MadAsAHatter
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For about the past 2-1/2 weeks I've been building a custom amp shelving unit. I worked on it for a few hours every afternoon for the first week & a half. I took off work last week to go after it and finish everything off.
I did this for a few reasons.
1. I wanted to get my amps better organized
2. I prefer to not stack amps on top of each other if I can help it.
3. The Home Depot wire shelves work fine. But when you're trying to squeeze out every inch of space to fit gear something more custom is in order
4. Even thought it's a lot of work, I like doing projects like this.
The whole think is made from 7/8" hard maple. It's just over 81" tall (a standard height for bookshelves), 97-1/2" wide and 15" deep. It can be completely disassembled if necessary. I made it this way mainly because I'd never get something that big down the hall and into my room if it were one piece. All the sides are attached to the back braces with threaded inserts for wood and bolts. Additionally the shelves are secured to the sides and supported with sturdy L brackets. I put a decorative roundover on all the sides and fronts of shelves. Lastly I finished it off with a poly clearcoat. The whole thing is very solid and stable.
The only thing I didn't finish off is the top. For now it's just a board laying on top. I need to fully cut it to width, add a roundover, poly coat and actually attach it. With moving amps back and forth to test fit everything and my room being a mess because of that, I was ready to get it all together and functional.
Luckily I was able to get all the lumber milled at the yard so that saved a butt-ton of work. So first up was getting all the sides made up. Here's a couple in the clamps and one all glued up.
I did this for a few reasons.
1. I wanted to get my amps better organized
2. I prefer to not stack amps on top of each other if I can help it.
3. The Home Depot wire shelves work fine. But when you're trying to squeeze out every inch of space to fit gear something more custom is in order
4. Even thought it's a lot of work, I like doing projects like this.
The whole think is made from 7/8" hard maple. It's just over 81" tall (a standard height for bookshelves), 97-1/2" wide and 15" deep. It can be completely disassembled if necessary. I made it this way mainly because I'd never get something that big down the hall and into my room if it were one piece. All the sides are attached to the back braces with threaded inserts for wood and bolts. Additionally the shelves are secured to the sides and supported with sturdy L brackets. I put a decorative roundover on all the sides and fronts of shelves. Lastly I finished it off with a poly clearcoat. The whole thing is very solid and stable.
The only thing I didn't finish off is the top. For now it's just a board laying on top. I need to fully cut it to width, add a roundover, poly coat and actually attach it. With moving amps back and forth to test fit everything and my room being a mess because of that, I was ready to get it all together and functional.
Luckily I was able to get all the lumber milled at the yard so that saved a butt-ton of work. So first up was getting all the sides made up. Here's a couple in the clamps and one all glued up.
