You could add USB ports or USB Hub for the computer on the sidepanels for keyboard, mouse and other peripherals.

I was delighted to see how this build came together so well. I must admit that there were times that I thought "How will this ever be finished?" The results are awesome!

this is so freaking cool, i have been designing my own in my head for years.. thought about adding a sound system, an old oscilloscope just to show some random sine wave or maybe sound responsive, digital clock, integrated hidden keyboard, hidden printer that just shoots out paper from a slot in the front panel. more switches and buttons the possibilities are endless. you did a great build

I think some illuminated toggle switches with safety covers would be cool! Maybe a row of them that you flip up the cover and they illuminate, then when you flip the switch a coordinating LED lights up. Have these turn on power supplies and effects... even power actuated stuff. This is a really pretty cool thing! Take Care and be safe, John

People that comes to this channel and gives a thumb down, don't get the content of this channel. This is the best desk I have seen in a long time. Storage is very important for desks, and one of the reasons I love old desks with small drawers and cabinets. Maybe it would be possible to get more out of the "volume" available behind the lcd and around the screens. IKEA has some very interesting hidden "lifters" for draws and cabinets fronts for kitchen. So you would not need to show that it's a door or a drawer. Thank you for this greate project. I do love the use of what you have, it's a very good way of doing things. Keep using "scrap" when possible, this makes it possible for others to make your projects and it helps nature.

Perhaps speakers could be installed in the shoulders? They could be of much greater output than the T.V. speaker.

A woodworker here. I never thought of anything about your woodworking skills other than being impressed with your ingenuity, creative fabrication, and your confidence to tackle a project and finish it without being sure of the result. Your game console/desk turned out incredible. I enjoyed watching the process. Thanks for sharing it. Congratulations on a fantastic job. Troy P.S. I'm a switches kinda guy so that's my vote on the side panels.

Very cool. I'm really glad to see you used off-cuts and left over pieces, nice to see things getting a new life rather than just discarded or wasting away in a scrap bin.

The clean, uncluttered look of the side panels add to the mystery of the project. The added storage is a bonus. Thanks for sharing this build.

This looks really good for having been made from essentially a pile of unwanted junk. Really epitomizes the trash/treasure saying.

Well you've completely accomplished your goal. Seeing you play at the console feels far too much like I'm looking into the past. Like the color scheme and design language is absolutely perfect for the effect you intended with your design. Well done. You've captured the 70-80s Sci-fi feeling PERFECTLY

If you hinge the shoulder panels on the inside edges then you could tilt and lock them to get objects out and still have switches accessible from the seated position? The wiring formed into a loom which can longitudinally rotate near the hinges.

I had childhood dreams about being able to make stuff like this. COOL!

This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time! Great project!

I really like it. My opinion: the shoulders need something on them. Maybe add some none functioning switches and buttons if you want to keep them as storage. You definitely need USB ports externally, either use IP rated (waterproof) ports, they make them with screw off lids and a retaining chain, or cut a USB cable and wire a 5 pin DIN socket into it which would match the 70s/80s look. You need to find a heavy looking old keyboard (something like an IBM model M) or modify a modern keyboard into a heavy looking enclosure, or take a look on ebay for point of sale (shop til) keyboards or industrial keyboards (they even made some in stainless steel that would look awesome). If you can bare to use one, a trackball mounted into the desk would look amazing instead of the mouse, also an old arcade joystick as someone else has already commented. It needs some old panel meters. If you can find one, a flip clock mounted in the panel would look fantastic. Also (just my opinion)if you can bare to dismantle the CRT again it would look fantastic with the visible part of the enclosure frame painted white to match the desk.

Man, this is totally awesome! I'd kill for a desk like this. My sincere congratulations!

It definitely captues the feel of a sci-fi set piece. Very nice.

I like the idea of using the shoulders as storage, add hinges to lift them like you are currently manually opening them. I would personally add a stereo with cool graphic EQ lights and an amplifier to be the sound system, put it in an enclosure underneath the mysterious red light, add some grills around the screens with the speakers. Then you have the benefits of all of your audio coming out of one system, and have a cool headset that works too.

The mysterious red light - brilliant

Fantastic work as always!

Retro & functional, nice job on the build!

Amazing project, reminds me of a space control computer. Idea for a web cam. Use an old dummy/fake security camera from the 80's to house a new web cam.

Cool deal. For the shoulder compartments install the same connectors that are on the back of your monitor and computers. All the connectors that you can't get to without pulling the desk out. Now connect each of those connectors to the real connectors in the back. So male connectors in the back connect to identical male connectors in the shoulder compartments and same with female to female. Now if you ever need to change configurations as far as cables go, just open the panel and change it there.

the storage idea sounds great. keeping it clutter-free will improve the look for a long time.

Very nice, love the look! It has the look of an old 1960s IBM Mainframe console.

Amazing desk. Crazy cool.

