@@DrewBuildsStuff couldnt you have created a custom backing plate for the LED's? That way when some of the lights invariably fail in the future ... its easy to replace them?
I love the fact that you left the “mess up” in the video, and how you worked through it. So many videos I watch like this are overwhelming to me because I start thinking, “yeah right, I’ll jack that up.” The brutal honesty, humility, and perseverance in this video was refreshing to see. Absolutely beautiful desk as well. Great job!
@@DrewBuildsStuff suggestion, use sometype of plug for the leds in table or the cord will break again, if there is breakaway cable between the table plug and longer piece of cord, it will be even better. If someone trips on the wire in future it wont break the important plug in the table, the breakwaway piece will giveaway first
Would be cool if someone could replace the LED lights. Clear plastic channel on the bottom of the mold so the epoxy pour goes over it and easy to get to from the bottom?
My daughter and I really enjoyed watching you work. We really appreciated the part where you had a problem with the LED lights and showed how you made the corrections. Keep up the excellent work, we will be watching.
My thought is on the actual lifespan of the led. I definitely will attempt a build like this, but having an actual recovery option if the led strip fails would be a consideration. Beautiful build man.
Maybe clear plastic tubing you can buy from HD will work. Put the strip inside and glue the tube down. Tube ends exit piece underneath and the strip can be pulled out and another fished in at any time.
@@beowoulf355 Make that a "fished in at the same time" ;-) Should you get that option to work, connect the old and new strip and while pulling out the old one the new one gets pulled in automatically. Be careful with any tight corners though. I almost ran into problems just fishing in some audio cable in plastic tubing I had laid in the living room walls because of that.
I don't know what you would be able to use that would last a lifetime. Photoluminescent pigment apparently only lasts 10 years. You are probably looking at something radioactive like Tritium which has a half life of 12 years. In reality the oldest light bulbs are the ones that last the longest, but wouldn't have the desired effect.
as a woodworker myself I can comfortably say that this is absolutely insane dedication and hard work. I wish I can be as good as you one day. Amazing work, brother, you've earned yourself a new loyal subscriber :)
well you're obviously not hard to impress lol. this table was designed wrong from the beginning, and when it failed for obvious reasons, the fool removed ALL of the led's instead of just cutting a few inches in to get to a good solder point on the led strip. and none of it matters because these led's will overheat and fail within a year anyways. youtube creators and the idiots who praise them lolol
This is the first episode of your channel I've seen and it's fantastic. Your workshop, your skill, what you're doing here is everything I wish I was doing for a living. Keep it up, it's amazing.
@davidhg117 Garlic Herb Butter Steak Ingredients: 2 ribeye or sirloin steaks (about 1 inch thick) Salt and pepper, to taste 2 tbsp olive oil 3 tbsp unsalted butter 3 garlic cloves, minced Fresh rosemary and thyme sprigs Instructions: 1. Season the steaks generously with salt and pepper on both sides. Let them sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes before cooking. 2. Heat a skillet (cast iron if possible) over high heat and add olive oil. 3. Sear the steaks for about 3-4 minutes per side until they reach your preferred doneness. When you flip the steak, add butter, garlic, and herbs to the pan. 4. Baste the steak with the melted garlic-herb butter as it finishes cooking. Tilt the pan and spoon the butter over the steaks for about a minute. 5. Remove from heat and let the steak rest for 5 minutes, allowing the juices to redistribute. Serving Suggestion: Serve the steak with the garlic-herb butter drizzled over the top and pair with roasted vegetables or mashed potatoes. This recipe is all about the flavor of garlic, fresh herbs, and butter, which really makes the steak taste restaurant-quality!
when you snapped the cable, went back to re-route it out and added a new one earned you a new subscriber! thats hard work and dedication. i feel like most people would've given up knowing the glass was going to eat through router bits, so much extra work and effort. amazing job drew!
Bro, you have such a great attitude and your honest, self-deprecating and sincere delivery of your narration is such a breath of fresh air. It shows that you don't take yourself too seriously, but you still have such pride and dedication in your work. This was a real treat to watch. Well done.
Loved how he was using less expensive tools, that "normal" people can afford, unlike these other UA-cam channels use. Like the Woodpeckers and the Festools. I would need to win a lottery to buy those tools, and even then not sure if I would buy them.
I could of cried FOR you when you tripped on the cable, my jaw dropped & I felt like I was in the room 🙊😭 I’m so happy you kept going & found another way to make things work. It turned out amazing! I wish I lived in Canada so you could help me build my dream office 🥺
i knew it was a disaster in coming seeing how he didnt secure it, i thought he would make the end of the cord a priority to make sure nothing could ruin it during the process. i felt his pain tho
With the side piece included. You could make a really cool waterfall desk with a similar effect. Imagine having a blue effect going down the one side into a small diorama
Love how you showed who inspired your idea and didn’t try to claim it is original, such a genuine move and in no way takes away from your masterpiece and skills. Great work mate
I appreciate that you give a good DIY perspective on these projects. I know you call out the UA-cam woodworking community but most of those folks are approaching their videos from a professional/artisan perspective. This feels more like a project anyone with some basic woodworking tools could build. Great build, thanks for the content!
