\)]

Originally posted by Afturmath
Killer workshop. I wish I had the space to do something like that.

I want your SGI monitor. =P

funny.. i had 3 of em.. my friend works at EDS and they were house cleaning.. i grabbed all i could fit in my car along with 4 or 5 indigo 2's

[(7\)]

Originally posted by eL c0L0mb1aNo
I spy a Gateway 2000 tower circa 1993 with a Pentium I in that picture. I love my Gateway 2000 Pentium I 60MHz. It's so ridiculously blindingly fast. :D

actually thats a P90.. i have sinced ripped that out and put in a Dual PPro200 setup with 4 18gig cheetahs.. the sound from the cheetahs was painfull.. so i stopped using it...

[RS3RS]

Awesome! :D

I'd love to do something like that. I have the room and everything, I just wouldn't trust myself to build something like that without ruining this whole area of the house :(

[Proneax]

Very nice setup!!

With so many computers in close proximity, it's screaming logitech wireless duo and a kvm.

[dss64662]

very, very nice work:cool: lantec would be envious:p

[epicstruggle]

Great job, Im quite jealous. Questions for you:
what program did you use to make that plan?(i think it was your 3rd pic)
did you have anyother room designs?And if so, could you share them.
Did you just buy the wood boards and then cut it to shape and then have it laminated?
Any lamination tips?

Hope to hear from you, Id love to get the wifes permission to do something similar to this.

thanks
epic

[(7\)]

Originally posted by epicstruggle
Great job, Im quite jealous. Questions for you:
what program did you use to make that plan?(i think it was your 3rd pic)
did you have anyother room designs?And if so, could you share them.
Did you just buy the wood boards and then cut it to shape and then have it laminated?
Any lamination tips?
Hope to hear from you, Id love to get the wifes permission to do something similar to this.


I used sketchup to get a good visual of what i wanted.. then did the real measure and layout work in autocad

I did have a few diffrent room layout designs.. and no i didnt keep any of them.. I kept changing the same drawing.. sorry :(

yes i bought all the supplies at homedepot.. all the wood and laminate.. i cut and laminated everything myself

lamination tips? do it in a _very_ well ventilated area.. that glue is nasty.. other then that is pretty easy.. the laminate is snapped to size then after you put it on.. run your router around the desk to flush it out and get it perfect... its also razor sharp stuff.. wear gloves.. it cut me to the bone on my index finger that kinda hurt :)

my wife was very supportive of me and my room.. tho.. i dont think she knew exactly what I was doing.. and how long it was going to take :D

[Pagan Wizard]

Bud Light presents, Real Men of Genious. Today we salute you, Mr. Custom Computer Room Builder. You went boldly where no man has gone before, into a pink basement, and turned it into an ass kicking computer room. Now after you have completed your computer room, and top off the job with your very own mini-fridge, lock yourself in the room, and crack open a nice cold Bud Light, download some MP3's, and play all the video games you can untill you pass out, knowing that you didn't even need a designated driver.

[(7\)]

Originally posted by Pagan Wizard
Bud Light presents, Real Men of Genious. Today we salute you, Mr. Custom Computer Room Builder. You went boldly where no man has gone before, into a pink basement, and turned it into an ass kicking computer room. Now after you have completed your computer room, and top off the job with your very own mini-fridge, lock yourself in the room, and crack open a nice cold Bud Light, download some MP3's, and play all the video games you can untill you pass out, knowing that you didn't even need a designated driver.

lol.. thats fsckn great :D

[GlobalFear]

Originally posted by Pagan Wizard
Bud Light presents, Real Men of Genious. Today we salute you, Mr. Custom Computer Room Builder. You went boldly where no man has gone before, into a pink basement, and turned it into an ass kicking computer room. Now after you have completed your computer room, and top off the job with your very own mini-fridge, lock yourself in the room, and crack open a nice cold Bud Light, download some MP3's, and play all the video games you can untill you pass out, knowing that you didn't even need a designated driver.

