Angus: "And these speakers are 10 kilos each!" Me: rubbing hands together in excitement to see him use 2 kg of filament to hold one speaker. Angus: "So I had a friend plasma cut these wings out of steel!" Me: Gasp! "How dare he use *steel*" 😒
Metal 3D printing is a thing, but it's still very expensive. It works like surgical lasers where there are multiple laser beams converging on a point in a tray of metal powder to melt and fuse the powder into a solid.
Having the time line annotations was really cool. I appreciate that. I accidentally clicked off and had to come back, those breakdowns made it super easy to pick up where I jumped out!.
Angus you forgot all the nano-leaves and acoustic foam on the wall😂, jokes aside, great job on using 3D printing for sorting small stuffs, trully a place for 3D printing to shine.
nano-leaves are so expensive though. the company MI was making something similar but they said those didn't have a good build. actually you could 3D print and programme to DIY those.
I used to have my cards in a small plastic box with magnet lid. I mainly use micro SD because they are cheaper and I have many devices that take those. once I droped it at school and it took quite a while to find all of them on the floor. now I use a cloth bag with plastic pockets inside, one for each card. quite like the ones used to keep DVD libraries.
Looks great, awesome job. I would highly recommend a monitor arm. Frees up a lot of space on the top of the desk taken by the monitor stand. Think this would be very useful with the limited space you have.
Excellent. May I add that you can get the exact curveture mathematically. I'm not going to do the derrivation since explaining this as plain text with no drawing is challenging on its own. Amyways, here we go: Since the curveture of the TV is symmetrical, all we need to do is find the radius 'r' (consider a top view of the TV). To do this we follow these steps: 1. Measure the distance between the end points of the arc, we're interested in half the distance, call it d (d=distance÷2) 2. Using a reference line between the two ends (a tensioned string or rubber band etc), measure the perpendicular distance from the middle of this line to the curve, call that 'a'. 3. Then r=(d*d + a*a)/(2a) A bit too nerdy, but would love to see if that matches the camera holder you made. Awesome channel
Great video! I especially liked the under desk mounting ideas. One upgrade that I highly recommend that you consider is a 'monitor desk mount'. I found that it clears up an enormous amount of precious desk space, when the monitor stand is gone. (Also, when I got burgled a few years back, they skipped the monitors, because they had no stand.) Love your content.
I felt it when you were talking about eyeballing while reverse engineering. I always seem to start modeling things that I have no way of remaking without some intense eyeballing
One of the first things I did when I got my printer was design a holder for my headset and controllers for the side of my desk. You are giving me more Ideas haha.
for these kinds of things is basically why i bought my 3d printer in the first place. as i've grown more knowledgeable about using it and getting good prints, i have now printed a few things for my desk space and will be a adding some more as needed. in the future maybe even building a racing station. here's some things i've printed for my desk so far: headphone wall hanger, headphone desk hanger, headphone desk stand (yes, i have a few pairs), and audio project box that houses (and controls) my audio amps, pre amp, and minidsp module, a low poly charmander (other two starters will be printed once i have the colors), a "gaming" set of red keycaps for my cheap mechanical keyboard, and an enclosure for my subwoofer amp which did not have one. i'm using a lot more than i thought i would. not only that, but there's a few projects that i plan to start later on and maybe even build a small cnc machine since i have and old router i might put to some use. all in all, i've been enjoying using my 3d printer quite very much and definitely glad i decided to buy it.
I think what you actually need is a sound level meter paired to an LED strip on your wall 😉 Or maybe paired to a rumble pack (salvaged from an old controller or maybe the vibration component from a phone?) strapped to your ankle. Though the power pack you need for that might become a little bit burdensome after a while... Maybe make it a clip-on for your belt? Stuff like that might even help you catch when someone honks at you while you're walking around town, I don't know if that's a concern for deaf people. I also don't think I've ever heard a honk directed at me to wanr me of danger (discounting those that are simply meant as an insult), but that might depend on where you live. The siren of emergency service vehicles might be another application though.