Also he included his mistakes, unlike a lot of other Creators, his "entire" build is on view...BTW how many repair/how to vids skip a step or mistake?? Good stuff Drew.
To say this turned out great would be an understatement. This is AMAZING! The fact that you took the time and patience on this says a lot about the work you put into it. You informed the audience STEP by STEP on your process and products, not to mention the mishaps. I like that it didn't have the epoxy shine because this looks much better. KUDOS on this project. New subscriber after this!!
This was my first introduction to your channel and I was very impressed with the quality of your work. I felt your pain at ripping the wire out! Great recovery though and you've got a new subscriber 😊👍
As a gamer i can say this is AMAZING. So many gaming setups are top of the line & have the latest technology… BUT they lack something unique & different like this! In the gaming world so many of us are going to just go with the easy IKEA or classic folding white table 😂. Seeing this reminds me that making something like this is very much what makes something “yours” .. and i loved watching this! HAPPY GAMING!
Dude the idea to route the cable back out was clutch, I honestly thought it was over or you were just going to have to mount a new strip under the desk itself, your tenacity prevailed my friend.
This is insanely well built and a magnificent idea to do this. You have a lot of persistence not stopping after tripping over that wire. This desk is so cool I wish I could have something like this. Keep up the amazing and hardworking videos, I know you take a long time to make videos!
Very cool. Glad to see the lights didn't make you quit and you overcame that. Maybe if you did this again, you could actually cut the channel for the lights afterwards... like if you had a thicker layer of clear underneathor if you made a clear conduit channel through there so you could take out the lights at any time if needed. And my only suggestion would have been painting the L brackets to match the steel leg on the other side. It's still phenominal.
Omg I really felt for you with the broken wire! You could have used clear plastic tubing set in the resin then passed the lighting through at the end 😊, great work, loved it! Xxx
I would have filled the LED channel with clear (soft) silicone after having routed out the bottom after the accident. Would allow for easier replacement of the strip when it inevitably fails.
@@DrewBuildsStuff Why not increase your initial epoxy pour depth (to be clear from the glass with the router cutter) and then rout out a led channel after, hindsight is great ! could also put some of the glass in the first pour near any open edges so it looks like the glass is full depth
Its beautiful! glad you pushed through and rewires the LED. I might 've left access to the LED in case I had to replace it again. Awesome one of a kind table. Wish I had one.
dude!~ This desk looks very awesome! I have to say the time you have spent doing the desk was well worth the trouble. Making creative things really does make you feel accomplished.
That's the coolest computer desk I've ever seen. One thing you can do to make wiring easier is to wire the LED strip to a set of brass standoffs instead of leaving wiring through the epoxy. If you leave the standoffs in an air pocket area below the surface you can later route into the air pocket and wire up to the standoffs. With the standoffs you could just use the right size fork spade wire connectors on both ends and not have to solder or worry about breaking the wires. All you would have to worry about is keeping epoxy out of that air pocket area and making it look nice under the desk. And you only need one side of the standoffs exposed in the air pocket, the LED side can be in epoxy. Could mount them to some protoboard or something to make it easier. ;)
Just watched for the first time. This is absolutely stunning young man. My heart just sank when that cable broke!! I did sub and like. Can't wait for what is next!!!!
Had to watch this again, to remind myself how cool desks can be. I've had my desk for almost 16 years and am currently in the market for an improvement. Any chance you or someone in your community makes desks like this for fun and can give me a couple tips? Thanks!!
fun fact: as soon as I realized after the first seconds that you cast those LEDs in, I was thinking of what kind of a clusterfk it would be to repair in case of LED-failure someday. cool you showed that part too already. lol. quite nice work
yeah. I thought about that too,.. even because the led lights might stop working in the future again... I wouldn't cover them with epoxy. Just a layer of glass would suffice.
I honestly really like how you had one leg as the lava and another as just the basic metal support. It was kinda like the one side was a lava-fall and made it more unique!! Amazing job
Love this concept! You probably had problems repairing the led strip because the copper tabs have a protective coating that needs to be scraped away. You will know the connection will be good if you are able to tin the pads prior to soldering the wires to them.
I'd love to see this replicated with a slightly tinted orange/red Epoxy to give it more of a lava feel. But I think the clear Epoxy gives you the ability to create some astral style scenes as you showed at the end! Great work
What an amazing build, it looks beautiful! The moment you ripped out the cord for the led lights, I could feel the pain. I felt so bad but I'm so glad you were able to save it in the end!
its nice to finally see someone make something with epoxy and not spend the whole video talking about all the things they did wrong even though they have made stuff with epoxy 100 times! Excellent video!!
I love that your videos are so much more possible. so many YT channels show projects that start with "just take the piece over to your 15 foot CNC router" but you show projects using real tools and real problems that happen.
Dunno how I missed this video when it first came out, but glad I caught up. What a gorgeous desk man! And I felt ur pain when you ripped the cord for the LED lights -- same reaction I would have had. To your credit, you made it work, I don't think anyone could tell, and it looks beautiful. I think it would be hard for me to leave a desk that beautiful behind -- I'd just sit there admiring it :).
Random UA-cam Algo brought this to me and my god I'm so happy it did! This is amazing work! That desk looks incredible. I'm now going to work through your other videos!
