Share your HOME WORKING workstation environment - pics

Share your HOME WORKING workstation environment - pics

Author
Discussion

paulrockliffe

15,639 posts

226 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2021
quotequote all
aparna said:
I just bought a 3m solid wood kitchen worktop on a whim, after not having anywhere to put my tea.

Now it's here, it looks ridiculously long, still in it's wrapper in the hall. Was planning on putting it on some ikea drawers, but perhaps it's too long for that, looking at it! Might build some cupboards for it and go all in.
I have a 3m ash worktop all oiled and ready to go. It is too long really. I was going to have it set up as the full length with a pair of drawer cabinets underneath, the extra length was a mix of just because and so I could use it with my kids for projects at the weekends.

I'd probably still do that, but the setup needs to be easily dismantled as and the solid ash is simply too heavy at that length, so I suspect I'm going to end up trimming it down.

The plan is to build my PC and my work kit into the cabinets, mount all 4 monitors on a bespoke frame and sort all the wiring so it's all really easy to dismantle and tuck the desk out of the way.

xeny

4,260 posts

77 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2021
quotequote all
anonymous said:
[redacted]
Any chance any of the USB ports are USB C with a Display Port or Thunderbolt Alt mode? With a cable adapter those are "proper" screen outputs.

CobolMan

1,417 posts

206 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2021
quotequote all
anonymous said:
[redacted]
Can you post the make and model of your laptop or some photos of the ports on it please? You may have an exotic display port smile

ATG

20,480 posts

271 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2021
quotequote all
aparna said:
I just bought a 3m solid wood kitchen worktop on a whim, after not having anywhere to put my tea.
Smaller drinks coasters are available

h0b0

7,557 posts

195 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2021
quotequote all
paulrockliffe said:
aparna said:
I just bought a 3m solid wood kitchen worktop on a whim, after not having anywhere to put my tea.

Now it's here, it looks ridiculously long, still in it's wrapper in the hall. Was planning on putting it on some ikea drawers, but perhaps it's too long for that, looking at it! Might build some cupboards for it and go all in.
I have a 3m ash worktop all oiled and ready to go. It is too long really. I was going to have it set up as the full length with a pair of drawer cabinets underneath, the extra length was a mix of just because and so I could use it with my kids for projects at the weekends.

I'd probably still do that, but the setup needs to be easily dismantled as and the solid ash is simply too heavy at that length, so I suspect I'm going to end up trimming it down.

The plan is to build my PC and my work kit into the cabinets, mount all 4 monitors on a bespoke frame and sort all the wiring so it's all really easy to dismantle and tuck the desk out of the way.
Buy the standing desk legs from Amazon and you get this.


grumbledoak

31,499 posts

232 months

Thursday 1st July 2021
quotequote all
Getting there...



Just needs a bigger, and nicer, table top now.

illmonkey

18,111 posts

197 months

Thursday 1st July 2021
quotequote all
My what a long pole you have.

abzmike

8,241 posts

105 months

Thursday 1st July 2021
quotequote all
grumbledoak said:
Getting there...



Just needs a bigger, and nicer, table top now.
And dressing the cables. Then you’re good!

devnull

3,745 posts

156 months

Saturday 10th July 2021
quotequote all
Anyone making use of an L Shaped standing desk? My employer are giving us a one off stipend for home working equipment, and I kinda have a great setup already. An l shaped standing desk would make use of a bit of dead space in the office.

Any recommendations?

bristoltype603

256 posts

46 months

Saturday 10th July 2021
quotequote all
Sporky said:
Here's mine. Pair of 27-inch 4KUHD Dells and a lot of fiddle toys.



Liking this. What's the thing on the desk with the large knob on it? Looks like some kind of video editing controller maybe?

CarDoodle

61 posts

39 months

Saturday 10th July 2021
quotequote all
Some great setups here!

I’ve got a glass topped desk just now and was wondering if there was a monitor stand available that would work with it? There is a metal frame under the glass so I was hoping I could somehow clamp to that but I’m not seeing much on Amazon.

My issue is the desk is a touch shallow, so if I’m doing a few things at once the existing monitor stands take up a bit too much room and make pushing things out the way a pest.

Would a free standing, double monitor stand be any better? Still has legs on the desk I guess

EDIT: I am now wondering if the easiest way to do this is to bolt a block of hardwood or metal to the rear frame of the desk then use a standard clamp style monitor stand on this bit.

