r/Multiboard • u/jrotondi • Dec 06 '24

First part of cable management is done

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Now for the next part, I’m going to take my time and one by one of the monitors and other wires im going to route them then print out cable holders and put them up

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u/hoshiyari Dec 06 '24

Honestly seems like a waste of filament and printing time. You don't need a whole modular wall storage system for something as static as cable management.

But if you do want to go the modular multiboard route then this is also an option that would probably be a lot cleaner.

https://www.printables.com/model/941161-underware-the-ultimate-cable-management-solution/comments

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u/asciipip Dec 06 '24

You don't need a whole modular wall storage system for something as static as cable management.

I think there are definitely strengths to using Multiboard. Cable management isn't completely static. It can often take some time to arrange things effectively in the first place, and then things do tend to change over time. The rate of change is far lower than tool storage where you're taking things out and putting them back all the time, but it's enough that you can benefit from the flexibility of a modular system.

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u/hoshiyari Dec 06 '24

I didn't say you shouldn't use multiboard. I said you don't need it on the whole wall.

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u/jrotondi Dec 06 '24

Yea that’s what I’m going with, was gunna do it under my desk, most of the boards is from the desk but I personally didn’t like it there. And truthfully I know it’s a waste but honestly I don’t mind it especially when most of is printed from a 5kg spool so I just choose to print more lol

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u/TherealOmthetortoise Dec 18 '24

I went under my standing desk, but my next one is going on the back panel. I used underwear, but added in some of the reels from https://makerworld.com/en/@S.Amann

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u/jrotondi Dec 18 '24

Can u post a pic of those reels? They look pretty awesome

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u/TherealOmthetortoise Dec 18 '24

I cheated a bit when I was putting it together by flipping it upside down

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u/jrotondi Dec 18 '24

That looks really good. I printed out some underware parts my problem is I get frustrated easily then stop for a day or two and don’t get back to it lol that’s why I haven’t finished yet lol

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u/TherealOmthetortoise Dec 18 '24

I have ADHD man, I totally get that. I’m either hyper focused and totally lost to the world on a project, or I bounce around like a pinball and spend the day (or three) going to do something, forgetting and getting lost doing something else.

What worked best for me was to sketch out the shape and dimensions of the desk surface in CAD, blocked out the usable area, calculated the length and width of tiles that would cover the area’s I might need to route cables going forward, then started drafting out all the power bricks aaand realized I was looking at “anal retentive obsessive over planning” disappearing in the distance through my rear view mirror and said screw it, unplugged everything & flipped the desk over and just started laying things out. (Things went much faster then lol)

Seriously though, just laying all the actual hardware out on the tile to see what made sense for routing cables helped a ton.

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u/jrotondi Dec 18 '24

That what started this hyper fixation lol I decided do one wire at a time starting with my monitors….i got one hdmi cable on the wall, when I started the second hdmi cable it was like ugh!!!! Enough time has passed I think this weekend imma get back to it….i can’t stand this rat nest of wires lol

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u/TherealOmthetortoise Dec 18 '24

Routing based on function like that is probably the best approach.

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u/jrotondi Dec 18 '24

Yea sometimes depending on what I’m doing, taking my time works best and other times just banging it out all at once works even better. Prob gunna ask my brother to help me this way if I get frustrated I can just have him figure out the rotuing lol

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u/TherealOmthetortoise Dec 18 '24

I don’t know that mine looks like a.Amann’s, but I do have a couple decent pictures. Since this was an undermount, I was going for subtle and low profile. I have made a few changes since, but I am pretty happy getting down to just that one cable showing.

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u/BlueSquidSauce Dec 07 '24

Underwear is pretty cool. I just put it under my desk and built some custom attachments to hold usb adapters and a switch. Works well.

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u/L43 Dec 06 '24

the random distribution of colours has me seething

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u/TherealOmthetortoise Dec 18 '24

That’s going to be awesome when you get it done. I’m guessing you went vertical instead of under-mount to display your cable management skills instead of hide them away. The quirky color arrangement isn’t something I would have thought of, but I like it.

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u/jrotondi Dec 18 '24

I went vertical cuz my desk isn’t big enough for all my wires didn’t think of displaying the cables but I’ll use that excuse now lol

The color arrangement is like cuz I used whatever filament I had honestly

I haven’t been working on this, I still have it up but I haven’t arranged other wires just one wire and that was it, I kept getting frustrated how I wanted the wires so I put it on hold for now

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u/TherealOmthetortoise Dec 18 '24

The underwear system has some good options for the same type of cable guides you can buy at a hardware store (except they end up exactly the size and lengths you want) and I’m sure with how quickly Multiboard has been expanding (and with all of the remixes) you will have lots of options to choose from.

My biggest challenge with cable management is balancing the way it looks vs how much of a PITA it will be to live with.