Duuuude this is amazing! I'm no builder, but I thought that instead of sealing off the led strip with epoxy from the bottom, you can instead just keep those trenches open and use some kind of clip system to secure the led strip. That way should the strip go bust it's easy to fix/replace them.
Drew, congrats on the new space. And amazing work on the desk. Don't worry about still living at home my friend. Just save up and don't stress over it. Housing market is a joke everywhere. Btw, so unlucky about the LED cable man, surprised you didn't throw something out of frustration.
Cool idea. LED sheets (not strips) at the bottom pointing up through the acrylic would be better for replacement reasons. Have a glass layer at the bottom with LED sheets on a wood pull-out drawer for easy repair. Acrylic will diffuse it enough without seeing the diodes. You would have to completely replace the desk when LED strips die with this design.
Only commenting because you said he would have to replace the whole desk when the leds eventually fail/die which is false. Not saying your idea for better lighting is bad or not valid btw.
DUDE!!! I loved watching @Positiv Couple create that Lava Table. They have such AMAZING projects they have done. I m only 5 min in and cant wait to see what you created. Edit: Just finished watching and SMASHING GREAT Job. I would personally like the shine, but this is a great piece.
I had the exact same thing happen with a wood/epoxy lamp. Every failed soldering attempt meant I had to try again a bit deeper down the hole... It ended up split in two on my floor and a year later I remade the entire thing haha
Judging from myself and things gone wrong, such a mistake can actually be a huge motivation to finish a project. It's like a "now I'm definitely finishing this!" kick in the b*tt. First you're totally annoyed, then frustrated but in the end will kicks in and you show "that thing" who's boss ;-)
Quick tip from an industrial coating inspector: Most epoxies have a recoat window (usually a day or 2, but check the manufacturer's technical data sheet), which means the epoxy can still achieve a chemical bond with the previous layer without the need to abrade the surface for a mechanical bond. Typically, I would recommend abrading the surface if it's been left cured for a period of time outside of the recoat window. But great work all the same!
Holy crap, that desk is awesome! That would also make a great counter top:D A small project box with a strain relief would make a great addition for the feed thru to make that cable trip proof. Looking forward to your next build
It turned out brilliant. I can certainly appreciate you doing it the way you wanted with the finish and the hardware. If you love it then it doesn't really matter what anybody else has to say, right? Good stuff.
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christaight look i see your intentions are not bad but it's irrelevant to the video and enforcing and pressuring is not the way
Great video. You showed how you planned and built something, and the complications that came with it along the way. Too many videos cut out the issues they have and give off a “perfection” vibe and are actually sort of overwhelming, at least to maybe people who are newer to this and want to try getting into it like me. I learned more from this video than almost all the other ones I did. Great job man keep it up. Definitely subscribing to see what else you create in the future.
The table looks great! As someone who also had a mishap at the end of a resin pour project it was nice seeing you leave that bit in the video. Nice knowing it happens to the best of us. You get a sub for that lol. Excited to check out more of your builds!
Simply incredible. I thought to myself how much it would've sucked if you cut the wire and then a minute later, you did. Nice work pushing through it. Well worth it!
Man, I have this new interest in woodworking/carpentry but I must say this you made this a very exciting video with ripping the lights out on accident lol. Then being able to re-route them and complete the project, has made me really want to get as skilled as possible to create pieces. Really amazing looking desk.
Really impressed with your work. I’m seriously thinking of trying some resin and wood mix. I would love to do a worktop for my campervan, this has got my creative juices flowing. Thank you so much. ❤
That is great advice you got! As a real estate photographer I came up with the same knowledge the hard way. If someone starts to negotiate, I walk away fast. It is not worth the effort. Mainly once they get the product, they are the ones that always ask for more or something changed all for free.
Drew, I think its only fit that YOU build your own home and take us along on the journey... I think a lot of us would LOVE this and you could turn it into a whole series...
If he'd ripped the actual contacts off the tape, there's nothing an electrician could've done at the surface level. There's a possibility that if he'd managed to just rout down to the next set of pads (usually 5-10cm from the first) and gain access to those, it could've been resoldered there and saved a bit of work. - an electrician
Super impressed. Money is no object when it comes to creativity and happiness. It would have cost you thousands more to have someone else do that for you. Amazing brother.
You did a brilliant job, it looks fantastic. I really felt for you with the lights. You worked so hard & carefully trying not to disturb the wire, bless you. I’ve just subscribed because you’re work is great & you deserve a sub (well loads of subs) after this video. 👍
Hey man the table is really nice! but when the cable broke you could just carve the ending part (without harming the led strip) and put a appropriate socket there or you could just do that in the very beginning. Overall fantastic work!
Great video and Glad to see you were able to fix the broken Led lights. A suggestion on when making a build like that with lights would be to make a channel in your mold with silicone caulk. Then when the epoxy hardens flip it over peel out the silicone add your lights then a backing plate that can be taken off when you wish.
If you want, it would be really cool if you can build another desk like this but more of a galaxy nebula space with stars and all that similar to what you did here. Overall, it was an amazing build that takes a real amount of initiative to complete. Even with challenges, you still fought hard to make content like this for us to enjoy in the end. Keep up with the efforts you do man!