:D Nice one ;)

[Infi84]

http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-17-04/PICT0026.jpg

I've got that exact same modem :D

[Choder]

Originally posted by Pagan Wizard
Bud Light presents, Real Men of Genious. Today we salute you, Mr. Custom Computer Room Builder. You went boldly where no man has gone before, into a pink basement, and turned it into an ass kicking computer room. Now after you have completed your computer room, and top off the job with your very own mini-fridge, lock yourself in the room, and crack open a nice cold Bud Light, download some MP3's, and play all the video games you can untill you pass out, knowing that you didn't even need a designated driver.

So beautiful I cried...

Well not really, but I did laugh my ass off for about 10 minutes.

[Afturmath]

Originally posted by Pagan Wizard
Bud Light presents, Real Men of Genious. Today we salute you, Mr. Custom Computer Room Builder. You went boldly where no man has gone before, into a pink basement, and turned it into an ass kicking computer room. Now after you have completed your computer room, and top off the job with your very own mini-fridge, lock yourself in the room, and crack open a nice cold Bud Light, download some MP3's, and play all the video games you can untill you pass out, knowing that you didn't even need a designated driver.

That is F'ing awesome!

[Pagan Wizard]

Thanks for the props to my earlier post.........but in a way it makes me feel as if I high-jacked this thread.

Any new pics of the computer room?

[(7\)]

Hijacked it?... you finally made it intresting :D

[Pagan Wizard]

Originally posted by (7\)
Hijacked it?... you finally made it intresting :D


NAAAHHHHHH..........YOU made it interesting......I just made everyone laugh. :D

[dss64662]

Originally posted by Pagan Wizard
Bud Light presents, Real Men of Genious. Today we salute you, Mr. Custom Computer Room Builder. You went boldly where no man has gone before, into a pink basement, and turned it into an ass kicking computer room. Now after you have completed your computer room, and top off the job with your very own mini-fridge, lock yourself in the room, and crack open a nice cold Bud Light, download some MP3's, and play all the video games you can untill you pass out, knowing that you didn't even need a designated driver. rofl, pure comedy gold:p :D :cool:

on a side note, i also have an intellimouse 3.0 on an everglide pad.

[MechWarrior]

I spy a Bonz Wallpaper :) THat room turned out great. Now tint the window black so you will never notice the time :)

[Shadowspawn]

I'm being nosey. Whats the round object to the left of the monitor in this pic?

http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-17-04/PICT0026.jpg

[option141]

I spy a Gateway 2000 tower circa 1993 with a Pentium I in that picture. I love my Gateway 2000 Pentium I 60MHz. It's so ridiculously blindingly fast.

amen dude, i still have that monitor. but my dad made me throw away my gateway PI...it was 90 Mhz too :(

i honestly envy this guy...awesome building, and damn...i'd bring in the dancing women in there too =P

[OKANG]

Originally posted by Shadowspawn
I'm being nosey. Whats the round object to the left of the monitor in this pic?

http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-17-04/PICT0026.jpg
Looks like a printer to me.

BTW, great job on the room. I can't wait till I have enough space to do something like that. Apartments suck.

[(7\)]

Originally posted by Shadowspawn
I'm being nosey. Whats the round object to the left of the monitor in this pic?

http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-17-04/PICT0026.jpg

its my cheapo HP printer indeed..

[(7\)]

Originally posted by dss64662
on a side note, i also have an intellimouse 3.0 on an everglide pad.

i used to have a ratpad.. and then a ratpadgs.. but if i explain what happened to them i'd probably get this thread locked and deleted.. :D

[That_Sound_Guy]

you and bonz from the custom case world should go into business building rooms and peoples pc's together and make a killin. Good job on everything!

[conundrum]

cool room, can't wait to see more of it

[Pagan Wizard]

Just looking to see if there were any new pics

[kort0175]

I am totally poping like 15 boners right now. My wife would crap a lemon if I did that to the comp room. She and I share it and it stays trashed all the time. Great job, especially on the fomica tops. That stuff is a pain if you don't know what you're doing. But it's evident you do. Kudos!

[Mr_Evil]

Man, I got an 8'x8' bed room in my house that'd Be PERFECT for that, all but the pocket door idea, my landlord (dad) would kick my ass for doing that. I gotta redo some drywall in my bedroom too.

