NBPk402 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 From what I have seen online there is a natural and carbonized. The carbonized goes through a process when they are made, and is more of a darker honey color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 44 minutes ago, ellisr63 said: From what I have seen online there is a natural and carbonized. The carbonized goes through a process when they are made, and is more of a darker honey color? That's interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) A quick google points to carbonising to be about colour (as you mentioned), and not hardening as it actually makes it softer. Natural bamboo is cheaper than carbonised bamboo. Edited January 19, 2019 by Muon N' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 The beginning of my rack. Ive pulled the timber out of the roof of an old nursing home. I estimate it’s at least 80 years old, 250x75mm x4m. I’ve ripped it down the guts, put it through a thicknesser and biscuited it together. Will update with more pics this weekend. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 This is what I started out with. All 4 cut to size. With the corners rounded. Holes for the legs drilled and routed the the edges. Nearly there. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinilink Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 May I ask what did you use for rounding the corners on shelves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 I marked the corners with a compass, then cut them with a jigsaw. Sanded them off so they were smooth. I then routed the top and bottom with 2 different router bits to get a nice profile. Then lots of sanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 On 19/04/2019 at 2:20 PM, Pops110 said: Ive pulled the timber out of the roof of an old nursing home. I estimate it’s at least 80 years old For a really relaxed vintage sound Nice looking timber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Final sand this morning and first coat on. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendes Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 32 minutes ago, Pops110 said: Final sand this morning and first coat on. Looking good Dave... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren69 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Pops110 said: Final sand this morning and first coat on. Absolutely beautiful mate, you are quite a craftsman I must say. Looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Darren69 said: Absolutely beautiful mate, you are quite a craftsman I must say. Looks fantastic. Thanks for the kind words Daz. I’m definitely no furniture maker that’s for sure, they look good from your house. There has been plenty of cckups and things I’m not happy with, but in saying that I’m pretty happy with how they have come up and stoked with how the grain looks. Had no idea till I ripped them down that they would look so good. So now it’s nearly time for the legs. You may say I’ve cheated a little bit, but I purchased a set of Quadraspire 19mm legs in black from Frank Prowse Hifi. He was a pleasure to deal with as always and I thought the price was quite reasonable. I think that they will finish it off perfectly and look more professional than I could have made myself. I will need another week or so to finish of the bottoms and I’m also waiting on some 5mm sorbothane discs to go between the shelves and the legs. It probably won’t do anything but they were pretty cheap. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Stunning grain and stain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOMO Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Looks great Pops.You can't get old growth karri like that any more.Some of those old trees were 90 metres tall . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 2 hours ago, THOMO said: Looks great Pops.You can't get old growth karri like that any more.Some of those old trees were 90 metres tall . Cheers thomo, i hate the thought of chopping down a tree that old and tall. At least it’s been put to good use and not gone in the skip. I ended up using a wipe on poly, it was easier to get and wanted to get some coats on today. It’s come up pretty nice but will try and get some of the ardvos oil for the next lot of shelves. Do you think it would be ok for a vanity top? Cheers Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realysm42 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) It's been a while since I updated this thread, here is my system as it is today, now I've got (more so) the kind of gear I want, I thought I'd show you how well the rack houses it all. Also, some genuine DIY at the end to protect it all from a certain young man; IMG_3230 by Martin Johnson, on Flickr There's a couple of new additions, can you spot them? IMG_3231 by Martin Johnson, on Flickr Here's a less subtle clue. Apologies for the finger marks, I've just added better footers, so they need a proper clean. IMG_3232 by Martin Johnson, on Flickr This shot gives a good perspective of just how large the monos are; roughly twice the height of your average box! I'm extremely grateful I spent the time planning, measuring and remeasuring when drawing the hi-fi rack, I knew I'd have monos one day and I had to factor in the platforms, all of the isolation footers (for both platforms and items) AND some stupidly big components (without knowing how tall they'd be). It all worked out perfectly. IMG_3234 by Martin Johnson, on Flickr I've got a 13 month old boy and the hi-fi is as much a risk to him as he is to it, so I built this (admittedly ugly) barrier to protect them