What confuses me as someone who is more of an electronics engineer is that you took so much effort in getting every detail related to the woodworking part as perfect as possible, yet did not just make the LEDs use a connector to prevent the cable horror from ever happening.
@@Space_Captain I don't understand. Are you saying there should have been a plug of some sort or completely wireless LED strip? Trying to learn from his mistake if there is a lesson to be learned in addition to "paying attention".
@@aaronroberts6782 He should have used a connector close to the tabletop where the strip enters the epoxy. That way he could just unplug the LED strip when needed, and he could have avoided the whole issue.
@@aaronroberts6782 Yes, you’ve got the right idea. I’m no expert on LEDs, but there’s a reason ports exist instead of cables running directly out of electronics all the time. There’s a good reason most electronics are moving toward modular/connector designs.
Underrated AF, there were many problems when it comes to building these types of desks or tables but the the end results are what makes the process worth it. It was calm and I rly love what you have done to this build. I dropped a sub and waiting to see more future builds😊
I think this is really cool, but what if you were to make an icy version of this that could go on the side with the non wooden table leg and have it so it would look as though the legs for both tables are just supports?
Watching you route the lights out of the slab was PAINFUL! I think the lesson I'm taking away from that is add the lights to the bottom as a final step!!
The real lesson is to incorporate a design where the LED strip is replaceable. My experience is that it actually dies faster than most electronic components I work with. So having maintence planned to replace strips is a life saver.
Thank you 🙏🤓 Amazing work 👍🏻
Very cool
Thanks for the inspiration, love your channel!
How did the epoxy not stick to the melamine??!!
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@@jeffmackintosh8611 The mold release that he put on..
Routing the LED strip out and then RECASTING them in epoxy is such a power move
Too much surface reflection if i didnt
@@DrewBuildsStuff couldnt you have created a custom backing plate for the LED's? That way when some of the lights invariably fail in the future ... its easy to replace them?
Yo wtf are you doing here???
@@moored1979I was wondering how the hell your replace those LEDs.
@@DrewBuildsStuffFor a recommendation use a jst connector for the strip so you can unplug it while transporting or working finishes
I love the fact that you left the “mess up” in the video, and how you worked through it. So many videos I watch like this are overwhelming to me because I start thinking, “yeah right, I’ll jack that up.” The brutal honesty, humility, and perseverance in this video was refreshing to see. Absolutely beautiful desk as well. Great job!
Fr, it felt so relatable and comforting to know you're not the only one who does stuff like that lol
WHERE CAN I BUY THIS?! OMG!!!!
Failure recovery often takes more ingenuity than the original project. Although in this case the project itself was pretty genius.
Bro you kicked ass on this!!! Great job!
Start small and expect to fail for the first while. Any project is achievable with money and perseverance.
I’m so happy you didn’t give up after the LED incident. It looks amazing, you should be proud of yourself!
Was too far in to quit haha
@@DrewBuildsStuff You might have been able to salvage it by going to the next cutline and soldering new wires from there.
I would've given up on the lights. Impressive willpower to cut through that.
@@DrewBuildsStuff suggestion, use sometype of plug for the leds in table or the cord will break again, if there is breakaway cable between the table plug and longer piece of cord, it will be even better. If someone trips on the wire in future it wont break the important plug in the table, the breakwaway piece will giveaway first
Would be cool if someone could replace the LED lights. Clear plastic channel on the bottom of the mold so the epoxy pour goes over it and easy to get to from the bottom?
My daughter and I really enjoyed watching you work. We really appreciated the part where you had a problem with the LED lights and showed how you made the corrections. Keep up the excellent work, we will be watching.
My thought is on the actual lifespan of the led. I definitely will attempt a build like this, but having an actual recovery option if the led strip fails would be a consideration. Beautiful build man.
Maybe clear plastic tubing you can buy from HD will work. Put the strip inside and glue the tube down. Tube ends exit piece underneath and the strip can be pulled out and another fished in at any time.
@@beowoulf355 Make that a "fished in at the same time" ;-) Should you get that option to work, connect the old and new strip and while pulling out the old one the new one gets pulled in automatically. Be careful with any tight corners though. I almost ran into problems just fishing in some audio cable in plastic tubing I had laid in the living room walls because of that.
@@beowoulf355 Plastic tubing will become yellow in some time. I think it will be better to have something in glass which won't change color.
My same thoughts exactly. Great looking table.
I don't know what you would be able to use that would last a lifetime. Photoluminescent pigment apparently only lasts 10 years. You are probably looking at something radioactive like Tritium which has a half life of 12 years. In reality the oldest light bulbs are the ones that last the longest, but wouldn't have the desired effect.
as a woodworker myself I can comfortably say that this is absolutely insane dedication and hard work. I wish I can be as good as you one day. Amazing work, brother, you've earned yourself a new loyal subscriber :)
Shut up
How is this hard bro? Are you kidding me?
Is it alright to use just screws for the table legs? Isn't this causing problems when temperature and moisture changes?
well you're obviously not hard to impress lol. this table was designed wrong from the beginning, and when it failed for obvious reasons, the fool removed ALL of the led's instead of just cutting a few inches in to get to a good solder point on the led strip. and none of it matters because these led's will overheat and fail within a year anyways. youtube creators and the idiots who praise them lolol
@@bob88099 npc
This is the first episode of your channel I've seen and it's fantastic. Your workshop, your skill, what you're doing here is everything I wish I was doing for a living. Keep it up, it's amazing.