[(7\)]

Originally posted by kort0175
I am totally poping like 15 boners right now. My wife would crap a lemon if I did that to the comp room. She and I share it and it stays trashed all the time. Great job, especially on the fomica tops. That stuff is a pain if you don't know what you're doing. But it's evident you do. Kudos!

i had zero clue about fermica actually and I have the cuts on my hands to prove it.. :D

i just followed the advice of the home depot guy and winged it best i could...

I could post some pics of my 1/2 backed server closet.. but i'd rather get in better shape first.. so maybe nextweekend i'll have some more to show..

[skawttieboy]

well, long story short: I now know what to look for when I buy my own apt. / house...:D

[eL c0L0mb1aNo]

WE WANT THEM NOW!!! :D

[RS3RS]

NOW!!! NOW!!! NOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!! :p

[Logiks]

Wow man, major props on the entire layout. You're creating my dream... hell, and everyone elses!

-Logiks

[violetcypher]

Awsome work man. The plans really show that you put alot of thought into this. Would love too see more pictures when you get done.

Some thoughts,
1. Something to block the window,heavy drapes,sliding plywood.
2. lighting scheme, Under desk lighting, indirect dimmable spots.
3. disco ball.

Great work can't wait to see more.

[TheMostWantedPolishTwin]

pure sweetness... wish I had space for this kind of project...

[Pagan Wizard]

I am getting ready to move in the near future.......l can only pray that I can be able to do something like this in the new house.

[(7\)]

i'll have pics this weekend i hope.. but honestly man all it takes a alot of planning.. a little knowledge and some decent tools.. anyone can do it..

[Pagan Wizard]

bump

[(7\)]

excuses excuses.. sorry work has been kicking my butt and i'm currently building 5 systems (side work) i havent had a bit of time to work on my room :(

I could take a pic of all the systems side by side on my counter :) they look pretty damn cool

[Etacovda]

dooo eetttt :D

[vekz]

Need update pics, stat.

[MechWarrior]

Originally posted by vekz
Need update pics, stat.

[(7\)]

closet wall is in.. still working out exactly i want in the closet.. and of course.. more painting.. and drywall work todo..

pics will come as soon as i can get some decent light in here.. i goto work and its dark.. i come home and its dark.. i start to feel like a troll these times of the year..

[(7\)]

ok how about a tiny update..

before and after of the server closet project.. i framed in the wall for the server closet. only one outlet showing in the picture currently but i'll eventually have around 5 then i'll drywall and paint it..

i'm leaving the concrete wall as is.. hope it will help keep things cool inside..

http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/PICT0139.jpg
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/PICT0141.jpg

[rogue_jedi]

looks good. keep up the good work!

[AoL_Is_My_EnEmY]

oh man, thats so crazy, keep up the good work

[dave326]

if you are gonna go to all that trouble, why not add some ducting underneath the desks for exhausting air coming out of the PCs.

Of course you wouldn't want to exhaust all the air because most of the air from the systems is going to be cooler than what is outside (during the summer) but the air coming from the powersupplies and the server closet ought to be quite hot.

[(7\)]

well i might punch a hole in the ducting you see at the top.. in the summer it will pump in AC.. and the winter it's so cold down here anyways.. no extra cooling is needed really..

[3ee Dee]

Originally posted by (7\)
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/2-2.jpg

What program did you use to make that?

[(7\)]

http://sketchup.com/

[a ronin]

Nice work, thoug I find it odd you have a window with a view in your basement.

Semi elevated?

[(7\)]

its a walkout basement, meaning its only underground at the front of the house then slopes down to the back

[Smititty]

man i really wish i knew anything whatsoever about any cad program......trying to design a desk to basically take up my whole bedroom and basically have my bed on top of some supports in the corner......i guess i can dealk with freehand for now.............love the basement....wish i could do it to mine only it floods whenever it rains:rolleyes: ......great for a computer environment.

[Shapeshifter]

ah thats very nice, im fairly jealous! :o

Makes me itch to do my basement, its a completly not done basement aka: concrete floors, bare walls showing the insulation and wood frames, and a uncovered room. not to mention its a big basement!

