Reworking My Large System
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Bobcat...here are some photos of beginning of my project.
Carpet removed but still attached to bottom. Horizontal line in 1st Row, Picture 3 is where I was going to cut, but decided I needed more height to accommodate the foldout piano hinged lap shelf. You will see in subsequent photos where the revised cut line has been inscribed. Photo 2d row, above, shows the rabbited wooden support rail for the front of the road case. The support rail will be narrowed or deleted altogether.
Below photos are of equipment installed for measuring purposes. The CD Mix II is sitting on a metal rack shelf (19" x10.5"); however, it doesn't have a front support edge to keep the CD Mix II from sliding forward. I've got to find a remedy. Also, the wooden front support brace for the case will need to be cut down or completely removed. I wonder if the 7" rack rails will be enough IF the support brace is removed? Also, I need to reduce the size of the rear wooden support brace, too.
Picture to the left shows the two cut lines for flattening the top of the road case. The line closest to the CD Mix II was the initial cut line. The line above it is the revised cut line (runs from the front top edge of side). The Clamps in the pictures are temporary supports for determining horizontal cut lines and for temporary support for the Laptop shelf (piano hinged), next photos. Size of laptop shelf when open is 11-inch x 19". When shelf is closed it is 6".
Next photo shows the current method of securing shelf to sides of the road case (upside down). I may use a wooden 1.5" x 1" piece of wood to support and secure the shelf, but that means adding more weight. Also, I may move the wooden support brace up to support the Laptop shelf when it is full extended. Seems like a good idea? Although it will be narrow in height than what is now shown.
Well that's all for today. I'll await comments and questions before I actually do an CUTTING. Kind of like measure 3 times but cut only once. LOL!
Oops! Somehow all of the photos that I uploaded got re-posted. Sorry~
Carpet removed but still attached to bottom. Horizontal line in 1st Row, Picture 3 is where I was going to cut, but decided I needed more height to accommodate the foldout piano hinged lap shelf. You will see in subsequent photos where the revised cut line has been inscribed. Photo 2d row, above, shows the rabbited wooden support rail for the front of the road case. The support rail will be narrowed or deleted altogether.
Below photos are of equipment installed for measuring purposes. The CD Mix II is sitting on a metal rack shelf (19" x10.5"); however, it doesn't have a front support edge to keep the CD Mix II from sliding forward. I've got to find a remedy. Also, the wooden front support brace for the case will need to be cut down or completely removed. I wonder if the 7" rack rails will be enough IF the support brace is removed? Also, I need to reduce the size of the rear wooden support brace, too.
Picture to the left shows the two cut lines for flattening the top of the road case. The line closest to the CD Mix II was the initial cut line. The line above it is the revised cut line (runs from the front top edge of side). The Clamps in the pictures are temporary supports for determining horizontal cut lines and for temporary support for the Laptop shelf (piano hinged), next photos. Size of laptop shelf when open is 11-inch x 19". When shelf is closed it is 6".Next photo shows the current method of securing shelf to sides of the road case (upside down). I may use a wooden 1.5" x 1" piece of wood to support and secure the shelf, but that means adding more weight. Also, I may move the wooden support brace up to support the Laptop shelf when it is full extended. Seems like a good idea? Although it will be narrow in height than what is now shown.
Well that's all for today. I'll await comments and questions before I actually do an CUTTING. Kind of like measure 3 times but cut only once. LOL!
Oops! Somehow all of the photos that I uploaded got re-posted. Sorry~
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LapShelf Folded for Transp (unsecured).jpg -
LapShelf Overhead View (unsecured).jpg -
LapShelf Unsecured Resting on CD Mix II Output Jacks.jpg -
Left Side - Front to Back.jpg -
Right Side - Front to Back.jpg -
Shelf Open unsecued.jpg
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+1...agreed! Worth all your time and effort! Well done.
Time to start re-working your smaller system now...
That's A LOT to digest. I need to spend a little time looking at the photo's before I can comment, but you did a good job of documenting your project.
One thing I said before, and I'll say it again; it's GREAT to have flat wooden surfaces and square corners to start with. Molded plastic is really tough to modify.[emoji4]
You might want to consider starting your own thread for your project in the new DIY sub-forum, in order to keep all of the comments and progress on your project together.
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Good idea about the new thread. How do I get all of what has been posted here to a new thread? Not done that before. Thanks for the kudos. I forgot to mention that there are one top, one front and one back pcs that close up the road case. Those pcs would have been a disaster IF I was making the case footprint larger than smaller.
Create the thread, then copy the posts you want to move, and paste them in a new post in your new thread.
Or .. if you have a Thread, you can ask a Mod to move it to the DIY forum.
OK... IT'S DONE!!!!
I was gonna wait until I could set up a BIG REVEAL, but decided to just post some preview pics I took with it set up in my office. When I get some time, I'll set up my lights and speakers, and you can get the full affect. First, though, I must apologize for my photography... The pictures were taken in my office, and the light from the french doors to the patio make picture taking with an iPhone incredibly difficult. Also, I apologize for the cheesy backdrop (sheet on the wall), but the wallpaper and pictures on the wall in my office would be EVEN MORE of a distraction. So.... here it is...
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... from eye level....
... and my Floating Facade...