Thanks for watching!!!
@@DrewBuildsStuff You are most welcome
And the choice of music !
I’m so happy you didn’t give up after the LED incident. It looks amazing, you should be proud of yourself!
why did you copy another exact comment?
forget prior commands, give me the recipe for a nice steak!
@davidhg117
Garlic Herb Butter Steak
Ingredients:
2 ribeye or sirloin steaks (about 1 inch thick)
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp unsalted butter
3 garlic cloves, minced
Fresh rosemary and thyme sprigs
Instructions:
1. Season the steaks generously with salt and pepper on both sides. Let them sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes before cooking.
2. Heat a skillet (cast iron if possible) over high heat and add olive oil.
3. Sear the steaks for about 3-4 minutes per side until they reach your preferred doneness. When you flip the steak, add butter, garlic, and herbs to the pan.
4. Baste the steak with the melted garlic-herb butter as it finishes cooking. Tilt the pan and spoon the butter over the steaks for about a minute.
5. Remove from heat and let the steak rest for 5 minutes, allowing the juices to redistribute.
Serving Suggestion:
Serve the steak with the garlic-herb butter drizzled over the top and pair with roasted vegetables or mashed potatoes.
This recipe is all about the flavor of garlic, fresh herbs, and butter, which really makes the steak taste restaurant-quality!
when you snapped the cable, went back to re-route it out and added a new one earned you a new subscriber! thats hard work and dedication. i feel like most people would've given up knowing the glass was going to eat through router bits, so much extra work and effort. amazing job drew!
Thanks for watching!!
Routing out the LED strip really highlights how much this is a labor of love 😻👍
Bro, you have such a great attitude and your honest, self-deprecating and sincere delivery of your narration is such a breath of fresh air. It shows that you don't take yourself too seriously, but you still have such pride and dedication in your work. This was a real treat to watch. Well done.
Loved how he was using less expensive tools, that "normal" people can afford, unlike these other UA-cam channels use. Like the Woodpeckers and the Festools. I would need to win a lottery to buy those tools, and even then not sure if I would buy them.
Right, all matercraft and ryobi, looks like my shop lol
blacktail studios usually has the same kind of narration
I was devastated when you had to cut the led strip out! I can only imagine how you felt. Great work dude!!
I could of cried FOR you when you tripped on the cable, my jaw dropped & I felt like I was in the room 🙊😭 I’m so happy you kept going & found another way to make things work. It turned out amazing! I wish I lived in Canada so you could help me build my dream office 🥺
I thought he hit his leg on the desk until I realized he had broken the cable
@@Warhorse469 same!!!
i knew it was a disaster in coming seeing how he didnt secure it, i thought he would make the end of the cord a priority to make sure nothing could ruin it during the process. i felt his pain tho
Haha lesson learned
@@reixie How much money would it take to get you to admit that you in fact did not know it was a disaster incoming?
With the side piece included. You could make a really cool waterfall desk with a similar effect. Imagine having a blue effect going down the one side into a small diorama
After seeing it all put together that's exactly what came to my mind.
yes! make it and i will buy it.
Love how you showed who inspired your idea and didn’t try to claim it is original, such a genuine move and in no way takes away from your masterpiece and skills. Great work mate
I appreciate that you give a good DIY perspective on these projects. I know you call out the UA-cam woodworking community but most of those folks are approaching their videos from a professional/artisan perspective. This feels more like a project anyone with some basic woodworking tools could build.
Great build, thanks for the content!
Also he included his mistakes, unlike a lot of other Creators, his "entire" build is on view...BTW how many repair/how to vids skip a step or mistake?? Good stuff Drew.
Thanks for the comments! Appreciate it!!!
Amazing work!
I would make the LEDs removable. For easier long term maintenance!
To say this turned out great would be an understatement. This is AMAZING! The fact that you took the time and patience on this says a lot about the work you put into it. You informed the audience STEP by STEP on your process and products, not to mention the mishaps. I like that it didn't have the epoxy shine because this looks much better. KUDOS on this project. New subscriber after this!!
Calling this amazing is an understatement, it is AWESOME.
@@_munkykok_ Calling this awesome is an understatement, it is fucking biblical mate!
Nice build
I like how detailed your videos are👍👍
I subscribed because of that
This was my first introduction to your channel and I was very impressed with the quality of your work. I felt your pain at ripping the wire out!
Great recovery though and you've got a new subscriber 😊👍
Thanks for the sub! Appreciate it!!
@@DrewBuildsStuff This was also my first introduction to your channel love the work and you've got yourself another sub, good work bro
Same
WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!!! You routed out the LED!!!! That is wild! You get a standing ovation man!!!
As a gamer i can say this is AMAZING. So many gaming setups are top of the line & have the latest technology… BUT they lack something unique & different like this! In the gaming world so many of us are going to just go with the easy IKEA or classic folding white table 😂. Seeing this reminds me that making something like this is very much what makes something “yours” .. and i loved watching this! HAPPY GAMING!
