[For Sale] Custom furniture, woodwork, etc., made to order

[Toxxyc]

Okay, I didn't read all the posts....

What about delivery. I am in Alberton and I want something custom. Also 600mm is not deep enough for me. *that's what she said*

LOL.

But in terms of Delivery, you'll have to pick up. I can take it to Centurion every second working day (as this is where I work) if it'll fit in my car (Honda CR-V). Send me a PM with what you need and I'll send you a quote.

Guys, I'm going to say this again, this is not a cheap exercise. The cost of raw materials skyrocketed the past two years and things are expensive. However, you'll get a custom built, solid piece of hard work for the money.

Also, I've chatted to @Fox22743 the other day and he still does LED strips, with power bricks and everything, so I can fit LED strips to your desks and stuff as well. This is something I don't charge for, so whatever he charges for the strip you'll be looking for, that's what you'll pay. I'll just install and fit it for you, probably with the routing of the cables through the legs of the desk to hide them away, etc. etc.

 

[RumMum]

From experience, it's the guys who have to ask permission from the girls before they spend big money on big desks and stands and stuff...

Nah, we women allow money to be spend on desks, it is the spinning RGB fans in a tempered glassed box filled with lots and lots of hundred dollar tech, that we need permission for....
Mostly, because we spend our money on the same things as the boys these days, and why be a 1050gtx girlfriend, if you can be a 3080ti single woman........

 

[lowracer]

She wanted something anyway, but she's in CPT so shipping would have been a killer.

R130 for up to 15 kg road freight via courierguy ...

 

[Toxxyc]

R130 for up to 15 kg road freight via courierguy ...

Yes weight-wise, not volumetric. Sending something down that's the size of a single bed is a different story. I'm trying to come up with a way of doing these things so I can pack them flat and send them that way, but so far it'll require a proper wrench or two on the other side, at the VERY least a shifting spanner and some elbow grease to assemble. It won't be done with screw and such, it'll be bolted with 10mm bolts, but that's still WIP.

 

[Off-The-Chart]

Yes weight-wise, not volumetric. Sending something down that's the size of a single bed is a different story. I'm trying to come up with a way of doing these things so I can pack them flat and send them that way, but so far it'll require a proper wrench or two on the other side, at the VERY least a shifting spanner and some elbow grease to assemble. It won't be done with screw and such, it'll be bolted with 10mm bolts, but that's still WIP.

I would still something custom that may need some elbow grease, than something overpriced and "just had to settle for" as an option

I have actually lately tried to make my own stuff more 'modular' and since we working with steel, been thinking of adding like corner brackets/plates into which you can thread a bolt or if it's something smaller, just doing like rivets

also, obviously custom made corner stuff and not just your local builders bracket, as to fit overall design

 

[Toxxyc]

Yeah I've been thinking of using Angle Irons as well as corner brackets to bolt things to. Solid, and pretty cheap option.

 

[Jack_Bauer_ZA]

I haven't read through all the comments but what i would want in something like this:

Beautiful wood finish (none of this fake wood crap)
Must have an industrial look. Rustic bolts/gears/springs
Must be easy to take apart for shipping and when you rebuild, must still be stable and sturdy.

Hope you sell lots!!!!

 

[Toxxyc]

I haven't read through all the comments but what i would want in something like this:

Beautiful wood finish (none of this fake wood crap)
Must have an industrial look. Rustic bolts/gears/springs
Must be easy to take apart for shipping and when you rebuild, must still be stable and sturdy.

Hope you sell lots!!!!

Hoping this picks up as well. People seem to shy away when prices are mentioned, which is understandable, to be honest.

Regarding your points - wood finish is preferred, it's easiest to work with, but it's HELLISHLY expensive. A sheet of Melawood is way, waaaay cheaper than a solid block of wood you can use as a tabletop, and that's the problem.
Regarding the industrial look - easy. Sticking bolts and stuff everywhere won't be difficult, specially if you consider the last point - taking apart. This is a problem, mostly because stuff being taken apart tends to be flimsy and wobbly, but if you oversize everything it might be worth it in the end.

 

[DubDubZA]

Hoping this picks up as well. People seem to shy away when prices are mentioned, which is understandable, to be honest.

