Proof of concept for a keyboard tray, I thought I wouldn’t need this as I do most my creation in the house in my office , I went ahead and installed aspire on the Gcontrol. Then I realized I needed a mouse and keyboard , slapped this together tonight , the rough draft is MDF a few changes and all make the final out of some sort of actual wood! Thinking about centering it up more under the screen and adding a support gusset underneath on the second layer clamp , also extending the back side of the clamp. I like how it rotates away over the machine and out of the way. What you guys think?
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@LCPW Nicely done. I envy you your space.
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Very nicely done! Creating the keyboard tray that holds bits too! What’s not to like? 
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It’s too nice, too smooth, too functional, too awesome, too bloody perfect! That’s what’s wrong with it- And this is only the poc!
Wait till he posts the fully fledged tigerwood one with ivory inlays!
No I’m not jalous! I just hate myself.
I use a piece of scrap plywood and get splinters in my fingers when I MOUSE TOO LOAD!!1. 
Ouch
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That looks really good. I’m gonna steal that idea. And the last picture with your touch plate, well, I’ll add a tray for the touch plate too.
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Yea touch plate and collet wrenches will be getting a spot
I really like the Spindle Wrench pockets and the Touch Plate parking spot. Having a place for current bits is high on my list. I will also add a shallow pocket to hold my Mouse Pad, and perhaps another to keep the compact Keyboard on place. A parking spot for my Logitech Gamepad might be handy.
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I’ll receive my AltMill in late May (if things go as scheduled). This may have to be one of my first projects. Would you be willing to share your design file?
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Probably will share once I have it perfected.
Version 2.0 and most likely final version, I will probably just shellac sand repeat this thing and call it done. No need to waste good lumber on a minimalist utility device… I think it will do the job seems to be sturdy enough for what I need, I like that it can swing out of the way. Took me a week to get the keyboard and mouse from Amazon, finally came in tonight so I milled out version 2.
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Minimalist, my eye! This is very well thought out, LCPW. I posted the one I’d made last week, but it certainly didn’t feature the handy dandy storage “bins” of yours.
Good going!
Marty from Kington, ON 
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freakin sweet! i want the files
This looks fantastic. I am using this for inspiration. I find I stand in front of my machine so i might reverse the pivot point. Love the collet holders - good place for those!
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