/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>575183
And voila. Back to the "Z" shape.

Thoughts and comments welcome.

>>575183
The back of the hutch will be secured to the desk with this system of supports, with the big flat board to prevent wall damage. I intend on using bolts to secure the boards overlapping DOWN behind the desk. The bolt heads will sink below plane level to prevent wall damage, and the retaining bolt-receiver, whatever you call that, will be attached to the desk permanently.

>>575183
Drawer pulled out for detail. I'm waffling between having them slide on the bare wood or putting in short rollers.

>>575183
Finally, the big finale. MY desk :D

The back hutch is much higher, and is intended to go against a wall. The way it connects is different though, considering the weight and high center of gravity. I'll explain that in a sec..

For now, this area has an area below (left) to put my tower, ample room for a 32" monitor and as you can see, loads of 10" deep shelving. I didn't finish the drawer unit to the right, I just didn't complete the design of the bottom drawer. Hint, it would look like the other two but bigger.

>>575183
Middle "end table" section. When hooked together with all three pieces, the drawer (which is now just a hole. I designed this for me, originally, not for the model aesthetics...haha...) would face my wife's work area for her to have additional storage.

>>575183
Here is my wife's section. She has a laptop so she doesn't need as much "desk infrastructure," but she does need a surface area to work and some shelving. The part that sits on the desk (I think the proper term is a "hutch," right?) will settle into pre-drilled holes with pegs and just sit on the desk, held by the pegs. It can be lifted off if needed.

Shelves are 10" deep to allow for 8.5x11" paper sit in there horizontally with room.

>>575183
And here are the three pieces separated, and lined up side by side.

Closeups incoming...

>>575183
other side...

>>575183

Hello again, DIYers. Today's treat is a customized desk I designed for my wife and I. Being a fan of transformers as a child, I made sure to make this seperateable into three unique pieces of furniture, combinable into a single desk. In this way, my wife and I can both have our own desk spaces, and do so while being able to spend quality time together.

Pictures and info to come. Comments welcome!

Cheers,
DIYJoe

>>574960
Haha. Not the hero /diy/ wants... the hero it deserves.

I plan on composting outside the greenhouse, and hopefully far from the kitchen...

Materials for the composter are simple lumber. I'm a fan of making 2x4s do what I want rather than try to get fancy with the wood. Chicken wire between the cages and maybe a highly-durable rubber floor.

For the actual greenhouse, the lumber is self-explanatory and the structural integrity will come from, well, a shit ton of concrete bricks. I plan to, about halfway up, chisel out grooves in the top of the blocks about 1 foot about the level of the ground (so about 4.5 feet above the level of the slab) and lay down rebar. I will fill everything in with cement.

To weatherproof it, there are special sealants i can use for the outside. I plan on insulating inside the roof.

With this warm reception, I might post the customized desk i designed next.

Cheers, DIYers.

-DIYJoe

>>574473
I have... but the extra width seemed less sturdy. The door will need to be custom as is. All measurements for the walls are in increments of 8 inches to account for the cinder blocks. Except for the original dirt, I can't really fathom a need for a wheelbarrow. I also preferred the idea of steps over a ramp.

Then again, this is all conceptual for me so far so if you know better I'd rather do things...intelligently.

>>574467
Ah, gotcha. Any thoughts on glass vs. polycarbonate?

>>574469
Yeah, that's a good thought. We have a fenced in yard, but you just never know, I guess. I could simply expand it over the grass like so. Pardon my ridiculous angles on the drawing.

>>574449
Happy to help! Let me know if you want measurements.

>>574453
Interesting. I will try to incorporate that. I check the angle of the current design. 43.4 degrees up from the x-axis.

Unfortunately, the sun study I did indicated this might be the best angle, since our house casts a shadow over the greenhouse location in the morning, so I'd need a steeper angle to make the most of the post-morning sun.

>>574441
Also, given the slope of the hill, I think system A would be best for the drainage. As i mentioned, I'm in Georgia which has really thick, red clay in the top soil. This goes down about 10 feet, so I think the more pipes the better, and I intend to surround all the buried pipes with gravel like this picture. I will have the holes drilled in the bottom of the PVC the length of it to encourage leaching over the entire length of the pipes.

>>574436
I live in Georgia, I'll be sure to check the county/state regulations...

>>574441
Wow. Maybe the bed will be a lettuce/cabbage bed then. Perhaps I'll make those central boxes higher (deeper) to allow the appropriate amount of space for the plant to grow on top of the soil.

The thermal mass barrels I have now are 55 gallon drums. They sit neatly under the shelves as you can see.

>>574442
They are, but I used no triangles (save the support for the top shelf) and my workbench is rock solid.

>>574233
And proof that is is a decent design, and actually exists! Pardon the clutter, we're renovating 2 rooms and "cleaning as I go" is hardly realistic.

>>574233
Final angle, with the surface board and back pegboards removed for structural clarity. I specifically left the right side of the table open on three sides, so that I can wheel it out of my garage and into the driveway to cut wood of any length on it, without the backboard getting in the way.

The backboard is pegboard.

>>574233
From underneath.

It's incredibly sturdy. It won't rock at all, even when I am sawing wood clamped to it. I used pressure treated 4x4 for the posts and 2x4 for the rest of the structure. The top part of the table is 2x6. I secured the 2x4's to the 4x4's with bolts, washers and nuts going all the way through the 4x4, rather than trying to screw them into place.

>>574233
From the back...

Hi Anon,

Here are some pics of the workbench i designed and built. Total cost abut $400, including the backboard, lumber, hardware and wheels. It's 9 feet by 4 feet, about 4.5 feet tall and rolls with the ability to lock the brakes. I'll post a few angles for you...

>>574422
Brilliant. Those three barrels will just be for rain water... I have a whole row in the back to only be used for thermal purposes. I can paint the rainwater barrels white to help minimize their heat intake...