I'm making these very simple speaker stands for my apartment:
http://www.sawdustmaking.com/Speaker...aker_stand.htm

Let me just start out by saying that I am quite new to woodwoorking. I
am deviating from the illustrated plan slightly since my speakers
aren't the same dimensions, and I am raising the height of the stand to
ear level (from a sitting position). That being said, I'm trying to
figure out what type of material I should use for the base to keep the
stands from being wobbly. I am using pine for the upright pieces and
for the top. To stay consistent, I thought I might be able to find
some 1" pine that's wide enough at Home Depot, but either I didn't look
hard enough or it wasn't there. The 3/4" didn't really feel heavy
enough, so I'm wondering if the extra 1/4" would even help in that
respect.

I'm starting to wonder if maybe I should go with a fiberboard. I'm
going to paint everything black, but I was also thinking about edging
the top and bottom pieces with a router and I'm not sure if that's
possible with fiberboards.

"Mears" wrote in message
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I'm making these very simple speaker stands for my apartment:
http://www.sawdustmaking.com/Speaker...aker_stand.htm

I am using pine for the upright pieces and
for the top. To stay consistent, I thought I might be able to find
some 1" pine that's wide enough at Home Depot, but either I didn't look
hard enough or it wasn't there. The 3/4" didn't really feel heavy
enough, so I'm wondering if the extra 1/4" would even help in that
respect.

Thickness won't make any difference. If you go higher, make the base a
little larger to compensate for the sway of the longer "pendulum". If you
make it wide enough, even 1/4" will be heavy enough. With the added height,
a 12 x 12 base is not out of the question, for stability.

I'm starting to wonder if maybe I should go with a fiberboard. I'm
going to paint everything black, but I was also thinking about edging
the top and bottom pieces with a router and I'm not sure if that's
possible with fiberboards.

MDF routs easily and smoothly. It paints up nicely too, but you'll need to
seal the edge as it will be absorbed there more than the flat surfaces.

Mears wrote:
I'm making these very simple speaker stands for my apartment:
http://www.sawdustmaking.com/Speaker...aker_stand.htm


How quaint. :-(

My $750 speakers would look out of place on that type of stand.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

What are you using?

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Mears wrote:
I'm making these very simple speaker stands for my apartment:
http://www.sawdustmaking.com/Speaker...aker_stand.htm


How quaint. :-(

My $750 speakers would look out of place on that type of stand.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Mears wrote:
What are you using?

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Mears wrote:
I'm making these very simple speaker stands for my apartment:
http://www.sawdustmaking.com/Speaker...aker_stand.htm


How quaint. :-(

My $750 speakers would look out of place on that type of stand.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

If I get time tomorrow I'll take a pic of them.

I don't know what watts? your speakers are,and whether you have the
decibels right up at times but the base on them stands are going to vibrate
on the floor.
You need something with a heavy base and lined on the bottom with felt.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message

How quaint. :-(

My $750 speakers would look out of place on that type of stand.


Yes, but your dick is half the size of his.

use MDF, make sure the speakers are not your main bass drivers at the
height your thinking of.

Len

On 27 Aug 2006 19:51:34 -0700, "Mears"
wrote:

I'm making these very simple speaker stands for my apartment:
http://www.sawdustmaking.com/Speaker...aker_stand.htm

Let me just start out by saying that I am quite new to woodwoorking. I
am deviating from the illustrated plan slightly since my speakers
aren't the same dimensions, and I am raising the height of the stand to
ear level (from a sitting position). That being said, I'm trying to
figure out what type of material I should use for the base to keep the
stands from being wobbly. I am using pine for the upright pieces and
for the top. To stay consistent, I thought I might be able to find
some 1" pine that's wide enough at Home Depot, but either I didn't look
hard enough or it wasn't there. The 3/4" didn't really feel heavy
enough, so I'm wondering if the extra 1/4" would even help in that
respect.

I'm starting to wonder if maybe I should go with a fiberboard. I'm
going to paint everything black, but I was also thinking about edging
the top and bottom pieces with a router and I'm not sure if that's
possible with fiberboards.

MDF works well for this because it is dense and paints well. You can
use two layers glued together for the bottom to get 1 1/2 inches and
add weight.

Consider replacing the separate uprights with a square column that you
fill with dry sand to add lots of weight. On my stands, I used pieces
of six inch PVC drain pipe for the uprights and filled them with sand.

Consider using speaker spikes on the base, especially if you have
carpeting:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=240-715

(Lots of good speaker stuff at the site above)

Good luck!

Paul