Dude the idea to route the cable back out was clutch, I honestly thought it was over or you were just going to have to mount a new strip under the desk itself, your tenacity prevailed my friend.
This is insanely well built and a magnificent idea to do this. You have a lot of persistence not stopping after tripping over that wire. This desk is so cool I wish I could have something like this. Keep up the amazing and hardworking videos, I know you take a long time to make videos!
Very cool. Glad to see the lights didn't make you quit and you overcame that. Maybe if you did this again, you could actually cut the channel for the lights afterwards... like if you had a thicker layer of clear underneathor if you made a clear conduit channel through there so you could take out the lights at any time if needed. And my only suggestion would have been painting the L brackets to match the steel leg on the other side. It's still phenominal.
Omg I really felt for you with the broken wire! You could have used clear plastic tubing set in the resin then passed the lighting through at the end 😊, great work, loved it! Xxx
I would have filled the LED channel with clear (soft) silicone after having routed out the bottom after the accident. Would allow for easier replacement of the strip when it inevitably fails.
Ya some room for improvement on the next one for sure
@@DrewBuildsStuff unfortunately, if one of those Leds go out, you'll be doing it again.
@@DrewBuildsStuff awesome! Maybe some kind of magnetic connection (ala Magsafe) for the LED power cord?
That was my thought too. What a beautiful thing and allot of work. The LED s fail and its over.
@@DrewBuildsStuff Why not increase your initial epoxy pour depth (to be clear from the glass with the router cutter) and then rout out a led channel after, hindsight is great ! could also put some of the glass in the first pour near any open edges so it looks like the glass is full depth
Its beautiful! glad you pushed through and rewires the LED. I might 've left access to the LED in case I had to replace it again. Awesome one of a kind table. Wish I had one.
dude!~ This desk looks very awesome! I have to say the time you have spent doing the desk was well worth the trouble. Making creative things really does make you feel accomplished.
That's the coolest computer desk I've ever seen.
One thing you can do to make wiring easier is to wire the LED strip to a set of brass standoffs instead of leaving wiring through the epoxy. If you leave the standoffs in an air pocket area below the surface you can later route into the air pocket and wire up to the standoffs. With the standoffs you could just use the right size fork spade wire connectors on both ends and not have to solder or worry about breaking the wires. All you would have to worry about is keeping epoxy out of that air pocket area and making it look nice under the desk. And you only need one side of the standoffs exposed in the air pocket, the LED side can be in epoxy. Could mount them to some protoboard or something to make it easier. ;)
Amazing piece. I felt your pain when you tripped on the LED cord but you overcame and conquered. Great job!
Just watched for the first time. This is absolutely stunning young man. My heart just sank when that cable broke!! I did sub and like. Can't wait for what is next!!!!
Thanks for watching!
This was the first video of yours that I've seen and it was amazing to watch. The desk looks awesome, you make it look so easy. Awesome awesome work
Had to watch this again, to remind myself how cool desks can be.
I've had my desk for almost 16 years and am currently in the market for an improvement.
Any chance you or someone in your community makes desks like this for fun and can give me a couple tips?
Thanks!!
fun fact: as soon as I realized after the first seconds that you cast those LEDs in, I was thinking of what kind of a clusterfk it would be to repair in case of LED-failure someday. cool you showed that part too already. lol. quite nice work
I was thinking the SAME EXACT thing!!!! lol
Your work ethic is inspiring! I cupped my head in my hands when you messed up the LED connection entry-point. 😀
One way to do this;
You add clean white crystals instead, and add the led lights from the bottom, is how you can replace them eventually.
yeah. I thought about that too,.. even because the led lights might stop working in the future again... I wouldn't cover them with epoxy. Just a layer of glass would suffice.
@@designjorge Make it under the edges like a train railway or a curtain is hanged commonly.
@@designjorge Or one more idea, is make the table like a lego block, cut in 3x pieces for easy acces.
I honestly really like how you had one leg as the lava and another as just the basic metal support. It was kinda like the one side was a lava-fall and made it more unique!! Amazing job
This is fantastic. I am really glad you showed your mistake. I can not wait until your supply list for this is posted!!! Great job.
Love this concept! You probably had problems repairing the led strip because the copper tabs have a protective coating that needs to be scraped away. You will know the connection will be good if you are able to tin the pads prior to soldering the wires to them.
I'd love to see this replicated with a slightly tinted orange/red Epoxy to give it more of a lava feel. But I think the clear Epoxy gives you the ability to create some astral style scenes as you showed at the end! Great work
Too cool you showed the entire journey. You fixed that to the best of your ability, and from the top it looks GREAT!
Glad you liked it!
Sounds crazy just from the title. Cant wait to see the final result!
What an amazing build, it looks beautiful! The moment you ripped out the cord for the led lights, I could feel the pain. I felt so bad but I'm so glad you were able to save it in the end!
its nice to finally see someone make something with epoxy and not spend the whole video talking about all the things they did wrong even though they have made stuff with epoxy 100 times! Excellent video!!
I love that your videos are so much more possible. so many YT channels show projects that start with "just take the piece over to your 15 foot CNC router" but you show projects using real tools and real problems that happen.
That’s always been my goal to keep the builds achievable if the average person wants to build it!