It has been mentioned before, but hidden inside hinges for the covers is one. Another, almost must, is a row of illuminated switches to power every device you have on the desk, they are cheap and it would look like you are in full control of everything at the tip of your fingers. Some old analog meters would be a nice additional decoration too, below or above the screens. Even speakers below or above the screens, hidden behind some grill plate. As a home project, you did a wonderful job, be proud!

I like it. I wanted to make a project like this when my sons were little, sort of a star ship themed game station for them to play on. Never got around to it but still have a lot of the parts I intended to use, maybe I can make something for the grandkids.

I think it would be good to have the led arrays, and the red lamp, driven from the computer. With a bit of coding things like CPU temp, Processor load, and net traffic could be displayed. While it would not be human readable, it would give some real meaning to these displays.

For the side pieces, may I suggest: 1) add all types of useful gauges from sensors connected to another Arduino (maybe temp, humidity, status of equipment/doors, etc) 2) add buttons that actually do something useful (lock/unlock room door, opens/closes the storage lids doors, hide/unhide the HAL light or the monitors, have multiple PCs behind the desk and have a KVM button to change the screen to another PC, install a fan and have buttons to control speed, etc). Not only would it look futuristic, you'd be a Bond villain at the same time

Awesome build! Love it!

Looks like a fun project. I would incorporate some automobile speakers into the side panels, but storage is a good thing too.

Well done! I was looking forward to seeing this. Nothing like having a couple of beers and diving into a good project you're excited about.

Glue the TV... LMAO! Two thumbs up for this project!

The big day. Beer on top o f the pristine new surface. Truly an inauguration.

Nice work. Your passion comes through. This is an amazing item to have in your house.

That's great work! I really like the dual monitors and the lights.

It's aweful, awefully good ! I've been watching your channel for years, really enjoy the subjects that you cover and the projects that you do. Cheers from across the pond

Outstanding work Retro-meister! You do marvels with the basics!

That's awesome, congratulations for completion of such an amazing project!

Came back from the UK to find this... Excellent work indeed! I especially liked the way you used no design software at all! I love it. I absolutely love it. Perhaps the only changes I would make would be a fixed keyboard and a trackball... other than those personal opinions, I would say this is a 10/10...

Very nice build. I think the whole concept and execution were brilliantly carried out. I totally understand your thinking behind it! look forward to more projects.

Dude... You are my new favorite person in the entire world. If she wasn't married already, and way older than you... and if I didn't think you could do waaaaay better... I would introduce you to my sister. Fantastic project. My geekiness is in overdrive right now. Thanks for sharing this video.

amazing build, very inspiring

Great Project. you could use the shoulders for both ports on the top of the lid and for storage. You just need to let the wires run along the underside of the lid using adhesive cable guides. Old Hi-Fi systems used similar methods to have the cables run evenly along the inside.

You made my kid Dreams come true ! I used to draw a lot of sketckes of my dream desk bacs in the 80’s with lots of knobs, tv monitors and curvy shapes. Very similar in design but never came into reality, glad to see your ‘madness’, it’s really 😎 cool, one of my favorite channels 👍

This is gorgeous job, and i got tears just watching this, grate job you have done. Loved it.

It needs a digital clock (preferably with nixie tubes) and pressure valves, because everything needs dicital clocks and pressure valves ;)

Really cool, nice design and upcycling. Thanks for sharing it!

I was looking at PC desk case builds for future ideas and came across this video. .. Awesome! The nostalgia of an 80s sci-fi style pc desk!!! That is cool! I may not settle with this style but still this is inspirational! Keep up the good work man! 👍

Nice creation looks fine and all the lights are good-a real showpiece

A palm print scanner (or at least a pretend one) would be cool to include in one of the side panels.

I like that red light. It reminds me of a churning pot of plasma

Totally awesome build. Thanks!!!

If you're gonna use the desk as a lab work bench, it would certainly be useful to have the power supply installed in the left side, but either way, I'd keep the right side as storage. It is very practical indeed. The desk looks fantastic; congratulations! :)

Very nicely done.

This is absolutely fantastic! I love it!

Great project! I'd add functional things, speakers, I/o and status LEDs from the computer, some kind of light to illuminate the workspace/keyboard space... And how about a mini fridge for your beer? Keep doing what you love

You have made a very wonderful console, I wish I had the skills to make something so beautiful. My own DiY builds have functionality, but less asthetic beauty. To take your buid to the next step you may want to hide a keyboard slide below the desktop, inserted in the aluminum edge face. LED keyboards will enhance your already lovely structure. Also think about built in speakers, and or an audio link to an external sound system (maybe with LED's later too). Definitely be sure to add computer fans hidden in the sides. This will keep the CRT and other electronics cool. Computer cameras, artfully embedded in the main aluminum panel will give the computer more functionality. Be sure to add a UPS to the whole system, as you now have many one-of-a-kind, or hard to replace components. The whole system is wonderful, and big enough to hide a decent multi-terrabyte server behind it. Add one of those, with remote access from the computer to control it, and multiple USB ports for portable devices, and powering your everyday equipment, like tablets and cellphones. One last item; I would angle the desk leg support, so it tapers from the leading desktop edge back to the original footprint. Your reference photos from 2001 A Space Odyssey hint at similar angles. The weight of the computer towers in the back will hold it in place.

