Like a kid grows out of clothes, my girlfriend has vastly runneth over her other (mini) record bin I built previous. This time, we set out to actually design it in such a way that it fulfilled needs such as the physical space it would sit in and planning for the days to come. From […]
Category: construction
Let’s talk about…..Sorbothane
When I constructed my turntable flight case stand, I had the thought to integrate speaker stands. I was very proud of this design but later found that at higher volumes the sound traveled through the stand ‘arms’ and right into the turntables, creating ‘warble’ or even feedback. I investigated a number of isolating materials/designs to […]
custom record bin #2
I built this for my friend Jen who was moving into a new home and is also a rabid collector like myself. Like the record bin I built for myself, it is constructed from scrap wood that would be normally thrown away, I pulled out many, many nails and screws to make it salvageable. I […]
In the past 2 weeks I have built a record bin and also a framework to hold the flightcase for my turntables. Both units weigh in excess of 120lbs (each) and were built entirely from salvaged wood. I only spent money on the paint. These 2 units replaced a very inept system that was pushed […]
Custom record bin
After years of storing my vinyl ‘bookshelf style’ (spines out, vertically) I was running out of room and tired of the frustration of not being able to quickly find what I wanted. I thought about how at a record store, I can go through 100s of records in a short period. I knew I need […]