Materials: Stolmen shoe rack (110 cm), Stolmen suspension fitting (or end fitting), Vika Adils leg + wheel paint
Description: I came over two Pioneer CDJ-850 a while ago. Due to lack of space I soon realized I needed some kind of shelf for the cd-players. As the original Pioneer installation plates and arms would end up at $450 I decided to go the DIY way.
After a trip to Ikea I returned with a Stolmen shoe rack, a set of suspension fittings and two, black Vika Adils legs. I later completed the Ikea parts with a spray bottle with black, quick-drying wheel paint.
The working process:
1. Spray-paint all non-black parts and let them dry carefully.
2. Shorten the legs with a hack saw (mine are 45 cm tall). Re-use the feet as a head cover.
3. Assemble the shoe rack. Attach it to the suspension fittings.
4. Mount the suspension fittings on the legs using the providing plastic rings (don't forget to paint these). Adjust the height after your desire (mine are about 35 cm from the bottom)
5. Mount the DJ-furniture on your desk using the screws from the Vika Amon.
6. Hide unwanted cables with some cable ties.
This DJ-furniture cost me about $50; that's $400 less than the original Pioneer stands(!).
The best part is how well it fits the CDJ:s. The bottom of the cd-players are just above the front edge and the cdj:s are just as deep as the shelf. Besides you will be able to fit a laptop perfectly fine between the cd-players (to protect your laptop you may want to stick some stick-on floor protectors on the bottom).
~ Erik, Sweden
i'm very interested in your rack mounting system below the desk... can u pls share how u did that!? i've been "racking" my brain trying to come up with a solution like that for my studio at home. thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi!
DeleteI was using these things for mounting the gear under the desk:
http://www.jowema.se/montageband
(don't know what it's called in english)
I just mounted them into the bottom of the desk with some screws and sawed the border where it was required to fit the gear in there.
i've never seen someone set up the turntables backwards.
ReplyDeleteYeah me too, they must have set them up just for the picture...
DeleteYou're right. ;)
Deletethis was also my first idea when I saw the pictures. Looks kinda weird ;)
DeleteBut nevertheless nice build
Also works really well for keyboards, if you use the original floor-ceiling posts. I also used a pair of drawer runners and two 110cm shelves to make a slide-out shelf for a small controller keyboard. Mine are DX, SY and CZ, so pretty hefty. The load is basically at the edges with a keyboard, so it works really very well.
ReplyDeleteWhere did that great table-top come from?
ReplyDeleteThe desk was bought locally and second hand.
DeleteIt's made of deal, a common material for furnitures here in Sweden.
Nice DJ setup
ReplyDeleteYou can always trust IKEA.
ReplyDeleteAny chance of a picture of the underside of the table? I love the setup.
ReplyDeleteHow did this all possibly cost $50? A single Stolman Post costs $50 on IKEAs website. I put it all in the cart online and its $148 plus tax.
ReplyDeleteIf I'm not mistaken, and I hope I'm not because I want to do this exact same thing, this didn't use a stolman post, it used 2 vika table legs. Considerably cheaper. I have 2 of those laying around and want to be sure the stolmen fittings work on them. I think this confirms it, so let the kitchen workstation hacking begin!
Delete"Materials: Stolmen shoe rack (110 cm), Stolmen suspension fitting (or end fitting), Vika Adils leg + wheel paint"
DeleteThank you for sharing this! Very clever use of Ikea furniture! I absolutely love how you save so much money on this set up. By the way, is that a particular reason why you decided to use wheel paint? Can ordinary generic spray paint from the hardware shop do? Also do describe how sturdy the whole set up after some spinning, for example, do some parts rattle a bit? Do you think it could be suitable for say, a recording studio where any extra noise may be picked up?
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Using the vika legs as stolmen support is such an excellent idea.
ReplyDeleteIs there anything longer we can use ? I'd like the same setup but with at least 1 meter poles to hold the stolmen.