The drawer idea is really neat! A few things I've added under my desk - some USB powered LED light strips for some more ambient lighting, - a powered USB hub so I can charge devices like phone/tablets even when the PC is off, whilst also giving me a bunch of extra ports - cable management tray at the back Also, mounting my 34" monitor on a pole mount felt like it freed up a lot of desk space on top!
I really like seeing that you have the same design issues that i have. Making analogs to check a curve rather than knowing how to measure and reconstruct a complex curve. I see your designs and think of how much cad training i had forgotten after high school and that my designs are much simpler and boxy than yours. It's always good to see the work that goes into them
Angus: You might want to get a short piece of sandpaper (50cm of grit 60 .. 80 and 10cm of grit 150), then make a "round-over" on the edge of your tabletop (eg. the top/front, where your arms rest). I have this horribly sharp corner on my tabletop and it hurts my wrists every day; unfortunately I can't round it over because it's made of a material that does not work well after doing that). Your tabletop seem to be made of plywood, which is why I suggest sandpaper rather than planing. If using a plane, it would create splinters, but if you use sandpaper, the result should be nice. Apart from that, great video; I really enjoyed watching your improvements. - And I especially was happy to hear you've chosen Steinberg and Cubase; awesome extremely professional tools, which I used back in the day where I had an Atari ST. Oh, and about the LEDs ... Each WS2812 LED draws about 50mA (0.050 A). That means a 4A power supply would be able to handle (4A / 0.050A) = 80 LEDs (white, full intensity). If you have more LEDs than that, multiply the number of LEDs by 0.050A then get a power supply that can handle a current higher than that. May I suggest a MeanWell IRM-60-5ST (which I use for my server); it's 5V/10A, thus should be able to handle 200 WS2812 LEDs. This power supply has screw-terminals on both the primary and secondary sides. That means you'll have to make your own mains leads. If you're not yet coached by a professional electrician, please find one and get a demonstration on how to correctly connect a wire to a screw terminal properly (1: Twist, 2: Bend, 3: Insert and tighten screw). The IRM-60-5ST is very robust and the input voltage can vary from 85V AC to 305V AC, so it should work on a standard AC outled anywhere in the World.
i haven't watched this channel in forever and i basically never comment on youtube, but damn i was completely shocked by how good your production quality has gotten. hell yeah brother
A TV I bought fifteen years ago had an ambient light design similar to that, on the sides. It really does add to the atmosphere. Your setup there looks really nice with that monitor.
I'm a maker and use many technologies, 3D printers are just one and so I for one was very happy to see all the different things you did. Sure, your channel is based around 3D printing but it never hurts to expand your realms a bit.
Computers on the floor collect dust, so clean the filters if you have them regularly. Best is if you can get it up off the floor. Some good ideas here, thanks for the tips.
Wow! Awesome setup! Your new camera really makes a difference! Love that monitor! So, myself having been married at one point......I know that now since you have something really nice, the old lady now wants something nice too! So you being the youngster that you are maybe you haven't come across this yet! But it's coming, you can bet on that! So, you might want to start putting a little back for when it's comes because it won't be cheap! Just my .02!.....Good luck!
I recently completed the biggest print that I have ever attempted. My socket set had the blow moulded tray finally crap out on me. New socket set? NO. Designed replacement in fusion 360 and printed it out on my modded tevo tarantula. Made me really happy when I finished it and put the sockets in
Hey, dont end up damaging the Screen with the weight of camera. I hope you have looked into that. Pressure on a screen can end up leaving u with Dead Pixels
@@MakersMuse A nice curved track mounted on the top of the stand behind the monitor, an MCU with WiFI like an ESP32 and a servo will get you the ability to programmatically track the camera left and right while keeping you in the center of the frame.
@@bbowling4979 Don't forget Home Assistant integration. Could probably be done easily enough with ESP Home or Tasmota. Gotta have auto camera slider voice control!
Instead of guessing the angle of your monitor, wouldn't it be easier to just take a picture of your monitor from the side and model your mount based on that? Should work even for curved monitors.
