Turning Broken Gadgets into an Epoxy Masterpiece | The Ultimate Tech Desk

🌟 Transforming Circuit Boards into a Work of Art | The Ultimate Tech Desk! 🌟
In a world overflowing with discarded technology, we found beauty in the unexpected. Join us on an extraordinary journey as we give new life to forgotten circuit boards, turning them into stunning art pieces that double as functional inspiration for your daily grind.
This standing desk isn't just a piece of furniture; it's a testament to innovation and creativity. With a myriad of incredible features like wireless charging, seamless cable management, an under-desk computer mount, and even a hidden built-in coaster (because coffee is a necessity, right?), it's more than meets the eye.
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Content Mentioned ►
How to cut a DOVETAIL JOINT by HAND (Matt Estlea) ► • How to cut a DOVETAIL ...
Making Round Corners | 5 Valuable Wood Bending Lessons Learned ► • Making Rounded Corners...
TimeStamps ►
00:00 Intro
00:33 Solo Ryzer Desk Frame
01:55 Rough Cuts
02:49 Assembly
03:41 Installing LEDs
03:59 Electronics Preparation
04:49 Failed Coaster
05:01 Electronics Placement
05:13 Black Epoxy Base
05:26 Clear Epoxy Top Coat
05:42 Not Enough Epoxy!
06:02 Second Top Coat Repair
06:29 Polishing & Sanding
07:16 Mistakes Were Made, and Fixed!
07:38 Computer Mount
08:14 Dovetail Shelves
08:54 Final Touches
09:33 Reveal
10:38 Final Thoughts

[@ShopNation]

Dude...how on earth are you only at 10k subs!? Awesome project, amazing video, and killer edits. Keep it up man!!!

[@JacobChrist]

You sick bastard, its not like I don't have enough unfinished projects, now I want to start another one. When I saw the nicely mounted Foucusrite I drooled and now I have a mess to cleanup.

[@buildxyz]

You can do it! And I want to see it!

[@DontTrustMe100]

Love the added touches of the coaster and wireless charging in it. The LED timer is genius 👇

[@Derrick6162]

Total A-1 Craftsmanship!!! Guy has skills. I've worked in the electronics industry for 40+ years, this is ABSOLUTELY my dream desk. Thanks for sharing, 👍👍

[@jacklewis100]

Absolutely beautiful! So much details. I've wanted to do this with PCBs too... but now I realise I just don't have the wood skills but maybe I can do something simpler!

[@PhillipHilton]

After the planning the tough part is 'actually starting' and then once you've started forcing yourself to stop. There is no such thing as a 'final finish.' Like you I really wanted to start building my own furniture. In my case I wanted to showcase the grain on the local hardwoods available to me here in Singapore i.e. rainwood, angsana, mango etc. However, there was a massive snag. I'd never done any woodworking before AND I live in a small apartment. Also, I don't have a shed/garage/workshop and no one would rent me space. However, it didn't stop me I found a lumber yard that would cut my project boards to the correct approximate size and with battery powered tools I could carefully work them into the required shapes then put them together with woodglue and clamps to create the carcasses. I've built most of my stuff with a jigsaw, a power drill, a dowling jig, a router and a random orbital sander. I'd never done anything like this before but I worked at it and got some great results. I wish I had started doing this years ago. If you want to get started pick something simple for your first project that you will use in your home and take your time. You will be glad you did.

[@sshrpa]

Love the birds!

[@sean6077]

WOW! You definitely get the "coolest desk I've ever seen" award. And I've been watching woodworking and desk build videos for quite a while. Awesome, awesome build, man. Truly a work of art.

[@GeorgeOprea10]

This is a thing of dreams. inspiring.

[@PeterGrace2013]

This build is breathtaking; I sat jaw-agape for the reveal. Amazing work.

[@angelomuro2243]

Love the attention to detail. Glad the second pour went well and looked perfectly clear! Seeing that Power Shot camera brought back some great memories.

[@billy6427]

Nice Looking Table

[@brunofonseca9686]

This looked amazing. Kudos from Brazil.

[@dnaske]

Awesome job. Did you have to fight a lot of bubbles in the pour?

[@BigFatChunkers]

As usual super cool, super creative and great concept reusing e-waste. 🤓 nerding out over here!

[@WisdomEDM]

Amazing craftsmanship and attention to detail, easy sub ❤️

[@AlansInventions]

Came out really nice!

