New Wood Rack Possibilities

GlennDog

My existing rack is abysmal . . . I'm thinking hefty wood shelveing rack would be waaaay better (than thick glass).

This local guy seems to have reasonable prices

I've never done this type of carpentry before . . . some pieces look very cool. Anybody got helpful suggestions??

https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/grd/d/utica-lumber-slabs-cherry-maple-elm/7750517070.html


Initially, my thought was somewhat symmetrical shelves, at least 2 inches think with threaded rod connecting 4-5 shelves, approx 5 feet long

I like the idea of combining modern electronic with the rustic look

pitdogg2

Nice prices!

nooshinjohn

I prefer natural racks over any other material.

Upstatemax

GlennDog wrote: »

My existing rack is abysmal . . . I'm thinking hefty wood shelveing rack would be waaaay better (than thick glass).

This local guy seems to have reasonable prices

I've never done this type of carpentry before . . . some pieces look very cool. Anybody got helpful suggestions??

https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/grd/d/utica-lumber-slabs-cherry-maple-elm/7750517070.html


Initially, my thought was somewhat symmetrical shelves, at least 2 inches think with threaded rod connecting 4-5 shelves, approx 5 feet long

I like the idea of combining modern electronic with the rustic look

Make sure the slabs have been properly air dried and climate acclimated.


Have them milled as flat as possible and if you have limited tools, possibly cut and drilled for you so all you have to do is finish them.


Cutting and drilling 1” holes in hard wood slabs can be a lot harder on your tools than you might think.

I used 7/8 threaded rod and nuts on mine, it’s a really good solution.

GlennDog

Upstatemax wrote: »

Make sure the slabs have been properly air dried and climate acclimated.

Have them milled as flat as possible and if you have limited tools, possibly cut and drilled for you so all you have to do is finish them.

Cutting and drilling 1” holes in hard wood slabs can be a lot harder on your tools than you might think.

I used 7/8 threaded rod and nuts on mine, it’s a really good solution.

Nice Rack!

Upstatemax

Another thought, when we drilled the holes in the slabs, we clamped all 3 together and lined everything up perfectly.

Made sure we were drilling square and drilled so that all 3 slabs had holes that lined up perfectly for the threaded rod.

If you have live edges, this is probably the best way to make sure everything lines up how you want.

It was a beast to drill 3 maple slabs like that. We ended up calling my brother, who is a commercial plumber, to bring his big boy “Hole Hawg” to get it finished.

My drill was way overheating and after the first of 5 was drilled, I knew it would most likely burn out before we got close to finishing a second.

motorstereo

Another option is 1 1/2'' butcher block from Home Depot. My old rack was hideous as well and I finally did something about it this winter. As Upstatemax mentioned it's important to get the holes straight and lined up perfectly. I made a jig on my drill press and did each hole individually. Give me a hand drill and the amount of holes I knew I would drill some of them crooked. The other thing I was afraid of **** up was the corner radiuses. A router and a belt sander were the tools needed to make me look like I know what I'm doing. My other concern was cutting all the edges straight. This was made easy by using a straight edge clamped to the wood. I need to make things fool proof and me going free hand with a circular saw would not have been good.

With some left over scraps I was also able to make a matching dust cover base for my tt. The hardware was left over from a Michael Green rack which I painted black. One coat of stain and 3 coats of satin poly was the finish on butcher block. It really was a fun build that kept me out of the house for quite a while this winter.

GlennDog

thanks for the input , , , you think doubling-up the top shelf isolated the TT better??

motorstereo

^^^^Yes the tt works great with no vibration transmitted on the rare times I use it. The rack is also stupid heavy along with being spiked to a very stable floor. I think it's more a combination of everything and the 3'' shelf is one along with the heavy tt cover base stopping airborne vibrations.

Upstatemax

motorstereo wrote: »

^^^^Yes the tt works great with no vibration transmitted on the rare times I use it. The rack is also stupid heavy along with being spiked to a very stable floor. I think it's more a combination of everything and the 3'' shelf is one along with the heavy tt cover base stopping airborne vibrations.

Agree.

I was pretty happy with the improved isolation, across the board, with the new rack.

Yes, racks like these are HEAVY!

When I first assembled it and went to move it, I nearly threw out my back!

Had to call for some help getting it moved into place.