As for the curved monitor back - there are numerous tutorials for how to trace a curved surface onto cardboard. I mean, this solution worked but you could actually curve the piece to fit perfectly. Also, there are monitor mounting arms that can be bolted to the desk in the back, thus freeing up all that space used by the humongous monitor foot.
I currently use my monitor on a post which was hard because the super ultrawide is so large and heavy it took me ages to find a VESA mount that didn't droop. I then clamp a arm for the camera to the pole it's hard to get it in just the right place your little guard seems to work really well.
That monitor stand takes up so much desk realestate. My Asus VG34 gave me that issue and I got so annoyed with it I just went with a Monoprice monitor arm. Freed up loads of space and gave my monitor that free-floating look.
I needed to figure out the profile (cross-section) of the seat-portion of an office-chair once - a molded plastic part. My trick (that works!) --> (1) apply painter's tape to the thing you want to copy (2) create an approximate shape with a 3D-pen over the painter's tape (3) let it cool, and take it off - then measure it (4) profit!
You asked for suggestions.. for the shape of the monitors in "Video Upgrades" I would do it a bit different: I would 3D-scann (via iPhone with e.g. ScandyPro) the "unclear" object. It is pretty simple to scan what you need because you don't need a correct and clean object but something you can recognize later to build the 3D object around. Export it as stl, cut & clean it in Meshmixer, import it in Fusion360 and make fitting shapes. This is surprising accurat, very handy and really cool when you didn't even measured and if fit's on the first print! Even if it doesn't completely fit, it's also possible to work gently with a heat gun and make it fit.
I would highly recommend an ergotron HX. Yes it's expensive, but also it will give you your desk back. I use the smaller LX with a reinforcement metal plate for my ultrawide and I love it to death.
Hey Angus, quick tip for you mate. Don't ever use an angle grinder near your car, all the sparks hit your car and melt into your paint and rust starts straight away.
Sorry to be a bit of nitpicker, but I think you could shrink the footprint of the desk quite a bit if instead of mounting the speakers off to the sides, perhaps you could have built upwards to mount the speakers above the screen? Anyway, it all looks super awesome! Glad you did it!
For anyone that wants to cut/shape/polish metal, just get a angle grinder with a cutting disc and a flat disc. They don't cost much and will last a long time. A plasma cutter is cool but not needed. Add a drill and a step bit you're a lot of the way there.
YEEES SIR - thank you. Will definitely have a go at the ambilight :-) I haven't seen this before for the PC but have had Philips TV'2 with ambilight for a decade for the same reason.
Inspiring how you solve these challenges... I want to fully go into 3D modeling.. Something that can be produce yeah, like 3D printed or CnC... So seeing you're using it this way inspires me.. Especially with the drawer and the new case design you did for the USB hub.. Really inspiring... Subscribed 🥂🙂
Thank you for the nice ideas. I have the same monitor and never thought of adding ambilight to it. The small drawer is cool, I think I print this one. Thanks!
Love the setup! I feel like you could have relocated the USB on the card reader but the USB hub setup is probably more useful. Don't diss the Gateron Red switches so much, I love them more than Cherry's honestly. Poor mouse pad tho... My 10$ Chinese desk mat is my baby and I couldn't bear cutting it. Keep up the videos!
Thanks for putting up the Fusion360 models. I've been meaning to come up with my own desk organization stuff and was looking for how to do some more complex designs but couldn't find any good examples, now I have something to look at.
For 73 LEDS, assuming you're running them at 50 or 55mAh per LED, it should be pretty much exactly enough if you don't count the Nano, which probably doesnt use much at all anyways. To find out this type of stuff, you can do 4 amps = 4000mAh / 73LEDs = 54mAh per LED which is just shy of 60 which is the max most WS2812Bs are rated for
There's 3 type of RGB people out there. - People who hate them - People that "Love" them but just use them out the box ( Puking rainbows ) - People that configure and actually use them for the intended purpose ( Like your setup )
Thanks. Interesting video on how, when you set your mind to something, logic and astetics follow. Midi under the table reminded me of the middle 80's and the CB Radio craze in South Africa. CB mounted under the car dashboard in a similar bracket... and a 3 meter wip antena mounted on the cars bumber....
very cool Angus, the SD card drawer is going to be changing lives, I am totally making one. I have old media from Cameras that I still use since it is fast enough and big enough to be useful but they are a logistics pain.
