DIY Component/Speaker rack

gmjungbluth
gmjungbluth Posts: 232
edited December 2013 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
I found an old butcher's block that had split in two and had an idea - put stereos on it!!

So I got to work. It took about 2 hours of work with an orbital sander to get the surfaces in nice and smooth condition, then I stained and poly'd them to get a nice even finish. I was debating whether to oil or seal them and went with the seal. Looking back, I probably should have oiled them - the stain and poly left some white spots on the finish. Luckily they are all covered with gear now.

I stained some pine dowels from Home Depot for the uprights and bolted 4 industrial steel castors to the bottom, which look awesome. Now my SX-1250, Yamaha P-500, Pioneer VSX-820 and blu-ray are on the bottom, and my Boston VR12 is up on top under the projection screen.

I learned some lessons in doing this one, but I think for my first time it came out pretty well.
HT System:
Marantz NR-1403
Front: Klipsch CF-4
Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600

2Ch:
Restored Fisher 500C
Yamaha P-500 Turntable

Living Room:
Harman Kardon 3380
Restored Polk Monitor 7B

Bedroom:
Harman Kardon VR-3750
Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
Polk PSW10

In and out of rotation:
KLH Model 6,
Polk LSI7
NAD 7100
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  • polk500
    polk500 Posts: 1,171
    edited November 2013
    Looks really good, I like the step down look as well give you good access to your turntable.

    Cheers
    Roger
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,772
    edited November 2013
    Very cool!
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited November 2013
    Very nice!
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  • gmjungbluth
    gmjungbluth Posts: 232
    edited November 2013
    Thanks everyone!
    HT System:
    Marantz NR-1403
    Front: Klipsch CF-4
    Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
    Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
    Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600

    2Ch:
    Restored Fisher 500C
    Yamaha P-500 Turntable

    Living Room:
    Harman Kardon 3380
    Restored Polk Monitor 7B

    Bedroom:
    Harman Kardon VR-3750
    Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
    Polk PSW10

    In and out of rotation:
    KLH Model 6,
    Polk LSI7
    NAD 7100
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  • starkiller
    starkiller Posts: 2,723
    edited November 2013
    Very nice work indeed! Wish i had gotten the DIY gene that bypassed my dad but nooooo!! I got the gene that appreciates work like that but has to buy it :)
    Computer room Hegeman 1 SpeakersM&K VX-80 subKenwood DP-7010Cambridge Audio CXC Transport Rega DACPrimaLuna Prologue Four AmpAric Audio Tube PreampGarage Jennings Research SquareCustom tube preampCrown XLS-1000Denon DCD-1500II Modded MSB Link DAC
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  • dscheer
    dscheer Posts: 47
    edited December 2013
    Another creative DIY Rack. never know what one might find and turn into a solid rack.
    My audio gear cabinets are ok for the job, However; I like how your rack looks with the butcher block wood. The finish looks nice too. I need to keep my eye out for something that would work for me.
    Again, Really Nice!
    Regards: Don Scheer
    Donto's System:
    Parasound HCA3500
    Parasound HCA 1500a (4 each)
    DIY Set Tube Amps (4 each)
    Parasound 850 Pre-Amp
    Onkyo CD Player
    Teac Tape Play/Recorder
    Samsung 50" TV
    Toshiba HD DVD Play/Recorder
    Polk RTA12C Speakers
    DIY 15" Side-Firing Subwoofers (2 ea)
    DIY 15" Down-Firing Subwoofer
    Adcom Power Conditioner
    DIY Isolation Transformers/Power Conditioner
    4 ea 20 Amp Power Circuits
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    edited December 2013
    Beautiful Job. Love re-purposing salvaged wood products.
    Home Theater/2 Channel:
    Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
    Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
    Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
    Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
    Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer

    dhsspeakerservice.com/
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  • gmjungbluth
    gmjungbluth Posts: 232
    edited December 2013
    Thanks for the compliment! I just searched 'butcher block' on Craigslist and found this a mile away from my house, after the vision came to me.


    dscheer wrote: »
    Another creative DIY Rack. never know what one might find and turn into a solid rack.
    My audio gear cabinets are ok for the job, However; I like how your rack looks with the butcher block wood. The finish looks nice too. I need to keep my eye out for something that would work for me.
    Again, Really Nice!
    Regards: Don Scheer
    HT System:
    Marantz NR-1403
    Front: Klipsch CF-4
    Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
    Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
    Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600

    2Ch:
    Restored Fisher 500C
    Yamaha P-500 Turntable

    Living Room:
    Harman Kardon 3380
    Restored Polk Monitor 7B

    Bedroom:
    Harman Kardon VR-3750
    Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
    Polk PSW10

    In and out of rotation:
    KLH Model 6,
    Polk LSI7
    NAD 7100
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  • j1mmy
    j1mmy Posts: 95
    edited December 2013
    Great job. I have a similar model Pioneer receiver and love it.
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  • zruben
    zruben Posts: 20
    edited December 2013
    Looks great!
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