Has anyone ever seen a desk similar to this?
klevr.us/storage-top-desk-for-macPosted Jun 6, 2015, 12:55 AM UTC
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klevr.us
If you gave me a bit of time, I could get the same thing cut and shipped to you for far less. I've been looking for projects to do with the CNC machine on my down time at work. PM me if you're interested and I'll send you a quote
EDIT: I'm out of the shop until Monday. I've got a similar but different 3D model thrown together for OP. I'll do a test fit on Monday and finalize the design. Until I know how much material I'll be using/shipping costs I won't be able to quote an accurate price. Also, does anyone know the best way to handle personal transactions for this? I was thinking of setting up an etsy shop.
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No way. PM'ing you now.
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You think you could do something similar for me too? I'll send a PM for an inquiry but no worries.
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here here! get me a quote too
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Likewise, I'd be pretty interested
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PM'ing you too!
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You can do etsy. Another easy thing would be to just use PayPal but the seller/buyer isn't protected like you would be through etsy.
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I think I have enough demand for an etsy shop. I have other products up my sleeve, anyhow
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Do it then! A great way to supplement your income. Would love to see your other stuff too.
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I like the fact that it can be disassembled and reassembled many times without any wear and tear on the desk. I would prefer to buy something a little less expensive (it also costs $75 to ship it from Texas). I think a desk like this would be ideal for my apartment since I live in a big city, and tend to move every year or so.
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Can I ask, what kind of material would be good enough for your purposes? The highest cost in this desk is the melamine faced Finnish birch plywood that we use. It's incredibly strong, very flat over the life of the product, and the finish is a closed-pore finish that is pretty darned tough compared to finishes like lacquer and polyurethane and it doesn't off-gas anything. But it's not for everyone, and I'd like to do a more cost effective product if I can match peoples' expectations. We could use cheaper plywood, but it won't have the same edge, it won't be as flat, and we'd have to finish it somehow more cheaply.
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I'm going to be completely honest... I'm not sure.
What if the desktop was used with the melamine faced Finnish Birch plywood, and the rest of it is using something a bit more cost efficient?
I wish I was more knowledgable on the subject.
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That might be possible, but there's some economy in the way the panels are currently cut, using nearly every square inch of the raw sheets. Changing material would necessitate a slight change in dimensions because other panels couldn't be cut from the same sheet that the tops are cut from... So for example, instead of getting desktops and other panels from one sheet, I might have to make the tops shallower so that I could get three full sets from the same sheet, and the other panels form the lesser-cost sheets. However, I'm entirely open to product evolution so I'll consider this. I'm doing something like this on a new desk that merges the new WELD Table with the Storage-Top Desk ;)
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That shelf. RIP shins.
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Honestly, the shelf is so far back and high enough that you never hit it. You actually have to kick your legs up to even hit it, unless you're really slouching in your chair and have your legs out straight in which case you could touch it. But you can leave the shelf out if you want... The supports were purposely put into the back panel so that there is nothing unsightly if you leave the shelf and supports out. I really did think about that when designing it :) I just couldn't leave this leftover strip of raw material unused, so it became a great shelf for storing less-often used items and peripherals.
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I'd love something like this but standing height...
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I was thinking about a standing desk, but it's such a commitment!
I'm starting dental school in august, so I have thousands of studying hours ahead of me, and I don't think it would be wise to switch over from seated to standing without being adjusted.
I am intrigued by them though
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There are plenty of adjustable desks and desktop things. Or you could use a podium or a music stand for a while to see how you feel about it (note: would have to be one of those indestructible stands, obviously)
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you can get tall drafting chairs for a standing desk as well.
something like this would work
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Boss Multi-Function Drafting Stool W/Loop Arms
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Nice concept but too bulky though. Maybe if the tabletop was 1/3 smaller.
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I could do a smaller version, but the material yield has to be efficient :/ I wanted this first version to be useful for computers and peripherals and not just a tiny writing desk that has no usable desktop space, like a lot of cheap desks from Target and Walmart. The design is very scalable, so let me know what you have in mind for width and depth.
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399 dollars for plywood? That's unreal.
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Yeah, in a reddit post.
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Why is it for Mac? It's an empty desk for storage, I don't see why it is advertised for Mac.
Because otherwise nobody in their right minds would pay $399 for that thing.
So what do you feel is a good price for this desk? I ask because I want honest feedback - I'm the designer and manufacturer. There isn't as much profit in this desk as you may believe... The material is expensive, there is overhead in running a shop and there is cost in packaging the product for shipment (it's heavy and needs to survive ground shipping by UPS and FedEx). It's not particle board like other products - you should shop around for decent quality furniture sometime.
The price is fine.
Primarily because the slots in the tops are cut to match the Apple laptops, and because the design inherently mimics the Apple Store tables. Being an Apple developer, it's easy for me to expect Apple users to spend a little more on a quality wood product for their aluminum MacBooks, so I'm initially targeting that market. I haven't had high expectations for Windows users buying a high quality desk for cheaper non-Apple laptops, but I'll gladly customize cutouts to better fit these non-Apple laptops if customers are willing to purchase at our price point. I really wish that my expectations would be proven wrong, but some reddit comments here just reinforce that some people don't understand what quality materials actually cost :/
How are the slots cut to match apple laptops specifically?
I understand going for a demographic of Apple users because they tend to be more likely to buy something if it has "Apple/Mac" in the name, but I think you're alienating a lot of users with this.
Apple laptops aren't exactly shaped very differently than other laptops, or even keyboards/mice for PC's. I think the slots in the tops are a good idea, but they aren't exclusive to mac products.
I also think the $100 bump in price for the dark gray is a little steep. I love the design and the materials, but I'm really not a fan of the classic plywood color. I think the classic plywood is a bit too, for lack of a better word, amateur looking. The fact that the desk is easily disassembled makes the desk very unique looking, but I don't think the classic plywood color matches the look. Again, I'm not a designer, or someone that knows very much about wood. Just an average consumer's thoughts.
Honestly, call it my ignorance of the more recent non-Apple laptops :/ Most laptops and docking stations used to have ports on the back, and I remember when the MacBooks switched to side connectors and all the Mac users squawked about the cables now being in the way. I haven't paid that much attention to all the current non-Apple hinge designs and that they've pushed all of the ports to the sides of the laptops. So given the fact that they've pretty much all migrated to the sides, I don't have any reason to be naming the desk Mac-specific. I'll be updating our site shortly, except that I don't have a Windows machine to do any new photos with, but I'll work on that.
As for the gray price difference, I hate having to increase the price but the material is quite a bit more expensive... The material is stained and laminated at the mill in Finland, and the veneer quality is better in the gray than in the natural finish (the gray is S/S grade veneer as opposed to the natural being BB/BB) Because of this, the material is about 40% higher in cost. I've been considering dropping the natural and picking up a second color in light brown, but that would make both desks the higher price and I really don't want to do that. I'd rather do the opposite and somehow make them less expensive as I think $299 would be a perfect price for the desk rather than $399. We could even include shipping and have a price something like $349 delivered.