DIY audiophile rack

Then thats making a regular table - m not a carpenter.

Borrowed the design from here: The TNT FleXy Table

Here is an acrylic design : diyrack

The logs are 2 ft in height. Quite sufficient. Actually I was regretting not making them 1.5 feet. Is for book shelfs not floor standers - they don't need stands as the name suggests.

HTH

Hi
As i told glass look good and I want to place the stand near my 42" LCD ...
Thee will Be AV Amp, another Sony Mini System, Pioneer DVD , STb & WDTV on it --so I am not bothered about audiophile qualities !!!Least for now..

Looks is important to me ..I understand that stainless steel rod and shining nuts would be great but unfortunatly i was not able to procure it.

One of my friends have a factory unit and told that he will arrange hrad crome plating but I need to carry hardware from Vashi ( Navi Mumbai) to Dahisar check naka !!!!

I'll explore the possibality later...

Anyway how about painting the stud and bolt......


Using the glass -

When you use the glass there is not much DIY remaining - only pain I had to take is to cut studs - rest is all assembly.

In case of wood /ply you need to
1) Cut
2) Prepare corners
3) Planing -( most painful task)
4) Applying polish or laminate
5) Coner polish or laminate
6) Drilling holes

Another option is to paint

Or get it all done by carpnter...

NOw in mumbai labour rates are increasing and many times you do not gate partial material ( you are forced to buy 8 x 4 Sheets )

I was not able to locate reasonaball=y prised acrylic dealer - and then have no expereince or expertise working with acrylic ...

Hoping to finish the stand in 1 week as first I've to paint the nuts -will keep you posted


Hemant

See if you can powder coat it a blue grey finish or something?

Cheers

"my nuts are shinier than yours :"

I hope people will not find any "ANOTHER " meaning!!!

Or in plane Hindi ( Moderator please excuse) a homage to Vintage Rin Ads-

"Bhala tera rod mere rod se chamkila kaise?????" ( No double meaning please !!!


" Woh toooools muze de de thakur!!!"

Woh tools bhaade pe milte hai (powertools can be had for rent). Rs 50/- day for power Drill and grinder each.

Regards

Do not attempt to make this rack with glass shelves. It's not safe and it could crack/ shatter because of pressure on holes by the steel rods.

Already done - different expereince
sorry due to my laziness not posted photographs -will post soon

Guess what? Looking for a better rack and this thread is immensely helpful.

I think I'm going to go with the 'solid wood' school of rack-making as the first priority is to ensure that heavy components are securely placed.

Dinyaar, if you don't mind can you post some close-ups of your rack? Is that 2 columns supporting the shelves? Also what's the strongest way to fasten the racks to the columns (name of joint etc. sorry my knowledge is scant in these things)

I must say deeply impressed by your DIY skills! Thanks mate.

Hi Gobble,

I liked your speaker stands.Can you please provide more details.

Hey Iyer

Just go to any Timber yard and ask for the smoothest and evenly rounded log of wood you see. Mine is Sal wood, 2ft tall and 15" diameter. total 4ft cost me 5500/- and each 2ft trunk weighed 78kgs in the yard. Now it has dried a bit so must be 70+ still. If you live on top floor and no lift in your apartment then you are out of luck and simply forget about it. Even dragging them up one small flight of stairs was a huge task. Threateningly back breaking and you have to watch out for your fingers getting jammed when it rolls.

A 5mtr thick rope 1" dia is needed to loop it around and drag it + 3 people.

Actually an 18" long trunk is sufficient or you can go for a lighter lower quality wood - it should still weigh 30kgs I'm sure.

If you see a carpenter working in the corner of the yard, ask him to level and polish the top and bottom surfaces with a grinder there itself. I rented the electric grinder and polished it myself. You will need 3 or 4 no:20 or 30 circular 3M grinding paper that costs 10 rupees each. Grinder can be rented for Rs. 50/- a day.

I procured the 15" dia 12mm glass rounds and suckers from Mr. Murthy who polished them for me. Don't recall the price now but maybe less than 800/- or something.


HTH
Cheers