I've been looking for a way to suspend the Wii U so it doesn't have to sit close to the ground
and (hopefully) get better air circulation by exposing the bottom side.
This is the keyboard tray pull out. It's the second "table" that sits beside me. The keyboard tray
does not serve its original purpose. Instead it's a second layer of storage space for smaller item the
top of the desk cannot hold. It's basically a place for my trash; space poorly used. I thought of drilling
holes and making a rack using K'nex as it saves me money and it allows custom sizes. Luckily the trusty
dollar store had something plain and simple that would work perfect. A dish rack! Holy moly!
A metal rack is nice. It's light weight, rigid and can be bent into shape.
Basically, fold up the legs like so:
You may be wondering why I've bent the legs at a 45-degree angle at the bad. The dish rack was
longer than the depth of the keyboard tray, so it could not have been a simple matter of bending
the ends and calling it a day. There is one particular advantage to this layout.
I can slide the tray into place without having to bend anything.
Slide on one side. Slide in the other. I've kept the legs long enough to eliminate the
possibility of a heavy load bending the arms to the point of pulling the rack off the desk.
The front was accidentally warped in the process of bending the legs. No big deal.
Frugal materials; frugal quality. Aside from that, there is at least a 2 cm of clearance
for the Wii U so transporting the thing won't be restrictive.
Console is now off the boxes! Less clutter down there means I have an easier
time arranging the power adapter, gamecube adapter and controller on the boxes.
Simple stuff, room size doesn't expand, so there's a greater need to use all the space
available that's normally unused. More to come when more things need accommodated space!
and (hopefully) get better air circulation by exposing the bottom side.
This is the keyboard tray pull out. It's the second "table" that sits beside me. The keyboard tray
does not serve its original purpose. Instead it's a second layer of storage space for smaller item the
top of the desk cannot hold. It's basically a place for my trash; space poorly used. I thought of drilling
holes and making a rack using K'nex as it saves me money and it allows custom sizes. Luckily the trusty
dollar store had something plain and simple that would work perfect. A dish rack! Holy moly!
A metal rack is nice. It's light weight, rigid and can be bent into shape.
Basically, fold up the legs like so:
You may be wondering why I've bent the legs at a 45-degree angle at the bad. The dish rack was
longer than the depth of the keyboard tray, so it could not have been a simple matter of bending
the ends and calling it a day. There is one particular advantage to this layout.
I can slide the tray into place without having to bend anything.
Slide on one side. Slide in the other. I've kept the legs long enough to eliminate the
possibility of a heavy load bending the arms to the point of pulling the rack off the desk.
The front was accidentally warped in the process of bending the legs. No big deal.
Frugal materials; frugal quality. Aside from that, there is at least a 2 cm of clearance
for the Wii U so transporting the thing won't be restrictive.
Console is now off the boxes! Less clutter down there means I have an easier
time arranging the power adapter, gamecube adapter and controller on the boxes.
Simple stuff, room size doesn't expand, so there's a greater need to use all the space
available that's normally unused. More to come when more things need accommodated space!
