How to Make a Hyper-organised Work Station to Avoid Working

by NozzleandHammer in Living > Organizing

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How to Make a Hyper-organised Work Station to Avoid Working

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Hi, my name is Sam and I am a 17 year old student of Bedford Modern School in England. During long periods where I am meant to be revising I am constantly searching for new and creative ways to procrastinate. This time I decided to completely over hall my desk with 3D Printed organisers partially inspired by Scott Yu-Jan's video ((1) Organizing my Drawer with 3D Printing - YouTube) where every item in his draw had a specific slot. So without further ado I'll show you what I came up with. This is my setup above with recently purchased PC so am trying to keep desk as clear as possible. Was debating to leave glass of water or not for aesthetic but wanted to make the desk a realistic representation so left it.

Supplies

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  1. 3D Printer and filament I used my Qidi Tech X-Plus
  2. CAD software- I use Fusion 360 and highly recommend for any experience of CAD software.
  3. Screws

Side of My Desk

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The hook for the tape measure came with the desk so I can't take credit for that however I did make the watch brackets. This is a simple hook that only takes about 5-10 minutes per hook. The files are below for all designs if anyone wants them! Just a small screw needed to attach to desk and you have a sleek way to store watches.


On the other side I use a cable holder from thingiverse and highly recommend it as mine looks aesthetic and is held on with blu-tac. Link is below:

Cable hanger (universal cable organizer/ USB cable management) by aitch6ar - Thingiverse

Downloads

My Draw

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There was a lot of different designs contributing to this overall draw layout. Unlike Scott's draw (referenced in introduction), to save filament I used the large boxes containing my drawing tablet and my raspberry Pi to form the basis of my draw. This allowed me to design perfectly fitting components around it which I think resulted in a smart and geometric solution. So what did I design?

  1. Bulb Holder Frame: I have lots of excess bulbs for small DC circuits that used a flimsy cardboard surround. I printed a boarder to give the bulb casing more rigidity and to protect the bulbs from objects on top.
  2. I then designed a small bin for my springs to slot into the frame of the bulbs to start staking from the back.
  3. Next was a post it note holder with a slot cut out the front for easy access.
  4. Motor and Cable bin: there was now a gap from the first 3 designs so I made a bin for the gap for my small DC motors and cables as they were just randomly located in my draw before this.
  5. Next was the micrometre casing holder to hold the casing in place as the draw opens and closes and to neatly utilise the higher areas in the draw. Overall I am very happy with this design as the casing is very easy to access.
  6. Ok this next one maybe a bit over the top. My pen and pencil casing with each item of stationary having a specific slot. This probably wasn't needed but was a good design exercise regardless!
  7. Colouring Pencil holder: A small compartment for my pencils with grooves to easily remove from draw.
  8. I use the small cigar tin as it looks cool, was my grandfathers and is a very good case for my IEMS.
  9. The holder in the corner is for my old phone (used as an anki flashcard holder currently), my iPod, my wallet, the phone charger base and two SD card slots. I wanted the devices upright to maximise vertical space and for easy access.


Secret Compartment....

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Below my desk lies a secret compartment as I thought I'd add a bond inspired over-engineered feature. This is simply held in with screws and holds a good amount of emergency cash!

Headphone Holder

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This is a design I printed years ago and now has moved over to desk. I would recommend printing the design with reversed cable holder but this design also works fine (Link below).

Desk Mount Headphone Holder / Mount / Clamp by mistertech - Thingiverse