Monitor Stands

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I just finished making these stands for my home stereo speakers, now to make some for my studio monitors.

I used 3" Stainless Steel pipe for the centre and 1" Stainless Steel pipe for the outsides. I put the pipe on the lathe and filed all the pock marks out and then gave it the satin finish with some 600 grade wet and dry. The base is pine routed and stained to match the cabinet!

The stands are held together with stainless steel threaded bar through the pipe and into the base.

I am going to make some now for my monitors, I don't know whether to make them high enough to sit on the floor or shorter and sit on my desk.

Kev
 
those are real impressive... they make my home-made pvc-pipe stands look quite pathetic heh.

if you make stands for studio monitors make sure they are the correct height (the basic rule i usually hear is the tweeters should be pointed at your ears). also, consider filling in those metal bars (if they arent already) with lead shot or sand or something. you wouldnt want them to resonate.

i would suggest making the stands go to the floor. that way if you ever get rid of your desk or whatever you still can use the stands. also, the flat surface of the desk under your monitors can give you some interesting reflections.

there are some good threads on this and a few other forums about monitor stands... one basic rule of thumb is that they should be pretty heavy (the increased mass will lower the resonent frequency of the stand). also, if you decide to put some rubber elastomer or pad of some sort under the bass of your stands to decouple them from the floor, a heavy mass is required for the decoupling to be effective and actually even work (there's a point where it actually boosts soundwaves.... a little higher than the resonent frequency).

well, thats probably real confusing and all as i dont have a firm grasp of this still myself but if you do a lot of reading around here you'll figure it out. either that or youre smart and already know all this stuff heh.

anyways good luck and show us the final product when youre done... those stereo stands are sweet.
 
Thats the plan, get the correct height, and fill with sand and get those foam pads for the speakers to sit on.

Thanx for the compliments guys. :)
 
from what i have read, its actually better if you let the speakers rest directly on the speaker stands as opposed to putting foam directly underneath the speaker (like those auralex mopads i used to have...). this is because if the monitor sits directly on the speaker stand it will associate its mass with the mass of the speaker stand (which is hopefully substantial). then you pud rubber elastomer underneath the actual stands. the increased weight of the monitors AND the stand helps attenuate vibrations much better than if it was just the weight of the monitors alone.

edit: just thought id also say.... there are many different kinds of rubber elastomers and so forth with different specs... its wise to actually spec out the right kind (some variables are the weight that will be applied onto them and the temperature). this however gets expensive and its hard to find a good source, which is also why my speaker stands currently are sitting on a cut up eraser lol.
 
I think making the stands so they sit on the ground will be the better idea. The stands alone weigh approx 5-6kg, the stainless pipe is schedule 40 which is approx 4mm thick or 5/32".

The types of rubber for mounting the stands on the floor, possibly I will have something suited for this purpose in our stores, we have various grades ranging from 1mm insertion rubber to 12mm conveyor belting.

The floor of my so called studio is carpeted, so Im not sure if they will need to be mounted onto rubber?

Thanx again for the info and compliments! :) :)

Kev
 
I'm not kidding when I say this, but holy crap... you should sell those!!! You could charge $500 for a pair and people would pay it. Those look incredible.

One wonders though if the metal really needs to be stainless. It's very expensive, heavy, and the only benefit I can see to use it is that it doesn't rust. But aluminum doesn't rust either, and it's much lighter and very inexpensive. If you put a nice glass beed blast finish on aluminum you'd never know it wasn't a more expensive metal. Whatever... :P your stands look amazing.
 
Thanx Sonic,

The reason I used Stainless Steel is that I work at a Gas Refinery where we use just about nothing but Stainless. The Stainless pipe is absolutely everywhere.

I'm lucky enough to have access to material like this just for the asking, the machine shop I work in has everything I need.

Those stands cost me $4.80 for the pine. The router and lathe, wet and dry all supplied by work. I even made them during work time. You could say that I got paid to make them, well actually I did.



I have a good job with lots of perks, something I try not to take for granted.

Thanx for the compliments again Sonic :)

Kev
 
I'll have to chime and say that those look absolutely great, simple and elegant, I dig it man!!!
 
very nice...a DIY 1st prize imo.
work of art as was said. looks like something from a hi-end audio store.

i'd go for the tall stands over the desk stands, not that you can't do both.
 
Thanx again guys for the compliments!

It seems like my hard work has payed off!

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
 
damn... they do look nice as hell... Gorty, you should honestly take Sonics advice and sell those things... if it cost you just $5 to make, you could make a huge profit by making some more and selling them...
 
Good Idea! The only thing is the time it takes to make them!

The next project is to make some for my monitors, they will be nearly twice as high as my home stereo ones. Maybe once I finish them I could always knock a few pairs out here and there.
I have a few similar designs I would like to try.

But all in all I am more than pleased with the results, I am very particular when it comes to my handiwork, the finest attention to detail is always paid, which means sometimes I spend hours doing particular things that no one but me would notice.

Some call me pedantric!

Thanx again guys!
 
Gorty said:
I just finished making these stands for my home stereo speakers, now to make some for my studio monitors.

I used 3" Stainless Steel pipe for the centre and 1" Stainless Steel pipe for the outsides. I put the pipe on the lathe and filed all the pock marks out and then gave it the satin finish with some 600 grade wet and dry. The base is pine routed and stained to match the cabinet!

The stands are held together with stainless steel threaded bar through the pipe and into the base.

I am going to make some now for my monitors, I don't know whether to make them high enough to sit on the floor or shorter and sit on my desk.

Kev
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Had to repost...accidently deleted previous attachment.... :mad:
 
I just started reading this thread and was thoroughly confused until I saw the last two posts (w/pics).

Those are very nice. I like the fusion between natural elemnts and shiny metals.

PS I'm a maintenance tech. as well. :p
 
thane1200 said:
I just started reading this thread and was thoroughly confused until I saw the last two posts (w/pics).

Those are very nice. I like the fusion between natural elemnts and shiny metals.

PS I'm a maintenance tech. as well. :p
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I work in a gas refinery over here in Australia....we refine natural gas....churn out the LPG for domestic use!


I have been here for 13-14yrs.....it's a good little cruisy number...

Where do you ply your trade Thane?
 
Do to a recent auto accident which has left me in a neckbrace; I'am looking for a desk job. I went to school for Industrial Maintenance and have a job at a fine-blanking factory maintaining presses and manufacturing machines.
 
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