daninjt 4th December 2005, 06:11 PM After being an active browser and asking the odd question for quite a while, I finally have something finished.
No idea what the wood is, just picked it up from the local building suplier in (very) rough sawn form. Lost about 50% because of all the bends, twists and splits, but it was only about $20, so no complaints.
No fancy joinery, just butt joints, biscuits and a few screws. Maybe attempt something more skilled on next project.
Finish is sanded to 800, 4 costs of Penetrol wood oil, light sanding between coats. Finally, Ubeaut wax applied with steel wool to finish off.
Comments/critique welcome.
Cheers,
Dan
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BobR 4th December 2005, 08:24 PM A nice little project Daninjt. What ever the timber is it looks as though it has finished well.
Auld Bassoon 4th December 2005, 08:38 PM Hi Dan, welcome in!
Nice design: your own? Good finish too. Wood looks like oak, quite possibly one of the several species marketed as "Tassie Oak".
Cheers!
NewLou 4th December 2005, 10:15 PM Yup Very nice work ..................love your design
Keep them posts comin
WELCOME!!
Regards Lou:)
zenwood 4th December 2005, 10:42 PM Wow: I'm bowled over by that design. It looks really really good, and fits the sound system so well, even matching the curved tops of the speaker boxes. (Nice buck-rogers CD player, too). Look forward to seeing more of your designs.
daninjt 5th December 2005, 01:58 AM Thanks fellas for the kind words.
I drew the design using Sketchup, which gives good 3d views and is easy to use. I traced the curves from the speakers onto 9mm ply and used that to cut a template for the jigsaw.
(SA)CD player is Shanling from China. Looks pretty wierd but sounds great, has a tube output stage and a tube headphone amp.
Cheers,
Dan
Landseka 5th December 2005, 08:43 AM I drew the design using Sketchup, which gives good 3d views and is easy to use.
Cheers,
Dan
Is this shareware prog or a commercial one? It sounds good.
Love the design, have a greenie from me. :)
Regards
Neil.
daninjt 5th December 2005, 12:04 PM Neil,
Thanks for the Greenie.
Sketchup is a commercial package. I forget where I heard about it. The developer has recently updated to V5 and you can get a trial version with some free usage time. I find it is really good but is pretty expensive.
I downloaded the demo and used the demo time to do the design.
Cheers,
Dan
zenwood 5th December 2005, 12:34 PM (SA)CD player is Shanling from China. Looks pretty wierd but sounds great, has a tube output stage and a tube headphone amp.
Tubes! I wondered what those turrets were. We need a photo of it glowing in the dark....
Peter36 5th December 2005, 08:20 PM Looks really good Dan . Nice finish and youv'e got the screws where they are not seen . Keep up the good work
Peter:)
E. maculata 5th December 2005, 08:52 PM Nice functional unit, I like:)
Al B 6th December 2005, 05:45 PM Nice job on the stereo stand Dan.
junkboy999 7th December 2005, 06:47 PM Nice looking design for the stand.
Are the speakers KEF's ??
Lignum 7th December 2005, 06:54 PM Nice looking design for the stand.
Are the speakers KEF's ??
Speakers are B & W 703:)
daninjt 8th December 2005, 03:06 AM Zenwood,
Check out http://www.shanling.com/CD-T200C.htm, they have some pretty far out looking other kit as well.
Lignum,
The speakers are indeed B&W 703, well spotted. To complete the package the amps are Bryston. Sounds great, I think it even sounds better in its new timber home, but maybe I'm biased.:rolleyes:
Cheers,
Dan
Pete Vivian 8th December 2005, 04:37 AM Very nice work, I bet you're well pleased.
From a fellow hi-fi nut.
Lignum 8th December 2005, 08:14 AM Zenwood,
Check out http://www.shanling.com/CD-T200C.htm, they have some pretty far out looking other kit as well.
Lignum,
I think it even sounds better in its new timber home, but maybe I'm biased.:rolleyes:
Cheers,
Dan
Well why not, the stand looks fantastic so you are going to enjoy music more while you sit and admire your wonderfull handywork:D
zenwood 9th December 2005, 09:49 AM Comments/critique welcome. Having another look at this, I have some comments:
The legs look like they are directly joined to the top without any kind of apron. Such a joint may be quite weak, even with M&Ts. What kind of joint did you use?
The box containing the black unit that hangs underneath the top would have a lot of cross grain movement relative to the top it is joined to. Did you allow for this movement? How?
The curved sides at the very top would suffer the same issue as (2).
The slat sides on the middle two tiers would offer little strength against sideways racking. I can't see any bracing at the back, but putting some in would go along way to making the unit more durable in this regard.
One of the things I like about the design is the overall lightness, but this leads to my concern that issues (1) and (4) mean that a sideways kick against one of the legs would severely test the integrity of the unit.
daninjt 9th December 2005, 09:31 PM Thanks Zenwood,
I was hoping for something I could learn from.
The legs are attached with biscuits and a couple of 7.5cm screws in each leg.
The thing at the bottom which holds the black power supply is just glued on. Any suggestions what to do if it falls off.
I am still planning to attach a back of some description to hide the wires but have not worked out what just yet.
As for the curved top, its just glued in place too. It was made in the garage which is hot and probably 70-80% humid. Now its in the A/c lounge which is 23 deg and 45% humid. I guess we'll see how it goes.
Cheers,
Dan
Different 9th December 2005, 10:00 PM Dan
I think the piece is an outstanding effort especially as Entertainment units of any kind are very hard to make look nice unless you hide everything away in a nice cabinet but your design is functional without being "in your face" Quite an achievement for someone just getting going in woodwork.
The piece could even do with a little more presence (pardon the audio pun) which could be achieved by the legs curving slightly outward front to back and side to side. It wouls just widen the stance and anchor it visually to the floor.
Well Done
Ross
Lignum 9th December 2005, 10:03 PM The thing at the bottom which holds the black power supply is just glued on. Any suggestions what to do if it falls off.
Cheers,
Dan
Well my suggestion would be to get your credit card and go and buy one to replace that smashed one:cool:
zenwood 10th December 2005, 12:52 AM The power supply box may be the most vulnerable component. A joint that allows movement would have been better for this: a sliding dovetail (tricky to cut) or buttons in a groove (like a tabletop), or special hardware (figure-8s etc.).
Putting a back on would help overall strength.
Would be difficult to modify any other elements of the design at this stage, but there's plenty of food for thought when you design the next one (maybe incorporating drawers for CDs).
Lignum 10th December 2005, 01:02 AM It wouldnt be such an issue if it was full of Kenwood crap, but a few grand plus of high end gear in such a potentially unstable structure would have me prop up a car jack over night just to be sure:rolleyes:
zenwood 10th December 2005, 01:33 AM As a quick insurance measure, maybe put two screws into each side of the power supply holder, say 20 mm and 100 mm from the back. Movement over the 80 mm won't be so much, and the screws will hold if the glue should catastrophically fail.
If you can find out what the wood is, some experts here should be able to calculate the amount of movement and tell you if the glue is likely to fail.
daninjt 11th December 2005, 02:43 PM Thanks for the advice fellas. I'll take another look at the cross grained joints.
Cheers,
Dan
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