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In Reply to: Quick Lack table question posted by jdubs on January 18, 2007 at 18:03:24:
Hollow legs, how do you identify them?So far, I have only seen legs filled with compressed broken wood pieces. I suppose these are the "particle-board" as labeled, regarless of solid color (red, black, green) or wood laminate (birch, beech) finished Lack tables. Are these what you guys call "SOLID LEGS"?
Incidentally, Ikea has a 2007 cabinet series called Traby which has 11cm-tall solid wood legs (4pcs/pack) and I figure it will screw well into the Lack, both being M8 diameter. Would these solid legs be a better fit sonically?
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This is an email exchange with Ken Lyon some time back regarding the legs:Ken replied: "The solid hardwood dowel legs that you propose should work just fine.I'm not sure that it would be necessarily better but so long as the legs are rigidly secured it definitely would make assembly easier (esp. if the Lack side table has the hollow legs)."
The hollow legs won't work (or will take much extra effort) because you need to be able to affix the spike to something solid. That's the reason the hollow ones don't work. So go with a Lack table that has particleboard legs, or use replacement legs of solid wood.
Am i right to say that?I initially thought it was about about the legs' effectiveness acting as a conduit for vibrations.
The Ikea particleboard/fiberboard wrapped legs OR solid wood dowels will both work. The design principle is: light, rigid, fast energy dissipation. The particle/fiberboard legs: (a) enable you to affix a spike and (b) aides in energy dissipation (see link below). A material of high mass with poor energy dissipation properties, however, would be a poor choice if one were attempting to implement this design principle.If you go with solid wood dowels, you'll be approximating this product which aspires to the same principles as the Ikea rack:
Torlyte with Oak dowel supports:
http://www.russandrews.com/lookup/1/region/UK/currency/GBP/customer_id/PAA2151015507843OJDNWSHMTXFLWQDS/category-Torlyte-Pnewtor.htm
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