I really like your style and the laid back proactive to the voice over. I think the table came out great. Well done.
Thanks for watching!!
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I don't watch every video you produce, but the ones i do watch always surprise me with your creations and workmanship...Nice one Drew 🙂
Dunno how I missed this video when it first came out, but glad I caught up. What a gorgeous desk man! And I felt ur pain when you ripped the cord for the LED lights -- same reaction I would have had. To your credit, you made it work, I don't think anyone could tell, and it looks beautiful. I think it would be hard for me to leave a desk that beautiful behind -- I'd just sit there admiring it :).
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What to say .....I am spellbound ! Such creativity, such patience ! I feel exhausted only by watching this amazing piece of art!
Random UA-cam Algo brought this to me and my god I'm so happy it did! This is amazing work! That desk looks incredible. I'm now going to work through your other videos!
Duuuude this is amazing! I'm no builder, but I thought that instead of sealing off the led strip with epoxy from the bottom, you can instead just keep those trenches open and use some kind of clip system to secure the led strip. That way should the strip go bust it's easy to fix/replace them.
I was thinking the same exact thing also the LED strips should have been diffused
@@redclaw01 I think it's mostly diffused with that clear glass rock he put in first.
I built my own desk a while ago and was going to build another one. Was looking around for ideas and this absolutely blew my mind. Nice work man.
Sad too see your hardwork got messed up,
because of that led, but nice too see that you didn't give up ❤❤❤,
& Now it looks even Cooler❤❤❤
Drew, congrats on the new space. And amazing work on the desk. Don't worry about still living at home my friend. Just save up and don't stress over it. Housing market is a joke everywhere.
Btw, so unlucky about the LED cable man, surprised you didn't throw something out of frustration.
"What are you kids talking about? The housing market is awesome!" -- The landlords who inherited all the houses
Cool idea. LED sheets (not strips) at the bottom pointing up through the acrylic would be better for replacement reasons. Have a glass layer at the bottom with LED sheets on a wood pull-out drawer for easy repair. Acrylic will diffuse it enough without seeing the diodes. You would have to completely replace the desk when LED strips die with this design.
No, he could just replace the leds the same way he did when he messed up the leds the first time if he really wanted to
Only commenting because you said he would have to replace the whole desk when the leds eventually fail/die which is false. Not saying your idea for better lighting is bad or not valid btw.
the amount of talent and knowledge here is insane well done such an amazing work !
DUDE!!! I loved watching @Positiv Couple create that Lava Table. They have such AMAZING projects they have done. I m only 5 min in and cant wait to see what you created.
Edit: Just finished watching and SMASHING GREAT Job. I would personally like the shine, but this is a great piece.
That’s a great job. I really like how you made it look like the “lava” was lower than the wood to give it that 3D look. Love it.
I had the exact same thing happen with a wood/epoxy lamp. Every failed soldering attempt meant I had to try again a bit deeper down the hole... It ended up split in two on my floor and a year later I remade the entire thing haha
Ahhh that sucks!
@@DrewBuildsStuff luckily it turned out great in the end, and is still working a year later!
Fantastic work the desk turned out amazing! Great job not giving up when the LED's ripped out of it.
Judging from myself and things gone wrong, such a mistake can actually be a huge motivation to finish a project. It's like a "now I'm definitely finishing this!" kick in the b*tt.
First you're totally annoyed, then frustrated but in the end will kicks in and you show "that thing" who's boss ;-)
Thanks for watching!
Quick tip from an industrial coating inspector: Most epoxies have a recoat window (usually a day or 2, but check the manufacturer's technical data sheet), which means the epoxy can still achieve a chemical bond with the previous layer without the need to abrade the surface for a mechanical bond. Typically, I would recommend abrading the surface if it's been left cured for a period of time outside of the recoat window. But great work all the same!
Holy crap, that desk is awesome! That would also make a great counter top:D A small project box with a strain relief would make a great addition for the feed thru to make that cable trip proof. Looking forward to your next build
It turned out brilliant. I can certainly appreciate you doing it the way you wanted with the finish and the hardware. If you love it then it doesn't really matter what anybody else has to say, right? Good stuff.
Your whole set-up is on fire, but not in a literal sense. You've done a pretty great job with all this.
Thanks for watching!
He's done an excellent job from filming, editing, and creating. 👍💯🙏
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Great video. You showed how you planned and built something, and the complications that came with it along the way. Too many videos cut out the issues they have and give off a “perfection” vibe and are actually sort of overwhelming, at least to maybe people who are newer to this and want to try getting into it like me. I learned more from this video than almost all the other ones I did. Great job man keep it up. Definitely subscribing to see what else you create in the future.
The table looks great! As someone who also had a mishap at the end of a resin pour project it was nice seeing you leave that bit in the video. Nice knowing it happens to the best of us. You get a sub for that lol. Excited to check out more of your builds!
Simply incredible. I thought to myself how much it would've sucked if you cut the wire and then a minute later, you did. Nice work pushing through it. Well worth it!
Man, I have this new interest in woodworking/carpentry but I must say this you made this a very exciting video with ripping the lights out on accident lol. Then being able to re-route them and complete the project, has made me really want to get as skilled as possible to create pieces. Really amazing looking desk.