The new setup looks awesome!! I've been wantng to do the responsive led backlighting for a while but thought it would be too complicated. Thanks for links!!
If you want a nice compact mechanical keyboard, look into the Keychron K2. It's a 60% layout and has high-quality mechanical switches and RGB LEDs. It's also USB and Bluetooth dual-mode so you can disconnect it from the computer for a remote control for Cubase or whatever, too. :)
Angus, I love the drawer and I will have to print one out for myself! Also, you could add a charging station for camera equipment, phone, and other devices. Perhaps that could be another project that goes on a table or workbench.
This is a great setup, and it can actually be done, albeit not so cleanly and elegantly, without 3D printing. Lots of food for thought here. I still don't have a 3D printer (hopefully that will change within a few months), but I do have a desk and workstation with similar issues.
Angus: "And these speakers are 10 kilos each!"
Me: rubbing hands together in excitement to see him use 2 kg of filament to hold one speaker.
Angus: "So I had a friend plasma cut these wings out of steel!"
Me: Gasp! "How dare he use *steel*" 😒
Cheating! 😂
@@MakersMuse It is cheating :( I too was expecting some crazy industrial design speaker mount.
I want to see you repeat that after he buys a 3D Printer for metal filament
I got the same reaction! 😂
Metal 3D printing is a thing, but it's still very expensive. It works like surgical lasers where there are multiple laser beams converging on a point in a tray of metal powder to melt and fuse the powder into a solid.
Having the time line annotations was really cool. I appreciate that. I accidentally clicked off and had to come back, those breakdowns made it super easy to pick up where I jumped out!.
"The Ultimate 3D Printed Desk Accessories!
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First one: *PLASMA CUTTER*
Angus you forgot all the nano-leaves and acoustic foam on the wall😂, jokes aside, great job on using 3D printing for sorting small stuffs, trully a place for 3D printing to shine.
That's phase 2! haha
Nah just use egg cartons way cheaper :P
@@MakersMuse waiting patiently.. :D
nano-leaves are so expensive though. the company MI was making something similar but they said those didn't have a good build. actually you could 3D print and programme to DIY those.
I really like the LED mod and the drawer. Had an evil laugh at the SD card launch though.😁
NYEHEHEHE!
SD card go YEET!
I used to have my cards in a small plastic box with magnet lid. I mainly use micro SD because they are cheaper and I have many devices that take those. once I droped it at school and it took quite a while to find all of them on the floor. now I use a cloth bag with plastic pockets inside, one for each card. quite like the ones used to keep DVD libraries.
4:37 as a welder/fabricator I can tell you these are typical engineering mistakes :)
Great to hear from you again Angus
getting back on track :)
Looks great, awesome job. I would highly recommend a monitor arm. Frees up a lot of space on the top of the desk taken by the monitor stand. Think this would be very useful with the limited space you have.
I'm not sure if there is an arm, which could hold his gigantic monitor.
@@LichtTempler Saw one on some video... Granted it's very expensive. Though a 49" monitor is also expensive
Excellent. May I add that you can get the exact curveture mathematically. I'm not going to do the derrivation since explaining this as plain text with no drawing is challenging on its own. Amyways, here we go:
Since the curveture of the TV is symmetrical, all we need to do is find the radius 'r' (consider a top view of the TV). To do this we follow these steps:
1. Measure the distance between the end points of the arc, we're interested in half the distance, call it d (d=distance÷2)
2. Using a reference line between the two ends (a tensioned string or rubber band etc), measure the perpendicular distance from the middle of this line to the curve, call that 'a'.
3. Then r=(d*d + a*a)/(2a)
A bit too nerdy, but would love to see if that matches the camera holder you made.
