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Computer wall: Pencils and headphones

How I unleashed myself and created a stand for headphones and an organiser for pencils

In the previous article, I overdid it with my computer wall and got out of the initially planned area where I wanted to have the organisers. However, this opened up new possibilities for me, and it was only a matter of a few days before I thought about something else. I hadn’t yet figured out where I was going to store the big headphones or all my pencils and the remote control for the air-conditioning.

Let's start with the air conditioning remote control. I chose a completely different approach than would be expected (attaching the remote control to the wall), but I wanted another type of space on my wall – deeper open spaces. I modelled a simple organiser with only four floors of the same size.

Narrow body in Fusion 360

The floors are not perpendicular to the wall, but they have a slight inclination of 5.5 degrees so that, while things do not fall out of the organiser, at the same time they can be simply pulled out of it when needed.

Dimensions of the narrow body

The printed organiser didn't need any supports. The slope was so slight that the printer didn't even recognise it. I printed at 0.3 DRAFT quality again because life is short.

Printed narrow body Printed narrow body from the back

Where to put it, right? I put it right on the existing organisers. I stored a couple of bulky markers, glasses, a remote for the air conditioning, and silicone keyboards. I use silicone keyboards to learn new foreign languages. Things can be easily pulled out from the organiser, exactly as I planned. At the same time, nothing has ever fallen out by accident.

Narrow body on the wall Filled narrow body

Okay, air conditioning control is solved, but what about pens, pencils, and markers? Although I work in tech, I write a lot on paper. Notes, meeting minutes, extracts ... I have many writing supplies, and it's best to have them at your fingertips.

I modelled another organiser with nine chambers of different heights because I have only a few pens but possibly hundreds of Stabilo markers.

Body for pens

The slope is much greater here than in the previous organiser. I chose 30 degrees because there was a possibility that the pencils would fall out more. However, 30 degrees is still acceptable for the printer. The printer should be able to manage even a 45-degree slope.

Dimensions of the body for pens

Although the organiser took a bit too long to print for my taste, despite the 0.3 DRAFT quality, the print turned out great.

Printed body for pens

I'm still not done here. What about the big headphones? This has been a problem for several years now, and I’ve tried to solve it using many different stands from IKEA, Alza, and AliExpress. Nothing worked for me. Why not model my own stand?

Stand for headphones in Fusion 360

The stand base is the same size as other organisers to fit the organiser well.

Printed stand for headphones

And it fits perfectly. I am writing the article after more than a year of use; I must admit that I modelled it really well. The headphones fit well, and they can be taken down just as well.

Bodies on the wall

I still hadn’t had enough. Due to the inclination, two gaps were made in the pencil organiser, which I didn't fill. Why not make two more small, bevelled drawers?

Drawers

In case you’re wondering what such a strange shape will be used for, the answer is: small crayons and erasers..

Content of the drawers

Here is the result when everything was as I planned.

Filled body

That's all I have on the computer wall for now. It was a great idea, and the workspace looks tidy and clean. It doesn't distract me from working on the laptop.

Finished computer wall

STL file

Luci

Craftwoman

A female version of Tim Taylor, who needs to create nice shiny stuff as a proper lady, yet in a technical way like a proper macho. Instead of bold Craftswoman, she should call herself Lady Kludge.

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