Regarding your points - wood finish is preferred, it's easiest to work with, but it's HELLISHLY expensive. A sheet of Melawood is way, waaaay cheaper than a solid block of wood you can use as a tabletop, and that's the problem.
Regarding the industrial look - easy. Sticking bolts and stuff everywhere won't be difficult, specially if you consider the last point - taking apart. This is a problem, mostly because stuff being taken apart tends to be flimsy and wobbly, but if you oversize everything it might be worth it in the end.

If you do get clients insisting on wood - hit me up, I'll help you out in that department.

Not that I can get the raw lumber for much less than anyone else but I'm able to laminate/flatten/finish your tops. I'll be helluva lot cheaper than what the normal guys charge for that kind of work - so instead of buying a ready laminated solid wood top, you can just sort the rough lumber and I'll take it from there.

Just keep in mind I'll do this after hours\weekends (I'm driving a desk normal office hours).

 

[Toxxyc]

That sounds like a great plan. I'll do the same as I want to do with the LED strips. I'll get you to source the top and whatever you charge, I'll charge the customer. I don't want to make money off other people's work here.

 

[DubDubZA]

Bump!

Quick one guys, I can't build you a new desk for R500. It's just not possible.

roll eyes

 

[Toxxyc]

Bump! I've decided to also include custom beer dispensing units here. If you want a draught system in your house, I can build you a system (including chill plates or freezer), CO2 cylinders, regulators, lines, couplers, etc. so you can have your favourite draught beer on tap at home. I also recently got contacts supplying kegs (30l or 50l) reliably, so when you run out of your favourite beer you just swap out the keg and you're back up and running.

I'll also give you instructions on how to operate the system, how to clean and sanitize it and how and where to fill up the empty stuff (keg and CO2 cylinders).

You do not have to make your own beer to have something like Heineken or Castle on tap at your house.

 

[Toxxyc]

Nope, he turned out of the option as someone else sourced the commercial counterpart for him already, without his knowledge. I can post a few pics of the design though. Take note the curve in the top was still a "to be announced" if it could be done, as I'm not sure who would be able to do it properly (don't know someone with a laser cutter, yet):

Height adjustment would be crude and simple, but effective, similar (but stronger) than the commercial counterpart offers. In this design, the desk could also be disassembled, with the desktop being split into 3 parts for easier transport/storage, but I would not recommend it. It rose the price and I'm not sure how stable it would be (although it would still be pretty stable, I'm sure).

 

[goldfritter]

Nope, he turned out of the option as someone else sourced the commercial counterpart for him already, without his knowledge. I can post a few pics of the design though. Take note the curve in the top was still a "to be announced" if it could be done, as I'm not sure who would be able to do it properly (don't know someone with a laser cutter, yet):

Height adjustment would be crude and simple, but effective, similar (but stronger) than the commercial counterpart offers. In this design, the desk could also be disassembled, with the desktop being split into 3 parts for easier transport/storage, but I would not recommend it. It rose the price and I'm not sure how stable it would be (although it would still be pretty stable, I'm sure).

For what it's worth, a desk with any sort of curve at the front edge is ergonomically inferior to a straight edge, especially when typing.

I can understand it may be a stability risk to split the desk surface, but would a design with a solid surface but where the legs are removable for transport (flat pack style) be feasible and structurally sound?

 

[Toxxyc]

Yes, that's what I've been working on with this one. Legs would "pull out" of each other, and the top part would bolt to the frame. I can still split the desktop, but I'm not sure how stable it would be. I can test it, but I don't have the funds to go buy a piece of melawood and the steel to test, so for now I'm just going to say "possibly".

PS: Splitting the desktop into two parts will be significantly better and easier to manage. This member wanted the desktop split into 3 parts, which adds some rigidity issues in my mind.

So yes if the legs and the desktop itself can split, packing it as a flatpack should be pretty easy, around 1m x 90cm in size, and then as wide as it'll need to be (no idea how wide that would be), probably around 20cm or so with everything stacked up and packed.

 

[Off-The-Chart]

For what it's worth, a desk with any sort of curve at the front edge is ergonomically inferior to a straight edge, especially when typing.

I can understand it may be a stability risk to split the desk surface, but would a design with a solid surface but where the legs are removable for transport (flat pack style) be feasible and structurally sound?

well you don't buy those Makro desk in one piece



ok wait....