Awesome channel
Great video! I especially liked the under desk mounting ideas. One upgrade that I highly recommend that you consider is a 'monitor desk mount'. I found that it clears up an enormous amount of precious desk space, when the monitor stand is gone. (Also, when I got burgled a few years back, they skipped the monitors, because they had no stand.) Love your content.
I felt it when you were talking about eyeballing while reverse engineering. I always seem to start modeling things that I have no way of remaking without some intense eyeballing
Magnum Bullets. Excellent choice of video
Good to see another video Angus.
I bought a cable management tray from ikea and bolted it under the desk and it made a world of difference.
Fun to watch while building shelf for 3d printers with 3d printed components
One of the first things I did when I got my printer was design a holder for my headset and controllers for the side of my desk. You are giving me more Ideas haha.
for these kinds of things is basically why i bought my 3d printer in the first place. as i've grown more knowledgeable about using it and getting good prints, i have now printed a few things for my desk space and will be a adding some more as needed. in the future maybe even building a racing station.
here's some things i've printed for my desk so far: headphone wall hanger, headphone desk hanger, headphone desk stand (yes, i have a few pairs), and audio project box that houses (and controls) my audio amps, pre amp, and minidsp module, a low poly charmander (other two starters will be printed once i have the colors), a "gaming" set of red keycaps for my cheap mechanical keyboard, and an enclosure for my subwoofer amp which did not have one.
i'm using a lot more than i thought i would. not only that, but there's a few projects that i plan to start later on and maybe even build a small cnc machine since i have and old router i might put to some use. all in all, i've been enjoying using my 3d printer quite very much and definitely glad i decided to buy it.
I'm deaf and the black velvet carpet for desk might be what I need in my life! I'm always consciencious of waking up hearing up roommate/neighbor
I think what you actually need is a sound level meter paired to an LED strip on your wall 😉 Or maybe paired to a rumble pack (salvaged from an old controller or maybe the vibration component from a phone?) strapped to your ankle. Though the power pack you need for that might become a little bit burdensome after a while... Maybe make it a clip-on for your belt?
Stuff like that might even help you catch when someone honks at you while you're walking around town, I don't know if that's a concern for deaf people. I also don't think I've ever heard a honk directed at me to wanr me of danger (discounting those that are simply meant as an insult), but that might depend on where you live. The siren of emergency service vehicles might be another application though.
The drawer idea is really neat!
A few things I've added under my desk
- some USB powered LED light strips for some more ambient lighting,
- a powered USB hub so I can charge devices like phone/tablets even when the PC is off, whilst also giving me a bunch of extra ports
- cable management tray at the back
Also, mounting my 34" monitor on a pole mount felt like it freed up a lot of desk space on top!
I like the ramp for the micro SD cards. That's brilliant.
There's some great ideas in here that I can use to ,odify my old-ish Ikea desk to improve space. Thanks for the inspiration!
I really like seeing that you have the same design issues that i have. Making analogs to check a curve rather than knowing how to measure and reconstruct a complex curve. I see your designs and think of how much cad training i had forgotten after high school and that my designs are much simpler and boxy than yours. It's always good to see the work that goes into them
Sometimes a box is the best design to be honest, but adding some small design changes can really change the look of an object!
Angus: You might want to get a short piece of sandpaper (50cm of grit 60 .. 80 and 10cm of grit 150), then make a "round-over" on the edge of your tabletop (eg. the top/front, where your arms rest).
I have this horribly sharp corner on my tabletop and it hurts my wrists every day; unfortunately I can't round it over because it's made of a material that does not work well after doing that).
Your tabletop seem to be made of plywood, which is why I suggest sandpaper rather than planing. If using a plane, it would create splinters, but if you use sandpaper, the result should be nice.
Apart from that, great video; I really enjoyed watching your improvements. - And I especially was happy to hear you've chosen Steinberg and Cubase; awesome extremely professional tools, which I used back in the day where I had an Atari ST.
Oh, and about the LEDs ... Each WS2812 LED draws about 50mA (0.050 A). That means a 4A power supply would be able to handle (4A / 0.050A) = 80 LEDs (white, full intensity). If you have more LEDs than that, multiply the number of LEDs by 0.050A then get a power supply that can handle a current higher than that.
