Homemade speaker stands for a recording studio, by Florian

Description from Florian

Two speaker stands that can be filled with sand for professional recording studios or home cinemas. The tripods consist of a column over which an attachment is placed. By slipping it over, the height of the tripod can be adjusted because additional spacer plates can simply be placed in between. Essentially, the column is assembled first, then the base plate is assembled and finally the slip-on attachment is assembled. Approximately 25kg of quartz sand (hardware store quality) fits into a tripod. A triangle would be ideal as a base plate, but requires more space. That's why I decided on a square, rounded the sides to a radius of between 8 and 12cm and installed normal furniture feet so that I could adjust the tripod horizontally. A connection with special loudspeaker feet from the hi-fi sector is not necessary, as the weight and sand prevent the tripod from swinging.

How I did this project

With a lamella milling machine, Flat dowels and screws. First, all parts must be prepared with the slat milling machine and the adapter pieces for the base and lid must be fitted with ramp sleeves. Then it is glued together piece by piece. Finally, the base plate and the lid are mounted on the attachment, on which the studio monitor finally stands. The attachment is placed over the tripod after the column has been filled with sand. Order of assembly for the column:

1. Bottom plate on rear wall
2. Side wall left
3. Metal angle between rear wall and side left + Floor
4. Middle strut
5. Metal angle between rear wall and M-strut + Floor
6. Side wall right
7. Metal angle between rear wall and side right + Bottom
8. Front + Screw the middle strut from below
9. Adapter plates cover
10. Insert dowel tips and drill spacer plates

Dimensions of my DIY project

Height 96 .8cm Adjustable depending on the adapter plates