Whilst waiting for the delivery of my OX CNC parts I thought I would

Simon_Day · January 4, 2015, 5:32pm

Whilst waiting for the delivery of my OX CNC parts I thought I would have a go at designing a desk for my workshop. My design is based on the Slim Desk by Lean which is available on OpenDesk.

I’ve modified the design to be shorter and narrower than the original though adequate for both my CNC machine and Laser Cutter.

I’m getting the design CNC’d by my brother-in-laws firm as a trial to see if I can deck out my Study with same concept.

Can’t wait to be able to produce designs like this in my Workshop/Garage

Kyle_Kerr · January 4, 2015, 5:38pm

The only downside I see to that is loss of storage underneath.

Stephen_Creech · January 4, 2015, 5:42pm

I just finished building an ox also and I had plans to make a few items from the open furniture community also.
I’m curious about how you plan to hold down your material? Screws? Clamps?

Lav_Radis · January 4, 2015, 5:51pm

are you going to share the files?

Simon_Day · January 4, 2015, 5:52pm

@Kyle_Kerr I’m hoping to avoid too much clutter in my Garage/Workshop, though I’m sure that will go to pot!
@Stephen_Creech Designed around no fixings, just glue and dowels! Almost like a giant jigsaw puzzle!

Stephen_Creech · January 4, 2015, 5:53pm

@Simon_Day I was actually taking about holding it down to the OX bed.

Simon_Day · January 4, 2015, 5:55pm

@Lav_Radis I’m more than happy to share the files!
@Stephen_Creech must admit I guessed the OX would be heavy enough to not require fixing down!

Lav_Radis · January 4, 2015, 5:58pm

@Simon_Day well, we are waiting for the link . I do not yet own a cnc machine but plan to have one in the future … I’m very interested in furniture in general. thnx Simon! sharing is caring!

Simon_Day · January 4, 2015, 6:29pm

@Lav_Radis what is the preferred method of sharing in the CNC community?

Also what is the standard file format? I design in Solidworks and normally export to stl or dxf!

I’m more used to the 3D printing side of OpenSource, so Thingiverse or GitHub!

Lav_Radis · January 4, 2015, 6:33pm

anything will do fine …

Simon_Day · January 6, 2015, 7:53pm

@Lav_Radis As requested: https://github.com/indieflow/CNC-Desk-1/tree/master/dwg%20Files would appreciate feedback on my first CNC based project

Lav_Radis · January 6, 2015, 8:04pm

@Simon_Day thnx Simon, I’ll write something about your table wwhenI redesign my blog with dedicated CNC section …

Bear_U · February 6, 2015, 3:30pm

That is very attractive.
FYI - Is the grain of legs running side to side? If so, the strength of the leg is compromised because it is most likely to break along the grain. Traditionally, woodworkers run the grain along the length of the leg.

Simon_Day · February 6, 2015, 3:58pm

@Bear_U thanks for the top tip though to be honest that is just the way the effect showed in the render! I will ensure when machining I take the grain into account

Bear_U · February 6, 2015, 4:14pm

No worries… I’d hate to see such pretty work fail when you first use it!