Lack of $ prevents me from doing anything at the moment, hell the most I have done is to have two lan port jacks down there for my network. :rolleyes:

[gigglebyte]

hell...this makes me want to add a basement to my house :D unfortunately we are putting a second floor on instead and none of those rooms will be used for computers...master bed/bath, walk in closet and activity room yes...computers no :( oh well such is life...great work by the way

[Teancum]

Man, you make me want to hurry through college so I can do this!
Just a couple suggestions:

--Cable management (particularly under the desks):
Get some screw-in hooks. The bigger the better. I've used them before, and they are great for keeping cables out of sight.

--Automatic sliding door:
I can actually see this being quite easy. Get an el-cheapo laser pointer and a photoresistor. Mod the laser so a normal DC power supply (wall wart) can power it. Set them up, oh, say 3 feet from the door connected with a circuit to open the door. You have your option of using pneumatics or a plain ol' car power window motor to slide the door open. I don't know how the layout of your basement is outside your computer room, but think something like this:

http://home.byu.net/~aca24/pics/laserdoor.bmp

[rogue_jedi]

Originally posted by Teancum
Man, you make me want to hurry through college so I can do this!
Just a couple suggestions:

--Cable management (particularly under the desks):
Get some screw-in hooks. The bigger the better. I've used them before, and they are great for keeping cables out of sight.

--Automatic sliding door:
I can actually see this being quite easy. Get an el-cheapo laser pointer and a photoresistor. Mod the laser so a normal DC power supply (wall wart) can power it. Set them up, oh, say 3 feet from the door connected with a circuit to open the door. You have your option of using pneumatics or a plain ol' car power window motor to slide the door open. I don't know how the layout of your basement is outside your computer room, but think something like this:

http://home.byu.net/~aca24/pics/laserdoor.bmp

dude... that's pretty cool. i think that i may have to try and use this idea for something in my room... maybe a water level alarm in my reservoir? very cool.

[brycejones]

Originally posted by gigglebyte
hell...this makes me want to add a basement to my house :D unfortunately we are putting a second floor on instead and none of those rooms will be used for computers...master bed/bath, walk in closet and activity room yes...computers no :( oh well such is life...great work by the way

Hey gigglebyte -

We've been thinking about doing the same thing to our house. Did you get an architect to design it or what?

[jeska]

super nice job!

[Pagan Wizard]

Just breathing new life into an old thread.........any updates???

[mwarps]

Good goddamn that is a sweet setup. Great job, 7.

[GlobalFear]

Just breathing new life into an old thread.........any updates???
I second that..... ;)

[Outcompute_123]

[H] to the Core. Enjoyed it ! :)

[ChingChang]

Nice work man :)

[eL c0L0mb1aNo]

That server closet better be done by now.

[bored-sarcasm]

*cough*update*cough*

[(7\)]

That server closet better be done by now.

weeellllllllllll its kinda sorta well not done yet... summer came and so did keeping up the outside of the house... the closet is there with 5-6 DFI plugs for power... and some make shift shelving.. nothing i'm proud of.. i hope to get back to work on this whole thing in the next couple weeks...

hopefully...

[ZeroGuard]

I want to see the finshed server closet, please hurry, everything else looks great.

[Hack_light]

Nice.

[DRJ1014]

that is looking very sweet. how many computers do u have again?

[(7\)]

that is looking very sweet. how many computers do u have again?

plugged in and using? about..... 6

laying there collecting dust? your guess is as good as mine :)

i have some updates i'll post later today..

[Little Grabbi]

That last sentence just made my day!

Thanks in advance!

[jcm44]

giddy up

[jmroberts70]

Awesome work dude! I have a question though:

How much did you pay for the table material?

I've been planning for a even larger workshop for my garage and I need a LOT more surface space. I've been considering just buying cheap solid door stock for the tables since I need something fairly flat. 4x8 plywood or particle board is around $25/ea here in Southern Cali. and I started looking into formica sheeting to be the surface for a cheaper material and still wound up spending a lot more. Simply put, I need about 25-35 feet of work surface at 3 feet deep!

[(7\)]

Awesome work dude! I have a question though:

How much did you pay for the table material?

