I laughed at this, then immediately felt sheepish
Ewe guys sure tell some baaa-d jokes.
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Discarded Power Mac G5s 'Upcycled' Into Modern Office Furniture
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Ewe guys sure tell some baaa-d jokes.
Read it again, I thought the same thing on first read through.
wood board + 2 Mac pro = BENCH.
not tall enough to be a desk. It would take 4 Mac pro's to make a desk.
Not sure where the "careful crafting" comes in.
Mill slots in the top of the Mac pro = 5 minutes.
"Carved wooden plank"? forget that. Size it with the tablesaw, run that sucker through my planer to smooth it out, and router the edges. No "carving" required. 10 minutes tops. 20 min if I go cheap and don't buy a wide enough piece of 8/4 mahogany... than I would have to joint and glue the edges of a 2 or 3 planks to get it wide enough.
Slap a coat of varnish on it and you are down. Congrats, you have take something that was pleasantly industrial and made a hideous blend of modern and archaic.
no accounting for tastes. Not what I call "careful craftsmanship".
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I've been wanting to use a gutted case as a small subwoofer for some time now. It could turn out really well.
Good luck opening the drawers without shedding a few fingernails. There aren't handles unless you're supposed to stick your hand into the CD tray slot.
My friend made me a pretty cool clock out of a G3 as a gift to me. I love it.
Those desks would be a little short if they are made out of towers though wouldn't they?
Those desks would be a little short if they are made out of towers though wouldn't they?
Yeah I totally got that wrong. The dimensions of the G5 won't work well for the typical desk height, but would still make for some interesting studio techie furniture in my recording studio.
I like this idea.
The file cabinet/storage idea looks to be the best, besides the fact that the draw space itself looks a little limited. I feel the worst would be a bench. Not only do these cases get scratched up, etc., but the feet esp. get bent because they are weak aluminum. It will take one larger person to kill them. I think cabinet variations are the best... now we just have to get stupid recycling companies to stop scrapping things for their "recycling" purposes.
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Missed opportunity
A year or two ago I dropped off some electronics at a local eWaste collection event. Right in front of the pile was a Power Mac. I thought about asking if I could take it, but wimped out thinking it would be too much work to get it running. Now I wish I had.
A year or two ago I dropped off some electronics at a local eWaste collection event. Right in front of the pile was a Power Mac. I thought about asking if I could take it, but wimped out thinking it would be too much work to get it running. Now I wish I had.
I love old Computers
I have an Apple ][+ (1982) in pieces in my garage. At last boot-up about four years ago DOS 3.3 System Master still worked.
Needs a new keyboard card though (I have all the keycaps). I scour ebay/craigslist other boards for parts every so often; no luck yet but I'm not giving up.
I have an Apple ][+ (1982) in pieces in my garage. At last boot-up about four years ago DOS 3.3 System Master still worked.
Needs a new keyboard card though (I have all the keycaps). I scour ebay/craigslist other boards for parts every so often; no luck yet but I'm not giving up.
Looking at the G5 under my desk, the fact that it is _under_ my desk might give a hint that a desk made from two G5s as in the photo is much too low to be used as a desk. I'd say a nice idea, and nice photos, but at least that one is of no practical use.
Unfortunately Apple isn't selling the MacMini with quad core processor anymore. You could have emptied the G5, filled it up with four dozen Mac Minis, and got the most powerful Mac in the world.
I'd stub my toe on that thing. I use an one as a mailbox.
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Yeah, they're great for a Hackintosh - though it's a pita to deal with the non-standard mounting points unless you have the right tools.
Using Apple's desktop masterpiece for a filing cabinet is just wrong. Sacrilege. That so-called designer deserves to be hanged by his nuts.
Hahah! It makes a nice little trashcan that can go next to the toilet.
Even better, it will make a great wine bottle chiller, if it's internal fan is also utilize.
I love wood. I also love PowerMacs - I have 4 in the attic waiting for a project that will probably never happen.
However, this one - dear god NO. The textures and colours clash. It frankly looks hideous. My 16-year old self would probably like this, however I'm not 16 any more; Likewise, I no longer wear yellow ties with blue shirts, which produces about the same tonal clash as this project does.
However, this one - dear god NO. The textures and colours clash. It frankly looks hideous. My 16-year old self would probably like this, however I'm not 16 any more; Likewise, I no longer wear yellow ties with blue shirts, which produces about the same tonal clash as this project does.
Took this a few years ago at the local dump. If it hadn't been raining on it I would have snagged it.
So sad...
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So sad...