*looks at "structurally sound"*
*looks at Makro desk*
<stares into abyss>

 

[Toxxyc]

well you don't buy those Makro desk in one piece

Yes but they're also flimsy as hell. I want to avoid flimsy at all costs. Every single person who's asked for a quote said "no flimzy plz". I think people get a fright at the cost though, as several guys asking quotes have just never replied to me after mentioning the price.

 

[Off-The-Chart]

Yes but they're also flimsy as hell. I want to avoid flimsy at all costs. Every single person who's asked for a quote said "no flimzy plz". I think people get a fright at the cost though, as several guys asking quotes have just never replied to me after mentioning the price.

mine isn't that flimsy tbh

whole thing made out of 25mm (probably chipboard) but it's solid enough

remember, we aren't talking about putting a car on it

 

[Toxxyc]

mine isn't that flimsy tbh

whole thing made out of 25mm (probably chipboard) but it's solid enough

remember, we aren't talking about putting a car on it

True, but some guys here have setups literally costing the same as a car, so I would like to supply something that's solid for it to stand on. If you're stacking 3 screens and a case, peripherals, food and drink, some decor and then the weight of your arms and hands during a gaming session, alongside the tempers flaring when you get pwned, I want it to be sturdy enough. I'd rather make and sell 5 desks and have the guys know it's solid, than sell 10 and have half of them think it could have been better.

 

[Off-The-Chart]

think you missed that my reply was at goldfritter's part of, a desk being split up being "structurally sound" and thus I pointed to the Makro stuff

my point being that, yes you can definitely make a desk that could be made to being portable and still have it being bloody sturdy, as long as you get your bolting points and materials in order

and besides, if your setup costs the same as a car, WTF are you doing at Makro anyway????

sucks that the guy didn't approve as I would have liked to see this one play out and yeah, I am also not a fan of curves in my desk

 

[Toxxyc]

Yeah personally I'd also prefer a flat face at the front (it would cut out cost as well), but eh, different strokes for different folks.

 

[Toxxyc]

And a bumpity bump! I even have connections and sources for kegs and kegging equipment and other stuff you need, so you'll never run dry at home, guys. And kegs last a long time when dispensed with CO2, they don't go stale for months!

 

[st0p1]

@Toxxyc what would you ask for a desk like this?

 

[Toxxyc]

Sure, that doesn't seem too hard to do. The most important thing would be to source the electronics on there, and then to decide on the finishes.

But the actual frame and woodwork/tabletop with LEDs are the top and all that is definitely possible. Price would depend on a lot of things, so it's best to send me a PM with what you want (if it's a carbon copy of that I can work with that) and then give me time to try and source the components before giving you a quote.

 

[clmartin1314]

Could you do a basic test bench ?

Just needs to house a psu, have standoffs for easy motherboard changing, relatively solid and can hide most cables

 

[Vitriolic]

Have had a read through the thread. Quite interested myself so might be in touch at some point @Toxxyc. Finding a decent desk that isn't priced in the billions but also meets all my requirements has turned out to be a difficult task over the past few months.

I'll get some ideas together when I have some time and drop you a PM.

 

[Toxxyc]

Could you do a basic test bench ?

Just needs to house a psu, have standoffs for easy motherboard changing, relatively solid and can hide most cables

I'm sure it'll be possible. Send me a possible design and I'll get on it?

 

[Toxxyc]

Have had a read through the thread. Quite interested myself so might be in touch at some point @Toxxyc. Finding a decent desk that isn't priced in the billions but also meets all my requirements has turned out to be a difficult task over the past few months.

I'll get some ideas together when I have some time and drop you a PM.

You're more than welcome. Standard desks have kinda become my "thing" now, and while I'm not at MrPrice Home prices, I'm definitely leagues ahead in quality. Ask someone like @Ninja_Theory how his turned out, and that wasn't a cheap build.

 

[ThatGuyJD]

Could you do a basic test bench ?

Just needs to house a psu, have standoffs for easy motherboard changing, relatively solid and can hide most cables

I'm sure it'll be possible. Send me a possible design and I'll get on it?

Okay now we're talking how hadn't I thought of that in the past.

If this happens would love to see how it turns out.

 

[Toxxyc]

I've already got an idea for it in mind, so yeah I think it'll be totally do-able.

Also, bump!