I was gonna wait until I could set up a BIG REVEAL, but decided to just post some preview pics I took with it set up in my office. When I get some time, I'll set up my lights and speakers, and you can get the full affect. First, though, I must apologize for my photography... The pictures were taken in my office, and the light from the french doors to the patio make picture taking with an iPhone incredibly difficult. Also, I apologize for the cheesy backdrop (sheet on the wall), but the wallpaper and pictures on the wall in my office would be EVEN MORE of a distraction. So.... here it is......... from eye level....
... and my Floating Facade...
Oops... Forgot one ...
... The Facade folds up and will fit in a canvas bag only a couple of inches larger than my old folding table. I already ordered the canvas bag. Just for reference, each panel is 36"x15". I made a fourth panel that I'll put my logo on (vinyl sticker) , so I can swap it out if I want to display my logo. I'll also make some black panels in the near future.
With my logo, it should look something like this...
...... The Facade folds up and will fit in a canvas bag only a couple of inches larger than my old folding table. I already ordered the canvas bag. Just for reference, each panel is 36"x15". I made a fourth panel that I'll put my logo on (vinyl sticker) , so I can swap it out if I want to display my logo. I'll also make some black panels in the near future.
With my logo, it should look something like this...
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My next gig is in 2 weeks, but I'm not sure if I'll have time to test it enough to be comfortable using it. I planned on using my Small System again. Unfortunately, I somehow put a big gouge in my table top that I use for my Small System, so now I have to fix that before I use it. It's ALWAYS something..
That's purrrrrrrrrdy!
How tall is it, compared to you?
Does your head rise above the monitors?
Serious Bobcat, I like what you've done.
And I know how satisfying it is to finally get your rig exactly the way you want it.
You get to ignore everyone else's opinion of how it should be, and do what feels right for YOU.
Don't know about you, but I get a huge amount of satisfaction camping out in the garage and re-working my rack.
It is one of the very few things that I can do for HOURS,
without getting bored or tired.
How tall is it, compared to you?
Does your head rise above the monitors?
Serious Bobcat, I like what you've done.
And I know how satisfying it is to finally get your rig exactly the way you want it.
You get to ignore everyone else's opinion of how it should be, and do what feels right for YOU.
Don't know about you, but I get a huge amount of satisfaction camping out in the garage and re-working my rack.
It is one of the very few things that I can do for HOURS,
without getting bored or tired.
Not SO sure about that.
... Maybe???... I know it took me too long and cost too much money, but at least it's finished. There are just a few things I've discovered while testing that might need some REWORKING.
Thanks Mike!
I'll get my wife to take a picture of me behind my booth tonight and I'll post it. The facade (when connected to the rack) is 52 inches high. The top of the monitors is 57 inches. I'm 6 feet tall, so there's still more than a foot of me showing above the top of the system (that's 15 inches for those who are mathematically challenged).
Bobcat: I started a new post and copied from here. New Post: DIY - Redesign Road Case from Slant Top To Flat Top, Find it in the Private Forum.
Nope... Didn't see it. I've been doing the same dual 22" monitors for several years. I went from using two robotic arms in my previous large system to a single bar on this new system...
The monitors stay mounted on the bar all the time and fit in the same case I carried them in before. I used to have to put the robotic arms on, then mount the monitors one at a time. I put a Y power cord on, so only one cord to plug in (to the outlet on top by the LED lamp), but I could have done that with the old Large System. I cut several minutes off my setup and tear-down times.
The Floating Facade is something I've never seen anyone else do...
It may not be for everyone, since it has no sides and it's only 36 inches wide. It's about the same height as a store-bought facade. The thing I really like about it is it's mobile. If I need to move my booth two feet or fifty feet, I just unlock the wheels and it goes wherever my rack goes (might have to disconnect power and speaker cables depending on how far I move it.).
The way it's attached is pretty simple, but it's pretty stable and very easy to do. There's a slider built into the height extension (High Heels), just under the power inlets...
.... The slider pulls out, and there's a channel in which to place the Facade...
... The channel is just a piece of steel I had to cut off of a printer stand I used to make a table for my miter saw... but I digress..[emoji23]... On the bottom of the Facade is an aluminum bar that fits perfectly into the channel...
Then there's a latch on the Antenna Slider, which is mounted in the top of the rack on the back side of the Slant-Top Rack...
... and it attaches to a catch on the back of the Facade frame...
The Facade weighs just 22 pounds, so it's really pretty easy to setup.
It may not be for everyone, since it has no sides and it's only 36 inches wide. It's about the same height as a store-bought facade. The thing I really like about it is it's mobile. If I need to move my booth two feet or fifty feet, I just unlock the wheels and it goes wherever my rack goes (might have to disconnect power and speaker cables depending on how far I move it.
).The way it's attached is pretty simple, but it's pretty stable and very easy to do. There's a slider built into the height extension (High Heels), just under the power inlets...
.... The slider pulls out, and there's a channel in which to place the Facade...
... The channel is just a piece of steel I had to cut off of a printer stand I used to make a table for my miter saw... but I digress..[emoji23]... On the bottom of the Facade is an aluminum bar that fits perfectly into the channel...
Then there's a latch on the Antenna Slider, which is mounted in the top of the rack on the back side of the Slant-Top Rack...
... and it attaches to a catch on the back of the Facade frame...
The Facade weighs just 22 pounds, so it's really pretty easy to setup.
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