May I suggest a MeanWell IRM-60-5ST (which I use for my server); it's 5V/10A, thus should be able to handle 200 WS2812 LEDs. This power supply has screw-terminals on both the primary and secondary sides. That means you'll have to make your own mains leads. If you're not yet coached by a professional electrician, please find one and get a demonstration on how to correctly connect a wire to a screw terminal properly (1: Twist, 2: Bend, 3: Insert and tighten screw). The IRM-60-5ST is very robust and the input voltage can vary from 85V AC to 305V AC, so it should work on a standard AC outled anywhere in the World.
You, sir, are a wizard of astonishing talents.
i haven't watched this channel in forever and i basically never comment on youtube, but damn i was completely shocked by how good your production quality has gotten. hell yeah brother
I have such an "Ambilight Clone" for over a year now and i love it sooo much.
Never again without it! :D
A TV I bought fifteen years ago had an ambient light design similar to that, on the sides. It really does add to the atmosphere. Your setup there looks really nice with that monitor.
Love all the accessories, next is cable management, print somes under desk cable carries!!!!
I feel this video in my soul...my desk setup sucks 😂 Definitely gotta make some use of these prints!
Awesome upgrades!
Remember kids, always Make hole in metal first, and then put it on top/below the wood and mark the holes. Then drill into wood
What, you don't want to drill three holes in plate steel fishing to match the ones you started in the desktop? :D
I'm a maker and use many technologies, 3D printers are just one and so I for one was very happy to see all the different things you did. Sure, your channel is based around 3D printing but it never hurts to expand your realms a bit.
Computers on the floor collect dust, so clean the filters if you have them regularly. Best is if you can get it up off the floor. Some good ideas here, thanks for the tips.
I don't think I've ever seen anyone use a Midi Fighter except for Shawn Wasabi.
It is kinda an overkill for a macro pad though.
Loved the video!
I just stumbled across this, great info, I never thought to make under-desk drawers!
The car carpet idea looks pretty cool
Can't go wrong with the old pink and blue neon synthwave look!!
Wow! Awesome setup! Your new camera really makes a difference! Love that monitor!
So, myself having been married at one point......I know that now since you have something really nice, the old lady now wants something nice too! So you being the youngster that you are maybe you haven't come across this yet! But it's coming, you can bet on that! So, you might want to start putting a little back for when it's comes because it won't be cheap!
Just my .02!.....Good luck!
Trust me, my better half already has a wonderful setup - I insist because they're also a creative!
Love that you're using "Magnum Bullets" to show off the LEDs. :D
I recently completed the biggest print that I have ever attempted. My socket set had the blow moulded tray finally crap out on me. New socket set? NO. Designed replacement in fusion 360 and printed it out on my modded tevo tarantula. Made me really happy when I finished it and put the sockets in
Love that monitor! How about making some acoustic panels with a synthwave look?
Next step is a giant logo above I think, so might combine the two tasks of glowy and sound absorption!
Hey, dont end up damaging the Screen with the weight of camera. I hope you have looked into that. Pressure on a screen can end up leaving u with Dead Pixels
It's fairly light, don't worry this monitor is quite... Large.
@@MakersMuse Why didn't you make a adapter for the back of the monitor stand instead? That seems pretty rigid.
@@Gathaeryx Tis, but I want to move it off center for a wider range of angles. Not a bad idea though if this doesn't work out!
@@MakersMuse A nice curved track mounted on the top of the stand behind the monitor, an MCU with WiFI like an ESP32 and a servo will get you the ability to programmatically track the camera left and right while keeping you in the center of the frame.
@@bbowling4979 Don't forget Home Assistant integration. Could probably be done easily enough with ESP Home or Tasmota. Gotta have auto camera slider voice control!
wall mount the monitor dude. I did it to my 4k monitor and it freed up sooo much desk space!
as the owner of a 58" 4k tv that I use as a monitor I can feel your pain for desk space. Your setup looks sweet and is very clean. I dig it
Great video. Nice work station!