You got my brain going man!! Love your videos!!!

Dude this is by far the coolest desk in the universe!!!! I’m seriously going to build a desk that is similar. But I want the chair in the center of a completely circled desk. Like the operator of the fair ride the graviton.

Amazing work well worth the time you put in.

honestly when you started this dude, I was on the fence, it didn't look like it was turning out very good. It came out way way better than I thought it would. It's pure madeness but awsome!

I love all Your projects!

really enjoyed this series, thank you!

That is super dope, I would just leave those as storage shoulders. Hell of a job my man,a lot better use of your time than watching 20 Netflix series.

Very nice work !

It came out just wonderful! Really awesome job. Love the look and flexibility. Using the side areas for storage is a good idea, since there are no drawers and the computer is hidden away pretty well. Maybe an internal hinge on the panels and a few U-shaped cutouts on the inside vertical piece to allow wires to run out with the panel closed. The ominous red light is really cool with the random effects. Great Job!

The desk turned out awesome! Great job man!

Fantastic work dude, I love all the old sci fi movies also..

Awesome work! Keep it up!

Hahah, nice!! You could use the side panels (especially the left side) to put your variable power supply into. Hidden solder station. And 10 seconds later, you mention this 😜 You could put your psu on the left side as I mentioned, but just make it sit far enough back that you could still use the storage bin in the front.

Wow very nice. Came out looking great!

Ah yes, good old Sevastopol station, good scary fun! Awesome desk! I hope to build something nearly as cool one day! Something to hold all my gaming consoles would be nice. If storage is what's most useful for your current usage of the desk, by all means, use it so! I like the clean look of the end-panels as they are now, though adding a hinge and/or other way to keep them in place would probably be good. A little xenomorph figure set on the desk somewhere could be a fun touch! XD Maybe a headcrab too?

The eyeball looks great!

Awesome job. Bet it weighs a ton. 👍

this is the coolest gaming set up

Love it mate superb work .

Piano hinges on the side panels, yellow and black hazard markings on the panels would add to the visual appeal. Needs a row of switches underneath the monitors and a big red button in the center under a molly-guard.

Great work, the desk has really turned out very good.

Wow! This is totally amazing. You have remarkable creativity and skill.

Love this build. The use of the cry and flat panel give you some interesting opportunity for multiple formats. The lights give it some interesting features and I love using the sides for storage. I think you could still do a small power supply in one side and maybe hinge the top to open. Add your analog gauges to the panels and maybe use it to work and for troubleshooting game consoles. Love it.

Awesome creation! I really liked the the Light Panels and the Mysterious Red Light, they gave the desk some awesome life that would otherwise be bland, boring and just a white oddly shaped desk. But now it looks like it came right off the USCSS Nostromo and placed into your shop.... Even though the red light is more from _"2001: A Space Odyssey"_ . Next step - add a sound board and speaker that would say "Good Morning, Dave" and "I am afraid I can not comply with that request" or "This conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye. " just to add to the HAL feeling when staring into that flickering mysterious red light :). Awesome work! I am looking forward to your next creation!

Super motivated to build my own desk now, awesome build!

Amazing build, really enjoyed your journey. Well done.

Very cool project! I wish I knew my way around electronics the way you do- I'm a woodworker\ furniture builder. Tool tip: invest in a pair of cordless drill\drivers. It will make pre-drilling for and driving screws exponentially faster.

An amazing project It must be very satisfying to design, modify and produce a sci-fi table to your own specifications. The end result;t is both practical and brilliant. As you said its even better when things are made from simple things.. Thumbs up.

Looks really cool.

Exactly what I was looking for! Perfect.

Awesome project!

You did a great job using just a Jig Saw. Nice Job.

Молодец... Руки растут из правильного места.

Such a cool project! Thanks for sharing!

Seeing that HAL eye mounted makes me want one even more, awesome.

I love it - would love to have enough room for such a sweet console! Great build! Cheers! JM

Totally awesome desk, would love to do something like this. Nice job.

Would be cool to integrate in one of the two side panels switches for powering on the Monitor/Tv and powering on the led lights and the pc . I like the look of it but Maybe add some lights to add the mood you see in the Alien game . Like orange to yellow lights as fake buttons under the Monitor/Tv panel. Some Usb hub with a cover so you can connect what you need on the pc and charge your phone. I like it a lot , great project XD .

awesome desk

Excellent build, looks brilliant. You could easily fit a built-in 2.1 speaker setup in the desk, sub on the shelf at the back and speakers built into the side shoulders.

Awesome work so far. Idea: Get a vintage oscilloscope to replace that CRT or one of the green LED side panels.