Filling Stands

deronb1
deronb1 Posts: 5,021
edited February 2014 in Speakers
Have some stands that i want to fill. Dont have lead shot or marble chips laying around. Sand and kitty litter seems too messy. Any suggestions?
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited February 2014
    Have used this. Lead is not safe, Sand can have bugs.

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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,319
    edited February 2014
    Or you can buy steel shot at around $18 for 10lbs or 50lbs $40
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited February 2014
    thsmith wrote: »
    Have used this. Lead is not safe, Sand can have bugs.

    http://www.lovanusa.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_43&products_id=128&osCsid=0d1b8a9f76de8698c5a8ab469767a324

    Interesting. I have dynamatted the poles. That greatly helped vibration. Steel shot? Maybe.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,661
    edited February 2014
    personally I would think that steel shot would have a ring to it. I've use lead shot and sealed both ends with silicone to keep lead dust from seeping out just in case I ever have another rug runner around.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited February 2014
    I used pipe insulation to deaden my second VTI rack. The first one I had filled the posts with shot. One of the lower caps came off one post when I was taking it down and I had a fun time collecting the shot. The pipe insulation deadens the pipe. If one wanted to add mass, consider sourcing plastic pipe that would fit inside the insulation. Cut to length, cap one end, fill with material of choice with glue another cap on to seal it.


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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,661
    edited February 2014
    Awesome idea Rich. Just goes to show sometimes we way over thing a simple solution
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited February 2014
    Thanks! I hope to prevent someone experiencing what happened to me with a VTI rack filled with lead shot. When I sold my old VTI rack I included the shot and explained what could happen if he ever lifted the sections with shot in the tubes. The lower caps can loosen from weight and vibration. Over time with heavy loads, the spike points can 'stick' in the caps of the lower section. You lift, it can pull the loosened cap off. He decided to go the pipe insulation route.
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  • drummer86
    drummer86 Posts: 441
    edited February 2014
    I filled my stands with play sand, no mess involved. I did put silicone around the bottom but it was probably overkill. 50lb bag at Lowe's for $3.
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,655
    edited February 2014
    Black or clear silicone sealant. Less messy but more expensive. We use it in motorcycle handlebars to deaden vibration.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited February 2014
    Great ideas. I like the idea of capped pvc filled cylinders. I wonder of wrapping felt or velvet around the pvc might absorb ringing
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited February 2014
    Lead shot for me, thank you very much. Fill the tube(s), attach the tops, wash your hands and you're done. Lead dust? It's not like one is shaking the stands to create any, you know!?!
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,092
    edited February 2014
    F1nut wrote: »
    Lead shot for me, thank you very much. Fill the tube(s), attach the tops, wash your hands and you're done. Lead dust? It's not like one is shaking the stands to create any, you know!?!

    I'm with you here Jesse. I never quite understood the notion that lead shot used to fill the speaker stands would present a problem of poisoning anyone. It's not like you're eating the stuff. There's more damn chemical poisons in your carpets & kitchen cabinets that no one even blinks an eye at.
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  • drummer86
    drummer86 Posts: 441
    edited February 2014
    deronb1 wrote: »
    Great ideas. I like the idea of capped pvc filled cylinders. I wonder of wrapping felt or velvet around the pvc might absorb ringing

    I made a set of speaker stands a while back that were just PVC capped with oak top and bottom plates. Filled with sand they don't resonate at all. Not sure if lightweight felt would be enough to stop the reverberations.
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