Studio Console Part 14
I believe I’m no longer friends with the delivery man. Last week was definitely a peak in packets delivery due to all kinds of back-orders arriving at once. So bad news for the mail man, good news for me.
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-00-150x150.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-01.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-02.jpg)
To keep wiring in the racks clean and have a way of running wire between the racks I ordered a few meters of cable chute. I like this type because you can enter and exit the wires at any place and also keep them together while the cover is not on it.
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-03.jpg)
But first I had to drill holes for the cables to get out of the 19 inch rack in the first place.
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-04.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-05.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-06.jpg)
I needed a clean cover for this in either matching white or black. Apparently these simple plastic things cost you a lot of money, if you are able to get them at all. I only found them online and then it is always tricky with the colors. So I decided to get a few cheap from Ikea and paint them black myself.
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-07.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-08.jpg)
I thinks the end result is great and still beats any price I found online.
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-09.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-10.jpg)
In my studio console are the blue CCFL lights, the rack lights and the gooseneck lights on top. They will all draw current from a separated computer power supply. But in order to switch things on and off I still needed a switch panel just for that. So I found these beautiful switches with build in LED lights and planned on putting them in a single unit height blanking panel.
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-11.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-12.jpg)
The problem is that they require 16 mm holes, which is beyond my normal drill accessories. And for good results you should use a column-type drill. So I went to my friends at Aviotech who have the proper equipment and experience with these things. So I spent a morning drilling slowly 12 holes. I didn’t bring my camera, so no pictures.
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-13.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-14.jpg)
I’ve ordered the remaining 6 switches, so hopefully I can put these in later this week.
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-15.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-16.jpg)
My power switch panels are equipped with euro-sockets, which is for most hardware fine. However the low voltage hardware that comes with external adapters do need a wall socket to be plugged into. So I planned a 2 HE 19 inch panel with 6 sockets on the back of 19 inch rack. I know there are pre-drilled panels in which you can mount your own schuko sockets or have them pre-configured. Since the price difference was only a few Euros I went with a pre-configured panel from Accu-cable.
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-17.jpg)
I do regret this a little bit, since the mounting holes are in no way 2 HE mounting compatible, so the final mounting is not perfect. But this is on the back, so that does make it a little less of a problem.
Time for labeling the cables and mounting them to the sockets.
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-18.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-19.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-20.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-21.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-22.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-23.jpg)
You can see that the panel was supposed to be aligned with the top of the rack profiles, but due to the strange hole distance it isn’t.
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-24.jpg)
Main power is almost done, only need to solder the cables to the PowerCon connector. This week is probably going to be soldering week.
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-25.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-26.jpg)
![DIY Design Studio Console/Desk DIY Design Studio Console/Desk](http://www.housecontainer.nl/wp-content/uploads/studio-console-part-14-27.jpg)
Trackback from your site.