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| Awesome coffee table [message #5492] |
Thu, 22 July 2010 09:00  |
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http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/21/coffee-table-made-fr.html
We need one of these guys for the space :-)
-Pete
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| Re: Awesome coffee table [message #5493 is a reply to message #5492 ] |
Thu, 22 July 2010 10:13  |
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I think we need a functioning one.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Pete L. <{email removed}> wrote:
> http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/21/coffee-table-made-fr.html
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> We need one of these guys for the space :-)
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| Re: Awesome coffee table [message #5494 is a reply to message #5492 ] |
Thu, 22 July 2010 10:13 |
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I say we make one, but ours has to do a bit more than switch on lights at night
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| Re: Awesome coffee table [message #5496 is a reply to message #5495 ] |
Thu, 22 July 2010 10:41 |
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that would be awesome.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Chris Weiss <{email removed}> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Joseph Behrens
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>> I say we make one, but ours has to do a bit more than switch on lights at night
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> new use for the laptops on the wall?
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| Re: Awesome coffee table [message #5505 is a reply to message #5497 ] |
Thu, 22 July 2010 13:21 |
Ben West
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*Along similar lines, I have a backplane PCB from a gigaswitch made by Celox
Networks, a local (and long defunct) tech startup / former employer, slated
to become the surface of a coffee table. This is a 52layer PCB that
measures something like 48x24inches, weighs maybe 30lbs, and has lots of
pretty, gold-plated through-holes.*
*If someone wants to assist in constructing a nice base and legs for this
table, I'd be happy lend it to AR on a semi-permanent basis in exchange. My
current and any future roommates likely would disagree with me vociferously
on the aesthetic merits of this table, so an alternate home would be
sensible.
*
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Pete L. <{email removed}> wrote:
> http://www.willudesign.com/CoffeeTableTop.html ?
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> :-)
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> It would be cool to install the laptops in the table top then make their
> components part of the esthetic. Also, toss in an Arduino and use that to
> control the LEDs (maybe rotate through colors or flash with vibrations from
> music or whatever).
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| Re: Awesome coffee table [message #5506 is a reply to message #5505 ] |
Thu, 22 July 2010 13:26 |
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On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Ben West <{email removed}> wrote:
> *Along similar lines, I have a backplane PCB from a gigaswitch made by
> Celox Networks, a local (and long defunct) tech startup / former employer,
> slated to become the surface of a coffee table. This is a 52layer PCB that
> measures something like 48x24inches, weighs maybe 30lbs, and has lots of
> pretty, gold-plated through-holes.*
Pictures?
Also, does it work? How cool would it be to make the coffee table into our
central hub for our network? Need internet? Just plug into the coffee table!
Also, we could run jacks up to the edges of the table so that they're easily
accessible from any side :-).
I would still like to put the laptop screens under the glass and over the
main PCB surface, so I don't know if we can really make the whole top out of
this. But maybe put the laptop hardware on the sides and mount the screens
over the backplane PCB.
I think we're gonna need to worry about cooling, too. :-) Maybe toss some
120mm or 150mm fans in around the edge, too.
-Pete
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| Re: Awesome coffee table [message #5508 is a reply to message #5506 ] |
Thu, 22 July 2010 13:38 |
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> I think we're gonna need to worry about cooling, too. :-) Maybe toss some
> 120mm or 150mm fans in around the edge, too.
fans transfer dust, they you gotta clean the underside of the glass on
occasion, or have a filtration system...
this could get complicated if we think about it too much, we need to
just start building
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| Re: Awesome coffee table [message #5509 is a reply to message #5508 ] |
Thu, 22 July 2010 13:43 |
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The PCB I mentioned is just a raw PCB, nothing populated. You could likey
solder some bits to it, although I believe the backplane connectors (which
had insanely high pin density) are no longer available. I will try to get
pix of it later this evening.
I agree with Chriss on the merits of KISS.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Chris Weiss <{email removed}> wrote:
> > I think we're gonna need to worry about cooling, too. :-) Maybe toss some
> > 120mm or 150mm fans in around the edge, too.
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> fans transfer dust, they you gotta clean the underside of the glass on
> occasion, or have a filtration system...
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> this could get complicated if we think about it too much, we need to
> just start building
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| Re: Awesome coffee table [message #5565 is a reply to message #5509 ] |
Sun, 25 July 2010 15:33 |
Ben West
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Here are photos of the PCB / coffee table surface:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/westbywest/4828234334/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/westbywest/4827626237/
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Ben West <{email removed}> wrote:
> The PCB I mentioned is just a raw PCB, nothing populated. You could likey
> solder some bits to it, although I believe the backplane connectors (which
> had insanely high pin density) are no longer available. I will try to get
> pix of it later this evening.
>
> I agree with Chriss on the merits of KISS.
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Chris Weiss <{email removed}> wrote:
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>> > I think we're gonna need to worry about cooling, too. :-) Maybe toss
>> some
>> > 120mm or 150mm fans in around the edge, too.
>>
>> fans transfer dust, they you gotta clean the underside of the glass on
>> occasion, or have a filtration system...
>>
>> this could get complicated if we think about it too much, we need to
>> just start building
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| Re: Awesome coffee table [message #5568 is a reply to message #5567 ] |
Sun, 25 July 2010 18:39 |
Ben West
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It's a 52layer PCB, and I do know it has many many many many many power and
ground planes throughout its area. I'm not sure how much light would be
able to poke thru the silicon, but at least the holes would glow.
Definitely worth trying.
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Robert Kleeschulte <
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> That thick PCB might look good with some bright ass lights behind it to
> show the layers.
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> Like the Bytelight
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zUyZIQ7kyg&feature=player_embedded
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| Re: Awesome coffee table [message #5585 is a reply to message #5568 ] |
Tue, 27 July 2010 01:56 |
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Sorry I haven't been keeping up with the mailing lists recently. (I'm trying
to Fight off browser tabs on my computer with a stick.) But why not add
power strips to the coffee table? The strips would have to be somewhere
where they wouldn't get wet. (It is still a coffee table.)
On Jul 25, 2010 6:39 PM, "Ben West" <{email removed}> wrote:
It's a 52layer PCB, and I do know it has many many many many many power and
ground planes throughout its area. I'm not sure how much light would be
able to poke thru the silicon, but at least the holes would glow.
Definitely worth trying.
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