Small desktop speaker stands

[HighLife]

hahahahaha....good one =)

No, my wallet isnt ready for power tools...i have a mikita drill setup...how no way to evenly cut wood, a hand saw is not going to cut the mustard...will size it, but have no belt sander to make it perfectly flat =(

Not to mention im awful with wood ahaha.....

[Dusty Chalk]

Originally Posted by HighLife

Anyone able to cut wood into blocks? Doesnt need to be finished, just RAW wood would be awesome.

You don't need us. If you buy the wood at Lowe's or Home Depot, you can usually find someone in back to cut it down to size for free. Best thing to do is come with measurements, ask how they want the board marked, then mark it.

[HighLife]

Ya, i thought that too.....you think they will be able to get 2 perfectly leveled cuts thought? I think the last time i went there they were using a giant band saw to cut it, which is about as level as me using a hand saw =(

I wonder if i could sneak in the power tool section and use a level table saw eheheh

[Dusty Chalk]

Originally Posted by HighLife

Ya, i thought that too.....you think they will be able to get 2 perfectly leveled cuts thought? I think the last time i went there they were using a giant band saw to cut it, which is about as level as me using a hand saw =(

The one time I've used the service (additional shelves for a home theater unity thingy), I was happy with it, but I didn't need them to do anything but be not too big not to fit, and not too small to fall off the supports. Because of the speed of the cutting, you can actually get pretty flat cuts with a band saw, methinks. Don't know how accurate, but flat, anyway.

[HighLife]

I just went over there and chatted with the guy...they cannot cut it to be perfectly flat on both sides...this isnt going to work since it MUST be completely flat or it will lean to one side.

Also their lumber looks like ass...they have nothing in a nice wood really...all looks like cheap construction lumber.

[grawk]

Originally Posted by HighLife

I just went over there and chatted with the guy...they cannot cut it to be perfectly flat on both sides...this isnt going to work since it MUST be completely flat or it will lean to one side.

Also their lumber looks like ass...they have nothing in a nice wood really...all looks like cheap construction lumber.

You pretty much need a planer and a jointer to get completely square boards

[n_maher]

Originally Posted by grawk

You pretty much need a planer and a jointer to get completely square boards

It's still a risky proposition to assume that you could get two perfectly parallel and square faces.

4x4x8 is a pretty small footprint and isn't going to be all that stable regardless simply do to the raw geometry of it. I'd push it to a 6x6 footprint (hardly larger than the CD stacks he's using) and see what's out there. Shoot, I'd start looking for things like wooden candle stands or anything else that's meant to sit on a tabletop and support light weight. I'm sure there's stuff out there, it's just going to take some non-traditional thinking to find it.

[HighLife]

Ya it will prob be best to go with a slightly bigger base ....so im thinking 8x5x5, however if i go bigger im not going to be able to fit them on my desk.

[n_maher]

Dom, a jewel case is roughly 5 x 5-5/8" and from the picture you posted you're not really up against any hard obstacles if you go bigger. Am I missing something?

[Dusty Chalk]

Originally Posted by n_maher

...it's just going to take some non-traditional thinking to find it...

I concur.

Hey, what about:

...getting a pair of "satellite speaker stands", and putting them on the floor behind the desk, so that the speakers are still roughly where they are?

...getting a pair of satellite speaker stands and putting them on the floor in front of the desk, backwards, so that they arc slightly back towards the desired speaker position? Sounds like they'd get in the way of the chair, though.

...get someone like Steve to make you a custom something? Seems like a single pillar version of something like triangular-base/pillar/square-speaker-platform might work.

...a single block of 4x4. If you don't want to worry about parallel surfaces, plan on putting panels of something on either side of the main block, and jimmy it with toothpicks or popsicle sticks or something.

...instead of speaker stands, use something like an angled settee to aim the tweeters up at your ears -- the plane of listening (plane described by your two ears and the two tweeters) doesn't necessarily need to be parallel to the ground. Something like this (only angled up more):



...although with the size of your speakers, you should be able to angle it up adequately.

[HighLife]

Originally Posted by Dusty Chalk

I concur.

Hey, what about:

...getting a pair of "satellite speaker stands", and putting them on the floor behind the desk, so that the speakers are still roughly where they are?

...getting a pair of satellite speaker stands and putting them on the floor in front of the desk, backwards, so that they arc slightly back towards the desired speaker position? Sounds like they'd get in the way of the chair, though.

...get someone like Steve to make you a custom something? Seems like a single pillar version of something like triangular-base/pillar/square-speaker-platform might work.

...a single block of 4x4. If you don't want to worry about parallel surfaces, plan on putting panels of something on either side of the main block, and jimmy it with toothpicks or popsicle sticks or something.

...instead of speaker stands, use something like an angled settee to aim the tweeters up at your ears -- the plane of listening (plane described by your two ears and the two tweeters) doesn't necessarily need to be parallel to the ground. Something like this (only angled up more):



...although with the size of your speakers, you should be able to angle it up adequately.

As you can see here, my desk is fitted into the corner, no way to put stands behind it as its just wall on all sides.

Originally Posted by HighLife

Hey guys, thanks for the ideas....Nate i thought about those wall cubes..but they seem a tad to large for my desk. I took a pic of the poor mans stands =) Also can see how much space im working with =(

Dont even say it...i know, after this pic i decided it was spring cleaning time. Since i spend all my time in this room anyway, besides to sleep =)

[Nenso]

Originally Posted by HighLife

Hey guys, thanks for the ideas....Nate i thought about those wall cubes..but they seem a tad to large for my desk. I took a pic of the poor mans stands =) Also can see how much space im working with =(

Dont even say it...i know, after this pic i decided it was spring cleaning time. Since i spend all my time in this room anyway, besides to sleep =)

off topic but OMG we have the same monitors! 226CW here (same as 226BW.. except made in samsung factories)
hmm maybe I should start thinking about speakers

[JBLoudG20]

Originally Posted by Nenso

off topic but OMG we have the same monitors! 226CW here (same as 226BW.. except made in samsung factories)
hmm maybe I should start thinking about speakers

ZOMG LOL OMG WTF OMG OMG OMG ROFL

[grawk]

Originally Posted by Nenso

off topic but OMG we have the same monitors! 226CW here (same as 226BW.. except made in samsung factories)
hmm maybe I should start thinking about speakers

shouldn't you be over at 4chan?