nerdy craftyness with a box and cables

okay...after blowing out the dust again from the inside of my computer (sorry forgot to take a picture..but it is really cool)... i got totally disgusted at the amount of dust on all the cables behind the desk and computer....so i decided to buy the necessary items to create a dust free cable environment...some sort of sturdy square container to hold the surge protector; power bricks; cable modem; wireless router; and all the unnecessary extra cable length; yielding the desired result of one easy clean box to dust and organized cables.....well as with all things; the trip to the local have-mart and worst-buy resulted in nothing purchased yet

things i have learned that just confuse the uninspired:

1. never ask in the craft area if there is a box strong enough to drill through...

2. never ask in the hardware area if the drill bit is the right kind to drill through a craft box...

hmmmm... i think i see a pattern here...

so far i am left with see through containers that are big enough, but totally defeat the purpose

dark colored containers too small..

short cables that are just too long, but insulated...

short cables that are not insulated..

and for the priceless punchline; around $60 just to hide some dust bunnies and ugly cables ...ugh...

back to the drawing board...which means pulling out all my cables and comparing their lengths to shielded/non-shielded etc. ...perhaps a trip to ikea ... and yes i know they make these boxes especially for this, but they just aren't right either or way over priced....but somehow that price seems more justifiable now.....