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As part of my own musical growth I moved from conventional keyboards that make the sounds internally and therefore have a lifespan albeit large and moved over to the new computer generated VST sounds. This required a new table to handle the computer screens and the speakers.

These can be bought from around £400 to over £3000 but none of them are custom built and despite the money I was not happy i would get the result I sought. So on to the drawing board and the A1 router.

I would use this project as an example of how with the right tools and knowledge none of us need to buy anything, we are quite capable of manufacturing all we need and often at a higher level of quality than you get from industry as they are often working to a price.

My friend has not bought a piece of furniture in the last 30 years and I would challenge anyone to be aware of the fact that not one piece was commercially produced. Cabinet makers and joiners were once the only source of furniture but you would expect it to last a lifetime and be repaired in the event of failure. These days they have become disposable goods.

This project shows how a strong and fit for purpose project can solve your individual requirements.

I have included the Ikea video to help pupils understand their impact on the furniture industry this one manufacturer has had. I have also added two small American companies just to help put the global market in scale. In America if you only supply one state your making a fortune.

 

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Workstation

Empty Workstation After Assembly

Workstation

Workstation after population.

 

The introduction of VST technology has revolutionised the recording of music both in the studio and at home. Schools need to reflect this and the project is designed to help schools keep the cost down of a VST workstation by manufacturing the stand in house.

Steinberg's Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is an interface for integrating software audio synthesizer and effect plugins with audio editors and hard-disk recording systems. VST and similar technologies use Digital Signal Processing to simulate traditional recording studio hardware with software. Thousands of plugins exist, both commercial and freeware, and VST is supported by a large number of audio applications. The technology can be licensed from its creator, Steinberg.

 

The basic design has six drawings. The first being the sides (4 Off).

Legs

 

The second being the connecting pieces for the legs.

Legs

 

There are two optional back stays and the mouse table (A track ball works better in the limited space).

back

 

Top shelf for screens and speakers

TopSpeak

 

Middle shelf and top shelf brace (If speakers are heavy this can be used to screw the middle of the two halves down).

Top

 

Bottom Shelf with mouse table cutaway.

Shelf

 

Leg Sides - Download

Connection Pieces - Download

Back Cross pieces Mouse stand and Keyboard Shelf - Download

Top Shelf Pieces - Download

Middle Shelf - Download

Bottom Shelf - Download

 

Leg Sides In Mill Design - Download

Connection Pieces In Mill Design - Download

Back Cross pieces Mouse stand and Keyboard Shelf In Mill Design - Download

Top Shelf Pieces In Mill Design - Download

Middle Shelf In Mill Design - Download

Bottom Shelf In Mill Design - Download