I use a solid core door slab. On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 12:47 Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> When I built my operating desk, I made the top a full 36 inches deep so > the face of the equipment is about 24 inches from the front. I also put > the 2 pedestals on appliance dolly wheels so I can roll the desk out for > access behind the equipment. There are shelves in the back to hold > power supplies and all the other stuff that I don't need to see on a day > to day basis. > > I am fortunate to have a fully equipped woodworking shop and can do that > kind of custom furniture design. I built the desk from good oak and it > matches the custom trim and cabinets throughout the rest of the house. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 4/15/2020 1:21 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > > On 4/14/2020 10:18 PM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote: > >> I chose to place my operating desk two feet from the wall. I refer to > >> the area behind it as the "cable vault." This solution is cheap in > >> terms of money and effort, but very expensive of space. > > > > Yes. I wish I had thought of doing something like this after seeing > > something similar in N6RO's superstation. My operating position is on > > shelves attached to the wall behind them, held away from the wall about > > 2 inches for cables to pass vertically between shelves. That works, but > > it's a real PITA getting to cables connected to the radios and other > > gear when something must be removed for service, replacement, or to go > > into the field for FD or county expeditions. > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to ai4ns.m...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
