hello all
i had been working on a hifirack and had promised it to a couple members
i have taken siddharth's(sidvee's) advice and worked on a modular design
the design is very similar to most atacama and alphason hifi racks
the differnce being that most of these brands use Mild steel and then have it chromed to get the Stainless steel finish
Also most rack makers use 16-14 gauge steel ( 1.5mm thick)
I have on the other hand used 2.5 mm Solid Stainless Steel material itself
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
Credit for this design goes to Dinyaar who generously let me copy(and modify a bit) the spikes of His Avalon Ascendo speakers
Following are the pics of the modules of the rack
Completed rack pics in assmebled condition with some glass will be posted later
Also i am trying to go one up on my next design by providing lateral support which most budget (10-20k) modular rack makers dont provide
but thats for later
Current modular rack is to have 4 shelves
Shelves can be of any material and maximum thickness accomodated in 20mm
details
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
Near the spikes in the 1st pic are Spike feet and PU washers
the other pics show the SS uprights and the 4 top Caps(for the topmost shelf)
All materials used are marine grade Solid Stainless Steel
Edit : forgot to add
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 1.5-2 inches away from each edge.( 1.75inch looks good for me)
The upright uses 5/16 " threads- hence an 8 mm hole would suffice . However if you expect inaccuracies you could go for 9-10mm