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I am in need of an A/V rack for my beginning system and not much in the retail market suits my fancy. I remember someone at this site had posted pictures of his (or her) homemade rack that was pretty cool.
Any information that anyone can provide will be much appreciated.
So cool, that I'm looking for the information for myself. The system consisted of 3 threaded steel pipes (from Home Depot) as legs, steel flanges that screwed onto the pipes to hold the shelves and make them adjustable in height, and MDF board for the triangular shaped shelves. It is expandable to hold as many components as needed. I think it was a design that was modeled after some outrageously expensive European design for sale on the internet.
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AWESOME, Ajax. Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for.
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Wow The Mayor comes through again. What a great rack. I have been looking at all these different av furniture vendors and they are all so expensive. I like it too much.
oz
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I built one of these racks after looking at the flexi rack on the internet. I used 4 rods instead of 3, and used pine shelving at 2' x 2' instead of the MDF. I also chamfered the corners and added a nice routered edge. Put casters on the bottom and stained an varnished it. It's about 5' tall and has 10 shelves. My brother has asked me to make one for hima and so have a few of my friends.
I didn't bother with the rubber washers or the anti-vib paint. And after talking with Mr. Loft, I am glad I didn't bother.
I also but a piece of 1/4" plywood on the back to help hide wires and put in electrical plugs for each shelf.
I think the whole thing cost me about $300 and a day in my garage with my power tools.
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I read about the TNT Flexy not too long ago and plan to build one myself soon. I'm still not sure what material I want to use for the shelves; Marble looks awesome, but difficult to work with and expensive. Not to mention how heavy the rack would be in the end.
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I didn't bother with the rubber washers or the anti-vib paint. And after talking with Mr. Loft, I am glad I didn't bother.
Why? The voodoo factor?
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No...no Voodoo factor here. I spoke with Allan about vibraton and if it is something I needed to be concerned with. He said really only a factor when when using a turntable. I understand the physics of anti-vibration add ons, like putting a brick on your CD player or buying expensive rubber feet. I am just not convinced you can hear a difference.
The paint and washers would have just added expense and time for construction. So I decided to omit them. I can always add them later.
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Makes sense. The anti-vibration stuff would be for peace of mind in my case, as my stereo is on a "floating floor." When the music gets even a little loud everything vibrates like crazy.
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Yes, I hadn't thought of that, I am in a basement so vibration is not an issue.
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