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May 26, 2023
Using a certified fire proof industrial electricians tape or electrical repair spray (rubberized plastic) removable with a sanding sponge and fireproof corrosive. Or just use aluminum tape.
Ferringer
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May 25, 2023
In my experience, most people are either tidy by nature, or they are sick of a mess and are willing to clean it up, but only if they won't have to do it every year/month/week/etc. Under-desk cable management is the WORST because you are on your back under your desk trying to mount some gadget AND its wires while also trying to keep anything from falling on your head or in your eye. After that you just don't want to take it down again. Ever. So forget about fighting with cable anchors or retention clips. Skip hanging a power strip from a couple of screws, because you KNOW it is going to take you 10 minutes to line up all of the mounting holes with the screws EVERY time you take it down.
Rule #1: If it takes you longer to change a wire or un-mount and re-mount something, then you need a better solution.
My current setup is a metal-desk at home and a wood desk at the office. The required materials are surprisingly similar no matter what you are working with (except for glass, sorry glass guys). Here's the basic list:
- Sheet metal plates 1/8" or 1/16" thick, ferrous, preferably with mounting holes drilled into them, and screws that won't corrode away (and are short enough so they won't punch through your tabletop -- WOOD ONLY.
- A roll of self-stick velcro.
- Rare earth magnets.
- Hot glue gun.
baconperogies
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May 25, 2023
A mounted power bar (big one) that fits all my outlets + extras if need be. A lot of zip ties/fabric ties to keep the cables managed neatly.
Recently rearranged my cable management and replaced an old bulky power bar that was blocking me from propping up my feet to a new flatter power bar/better placement. Makes a world of a difference.
dreamingscorpio
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May 24, 2023
One of the best cable management advice I've heard came from JayzTwoCents: instead of a standard power strip get a big industrial one from HomeDepot or another similar place. Those strips have more distance between outlets allowing you to plug all of your adapters without them interfering with each other.
Morbii
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May 21, 2023
I have a SecretLabs Magnus desk (another cost-ineffective solution), and I'll agree that it makes things way harder to rearrange if you've got everything in a bunker hiding away - particularly since I don't want my monitor breathing down my neck, so the main one is sitting on the tray cover.
Though, it's a metal desk with magnets, so it's also quite handy & if you set up a hub and whatnot, needing to rearrange isn't as much of an issue.
I'd argue that it's the cleanest I've ever had a desk since I was a kid and all the cables just got thrown behind the desk with no mind. My desk back then had a back to it - no longer I'm afraid. Heck, I remember my SCSI scanner being routed through these cabinets that were right next to my desk. Those were the days!
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