{"id":583,"date":"2018-02-02T00:25:06","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T23:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharedinventions.com\/?p=583"},"modified":"2018-02-09T21:41:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T20:41:28","slug":"speaker-shelf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharedinventions.com\/?p=583","title":{"rendered":"Speaker shelf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a small room, that does only accepts bookshelf size speakers, but I do not had a bookshelf in the right place. So I have built these shelves for the speakers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharedinventions.com\/?attachment_id=588\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-588\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-588\" src=\"https:\/\/sharedinventions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/P1120050a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1911\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Building steps<\/h2>\n<p>I had this piece of particle board laying around, left over after installing the kitchen sink. None of the sides was straight, so I first tried to flatten one edge.<\/p>\n<p>I was not happy to use particle board, but as the speakers are also made of the same material, I should not care much.<\/p>\n<p>The hanger pieces, will be glued on to the back side. The holes for them are made a bit &#8220;wide&#8221;, so I have some play when mounting it. On the other end I have drilled three holes. The middle is for a screw to keep things in place while the other two is filled with dowels. We cannot be too paranoid here.<\/p>\n<p>I carefully marked the drilling holes for attaching the vertical pieces, and drilled both of them. After this, the two pieces are glued together.<\/p>\n<p>I prepare pieces for the sides. I happen to have some of this thin boards of nice light wood salvaged from an old furniture.<\/p>\n<p>Now this decorative side pieces are glued to place.<\/p>\n<p>And it was time for some sanding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharedinventions.com\/?attachment_id=589\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-589\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-589\" src=\"https:\/\/sharedinventions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/P1120067a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"687\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the wall-mount screws will be driven through the &#8220;grain&#8221; of the particle board, so it needs some extra strengthening. The idea is to drill a socket in the right location and install a hardwood dowel into it.<\/p>\n<p>Then this insert will be drill through to accept the screw.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is followed by a serious sending session.<\/p>\n<p>I have applied matte stain on the sides.<\/p>\n<p>Masked the sides, and spray painted the body with primer, than with a finish.<\/p>\n<p>The masking tape should be removed before a complete dry!<\/p>\n<p>Before installing the shelves, I have applied a drop of silicone on the back side, that might help damping some vibration. (The silicone is not for gluing to the wall, so I have let the silicone dry before installing the shelves.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DIY Speaker shelf\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXUfvD9pMAA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a small room, that does only accepts bookshelf size speakers, but I do not had a bookshelf in the right place. So I have built these shelves for the speakers. Building steps I had this piece of particle board laying around, left over after installing the kitchen sink. 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