Well done, mate. I like that you got yourself a nice workplace through creativity instead of just throwing money at it.
Instead of guessing the angle of your monitor, wouldn't it be easier to just take a picture of your monitor from the side and model your mount based on that? Should work even for curved monitors.
Every single improvement you made in this video is un-be-freakin-lievable!!! Wow, and thanks for sharing everything!! 😃🖥🖲⌨📹👍
Thanks man!
@@MakersMuse , no problem at all! Thank you! 👍
As for the curved monitor back - there are numerous tutorials for how to trace a curved surface onto cardboard. I mean, this solution worked but you could actually curve the piece to fit perfectly. Also, there are monitor mounting arms that can be bolted to the desk in the back, thus freeing up all that space used by the humongous monitor foot.
I told myself the same thing about the monitor foot!! Man i have a huge desk and I still got rid of those feet, it feels so light without them :)
same mouse and wallpaper, loving it
'Kind of overkill mount'
Angus, that looks like a frickin military building.
A single monitor? What is this Angus, the Middle Ages!?
But seriously, love the ergonomics here, great build.
Yeah, but each screen half is like a screen of it's own
paint pyramids are a quick print that can prop the painted parts up so you can place them down without messing up the paint. 👍
That camera mount is really cool. I'd like to see monitors have a screw thread built in to use a magic arm or something.
I currently use my monitor on a post which was hard because the super ultrawide is so large and heavy it took me ages to find a VESA mount that didn't droop. I then clamp a arm for the camera to the pole it's hard to get it in just the right place your little guard seems to work really well.
That monitor stand takes up so much desk realestate. My Asus VG34 gave me that issue and I got so annoyed with it I just went with a Monoprice monitor arm. Freed up loads of space and gave my monitor that free-floating look.
Electronics Engineer here. 4A power supply is just on the edge of enough current for your LEDs. If you add more, get a bigger power supply.
I have the same mouse lol. Setup looks good. Well done
Can't imagine life without the trusty G502, it's truly awesome.
@@MakersMuse Same. I love the unlock-able scroll wheel. Logitech must have the patent locked down, I haven't found another mouse with it.
I have it to
looks good mate.
I needed to figure out the profile (cross-section) of the seat-portion of an office-chair once - a molded plastic part. My trick (that works!) --> (1) apply painter's tape to the thing you want to copy (2) create an approximate shape with a 3D-pen over the painter's tape (3) let it cool, and take it off - then measure it (4) profit!
Nice Craftbot printer you got there!
Looks awesome Angus, thanks for sharing :) :) :)
Awesome!
You asked for suggestions.. for the shape of the monitors in "Video Upgrades" I would do it a bit different: I would 3D-scann (via iPhone with e.g. ScandyPro) the "unclear" object. It is pretty simple to scan what you need because you don't need a correct and clean object but something you can recognize later to build the 3D object around. Export it as stl, cut & clean it in Meshmixer, import it in Fusion360 and make fitting shapes. This is surprising accurat, very handy and really cool when you didn't even measured and if fit's on the first print!
Even if it doesn't completely fit, it's also possible to work gently with a heat gun and make it fit.
I would highly recommend an ergotron HX. Yes it's expensive, but also it will give you your desk back. I use the smaller LX with a reinforcement metal plate for my ultrawide and I love it to death.
Hey Angus, quick tip for you mate. Don't ever use an angle grinder near your car, all the sparks hit your car and melt into your paint and rust starts straight away.
I have to admit, the audio & video quality of your UA-cam videos is always excellent. Keep up the good work!
Sorry to be a bit of nitpicker, but I think you could shrink the footprint of the desk quite a bit if instead of mounting the speakers off to the sides, perhaps you could have built upwards to mount the speakers above the screen? Anyway, it all looks super awesome! Glad you did it!
Whoah, I love that mount for the camera.
For anyone that wants to cut/shape/polish metal, just get a angle grinder with a cutting disc and a flat disc. They don't cost much and will last a long time. A plasma cutter is cool but not needed. Add a drill and a step bit you're a lot of the way there.