Edited by CarDoodle on Saturday 10th July 21:17

grumbledoak

31,499 posts

232 months

Saturday 10th July 2021
quotequote all
CarDoodle said:
Some great setups here!

I’ve got a glass topped desk just now and was wondering if there was a monitor stand available that would work with it? There is a metal frame under the glass so I was hoping I could somehow clamp to that but I’m not seeing much on Amazon.

My issue is the desk is a touch shallow, so if I’m doing a few things at once the existing monitor stands take up a bit too much room and make pushing things out the way a pest.

Would a free standing, double monitor stand be any better? Still has legs on the desk I guess
Search for "monitor pole" on Amazon. Duronic are good, but there are loads. They usually clamp to the desktop, but you might find something you can use.

Sporky

6,085 posts

63 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
quotequote all
bristoltype603 said:
Sporky said:
Here's mine. Pair of 27-inch 4KUHD Dells and a lot of fiddle toys.



Liking this. What's the thing on the desk with the large knob on it? Looks like some kind of video editing controller maybe?
Ta - I've just swapped the monitor arm to an Ergotron HX Dual which is a big step up - I usually work with two monitors, but play games with one, and the Ergotron lets me move the to just the right positions.

The thingy with the knob is a Spacemouse - I do a fair bit of 3D CAD. It's basically a 6-axis joystick so you can move the model left/right, up/down, zoom in/out, and rotate around any axis. Plus some shortcut keys. Horribly expensive - I bought mine used about 10 years ago - but lovely to use.

jimmyjimjim

7,329 posts

237 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
quotequote all
I thought so. Not a current model, but it looked familiar.

Everytime I see one, I want one.

Then I realize I have no use for one. At all. Drat.

Sporky

6,085 posts

63 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
quotequote all
biggrin

They go on and on about all the things you can do with them, but Rhino3D is the only application I use it with. For everything else, something else is better.

Cloudy147

2,705 posts

182 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
quotequote all
This is mine:



Nice and simple, Ikea office (I love Ikea stuff! smile ). Sherlock Holmes is acting as a riser for my monitor, and a couple of model cars at the side for inspiration.

Photo taken last year, but still pretty much the same. The table is pretty wide, so further to the left is a globe, and to the right is a photo frame of me and daughter. Printer underneath. On the left of the room is a cupboard area (again, Ikea), with a central display of all of my model cars. Behind me is an arcade machine for break times and alongside it is a glass cabinet full of geeky stuff!

On the wall above the arcade machine is a big frame featuring photos of me meeting some of my childhood WWF wrestling heroes.

Its a room that is both professional and nerdy in equal measure. I try to keep it really clean and simple in order to aid focus when working.

Doofus

25,732 posts

172 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
quotequote all
Cloudy147 said:
This is mine:



Nice and simple, Ikea office (I love Ikea stuff! smile ). Sherlock Holmes is acting as a riser for my monitor, and a couple of model cars at the side for inspiration.

Photo taken last year, but still pretty much the same. The table is pretty wide, so further to the left is a globe, and to the right is a photo frame of me and daughter. Printer underneath. On the left of the room is a cupboard area (again, Ikea), with a central display of all of my model cars. Behind me is an arcade machine for break times and alongside it is a glass cabinet full of geeky stuff!

On the wall above the arcade machine is a big frame featuring photos of me meeting some of my childhood WWF wrestling heroes.

Its a room that is both professional and nerdy in equal measure. I try to keep it really clean and simple in order to aid focus when working.
Looks nice.

Apart from the garish flashes of blue and red.

xeny

4,260 posts

77 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
quotequote all
Sporky said:
biggrin

They go on and on about all the things you can do with them, but Rhino3D is the only application I use it with. For everything else, something else is better.
Presumably you can use them as a conventional mouse? I'm thinking of upgrading my work PC.

egomeister

6,698 posts

262 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
quotequote all
xeny said:
Sporky said:
biggrin

They go on and on about all the things you can do with them, but Rhino3D is the only application I use it with. For everything else, something else is better.
Presumably you can use them as a conventional mouse? I'm thinking of upgrading my work PC.
Not really, it's more of an addition so you can manipulate 3d geometry whilst the mouse if free for the usual input tasks.

Doofus

25,732 posts

172 months

Sunday 11th July 2021
quotequote all
egomeister said:
Not really, it's more of an addition so you can manipulate 3d geometry whilst the mouse if free for the usual input tasks.