Rack : I need your help
I will add to Mechans' very solid advice that you can use eastern rock maple boards as shelves http://www.boosblock.com/categories_for?cat_id=4802 My rack(s) use these, and on one I have an additional, very heavy 3" thick maple platform supporting a 300 lb turntable |
Go to Mapleshaderecords.com. They use air dried ambrosia maple for their stands. They will build to your specifications and up to 4" thick. You can check my system page first if you want to see their products before going to the website. Since you are using metric dimensions I think they can ship where you live. Good luck, happy listening. Glad my TT only weighs 90 lbs. |
Maple shelving has worked very well for me. My room is carpet over plywood above the garage, so the floors aren't the sturdiest thing going. It vibrates when you walk across it. With the Steve Blinn rack, the anti-vibe feet and maple platforms are good to the point that I can jump up and down or play the drums and not get any feedback from my TT setup. The two inch thick maple shelves are excellent, very heavy, and the rack can support (supposedly) up to 1000 pounds, or about 350/shelf. Steve will also design anything to your specs. Might want to consider giving him a shout. |
Thank you for your advices. I've talked to several manufacturers and each of them had a different approach. The most serious are: 1) baltic birch plywood 3" for all the construction 2) solid wood skeleton and thick 30mm glass (with a inner membrane) on it 3) aluminum skeleton and either solid wood or sandwitch mdf on it Any oppinions? |