Absolutely love it. I'm saving this video for later. One day I'll have to build a set-up like this.
That sd card drawer is tight! I am pretty darn jealous.
YEEES SIR - thank you. Will definitely have a go at the ambilight :-) I haven't seen this before for the PC but have had Philips TV'2 with ambilight for a decade for the same reason.
Angus, your studio looks amazing ! thanks for sharing
Inspiring how you solve these challenges...
I want to fully go into 3D modeling.. Something that can be produce yeah, like 3D printed or CnC...
So seeing you're using it this way inspires me.. Especially with the drawer and the new case design you did for the USB hub..
Really inspiring...
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Thank
you for the nice ideas.
I have the same monitor and never thought of adding ambilight to it.
The small drawer is cool, I think I print this one. Thanks!
Great walkthrough/upgrade
Thanks for sharing👍😀
Nicely Done, Angus.
Love the setup! I feel like you could have relocated the USB on the card reader but the USB hub setup is probably more useful. Don't diss the Gateron Red switches so much, I love them more than Cherry's honestly. Poor mouse pad tho... My 10$ Chinese desk mat is my baby and I couldn't bear cutting it.
Keep up the videos!
That ambient led thing, if i could get that running for my LG OLED or even under linux that would be cool :D
Thanks for putting up the Fusion360 models. I've been meaning to come up with my own desk organization stuff and was looking for how to do some more complex designs but couldn't find any good examples, now I have something to look at.
Happy New Year!! Setup looks great BTW!!
love your work buddy
Well, for those that don't have access to a plasma cutter could just make wings out of wood. Will be a little thicker but it would be cheap and easy
Good call, 16mm mdf would work great
i must say the synthwave and the outrun music genre is very good
I love synthwave too. Good for you to get this setup built
I can't wait to see the results of these awesome upgrades
For 73 LEDS, assuming you're running them at 50 or 55mAh per LED, it should be pretty much exactly enough if you don't count the Nano, which probably doesnt use much at all anyways. To find out this type of stuff, you can do 4 amps = 4000mAh / 73LEDs = 54mAh per LED which is just shy of 60 which is the max most WS2812Bs are rated for
Fucking love synthwave congrats on the success man you deserve this!
My youtube hasn't be notifying me of your videos recently. I checked and I have notifications on.
There's 3 type of RGB people out there.
- People who hate them
- People that "Love" them but just use them out the box ( Puking rainbows )
- People that configure and actually use them for the intended purpose ( Like your setup )
Thanks. Interesting video on how, when you set your mind to something, logic and astetics follow. Midi under the table reminded me of the middle 80's and the CB Radio craze in South Africa. CB mounted under the car dashboard in a similar bracket... and a 3 meter wip antena mounted on the cars bumber....
very cool Angus, the SD card drawer is going to be changing lives, I am totally making one. I have old media from Cameras that I still use since it is fast enough and big enough to be useful but they are a logistics pain.
Nice Work! Virginia, USA checking in.
Bro, thank you! I’ve needed this!
The new setup looks awesome!! I've been wantng to do the responsive led backlighting for a while but thought it would be too complicated. Thanks for links!!
Great work mate, looks a million bucks. Grabbed the files too. Cheers, JAYTEE
Thanks mate! let me know if you find em useful
If you want a nice compact mechanical keyboard, look into the Keychron K2. It's a 60% layout and has high-quality mechanical switches and RGB LEDs. It's also USB and Bluetooth dual-mode so you can disconnect it from the computer for a remote control for Cubase or whatever, too. :)
Angus, I love the drawer and I will have to print one out for myself! Also, you could add a charging station for camera equipment, phone, and other devices. Perhaps that could be another project that goes on a table or workbench.
Charging station is a sick idea!
This is a great setup, and it can actually be done, albeit not so cleanly and elegantly, without 3D printing. Lots of food for thought here. I still don't have a 3D printer (hopefully that will change within a few months), but I do have a desk and workstation with similar issues.
@3:45 - that's a fresh cut? Dude has the machine DIALED *IN*. That's an amazing edge.
Purple keyboard! Synthwave? Nice