DIY PVC Minimalist Battlestation in Florida, US

Name: Justin Fogarty

Location: Florida, USA

Occupation: Retail Supervisor

Room size: 21,3 m² (229,3 ft²)

Cost of the setup: ~$4,5K (the panel itself cost not more than $500)

Social media: YouTube, Twitch, SoundCloud, Instagram

Hey, Justin! Tell us a bit about yourself

Hey, thanks for having me! I’m Justin Fogarty. Retail supervisor by day, freelance maker/designer by night. Avid PC and video game nerd, but I’m sure you already knew that.

I’m an aspiring musician and content creator. Recently I started a YouTube channel in which I make things, accompanied with (mostly) music I’ve made. Being a full-time content creator is my dream so go subscribe, would ya?

Test Chamber from the video game Portal served as an inspiration for this minimalist gaming and video-editing setup

I have the sweetest girlfriend, the coolest daughter, and the most spoiled chihuahua. Without a doubt, I wouldn’t be the person I am today without my two amazing parents. Hi mom and dad! I love you!

My first PC was a Packard Bell running Windows 95 and my first true love was Sega’s Comix Zone, which I still play on occasion. Microsoft Paint started off my life-long obsession with designing.

From cramming bitmaps on a 100MB floppy to rendering 100GB+ videos in a matter of minutes, it’s amazing to see how far home computing has come in my lifetime. My first console was a Nintendo 64 so naturally, I grew up as a Nintendo fanboy.

The desk is 6′ 5″ tall (195 cm), so Justin, who is 5′ 10″ tall (177 cm), has to tiptoe to grab his headset

Perhaps my biggest inspiration as a maker is the one and only Adam Savage.

I would absolutely love a day to pick his brain.

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Can you describe your home setup?

Item Model
Monitor 34″ Samsung monitor
Mouse Corsair M65
Keyboard Corsair K70
Mouse pad Corsair MM800C RGB
Microphone Blue Yeti

“PVC Battlestation 1.0” is my handmade desk that sits in my living room.

It is made out of one 4×8″ sheet of PVC board, a few miles of 1″ aluminium tubing, and enough USB extensions to connect to the moon.