[@michijay8166]

What a beautiful work!! Absolutely awesome!

[@808zhu]

I like your tools. 👍 Awesome video. Inspiring.

[@ChristophLehner]

The intro got me laughing😂 Great build 💪 The dovetails came out very nice. I remember my first handcut dovetails, and they were hideous😅

[@progressivedesk]

Looks great! 😍

[@Felix.Garcia]

Looks awesome, great job!

[@Mr_Turnbull]

great video. I love that kind of diy stories, there's always a lot to learn. Besides, i wouln't go myself for such an table for two reasons: first, i'm not a friend of epoxy at all, second i am convinced that a plain, homogeneous table surface on a workstation is very advantageous for quickly discovering small objects.

[@steverileyretired]

Wow, Fantasic great job

[@odoylrulz1]

Love the cable pits!

[@firstname9371]

One look at your channel page was all I needed to know that you deserve a subscription.

[@TwoTimesTwentyOne]

Awesome work man!

[@yippykayyay]

how many gallons did you buy for a desk this size?? Amazing project

[@mosher2302]

One thing I wouldn'd do is embedding LEDs. When they fail and they will, you will have them directly in front of you bothering all day long. But other than that, desk looks amazing.

[@txwombat7826]

Beautiful desk

[@kungfumaster8171]

Brilliant.

[@PhillipHilton]

Nice work sir.

[@myriadtechrepair1191]

Solid.

[@ravitejaaechan2455]

How big is your desk and how much epoxy did you use?

[@joesgarage618]

could you post what type of black and clear epoxy you used??

[@PhonetoysTv]

nice

[@chrisgarner8417]

What did you polish the top with? ive done alot of sanding and then a overpour before but never sanded and polished to get the same look

[@buildxyz]

The final polishing stages are done with the Novus 3 part system

[@BartekP]

Very cool. But how easyli it's makes you scratches during regular work and how it's looks after year or two?

[@buildxyz]

Time will tell, if feels hard like glass. It’s easy to apply a quick polish. A river table with dishes and pots on it would get a lot more scratches and folks make those all the time :)

[@Blizzard4242]

Looks great! The only gripe I have, if the led strip or the magsafe charger breaks, if you switch to an android phone or Apple decides to introduce a different wireless charger that's not backwards compatible, you would need to throw away a huge resin brick...

[@buildxyz]

%100 and why I went with the best wireless charger that works with Android devices too. But yes it could break which is reason I didn’t bury more active electronic components. It’s not a resin brick though imo. It’s all really just cosmetics and the charger will look cool forever.

[@Blizzard4242]

@@buildxyz ah I didn't catch that, good foresight! Definitely, although you won't be able to use the wireless charger if it breaks, would've been cool if you came up with a design that would allow to exchange it. The only thing that would be unfortunate is when the led strip breaks or simply wears out (led's don't last forever, especially if they are not heatsinked as in your case), where it would be quite difficult to impossible to replace.

[@buildxyz]

Very impossible to replace lol. They are set in (almost) stone 🤣 I like a little risk with every build!

[@InGeorgeWeTrust]

What monitor is that?

[@emilianmg]

What kind of Epoxy you used ? I see o the internet that not all the epoxy can be used. Thanks

[@KrisCole32]

Do you have any plans you can share for this?

[@buildxyz]

Sorry, no plans for this project. I didn’t think it would have much demand and also it could be too specific for this desk frame.

[@hanvita2583]

Wow, you fuckin bastard of GREAT IMPRESSIVE IDEA & WORK as well. Your desk looks great and I’m … unable to say more than WOW!

[@emilianmg]

@buildxyz What is the black liquid that you put at 5:17s ? Thanks

[@buildxyz]

That is black epoxy pigment, a little goes a long way!

When I see projects like this, I always wonder if people take epoxy seriously enough, and when I saw that right, you were not wearing a respirator while pouring the epoxy. Especially when you pour significant amounts of epoxy, this stuff is toxic. During sanding, I saw one, but not during pouring. But enough complaints. The project itself is fantastic. It looks really cool.

[@808zhu]

Yo'.

[@KattKirsch]

Thought this said tech deck and legitimately thought you'd made a tech deck skatepark lol... sooooo how about it??

[@dharsan0123]

What happens when one led fails and the remaining chain doesn't light up?

[@NiksSofa]

Killing the NES for yet another stupid epoxy pour table is a crime.

[@ProLive22]

good