akhilkhanuja
Member
Just wanted to share my first DIY experience of making stands for my new Dali Zensor 3. Finally left the Sonodyne sonus 2504 floorstanding-speakers and bought the affordable Dalis which I found vfm.
Needed stands, but didn't want to spend 8-9k as of now. So after lookin at many designs on the Web, decided to build am all iron one, keeping design simple and the quality heavy.
Started today morning at 11 am & finished by 6pm.
All locally procured Materials used. Attaching some pics in the pdf document.
2 pcs heavy iron pipes of 30 inches each. Length chosen after considering tweeter at ear level, speaker dimensions, sitting position etc. Pipe sheet is more than 2.5mm thick . Outer Circumference is 7.5 inches.
2 top plates measuring at 9*12 inch. 6m thick iron sheet
2 base plates 12*12 inches, 10mm thick sheet.
All 4 plates weigh 20 kgs. Pipes are quite heavy too.
Total cost of pipes = 400
Cost of sheets = 1100
Cost of welding & grinding / rounding the edges = 500
Total cost except painting (due) = 2000/-
Trying to get a matt black finish by either spray painting or powder coating whichever is economical. Tips on the same welcome.
Hope they look decent. They`re damn heavy and stable. Have not thought about adding spikes yet.
Needed stands, but didn't want to spend 8-9k as of now. So after lookin at many designs on the Web, decided to build am all iron one, keeping design simple and the quality heavy.
Started today morning at 11 am & finished by 6pm.
All locally procured Materials used. Attaching some pics in the pdf document.
2 pcs heavy iron pipes of 30 inches each. Length chosen after considering tweeter at ear level, speaker dimensions, sitting position etc. Pipe sheet is more than 2.5mm thick . Outer Circumference is 7.5 inches.
2 top plates measuring at 9*12 inch. 6m thick iron sheet
2 base plates 12*12 inches, 10mm thick sheet.
All 4 plates weigh 20 kgs. Pipes are quite heavy too.
Total cost of pipes = 400
Cost of sheets = 1100
Cost of welding & grinding / rounding the edges = 500
Total cost except painting (due) = 2000/-
Trying to get a matt black finish by either spray painting or powder coating whichever is economical. Tips on the same welcome.
Hope they look decent. They`re damn heavy and stable. Have not thought about adding spikes yet.