Where do i get a sturdy desk for mixing?

simian · Post by **simian** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:29 am

I just moved all my shit down from edinburgh to putney, and now i've got nowhere to put it

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I need a new desk, which has to hold a 25" monitor, my decks, and a keyboard mouse. It's also going to have to hold my mackie monitors, till I can afford speaker stands.
Can anyone suggest somewhere in london (or on the internet) to get a decent desk? My main three priorities are Cheap, Strong and Tall (bending down to mix sucks). Drawers might be nice, but I'd rather have something with none at all than loads of crap ones.

Thanks!

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:31 am

you can get a box without a bottom (so like 4 sides) and fill it up 2-3 inches of concrete or silicon cement what ever it is and then put a desk on that.

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:32 am

Ashley wrote:you can get a box without a bottom (so like 4 sides) and fill it up 2-3 inches of concrete or silicon cement what ever it is and then put a desk on that.

or I advise you to get a credit card or some beer mats.

mickledan · Post by **mickledan** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:32 am

i'm just posting so i'm notified when someone replies,

am in exactly the boat right now, scouring ebay constantly..

simian · Post by **simian** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:35 am

Ashley wrote:you can get a box without a bottom (so like 4 sides) and fill it up 2-3 inches of concrete or silicon cement what ever it is and then put a desk on that.

To raise it up off the floor, and make the whole thing taller?

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:39 am

simian wrote:
Ashley wrote:you can get a box without a bottom (so like 4 sides) and fill it up 2-3 inches of concrete or silicon cement what ever it is and then put a desk on that.
To raise it up off the floor, and make the whole thing taller?

Yeh, think, housing development and foundations.

simian · Post by **simian** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:48 am

Ashley wrote: Yeh, think, housing development and foundations.

Hehe, sounds messy

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pk- · Post by **pk-** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:51 am

yeah i'm trying to find a deck stand as well

i'd just buy a £30 desk but i can't handle hunching over one for hours, need something reasonably tall

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:52 am

I swear there is a topic somewhere with some stylish DJ tables and there is this one that has no legs and just bolts onto the wall...

obviously raise it as high as you want and it wont have any wobbly legs.

ruskie · Post by **ruskie** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:25 am

Ikea do a large desk that can be customised to be bigger with add ons, drawers etc. really cheap and has my decks, mpc etc sat on it no worries.

djslate · Post by **djslate** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:18 am

I have the Vestax DJT-1400 and it is perfect. Very stable and just the right height. However, there are some others to choose from, well worth investing in.

http://www.vestax.com/v/products/accessories/index.html

legend4ry · Post by **legend4ry** » Tue May 27, 2008 10:18 am

Djslate wrote:I have the Vestax DJT-1400 and it is perfect. Very stable and just the right height. However, there are some others to choose from, well worth investing in.

http://www.vestax.com/v/products/accessories/index.html

Isn't the 1400 discontinued? My mate was going to buy one, saved up for it and couldn't find anywhere what sells em.

concept_ · Post by **concept_** » Tue May 27, 2008 10:20 am

www.htfr.com sell some deck stands and table etc. of different types. Can be pricey but have a look.

Jak The lad · Post by **Jak The lad** » Tue May 27, 2008 10:23 am

I suggest making your own. Get down B&Q. Dpeending on what you buy, you'll get one the way you want it, for around £50/£60

Pada · Post by **Pada** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:27 pm

Ruskie wrote:Ikea do a large desk that can be customised to be bigger with add ons, drawers etc. really cheap and has my decks, mpc etc sat on it no worries.

This. ^ legs are adjustable too

bjackman · Post by **bjackman** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:32 pm

for the old speaker stands try this:

a square of wood at the bottom

a PVC tube in between

a square of wood at the top

a steel rod down the middle of the PVC tube, put in a hole in the wood at each end [probably should use glue for that one as well]

glue the bottom of the PVC to the bottom piece of wood [u need to make very sure you've got the right glue for this one]

fill the PVC tube with sand

glue the top piece of wood to the top of the PVC tube

you've got a speaker stand - my mate did it and its' pretty effective and the sand in the tube kills the resonance you would expect with the PVC

and obviously make sure they're behind the decks where no drunkards can knock them over [so you might wana measure it up so the top of the stand comes above the top of the desk by a few cm]

badger · Post by **badger** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:41 pm

dug this up from an old thread. joenice's solution to the decks desk and vinyl storage problem. contemplating it myself
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... EC93609706

simian · Post by **simian** » Tue May 27, 2008 3:15 pm

badger wrote:dug this up from an old thread. joenice's solution to the decks desk and vinyl storage problem. contemplating it myself
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... EC93609706

That's pretty awesome

I need something i can use for production too though

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At the moment, i'm considering the following two things:
Pretty awesome desk thing, meant for production, 140 quid:
http://www.thomann.de/gb/studiorta_crea ... 867cc48446

Ikea table, part of a modular range, exteno-legs, 100 quid:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S29806818

Neither are particularly cheap, but I can't find anything decent for less

djprojekts · Post by **djprojekts** » Thu May 29, 2008 1:03 pm

Put decks and mixer on floor

Lay on your belly next to them

Start mixing while laying down.

spooKs · Post by **spooKs** » Thu May 29, 2008 1:26 pm

check out my fucking sick recycling skills i did today:

that wooden thing on the table is my old desk from my bedroom turned upside down with the drawers removed, and the long black record container is a bookshelf...fuck buying things!

Where do i get a sturdy desk for mixing?

Where do i get a sturdy desk for mixing?

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