I JUST BUILT A TURNTABLE STAND WITH INCREDIBLE RESULTS. HERE GOES.. 1- 18X18X2 PATIO BLOCK ON THE FLOOR.5-16X16X8 CONCRETE CHIMNEY BLOCKS. CENTER 1 CHIMNEY BLOCK ON THE 18X18 AND ATTACH WITH LIQUID NAILS.USE THE BLUE LABEL HEAVY DUTY CONSTRUCTION IN CAULKING GUN.THEN STACK THE REMAINING 4 CHIMNEY BLOCKS ON TOP USING THE LIQIUD NAILS BETWEEN EACH BLOCK. VERY IMPORTANT!!! MAKE SURE BOTH SIDES OF THE CHIMNEY BLOCKS HAVE NO BURRS OR HIGH SPOTS. ON MINE ONE SIDE NEEDED TO BE HIT ALL AROUND WITH A HAMMER TO GET A FLAT SURFACE.SINCE THE CHIMNEY BLOCKS HAVE AN 8X8 HOLLOW IN THE CENTER YOU CAN FILL THE WHOLE THING WITH SAND IF YOU LIKE.I THEN USED ANOTHER 18X18X2 PATIO BLOCK FOR THE TOP!YOU CAN THEN FINISH THE SIDES OF THE CHIMNEY BLOCK WITH CERAMIC TILE OR WHATEVER.THE WHOLE THING COST ME $52 AND I BUILT IT IN LESS TIME THAN IT TOOK ME TO TYPE THIS!! I PUT MY BASIS TURNTALE ON TOP AND COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING.THIS IS TRULY A ROCK SOLID STAND ANN IT IS PERPECTLY LEVEL. ENYOY!!
Shelf Material
I have tried so many different shelf materials, and some are better than others, but I feel like I am just spraying bullets that always miss the bulls-eye. So far, I cannot live with the brightness of glass, the ringing of marble or granite, the sluggishness of acrylic, the muddiness of mdf etc. Light and rigid seems better than heavy and dense - in that I can live with the downsides more easily. I use heavily constructed welded steel racks - spiked to the floor and upward spikes supporting the shelves - and I reckon this is right. I like the way bladder products get rid of the resonances that plague shelves, but find that the way they slow down the pace of the music is hard to accept. Does anyone have some answers on this?