Almaz Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Looking to build my own DYI rack system. Could I please have some advice and photos please to help me to decide which is a good design. I am looking to draw inspiration from other members design.
Mendes Posted February 5 Posted February 5 I made this, strong, lots of ventilation and easy to get to gear. Good luck 6 2
Rustee Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Made this rack a couple of years ago. Made from run of the mill 30mm plywood from Bunnings. Legs are Victorian ash ordered from Hammersmith online. Was going to use Birch (like @Mendes beautiful rack above) for the rack but as this was my first DIY rack I thought Id use a cheaper material in case I stuffed it. I'm reasonably happy with how it finished up for a first attempt, nice and solid as its all dowelled and glued. Middle section is made for records but I recently removed them to force myself to play records other than those within easy reach! Russ 7
WayneK Posted February 5 Posted February 5 A mate uses stacked Lack tables from IKEA, the 55x55 version. He cut the legs to shorten them for some levels on the rack I think his rack is 3 lacks high and 3 lacks wide. When some legs were cut, there needs to be plugs glued in as the legs are hollow 1
audiofeline Posted February 10 Posted February 10 The TNT Flexi is a popular design, I like that the shelf heights are adjustable and can hold a substantial solid shelf if the rods are thick. The basic design presented can be modified to make it more aesthetic, for example, I would put frames or tubes around the rods so the threads are not visible (once I had determined the shelf heights). https://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/diyracks.html 2
barbz127 Posted February 10 Posted February 10 Nothing overly fancy but I have a few variants like this floating around. Merbau panels from Bunnings with some matching legs. Spikes rest into the head of the bolt for the legs below. Easy to swap legs for to different lengths as your gear grows or shrinks. 7 3
Niekos Posted February 13 Posted February 13 On 05/02/2025 at 10:02 AM, WayneK said: A mate uses stacked Lack tables from IKEA, the 55x55 version. He cut the legs to shorten them for some levels on the rack I think his rack is 3 lacks high and 3 lacks wide. When some legs were cut, there needs to be plugs glued in as the legs are hollow I did the same using the Lack tables, and cutting the legs. Worked out fine for me, I build two racks this way (and don't mind the mess please , I was trying out different configurations). 6
Assisi Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Mine is based on the TNT flexi mentioned above. I used a bamboo bench top cut into four pieces and connected with sections of threaded rod. There are inserts screwed into underside of the top shelf so that the rod does not protrude. When the bamboo is cut the exposed core on the edges is hidden with glued thin timber The rod is covered with timber small pieces of timber in "U" sections tight enough to stay in place. John 7 1
2Brix Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Fantastic thread peeps. I've just rated it 5 Stars I don't have a present need but a passing / back burner thought i've had for some additional media room storage is to do something based on a modified Bror trolley (remove the wheels, relacquer the wood etc) 2
2Brix Posted February 16 Posted February 16 On 05/02/2025 at 4:03 PM, Mendes said: I made this, strong, lots of ventilation and easy to get to gear. Good luck very tidy work that! (and plenty of places for the cat to perch ) 3
RankStranger Posted February 22 Posted February 22 I built this with the two matching amp stands last year. It started as a way to use up some 24mm birch ply and I sort of got carried away. The frame is Blackwood. I’ve decided the fixed frame size is a bit restrictive so I’ll move it on at some point to replace it with something more flexible. For what it is - and the fact it was my most ambitious woodworking project to date - I’m happy with how it turned out the shelves are each supported by 3 steel balls, which sit between screws embedded in the shelf above and frame below (snake-eye drive, to ensure there only one minimal point of contact) with rubber o-rings to hold them in place and dampen vibration. It was my own design, based on a fever dream of half-understood acoustic principles but it seems to work well enough hard to photograph, though 9
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