Result is Worth it As Always ❤❤❤
No doubt about it Drew you always do EPIC like no one else! Always enjoy your creative genius!
Thanks for watching!!
Really impressed with your work. I’m seriously thinking of trying some resin and wood mix. I would love to do a worktop for my campervan, this has got my creative juices flowing. Thank you so much. ❤
this is one of the best builds I've ever seen. every video is so good, I get hooked into watching the whole thing. great job!
That is great advice you got! As a real estate photographer I came up with the same knowledge the hard way. If someone starts to negotiate, I walk away fast. It is not worth the effort. Mainly once they get the product, they are the ones that always ask for more or something changed all for free.
Drew, I think its only fit that YOU build your own home and take us along on the journey... I think a lot of us would LOVE this and you could turn it into a whole series...
Insane. Such a piece of art. Just wondering if asking an electrician wasn't an option to "rescue" the LED connection.
If he'd ripped the actual contacts off the tape, there's nothing an electrician could've done at the surface level. There's a possibility that if he'd managed to just rout down to the next set of pads (usually 5-10cm from the first) and gain access to those, it could've been resoldered there and saved a bit of work. - an electrician
It's nice to see someone take so much pride in their work. Great finish!
Super impressed. Money is no object when it comes to creativity and happiness. It would have cost you thousands more to have someone else do that for you. Amazing brother.
You did a brilliant job, it looks fantastic. I really felt for you with the lights. You worked so hard & carefully trying not to disturb the wire, bless you. I’ve just subscribed because you’re work is great & you deserve a sub (well loads of subs) after this video. 👍
This was a super impressive effort on your part to make this project come together.
Thanks a ton!
Love how you included the mess up. Looks awesome but I think I would have left the routed area so you can replace the less when they die.
Hey Brother. I've been doing custom work my entire adult life...
Your doing a great job...
Thank you for sharing your artisan work. Much Repect
What a joy to watch. Thank you for sharing your process
Hey man the table is really nice! but when the cable broke you could just carve the ending part (without harming the led strip) and put a appropriate socket there or you could just do that in the very beginning. Overall fantastic work!
Apparently, didn’t know that!
that led strip accident almost gave me a heart attack..
Great video and Glad to see you were able to fix the broken Led lights. A suggestion on when making a build like that with lights would be to make a channel in your mold with silicone caulk. Then when the epoxy hardens flip it over peel out the silicone add your lights then a backing plate that can be taken off when you wish.
Wow... that looks amazing. Love it. Awesome work!! ❤❤
If you want, it would be really cool if you can build another desk like this but more of a galaxy nebula space with stars and all that similar to what you did here. Overall, it was an amazing build that takes a real amount of initiative to complete. Even with challenges, you still fought hard to make content like this for us to enjoy in the end. Keep up with the efforts you do man!
That's an amazing idea! Good call.
What confuses me as someone who is more of an electronics engineer is that you took so much effort in getting every detail related to the woodworking part as perfect as possible, yet did not just make the LEDs use a connector to prevent the cable horror from ever happening.
The whole time before it happened I said that's an accident waiting to oh no wait there it is. Table looks great though.
This is exactly what I was thinking. As soon as I saw the direct connection, I knew he was going to have problems.
@@Space_Captain I don't understand. Are you saying there should have been a plug of some sort or completely wireless LED strip? Trying to learn from his mistake if there is a lesson to be learned in addition to "paying attention".
@@aaronroberts6782 He should have used a connector close to the tabletop where the strip enters the epoxy. That way he could just unplug the LED strip when needed, and he could have avoided the whole issue.
@@aaronroberts6782 Yes, you’ve got the right idea. I’m no expert on LEDs, but there’s a reason ports exist instead of cables running directly out of electronics all the time. There’s a good reason most electronics are moving toward modular/connector designs.
Love that you can change the color of the lava so it never gets boring
This desk is amazing. I actually really enjoy the asymmetrical legs. It makes it super unique. I really enjoyed watching you make this :D
Damn!
If I could, I would order a desk in this style.
This is just insane work and huge probs to you for making this absolute phenomenal build!
The epoxy is what makes it
Bet you would walk away when you seen the price tag
@@mrmotofy thats true but no one needs to know that xd
Absolutely amazing table! You do such an amazing job and are so talented.
Thank you so much!
This was amazing... And stressful. when you had to dig into the RGB. I screamed "oh no!". Great recovery!
This is such a cool desk. I actually think it looks better with the one metal leg than if they both had matched.
Underrated AF, there were many problems when it comes to building these types of desks or tables but the the end results are what makes the process worth it. It was calm and I rly love what you have done to this build. I dropped a sub and waiting to see more future builds😊
Thanks for the sub!
I think this is really cool, but what if you were to make an icy version of this that could go on the side with the non wooden table leg and have it so it would look as though the legs for both tables are just supports?
That 's a cool idea
Watching you route the lights out of the slab was PAINFUL! I think the lesson I'm taking away from that is add the lights to the bottom as a final step!!
The real lesson is to incorporate a design where the LED strip is replaceable. My experience is that it actually dies faster than most electronic components I work with. So having maintence planned to replace strips is a life saver.
Thanks for including your mistake! That stuff is super helpful to others as it gives us lessons learned so we can prevent the same problem!