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    Default Re: Desk underlighting?

    Quote Originally Posted by BuzzKillington View Post
    depending on where/how the tower is mounted, you could run a molex out the back or bottom and run the wires behind/under the counter top to a cathode kit.

    If you want to play with leds, plexi would be the best bet in my opinion because if you shaved the tips of the leds and set them in plexi, it would be 2x the anti-directional support.. or w/e the heck you wanna refer to it as. Plus if you look at how the wood meets under the desk, there's a perfect gap to form a plexi shelf. The shelf would hold the wires up and the leds in and as I mentioned before, help spread the glow where as if you used something solid such as wood, the light would have nowhere else to go but straight (depending on how deep the leds were placed of course).

    I threw something together really quick just in case people didn't wanna read. Picture should sum it all up.

    You basicly captured what i was thinking!

    But, i was more thinking of it curving along the edige of the desk. As in it goes around the perimeter, rather than the middle.

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    Default Re: Desk underlighting?

    I did something like that but I used rope lights I picked up from target the day after chistmas. They are supposed to be used outside and all but I was like hey these would look awesome under the dask and behind the lcd.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BerticusPryme View Post
    I did something like that but I used rope lights I picked up from target the day after chistmas. They are supposed to be used outside and all but I was like hey these would look awesome under the dask and behind the lcd.
    that what i originaly thought, but they are way too long for this.

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    Default Re: Desk underlighting?

    So how would i go about attatching the plexi?

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    How about using 5200 or some sort of epoxy?
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    Quote Originally Posted by nevermind1534 View Post
    How about using 5200 or some sort of epoxy?
    The problem is, with todays market, my moms job isnt doing so hot, so we may eventually have to sell the house, and she is worried about resale value. (i dont know how this would hurt), and i may also want to change the LED color someday...

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    So any ways of sencuring in a non permanent fashion?

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    Default Re: Desk underlighting?

    Velcro. go to a hobby shop and get teh rols of the big thick heavy duty stuff. you can peel that stuff back down easy. hell we use it all the time at work to attach wireless points to walls and such in offices and it works fine.

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    Default Re: Desk underlighting?

    Quote Originally Posted by BerticusPryme View Post
    Velcro. go to a hobby shop and get teh rols of the big thick heavy duty stuff. you can peel that stuff back down easy. hell we use it all the time at work to attach wireless points to walls and such in offices and it works fine.
    That sounds like a good idea

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    Default Re: Desk underlighting?

    Or what about a strong tape? Not too sure how it would stick to a wood composite, though.
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