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« on: April 04, 2011, 01:34 PM » |
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Woodworking and High End Audio are both hobbies of mine and it's fun to mix them together. First off this is still a work in progress, I need one more shelf and I ran out of Maple. The unit is stackable, each shelf unit can be removed and replaced with a taller or shorter unit.  The horizontal pieces are quilted maple and the vertical legs are cherry. The actual shelf is mdf which will be painted black.  The top of each leg has a receiver disc for the spiked cone on the bottom of each leg. The receivers are just sitting in a recess, drilled with a forstner bit. The bottom of each leg has a 1/4 20 threaded insert for the spikes to thread into. Since the spikes are threaded, each shelf can be adjusted for level.  The frame work for each shelf is glued and pocket hole screwed together. Each rail has a 1/4" wide 1/4" deep grove cut into it for corner braces. Yes I know it would have been better with a Domino at these points but I don't have one yet.  Close up of the spike receiver and the chamfer detail on each mdf shelf.  Close up of the corner braces. The mdf shelves will be screwed into place from the bottom through these corner braces. I hope to have the shelves painted black soon and get some more maple so I can build one more layer. Any and all comments are welcome. |
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« Last Edit: April 13, 2011, 09:00 AM by sl_1800 »
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jmbfestool
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« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2011, 04:29 PM » |
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I like the spikes idea! Nice work
JMB
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sl_1800
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« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2011, 05:51 PM » |
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JMB thanks. The spikes are sold as "feet" for speakers, I got them from www.parts-express.com , they are $18.00 for a set of 4. I also ordered some bright green expandable sleeving from them for my Festool vac hose. |
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BigHonu
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« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2011, 06:12 PM » |
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Looks great! I may steal that modular design from you if that is okay.
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sl_1800
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« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2011, 06:16 PM » |
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If you do a little web searching you will find I stole the idea from somewhere else.  |
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honeydokreg
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2011, 08:02 PM » |
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And he did not steel it from me cuz it has no bead board! Nice looking stands
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jmbfestool
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« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2011, 05:21 AM » |
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And he did not steel it from me cuz it has no bead board! Nice looking stands
haahaa! Yes thats very true! jmb |
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« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2011, 08:53 AM » |
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Awesome.
Stability, isolation, fantastic looks, and best of all stackable. Well done.
Curiosity, what will sit inside?
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woodguy7
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« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2011, 09:01 AM » |
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Systainers |
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If its made of wood, i can make it smaller.
Shirt size medium
p.s- ive started reading these too
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Nestor
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« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2011, 11:54 AM » |
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Very nice!
Have you considered a small support up the back for added tip-over prevention? It could also double as a raceway for the cables.
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Festoolian
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« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2011, 12:03 PM » |
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I hope there are some toobs going in that rack.
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« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2011, 12:49 PM » |
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looks very nice i like this kind of thing. 2nd to last photo- is that a number 2 in pencil under the finish on that leg?  |
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Ken Nagrod
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« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2011, 12:53 PM » |
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Good eye, Dean. I see two number 2's.
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Deansocial
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« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2011, 01:05 PM » |
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oh yeah, i didnt even see that 1 on the maple
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jmbfestool
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« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2011, 01:31 PM » |
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looks very nice i like this kind of thing. 2nd to last photo- is that a number 2 in pencil under the finish on that leg? oh yeah good eye! Like you said Dean u can always pick out something wrong lol JMB |
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sl_1800
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« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2011, 06:21 PM » |
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Actually the unit is not finished yet so yes there are still markings showing. I hope to spray the finish in another week or so, I'm waiting on more maple so I can make one more shelf. Yes there will be some tubes in that rack, my pre-amp, which I made, is a tube unit. And there will be a turntable, which I also made, will be on top. Tubes and vinyl rule.  |
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tazprime38
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« Reply #16 on: April 06, 2011, 08:14 AM » |
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That looks cool. I saw this type of A/V rack advertised in a HiFi A/V magazine about a month ago and thought I'd make something like that. Just not got round to making it yet.
The one advertised had wheels for the base shelf.
Does anyone know if those spike things and the sockets are available in the UK?
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sl_1800
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« Reply #17 on: April 06, 2011, 02:42 PM » |
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Look for audio accessories on Amazon UK, they have some in brass.
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sl_1800
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« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2011, 09:04 AM » |
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It's getting closer to a finished product. Still waiting on Maple so I can build one more shelf unit.    I'm using clear shellac on the maple and cherry. The mdf shelves were primed with Killz using a texture roller then spray painted satin black, Krylon. |
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