I've been planning for a even larger workshop for my garage and I need a LOT more surface space. I've been considering just buying cheap solid door stock for the tables since I need something fairly flat. 4x8 plywood or particle board is around $25/ea here in Southern Cali. and I started looking into formica sheeting to be the surface for a cheaper material and still wound up spending a lot more. Simply put, I need about 25-35 feet of work surface at 3 feet deep!

honestly.. i dont know.. i'd estimate i have about $300-$400 in materials for the desk.. probably about $1000 into the entire room.. home depot is just 5min from the house.. and i like to call it my 2nd home..

[Garage81]

waiting on the update. :cool:

[RS3RS]

Dying to see the update... :p :D

[ChingChang]

You make the star trek door yet?

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well, I wish i had more to show.. but i don't..

basiclly what i did was remove my make shift shelves.. and i finished my drywall work.. mudding sanding.. and putting up a coat of primer over it..

I'm going to now cover the entire wall in black chalkboard paint.. same as the portion of my wall near the cable modem.. anyways.. the pics

http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-7-04/PICT0326h.jpg
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-7-04/PICT0329h.jpg
http://evil-inside.us/hideout2/H/1-7-04/PICT0332h.jpg

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You make the star trek door yet?

having a hard time.. finding the time to finish the room let alone the "finishing touchs"
:cool:

[jcm44]

anything new?

[Mad Machinist]

Let me know if ya need help on the pnuematics for the star trek door...........couple of cylinders wouldn't be squat to make ........for that matter a pair of spring loaded Bimba's probably would be uber cheap.........just enough stoke to open the door with a timer to hold it open........and when pressure is removed from from them they will auto close.

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anything new?

well its painted black in chaulkboard paint.. i'll write a big [H] on it and take a pic :)

i'm still trying to figure out what kind of shelving i want.. i'm leaning on the wire type that comes in closets, will help keep things dust free and let me run wires thru it... problem is I think it looks rather cheap and I want something really industrial, like a big steal rack

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Let me know if ya need help on the pnuematics for the star trek door...........couple of cylinders wouldn't be squat to make ........for that matter a pair of spring loaded Bimba's probably would be uber cheap.........just enough stoke to open the door with a timer to hold it open........and when pressure is removed from from them they will auto close.

ya.. i'll keep that in mind.. getting the door to open like that would be one of the last things i do.. i still need to put in proper lighting and finish my closet/ceiling

another thing is i would have to recontruct the door to be able to get it inside the wall.. i didnt build it like that..

but maybe i could have it split in half and automaticlly open like a supermarket door

[jcm44]

well its painted black in chaulkboard paint.. i'll write a big [H] on it and take a pic :)

i'm still trying to figure out what kind of shelving i want.. i'm leaning on the wire type that comes in closets, will help keep things dust free and let me run wires thru it... problem is I think it looks rather cheap and I want something really industrial, like a big steal rack

I have always been a fan of 19" racks. I will probably get one once I have a house.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=51198&item=5713126533&rd=1

Probably 4 cans of primer and 6 cans of black paint would make one of those look very sweet.

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I have always been a fan of 19" racks. I will probably get one once I have a house.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=51198&item=5713126533&rd=1

Probably 4 cans of primer and 6 cans of black paint would make one of those look very sweet.

mmmm i think thats exactly what i want... wonder what shipping on something like that would be

[jcm44]

I was wondering the say thing, because 100+ bucks isn't bad at all. I couldn't tell if you get one or both though.

EDIT - okay i think i see now, 1 for 130.

[XeRo_Dark]

Words cannot explain the greatness of this mod, lanparties at your house would be fucking godly

I bow to your greatness :bow:

[SacLANd]

dude, i just saw something you missed. SPEAKERS. you gotta wire up that whole room for 6.1 speakers. make it good, use outlets and stuff so you can upgrade later.

[chrisf6969]

dont tape & float the walls. Just buy some sheets of laminate like this: http://www.formica.com/colorchipdetails.jsp?chip_id=299 http://images.formica.com/assets/chip_images/large/d4744d.jpg and put them up over the raw sheet rock. That would be sweet! :) Aluminum... debossed

or the fake diamond plate stuff

Its thin aluminum... I've worked with it before on this granite desktop with all brushed aluminum (laminate covered) draws underneath.

