(pics) Just finished matching stands for the Ar.com DIY's

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We built 8 of these altoghether...total cost was about $80 US dollars for everything...plus about 14-16 hours of labor...most of it was painting, staining, and sanding (as usual).
I won't put any pics of the Ar.com DIY's I have built yet (only 2 so far) because they're still naked (raw MDF, haven't veneered)...
If I can figure out how to build a webpage a bit better, I'll throw a link to it here...

FYI, the cable is hiden up a small narrow tube inside the octagon shaped pillars of these...they can be filled with sand, but they're pretty heavy and sturdy as is.

The small stands are 29", the larger ones are 42"...if memory serves.

Check out the state of the art varnish spraying booth we came up with...

I figure I'll have time to wrap and stain the speakers between next weekend and the weekend after...I've got 8 of these to do for now...whew!

Mine are the darker, mahogany red ones to the right, my cousins are the slightly lighter, rosewood finished stands to the left of the pictures...the only other differences are the shape of the bases, mine incorporates 45 degree angles, his are rounded...these will match the front baffle contours of our speakers. Not the screw holes on the tops so we can bolt/attach the speakers to these.

I went to the local hi-fi shop yesterday afternoon, and Energy, Mission, and some A/V furniture company sell a pair that aren't as heavy or nice as these for almost $200 CDN!!! Crazy.

This might be easier for some of you:
http://ca.geocities.com/sdupre0828@r...ker_stands.htm