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In Reply to: Any decent DIY audio racks out there besides the FLEXY?? posted by HaknHendrix on February 09, 2004 at 11:25:20:

Just finished mine with DIY spike cups. It trounces my tall Flexy!!
Julien Therrien
jntherrien@msn.com

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In Reply to: Any decent DIY audio racks out there besides the FLEXY?? posted by HaknHendrix on February 09, 2004 at 11:25:20:

Do a search on IKEA Lack, here and at A'gon. The guy at Sistrum, Ken I think, mentioned this as being a DIY rack that is better than most of the commercially available racks out there. I am currently researching on putting one together.

Good Luck,

"M"

• ouch ; ) - Ken Lyon 03:26:23 02/10/04 (2)
  In Reply to: Re: Any decent DIY audio racks out there besides the FLEXY?? posted by mattybumpkin on February 09, 2004 at 19:42:47:

  

  Ikea Lack Stack at VSAC

  best,
  Ken
  GreaterRanges/Neuance
  

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  • Double OUCH!! - mattybumpkin 15:09:52 02/10/04 (1)
    In Reply to: ouch ; ) posted by Ken Lyon on February 10, 2004 at 03:26:23:

    Ken, my sincere apologies, somewhat of a humorous error, yes? :> )

    You can tell I am a newbie when it comes to racks, I am just beginnning to get my feet wet.

    KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCE,KEN=NEUANCEKEN=NEUANCE,

    Hmmm, I think I finally have it down.

    Regards,

    "M"
    
    

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    • Re: Double OUCH!! - Sean 21:45:37 02/13/04 (0)
      In Reply to: Double OUCH!! posted by mattybumpkin on February 10, 2004 at 15:09:52:

      Matt, you're lucky that Ken has a sense of humour. Some other folks might have put a price on your head after that one : ) Sean
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In Reply to: Any decent DIY audio racks out there besides the FLEXY?? posted by HaknHendrix on February 09, 2004 at 11:25:20:

I have always wanted to try the sand filled variety. You could (for ease's sake) buy a stainless steel restaurant bus cart, take off the wheels, turn it upside down, fill each shelf with sand, lay down a sheet of mdf, wood, PE or wood cutting boards over the sand and you would have a stable and vibration free rack..only prob is you are limited to 3 shelves and one is on the floor..which would be nice for the amps.
just my 2 cents

In Reply to: Any decent DIY audio racks out there besides the FLEXY?? posted by HaknHendrix on February 09, 2004 at 11:25:20:

These racks do not wobble. They are heavy and quite nice for the price.
I made a "flexy" with 3/4" threaded rod and had the ends turned to points. I made the shelves 16" X 24" out of MDF. Didn't care for the MDF look so used CORIAN with great results.
If you don't like the threaded rod look, have some brass, copper or aluminum tubing cut to shelf spacing size and put over the rod when assembling.
Don't forget to use neoprene washers under the metal washers.
You could also use many different materials for the shelves.
There are so many possibilities.
Build one for yourself. You won't be sorry.
Rick.

In Reply to: Any decent DIY audio racks out there besides the FLEXY?? posted by HaknHendrix on February 09, 2004 at 11:25:20:

Try the link below or find it on this same Tweaker's Asylum.

Alternately, try the Ikea Lack design.

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In Reply to: Any decent DIY audio racks out there besides the FLEXY?? posted by HaknHendrix on February 09, 2004 at 11:25:20:

Hakn,

I have 2 flexy racks, four and five shelves with 3/4 rods and it does not wobble.

I have made height x width and depth according to the golden section (1.608x)

The heaviest equipment is stacked from the bottom upwards.

Another easy option is to copy Burmester rack (check their website for photos) - use L shaped aluminum profiles on all four corners

Another option is to use heavy profiles only in the middle of the left and the right edge of the shelf (it is typhoon model or something similar sounding)

IMHO, Flexy is the chepest and effective. Perhaps make one for a test drive, and if not satisfied, move to something more expensive.