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Wooden desk with hidden compartments11/15/2023 So, the first thing I did was line up the sprocket in the center of the board. Also, I only drew the panel such that the corners are where the rods will enter the desk (5/8" from lengthwise sides). I only sized one half, since the other side will just be a mirror of the other side. I drew a model of the panel layout to scale. To determine the rod lengths needed, I created this picture guide for myself (above). I would recommend a more case by case basis for different furniture limitations. Additionally, my design allowed for the panel to be very slim (~3/4" in height including the plywood, sprocket, and Plexiglas).įor the design I ultimately decided on, I was able to drill holes into the furniture to support the mechanism weight. I ultimately decided a mechanical mechanism in the form of a sprocket with 4 rods which would simultaneously translate upon sprocket rotation as I believed this would be more reliable for long term usage. Also, the vertical space in my compartment was very limited, so if I included an Arduino or catches, I would have not room to store my stuff. I even considered the catch idea in combination with an arduino knock response to release the catches, but I wanted the safe to be accessible even if the power was out. I also considered having the panel lock in place by pushing it into some kind of door catch, but I decided this would be to complicated as I would need to find a way to keep the panel parallel to the ground and unclip multiple catches. I did consider using magnets to lock the compartment panel into place, but I was concerned that I would not be able to manipulate the magnets easily as I would have to come at them at a bad angle.
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