from one another. It tucks under the rack and so he can't pull it forward onto himself. I built this because I've read so many other people's tales of woe (I wish I'd never sold xxx and just boxed it up etc) so fingers crossed it all works out. Edited April 22, 2019 by realysm42 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirdDrawerDown Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I really like this thread. A few years back a member sold some clear perspex barriers that did the same job as your toddler barrier. They were custom built and frighteningly expensive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryffles Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 @realysm42 apologies if explained earlier. But is your rack diy or? Looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 That looks fantastic mate, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realysm42 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 @ThirdDrawerDown fair play, that would be nice to have. This cost me about $50 to put together. @Gryffles Thank you; I designed it (the rack) but had a professional build it for me. I did build the horrible fortress to protect it. @Pops110 cheers mate. Yours looks fantastic as well; I like the recycling element and how you’ve made something so beaten up look great. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 So I couldn’t help myself. I was happy with the finish so I just had to get it all together and get the system set up. I have managed to get the cables a little tidier too with no power cables touching interconnect or speaker cables. So how does it sound? It was like a million fairies were singing in my ears, it was night and day difference and I’m hearing a mosquito fart from back of stage. Amazing. All jokes aside, it looks great and fits all my gear in and I’ve managed to hide a lot of the cables and the missus loves it. Not sure I can hear any audible difference but I really didn’t think that I would. Thanks for all the kind comments, if anyone has any questions hit me up. Cheers Dave. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Geez the photos make the legs look all wonky. I can assure you they are nice and straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 3 hours ago, realysm42 said: It's been a while since I updated this thread, here is my system as it is today, now I've got (more so) the kind of gear I want, I thought I'd show you how well the rack houses it all. Also, some genuine DIY at the end to protect it all from a certain young man; IMG_3230 by Martin Johnson, on Flickr There's a couple of new additions, can you spot them? IMG_3231 by Martin Johnson, on Flickr Here's a less subtle clue. Apologies for the finger marks, I've just added better footers, so they need a proper clean. IMG_3232 by Martin Johnson, on Flickr This shot gives a good perspective of just how large the monos are; roughly twice the height of your average box! I'm extremely grateful I spent the time planning, measuring and remeasuring when drawing the hi-fi rack, I knew I'd have monos one day and I had to factor in the platforms, all of the isolation footers (for both platforms and items) AND some stupidly big components (without knowing how tall they'd be). It all worked out perfectly. IMG_3234 by Martin Johnson, on Flickr I've got a 13 month old boy and the hi-fi is as much a risk to him as he is to it, so I built this (admittedly ugly) barrier to protect them from one another. It tucks under the rack and so he can't pull it forward onto himself. I built this because I've read so many other people's tales of woe (I wish I'd never sold xxx and just boxed it up etc) so fingers crossed it all works out. What timber did you use for this mate, looks really good. What are the monoblocks? Have never heard of them before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thathifiguy Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Pops110 said: So I couldn’t help myself. I was happy with the finish so I just had to get it all together and get the system set up. I have managed to get the cables a little tidier too with no power cables touching interconnect or speaker cables. So how does it sound? It was like a million fairies were singing in my ears, it was night and day difference and I’m hearing a mosquito fart from back of stage. Amazing. All jokes aside, it looks great and fits all my gear in and I’ve managed to hide a lot of the cables and the missus loves it. Not sure I can hear any audible difference but I really didn’t think that I would. Thanks for all the kind comments, if anyone has any questions hit me up. Cheers Dave. That looks awesome, I have been considering making an AV stand also using the Quadraspire legs, just waiting until funds allow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realysm42 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 @Pops110 The timber is Australian Blackwood; I asked the guy to pick stuff that would really show off the sap wood (white parts) as a feature. I was impressed with the result. The amps are called LDA (LongDog Audio) P6. They're made by a gentleman called Nick Gorham (he also built my DAC, the LDA VDt1). His usual work is with valve amps, so these were a bit of a departure for him. They're biased about 25W into class A, deliver 200W into 8ohms (doubles as impedance dips), can deliver around 100A current and are particularly low distortion. Here's a review in case you're interested? I doubt I'll ever change them now - they make my old Magtech sound weak (!) and vague. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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