DIY with these dirt cheap sturdy material is always doable and practical IF you are ALONE. Seriously. I wanted to try that twenty five years ago but I got married thirty years ago.
concrete (cinder) block tower with wood chopping block for turntable stand
Any suggestions from users who have done, or contemplate doing this. I looked at concrete blocks at Lowes last night. I made two stacks of 3 side by side, plus a solid block (without the center openings) as the top block. This gave me about 34" in height. Then the thought is either a Walnut or Bamboo chopping board for a top shelf. I would use four cork or cork/rubber sandwich (2"X 2") squares to couple the wood chopping block to the concrete tower. I am also considering an Isoacoustics platform as a more expensive alternative. Fire away....?
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Anything that is Skeletal in appearance, will be a harder sell to others if not wearing a pleasing aesthetic Jacket. There is a honesty to such a structure as under discussion, and if wanted to be a keeper, the very basic appearance, can very easily be concealed. It is really down to how much cost os wanted, and whether meeting such a cost, will then create a situation where the cost, will enter into the area where other options are also able to be considered, and certainly be a sellable item when no longer used.
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@kingharold , if it's mass & weight in wood, I can recommend locust (rubinia), any variety...and given the thought I just might give it a go..*G* I end up with short but large diameter chunks and some slab (3"+) 'drops' that have to be moved with a hand truck... Laughs @ carbide....even dried, it's worse than the monoblock from hell... Pre-drill or strip the head of fasteners....Snaps lag screws where the threads end if you don't. Only recourse is to grind it flush. |
@tonywinga Not something I do when listening. It sounds so much better than previous wood and metal stands.
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