[PhantomLimb]

mmmm i think thats exactly what i want... wonder what shipping on something like that would be

Depending on where you live anywhere from $150-300 for LTL truck freight collect, plus if you don't have a loading dock you would have to pay a liftgate fee as well.

If you live close, then a U-Haul and some friends is all you need :D

[jcm44]

Depending on where you live anywhere from $150-300 for LTL truck freight collect, plus if you don't have a loading dock you would have to pay a liftgate fee as well.

If you live close, then a U-Haul and some friends is all you need :D

You could break those things down and throw one in a car. This thread made it on the front page. Congrats.

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You could break those things down and throw one in a car. This thread made it on the front page. Congrats.

wow so it did..

/me collects his 5min of fame.. :p

[Random Digits]

wow so it did..

/me collects his 5min of fame.. :p
Na, i think there will be alot of ppl back to check on the progress of your work. Btw, i like it alot. My motto in life is mod everything to make it suit me, that statment can be taken to many areas. OUTSTANDING JOB, and thank you for sharing it with the rest of us [H]ers.

[Wyrdone]

thanks guys.. been busting my ass working on it.. i got some black paint today and I'm gonna take care of that plywood look tommrow..

I also got chaulk board paint.. and I'm going to cover a wall in it.. so i can write on it :D

Personally I would skip the chalk board pain and buy some of the high gloss 1/4" white board material they also sell and use that and some dry erase markers.

Our HomeDespot has the 4'x8' sheets of the stuff for $11.55 We bought 4 sheets of the stuff for work and now the developers have 4'x16' whiteboard in their area for working out ideas and the testing lab has one sheet and I have the other (I'm Tech support and sys/net admin). Buy yourself a box of drywall anchors and screws and some "finish washers" and screw them right into the wall.

Less dust == good.

[jgoewert]

Before I moved, I did my whole basement in that high gloss wallboard. Though, I used the "Value High Gloss Wallboard" at about $6 per 8x4 sheet since the hight of the basement was about 8 feet. What was even cooler is that you can get small strips to hold it in place between boards.

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Personally I would skip the chalk board pain and buy some of the high gloss 1/4" white board material they also sell and use that and some dry erase markers.

Our HomeDespot has the 4'x8' sheets of the stuff for $11.55 We bought 4 sheets of the stuff for work and now the developers have 4'x16' whiteboard in their area for working out ideas and the testing lab has one sheet and I have the other (I'm Tech support and sys/net admin). Buy yourself a box of drywall anchors and screws and some "finish washers" and screw them right into the wall.

Less dust == good.

I like the idea. but i also like the contrast that the black makes.. as far as the dust as you can see in the pics its a little late for that.. i all ready mudded and sanded it and its painted..

wanted to take some pics to freshen up the thread.. but got home to late.. oh well..

i figured out what todo with the shelving in my closet and its going to be a process.. dont want to spoil any fun.. so i'll wait till i get the materials together before i share.. :)

[wolrahnaes]

/me drools

waiting semi-patiently for the next batch of pics

I was planning on doing something similar at my last house, but I moved and this house already has a completely finished basement apartment. I start college in a week, so I will be stuck in a dorm, with no modding possible, for at least the first year.

Oh well, hopefully I'll get the chance to to something similar somewhere down the line.

Keep up the good work.

[Astronutty]

Can you actually sit two people back to back near the window? Is this room one to two users?

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Can you actually sit two people back to back near the window? Is this room one to two users?

no thats my cockpit :) its designed for about 3 people.. one in the center and 2 staggered..

althought i've had a lan with 5 people in there..

[sandman78]

Wow, really nice setup. I would go in there and never come out again. :D LOL

[Pagan Wizard]

Just breathing some life into an old thread, hoping to get an update with new pics.

[RS3RS]

Just breathing some life into an old thread, hoping to get an update with new pics.
Whoa, that's a big bump. :p I, however, would also like an update/pics. :)

[altec]

God the dam pics don't work any more.

[KodiakStar]

I agree. big bump.. but now im interested too... :p