hey guys, i finally finished work on my audio rack. the project itself was quite easy, but acquiring all the items necessary to build it was the hard part.
none of the major hardware stores (home depot or lowes) carried 10 foot long threaded rod. instead they had 6 foot threaded rods and were approx 20 bucks a piece. I decided to try using pipes instead and clamps to hold up the tables, but the worker at home depot was incompetent and cut the pipes to incorrect lengths (which i hadn't discovered until the next day when i began working on the rack). after i returned them, i stopped by ace hardware and found the same 6 foot threaded rods for 12.50 a piece. unfortunately, ace wouldn't cut the rods (and i wasn't prepared to take the rods to home depot to cut improperly).
eventually, i found a website online, www.fastenal.com, that had a store in trenton and carried 10 foot threaded rods for a price matched (to ace hardware) price of 20 bucks a piece. i asked them to cut the rods in half and also purchased some nuts and washers. they did an excellent job and i recommend purchasing from them if you have trouble finding a place that sells threaded rods.
i know this long, but it was a fun project and here are the pictures (it was a b!tch and a half to put this together):
audiorack1.jpg
audiorack2.jpg
audiorack3.jpg
audiorack4.jpg
i'll be happy to answer any questions, if there are any. i used a flat black paint (2 layers on the top).
finally, i'd like to thank JulesMaximus since i used his design for this.
enjoy!
none of the major hardware stores (home depot or lowes) carried 10 foot long threaded rod. instead they had 6 foot threaded rods and were approx 20 bucks a piece. I decided to try using pipes instead and clamps to hold up the tables, but the worker at home depot was incompetent and cut the pipes to incorrect lengths (which i hadn't discovered until the next day when i began working on the rack). after i returned them, i stopped by ace hardware and found the same 6 foot threaded rods for 12.50 a piece. unfortunately, ace wouldn't cut the rods (and i wasn't prepared to take the rods to home depot to cut improperly).
eventually, i found a website online, www.fastenal.com, that had a store in trenton and carried 10 foot threaded rods for a price matched (to ace hardware) price of 20 bucks a piece. i asked them to cut the rods in half and also purchased some nuts and washers. they did an excellent job and i recommend purchasing from them if you have trouble finding a place that sells threaded rods.
i know this long, but it was a fun project and here are the pictures (it was a b!tch and a half to put this together):
audiorack1.jpg
audiorack2.jpg
audiorack3.jpg
audiorack4.jpg
i'll be happy to answer any questions, if there are any. i used a flat black paint (2 layers on the top).
finally, i'd like to thank JulesMaximus since i used his design for this.
enjoy!
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