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Has anyone build any cable management solutions into a desk before?
No, but it's on my list of ThingsToBeDone - I have desktop build planned (much the same as @soul has built), and am considering options for cable / power / charger management.
In all likelihood, it will involve power bars under the desk at the rear, a few slots routed out, and some sort of box on the surface for the most egregiously cluttery usb nonsense.
I do have a wired keyboard & mouse, though, because latency and clickyclacky mechanical keyboard.
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You could mount a full length shelf about 10cm under the desk (on ‘stilts’ drilled into the wood) at the rear.
This neatly hides multi plugs, charger bricks, and you could put some trim in front if you wanted to hide it fully.
Also you could build a false wall on top of the desk about 5cm out so that you can easily wall mount the monitor and route the cables behind.
Maybe the false wall could be the peg board? -
Has anyone build any cable management solutions into a desk before?
Forgotten who, but someone posted a link to a co they used who do cut to order worktops. They're usually for kitchens, but you can spec holes, etc wherever you want them.
Maybe check the WFH thread to see if you can find who it was. I'm sure they posted there.
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So, cable management.
I'll be using a wireless kb and mouse which helps, but given that i'll be using a slab of wood for the desk, i figure there might be some clever solutions I could use for keeping things tidy without stashing everything away in a way that makes it a nightmare to change any wiring etc. Building it in from the start rather than retrofitting seems a better way to do it.
I also have freedom to decide where to place my sockets in the wall.
Has anyone build any cable management solutions into a desk before?