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Rob's Speaker Stands
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First drill all holes in the tops and bottoms
as noted in drawing plans. A use of a drill press is highly
recommended as to keep all holes perpendicular to your
surfaces being drilled. You only need a 3/8" and a
¼" drill bit.
Next, take your 3/8"
threaded rods and install a nut on each one about an
inch down from the top and insert them into the 2 steel
top plate 3/8" holes from the bottom side up
through the top. Attach nuts to the top side and
tighten. This will hold your rods in place at a 90
degree angle to the plates. Weld, or have someone weld
for you the bottom nuts to the rod and to the plates. It
is imperative that the nuts and rods are welded together
to the plate as for the rod not to move when tightened
later. Do NOT weld the top side. After the bottom side
is welded, remove the top nuts and cut off the remaining
protruding rod flush to the top of the plate with a
hacksaw and grind down the rod so it becomes flush with
plate. This is where the speakers will sit so you do not
want anything sticking up. Paint the plate with a good
rust preventative paint on all sides especially where
the rods are welded to prevent rusting. I used semi flat
black spray paint.
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Your bottoms can be made
from a lot of different material. I used a high quality
fiberboard material called Medex. It is used for
billboards and also by cabinetmakers. You can probably
get some scrap pieces from a cabinetmaker for a very
small charge. I had mine rounded off from the tops with
a ¼" router to smooth things out. Now you can take
your bottoms and paint them to your tastes to match your
room. I painted mine with a black and white speckle
Zolatone finish, as this is what my entertainment center
is painted with, so it matches nicely. I'm a sucker for
Zolatone. I really dig that speckle finish.
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After the bottoms are dried, you can install
the eight ¼" allen stainless bolts from the top into the
bottoms and install the washers and nuts and tighten
accordingly. You may add spikes later if desired. |
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