DIY SEOS for HT upgrade - Page 5

Excellent work. Yes, that is 33uF. The comma is used for the decimal marker in Europe.

I don't know if Duratex will stick to the PVC. You should definitely sand the pvc first. It might require some plastic specfic primer like this http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=119.

No problem.

When it comes to questions of colors and aesthetics I take a pass.

When I made some PVC speaker stands, I used a Krylon Fusion rattle can. It's marketed to adhere to plastic well. I was impressed with it. It stuck very well, and it dries VERY quickly for follow-up coats.

Great progress on the build.

That center looks fantastic and I like how your stands are coming together. Very well done.

3D printer. Wow, that would be slick. I've never even seen one of those. I thought about following your steps with the malcom, but I am curious about doing the same with the TD6M''s or just using my 12's.

The stands should come out nice. Are you going to use a flat black or truck liner for the legs?

Maybe make them out of metal instead and dip them in chrome. :P ha... that would draw way too much attention.

LMFAO ... that would be different for sure. I built some PC speaker stands that keep my speakers at ear height. I used wooden stairway pols and painted them black. Simple, but it works. I may redo them in the future and stain them cherry to match my office wood colors.

I'll take your coffee can muffler and raise you.

My wife calls those: Boy Racers. Dem honda civics r som'ting fierce.

Great work Cuzed! I really like the stands, the tiered base is superb!! What were you planning for the 3D logos?

Cuzed.i am still not sure how you went about attaching these PVC pipes to the top and bottom plates. From what you said, are you using seperate end caps on the top and bottom that are screwed into the plates and then do you just slide the long portion of the PVC pipe over the caps? From the looks of it, it looks like you took two different end caps that are designed to fit over the ends of the PVC pipe really snug. Is this assumption correct?

Marty,
I think those drain caps fit inside the pipe and are glued in place with PVC adhesive.

The stands look good! Some my say they make the speaker look like a two legged, one eyed robot with a big round mouth. Those are the same ones who think a B&W 800D looks like a giant d***.

Nice job.

You could always build something cosmetic around your load bearing PVC or you can wrap something around the white. Thats if it even matters.
Chris

I think they look great. Or they will once you get then painted anyway.

When I built my PVC speaker stands (single post style), I too decided to run the wires up the inside of the PVC. Are you filling yours with sand? I did, and I thought at some point you said you were too. How do you plan to seal the sand in at the wire hole? For mine I decided to run an additional piece of PVC up the center of the big pipe. I think I used 3/4". I counterbored holes on the inner faces of my top and bottom plates to capture the pipe, and I coated its ends in silicone before assembling. In the end I have a pipe with a nice straight shot all the way through the sand filled post.

However you decide to route the wires, be sure you put some thought into how you'll transition the wires between the pipe and running along the floor. Mine come straight out the bottom plate, and the plate is elevated off the floor by speaker spikes. If your plate is to be right on the floor, you may have to route in a channel for then to escape.

I think they look great. I was going to photoshop some arms on the pic but am too lazy.