Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Hack a DJ console

Pim Hansen builds his own DJ console from scratch, with the help of a few choice Ikea pieces.


He says, "After roaming Ikea for hackable pieces of furniture for my new DJ console I had to conclude building it from scratch (out of MDF) was the only option. I would have had to buy to much Ikea items (and spend double the money) to come to the same result. Conclusion after the build: I'm never going to paint MDF again.

I found a couple of useful Ikea items I did use though:

The Vika Curry table leg, which is only $5.00 a piece. I used a pair of them as (dirt cheap) speaker stands:


Circular holes were drilled in the top 'shelf', the Vika leg rests on the second shelf, it isn't fixed in any other way. This construction doesn't create any vibration (or feedback) from the speakers, it's simply a nice and cheap solution. And a couple of Lampans (not found on website) to complete the console:

The console was partly inspired by Djfurniture. When I have the space I'd like to copy a hoerboard or this console or save myself some money and hack an Expedit.

Click to see DJ Ikea console instructions.
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7 comments:

  1. cool

    the lamps are called lampLan, not lampan.. you can easily glue some fabric on them and they'll look so much cooler ;)

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  2. Sweet setup! But why no love for the VCI-100 leaning up against the wall??

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  4. A friend of mine used an 2x4 Expedit shelf laid on it's side for this very purpose. A little shorter, but 8 perfectly sized compartments for records, plus enough bench space for turntables, mixer and cdjs. no hacking needed

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  6. Mmm its not a good idea to have a lamp next to the records...

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  7. (this article is abouot my booth ;) )

    Nice to see my (old) djbooth posted on Ikeahacks, mailing the pics+text has been a while ago. ;)

    @j: Thnx!
    The Lamp(l)an is called Lampan here in the Netherlands:

    http://www.ikea.com/nl/nl/search/?query=lampan

    Didn't know our Scandinavian friends had different names for the same product.

    @ Chris; Yeah, it's the VCI Ean Golden edition. I already sold it becauce I don't use it any more (Zero 8 with Traktor/Ableton nowadays)

    @Let's Eat Cheap: Thnx!
    Painting the MDF was a bitch, I'll never try that again.

    @squidlinkcalligraphy:
    I currently also use Expedits:

    http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/pimhansen/Booth600x600.jpg

    The console from this article is stores my record collection and some unused equipment. :)

    Using Expedits as dj console rocks!

    @Anonymous: Low wattage lamps dont do amy damage.

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