Hello all
There have been a few questions regarding the rack i made
I thought i would answer them in a thread here so that general doubts may be sorted out for all
(rather than disturbing my sale thread or my thread meant for speaker stands)
Following is a modular rack made from Pure Marine grade SS as opposed to chromed MS that most budget manufacturers use
All hardware other than the glass can be provided
Shelves can be made of any material as the user wants
And since the uprights are completely modular they can be whatever size the user wishes
It can be Glass ( the use of toughened glass is recommended only )
Granite
Acrylic
Hardwood
MDF
Thickness can be whatever the user wishes as long as it is a maximmum of 19mm
Black 1.25inch dia and 6mm thick Neoprane Buffers can also be provided which are to be used between the glass and the SS uprights.(these are not shown in any pics)
These provided isolation between the Steel and the glass and by extension isolate the electronics from any ill effects
The spikes are large(1.5inch dia) and if you see closely have two contours.they curve in before forming an equilateral triangle at the end point
Many spike makers believe this to be the best design
Current modular rack is to have 4 shelves
details of shelf height
Bottom shelf ht - 9 inches
2 shelves of ht - 7 inches
1 top shelf
The bottom shelf will be 3inch+1.5inch ( spike ht) = 4.5 inch off the floor
Uprights are 33mm in diameter
Shelves can be cut to any size (24*18 is good aesthetically and generally fits most equipment but you should choose your own size according to equip)
Holes in the four corners of the shelves could be made 21inch by 15 centre to centre distance if using the above mentioned size of glass)
Alternatively 1.5inch away from each edge if using other sizes
Tip : while drilling please use centre to centre distances rather than distances from the edge of the shelf for better accuracies
The upright uses 5/16 " threads- hence an 8 mm hole would suffice .
Tip if using glass Ask the glass cutter to use an 8mm drill bit.you will see the final result will end up being MORE than 8mm which is good for adjustments or inaccuracies in measurement)
Please note
For illustration purposes i did not get 4 glass shelves made
I had only 2 made and have used them on the bottom shelf and top most shelf
Hence you see the middle two shelves empty , instead you see two black aluminium straps(which should be replaced by the shelf)
Also for illustration purposes i have used only 6mm glass
If using glass I suggest use of 10-12 mm toughened glass for the bottom two shelves and 8 mm toughened for the top 2 shelves
Other than adding strength to glass i also find that the toughening process makes the glass more inert to sound.(the ill effects if any get negated by a decent margin)
Currently the modules are lying shrink wrapped
But when im free i hope to get two extra shelves and the neoprane buffers that ive sourced and assemble the rack fully.
will post those pics wheni get around to doing them
There have been a few questions regarding the rack i made
I thought i would answer them in a thread here so that general doubts may be sorted out for all
(rather than disturbing my sale thread or my thread meant for speaker stands)
Following is a modular rack made from Pure Marine grade SS as opposed to chromed MS that most budget manufacturers use
All hardware other than the glass can be provided
Shelves can be made of any material as the user wants
And since the uprights are completely modular they can be whatever size the user wishes
It can be Glass ( the use of toughened glass is recommended only )
Granite
Acrylic
Hardwood
MDF
Thickness can be whatever the user wishes as long as it is a maximmum of 19mm
Black 1.25inch dia and 6mm thick Neoprane Buffers can also be provided which are to be used between the glass and the SS uprights.(these are not shown in any pics)
These provided isolation between the Steel and the glass and by extension isolate the electronics from any ill effects
The spikes are large(1.5inch dia) and if you see closely have two contours.they curve in before forming an equilateral triangle at the end point
Many spike makers believe this to be the best design
Current modular rack is to have 4 shelves
details of shelf height
Bottom shelf ht - 9 inches
2 shelves of ht - 7 inches
1 top shelf
The bottom shelf will be 3inch+1.5inch ( spike ht) = 4.5 inch off the floor
Uprights are 33mm in diameter
Shelves can be cut to any size (24*18 is good aesthetically and generally fits most equipment but you should choose your own size according to equip)
Holes in the four corners of the shelves could be made 21inch by 15 centre to centre distance if using the above mentioned size of glass)
Alternatively 1.5inch away from each edge if using other sizes
Tip : while drilling please use centre to centre distances rather than distances from the edge of the shelf for better accuracies
The upright uses 5/16 " threads- hence an 8 mm hole would suffice .
Tip if using glass Ask the glass cutter to use an 8mm drill bit.you will see the final result will end up being MORE than 8mm which is good for adjustments or inaccuracies in measurement)
Please note
For illustration purposes i did not get 4 glass shelves made
I had only 2 made and have used them on the bottom shelf and top most shelf
Hence you see the middle two shelves empty , instead you see two black aluminium straps(which should be replaced by the shelf)
Also for illustration purposes i have used only 6mm glass
If using glass I suggest use of 10-12 mm toughened glass for the bottom two shelves and 8 mm toughened for the top 2 shelves
Other than adding strength to glass i also find that the toughening process makes the glass more inert to sound.(the ill effects if any get negated by a decent margin)
Currently the modules are lying shrink wrapped
But when im free i hope to get two extra shelves and the neoprane buffers that ive sourced and assemble the rack fully.
will post those pics wheni get around to doing them
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