the ikea expedit dj desk thread

Capture pt · Post by **Capture pt** » Sat May 07, 2011 9:44 am

really wanna built one of these for the laptop stand alone!

Hibbie · Post by **Hibbie** » Sat May 07, 2011 11:48 am

I'm going to Ikea today to purchase the materials, which size legs did people use? I'm probably going to go for the 16cm

apmje · Post by **apmje** » Sat May 07, 2011 11:52 am

Think I used the 16cm ones! At first I thought they were a bit too high but now I got used to them, perfect man!

So cheap for what you get too.

gwa · Post by **gwa** » Sat May 07, 2011 12:01 pm

the higher the stand the better, i use 16 but i wanna raise it. genuinely want my 1200s at chest level. that would be fresh

apmje · Post by **apmje** » Sat May 07, 2011 12:03 pm

Mine is just a wee bit off of chest height, its nice.

Hibbie · Post by **Hibbie** » Sat May 07, 2011 12:40 pm

Yeah I want it near chest level but I think it might look a bit shit having too long stands so I was thinking maybe nail two bits of wood to the bottom as feet 100mmx100mm 790 mm in length, given the whole thing a raised kind of look.

Capture pt · Post by **Capture pt** » Sat May 07, 2011 12:41 pm

how far into the main deck do you have to mount the angled legs so that the laptop stand fits flush against the wall with it all?

badger · Post by **badger** » Sat May 07, 2011 3:09 pm

looking nice apmje - need to sort out those speaker stands though!

Hibbie wrote:I'm going to Ikea today to purchase the materials, which size legs did people use? I'm probably going to go for the 16cm

i got the 11cm ones and they're perfect for me and i'm 6'2". i really don't think you want it quite at chest height. the height of mine means that my elbows bend at a natural angle when using the decks rather than having to bend up or down at all so it's really comfortable and effortless to use - it was all ergonomically measured when i did mine haha

gwa wrote:the higher the stand the better, i use 16 but i wanna raise it. genuinely want my 1200s at chest level. that would be fresh

you've got your legs at the bottom of the expedit without the shelf on top though havent you? so there's about 6cm less height in it without that bit of wood

Capture pt wrote:how far into the main deck do you have to mount the angled legs so that the laptop stand fits flush against the wall with it all?

just measured mine and there's just over 8cm from the back of the base of the metal angled thing to the back of the wooden surface. the laptop stand sticks out about 10cm further than the back of the surface, and that's sticking out 5cm from the back of the expedit. if you want it all flush it'd look shit and have far too big an overhang at the front

if you really wanted it level you could move the metal bits about 7cm, maybe 8 at a push, forward and still be able to fit technics decks on, but they'd be right up to the metal leg and it doesn't look as good imo as it's more cluttered. depending on your mixer too you'd have issues with the shelf overhanging and making it awkward to use

i can take a better photo of the back of it so that you can see it more clearly if you want?

skitz_0 · Post by **skitz_0** » Sat May 07, 2011 3:22 pm

looks ideal. gonna wait til i move in the fall, though.

Capture pt · Post by **Capture pt** » Sat May 07, 2011 3:28 pm

badger wrote:looking nice apmje - need to sort out those speaker stands though!

Capture pt wrote:how far into the main deck do you have to mount the angled legs so that the laptop stand fits flush against the wall with it all?

just measured mine and there's just over 8cm from the back of the base of the metal angled thing to the back of the wooden surface. the laptop stand sticks out about 10cm further than the back of the surface, and that's sticking out 5cm from the back of the expedit. if you want it all flush it'd look shit and have far too big an overhang at the front

if you really wanted it level you could move the metal bits about 7cm, maybe 8 at a push, forward and still be able to fit technics decks on, but they'd be right up to the metal leg and it doesn't look as good imo as it's more cluttered. depending on your mixer too you'd have issues with the shelf overhanging and making it awkward to use

i can take a better photo of the back of it so that you can see it more clearly if you want?

yeh i thought that would be an issue. if you could take a photo when you got a spare ten mintues that would be awesome! cheers

badger · Post by **badger** » Sat May 07, 2011 3:58 pm

here you go. the dust on the back of there is fucking shameful haha

you can just about see the board i added to the back which i've not painted black to match yet. i'd say putting something on the back is a must even if you don't have the unit standing in the middle of the room because records can still fall out of the back

Capture pt · Post by **Capture pt** » Sat May 07, 2011 4:37 pm

yah seen, nice one cheers badger. thats a mighty collection you have going on aswell. daymnnnnn

apmje · Post by **apmje** » Sat May 07, 2011 4:40 pm

Yeah I know on the speaker stands like Badger. Just bought some Whitelabels and then Technics will be bought, then speaker stands!

Too expensive and big up on that collection Badge. Serious! But yeah, sort that dust.

Capture pt · Post by **Capture pt** » Sat May 07, 2011 4:52 pm

planning on getting my 1210's next month, i have a deck stand allready but i want to look into giving it a laptop stand somehow....

badger · Post by **badger** » Sat May 07, 2011 5:02 pm

Capture pt wrote:planning on getting my 1210's next month, i have a deck stand allready but i want to look into giving it a laptop stand somehow....

definitely get stands last out of that list - think decks are a little bit more important!

and yeah that there is the product or an unhealthy addiction to black plastic. you can't see the label but that white one at the front of the pic is pulse x waiting for you apmje

Capture pt wrote:planning on getting my 1210's next month, i have a deck stand allready but i want to look into giving it a laptop stand somehow....

i almost got one of these before i decided to make this thing and they've got really good reviews
http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/se ... =UBERSTAND
they're good if you need it playing out as well because it folds up and you can fit in a record bag

apmje · Post by **apmje** » Sat May 07, 2011 5:04 pm

badger wrote:and yeah that there is the product or an unhealthy addiction to black plastic. you can't see the label but that white one at the front of the pic is pulse x waiting for you apmje

Capture pt · Post by **Capture pt** » Sun May 08, 2011 9:54 am

badger wrote:
Capture pt wrote:planning on getting my 1210's next month, i have a deck stand allready but i want to look into giving it a laptop stand somehow....
definitely get stands last out of that list - think decks are a little bit more important!

Ah nah I meant, I have a deckstand allready. I have a set of turntables allready, just upgrading/sidestepping from a set of TT500's to 1210's.

badger · Post by **badger** » Sun May 08, 2011 10:32 am

yeah no worries i fucked up that quote. i meant to quote apmje about his speaker stands lol

Hibbie · Post by **Hibbie** » Sun May 08, 2011 10:33 am

I already bought the 16cm legs before reading the advice not to. They are too big lol,

badger · Post by **badger** » Sun May 08, 2011 10:48 am

ouch

i changed the original post yesterday to include about the 11cm so hopefully noone else does the same

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