DIY Audio rack, ala Salamander

Wardsweb · 7th February 2003, 09:50 PM

I built this a while back out of some 3/4" all thread cut to 5' lengths. The shelves are 3/4" "Panaply" edged in screen molding.

Peter Daniel · 7th February 2003, 09:55 PM

How you like this Pioneer deck?

Wardsweb · 7th February 2003, 10:00 PM

That was left to me when my father died in '86. It is a CT-F950. I do like it alot, but really don't listen much to cassettes anymore. Was Pioneer high end back in it's day.

Peter Daniel · 7th February 2003, 10:15 PM

I don't know if it was really high end, when comparing to Nakamichi or Tandberg, but was definitly better looking.

Da5id4Vz · 7th February 2003, 10:40 PM

Looks real good.

That looks like ballast on the bottom shelves. Is it cast concrete ingots?

The screen molding, is that aluminum channel?

Have you thought about using Panduit for running your signal cables?

I always figured if I were to do something like this that I would use pieces of copper or EMT as spacers between the shelves. Spinning nuts and aligning them down 2 ½ feet of all-thread must have taken a bit a patience.

Da5id4Vz · 10th February 2003, 03:34 PM

That looks like ballast on the bottom shelves. Is it cast concrete ingots?

Must need to get my eyes checked. I’ve looked at this picture on three different monitors now and its obviously cassette tape storage. Now that I’m back on the monitor I saw it on 1st, it still looks like tapes. I must have had CRT fatigue on Friday.

Here is a like to the Panduit cable raceway I was mumbling about.
http://www.panduiteeg.com/product_ca...iring_duct.asp

Wardsweb · 10th February 2003, 04:10 PM

Spinning the nuts on these was a lesson in patience. That and I've move and/or take out shelves over the years. A journey of 1000 miles begins with one step or in this case 2-1/2 feet begins with one turn.

I've used the Panduit before. You can get it in small widths that work well for audio cabling. This rack I just used velcro strips to tie the line to the uprights.

The screen molding is 3/4" width wood. So it worked well to cover the 3/4" Panaply.

7th February 2003, 09:55 PM	#2
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	How you like this Pioneer deck? __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

7th February 2003, 10:15 PM	#4
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	I don't know if it was really high end, when comparing to Nakamichi or Tandberg, but was definitly better looking. __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

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7th February 2003, 10:00 PM	#3
Wardsweb diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Antonio, Texas	That was left to me when my father died in '86. It is a CT-F950. I do like it alot, but really don't listen much to cassettes anymore. Was Pioneer high end back in it's day.

7th February 2003, 10:40 PM	#5
Da5id4Vz diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: lost in america...	Looks real good. That looks like ballast on the bottom shelves. Is it cast concrete ingots? The screen molding, is that aluminum channel? Have you thought about using Panduit for running your signal cables? I always figured if I were to do something like this that I would use pieces of copper or EMT as spacers between the shelves. Spinning nuts and aligning them down 2 ½ feet of all-thread must have taken a bit a patience.

10th February 2003, 03:34 PM	#6
Da5id4Vz diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: lost in america...	That looks like ballast on the bottom shelves. Is it cast concrete ingots? Must need to get my eyes checked. I’ve looked at this picture on three different monitors now and its obviously cassette tape storage. Now that I’m back on the monitor I saw it on 1st, it still looks like tapes. I must have had CRT fatigue on Friday. Here is a like to the Panduit cable raceway I was mumbling about. http://www.panduiteeg.com/product_ca...iring_duct.asp

10th February 2003, 04:10 PM	#7
Wardsweb diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Antonio, Texas	Spinning the nuts on these was a lesson in patience. That and I've move and/or take out shelves over the years. A journey of 1000 miles begins with one step or in this case 2-1/2 feet begins with one turn. I've used the Panduit before. You can get it in small widths that work well for audio cabling. This rack I just used velcro strips to tie the line to the uprights. The screen molding is 3/4" width wood. So it worked well to cover the 3/4" Panaply.

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