my new rack....in progress

[ianov]

Dusted off my old system and put it back together temporarily...

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0529.jpg

so got the materials in for my new rack in work 2" solid ali for the legs and 30mm solid oak shelves http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0522.jpg legs made with top cap screwed on... http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0537.jpg pic of sample of shelf.. finished shelves will have matching rads in corners http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0538.jpg

assembly of base pieces and one shelf support and top cap http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0549.jpg base piece and top cap ready for polishing http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0550.jpg just have to polish all the metal now and then lacquer it then wait for shelves to arrive

 

[Anonymous]

Not sure why there are no responses to this yet.... It looks like your pretty handy with all this heavy metal, no pun intended. How does the cost work out?

 

[toyota man]

Very classy you must be very proud are you an engineer by any chance my Dad used to be a toolmaker He used to build live steam engines when he was younger in fact he could make anything he still has a couple of lathes and a milling machine although due to ill health he no longer uses them . nice job well done you could make your self a bespoke buisness I am sure you would do very well

 

[ianov]

Thanks guys Yes im a toolmaker by trade well finally finished it and im delited with it tbh me and my wife could barely lift it and that was without any equipment lol here is the finished product timber getting oiled http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0577.jpg done by my wife finally assembled http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0580.jpg equipment installed http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0583.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0585.jpg i still have another shelf and bilets for more equipment if i splash out on a dab radio at some stage thanks for the compliments guys oh the wood cost me about 200 euros from a family member and i got the aluminium free of charge through my work so incl timber the rack cost me a total of 200 all in not incl my labour of course and no i wudnt make another one lol

 

[Anonymous]

That looks as good as a lot of the stands you can buy commercially, Well done.

My only observation - you need to tidy the cables at the rear.

Building some of those to order could be quite a profitable sideline for you

 

[toyota man]

Thanks guys Yes im a toolmaker by trade well finally finished it and im delited with it tbh me and my wife could barely lift it and that was without any equipment lol here is the finished product timber getting oiled http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0577.jpg done by my wife finally assembled http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0580.jpg equipment installed http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0583.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0585.jpg i still have another shelf and bilets for more equipment if i splash out on a dab radio at some stage thanks for the compliments guys oh the wood cost me about 200 euros from a family member and i got the aluminium free of charge through my work so incl timber the rack cost me a total of 200 all in not incl my labour of course and no i wudnt make another one lol

well that is so really classy and would have cost a small fortune if some one had hand built it foryou nice one:clap: :clap:

 

[ianov]

looking at cable tidys for it at the minute but not sure which one to go for... i bored holes in certain shelves for the wires as you can see here.... http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0582.jpg i suppose you could make a profit in makin them as a sideline but its not worth the hassle from my boss or my wife tbh....

 

[BenLaw]

Very nice indeed, third photo really shows it off well

 

[CnoEvil]

looking at cable tidys for it at the minute but not sure which one to go for... i bored holes in certain shelves for the wires as you can see here.... http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0582.jpg i suppose you could make a profit in makin them as a sideline but its not worth the hassle from my boss or my wife tbh....

Wow! Congratulations. :clap:

Please describe any perceived sonic advantages (if there are any), over what you had before.

Cno

 

[ianov]

I think the sound is a lot richer and warmer.. the solidity of the unit has to help imo... my next project is a couple of speaker stands for the front two speakers... gonna use the same timber as the hifi rack but build the centre pieces out of .5inch plate aluminium and mitre it to create a box...

then cnc out a design in the plates to make the design stand out...

i mite even install l.e.ds inside the box and insert some polycarbonate behind the cutouts...

i dunno wot to do lol

 

[CnoEvil]

Will your speakers be on a suspended wooden floor or not?

Getting the Stands to suit the speakers is a bit of a dark art......some speakers like light wooden stands, others like heavy (often mass loaded) metal stands.

It is often worth researching what people have found works with your particular speakers.

- If your floor is made of concrete, it can often be better to couple your speakers to it, so as to sink the unwanted vibrations / resonance into it.

- If the floor is a suspended wooden one, you need to isolate the speakers from it..ie. dump the unwanted vibrations into the stand itself, and isolate the stand from the floor.

What I am trying to say is, do a little bit of research before putting a lot of time and expense into making compromised speaker stands.

Here is a thread that might help: http://www.whathifi.com/forum/hi-fi/low-mass-vs-high-mass-speaker-stands

 

[RobinKidderminster]

An excellent job. Congratulations.

 

[ianov]

Took your advise(finally) and got a cable tidy for it.. Didnt think it would do much for it but it really neated it up!! Good old tesco again http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0667.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0666.jpg

 

[toyota man]

Took your advise(finally) and got a cable tidy for it.. Didnt think it would do much for it but it really neated it up!! Good old tesco again http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0667.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/iano_photo/IMAG0666.jpg

That looks so good