Portable Structure for Raising the height of DR,Jack,OT and any other Cabinet

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Portable Structure for Raising the height of DR,Jack,OT and any other Cabinet

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Cut two pieces of 3/4 inch ply wood about 8 inches wider than the width and length of the cab.
The lenght (height) of the timber will be the bottom edge of the Cab.Say about 5 to 6 feet or dependant on your average stage height above audience level.
Down the center of each board cut a slot halfway down length wise just so the ply thickness can fit snugly into it, very little movement.
Now join the two boards into a cross by slotting them together.
Cut a few wedges out of timber, Douglas Fir is fine or something similar.These can be used to help steady the tower on stage and get it level.The reason for this kind of construction is portability.
Now put your Cab on top of this.It should be very stable.
If needs be catches can be fixed to the top of the ply and the cab to further help stabilize the tower.
If you guys want a sketch of this I will prep and post it.

They will not break like those stupid fold up pole mounts
This will get rid of the need for stacking the tops above the sub cabs which defeats the object of good sound

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Re: Portable Structure for Raising the height of DR,Jack,OT and any other Cabinet

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Mkulu wrote:Cut two pieces of 3/4 inch ply wood about 8 inches wider than the width and length of the cab.
The lenght (height) of the timber will be the bottom edge of the Cab.Say about 5 to 6 feet or dependant on your average stage height above audience level.
Down the center of each board cut a slot halfway down length wise just so the ply thickness can fit snugly into it, very little movement.
Now join the two boards into a cross by slotting them together.
Cut a few wedges out of timber, Douglas Fir is fine or something similar.These can be used to help steady the tower on stage and get it level.The reason for this kind of construction is portability.
Now put your Cab on top of this.It should be very stable.
If needs be catches can be fixed to the top of the ply and the cab to further help stabilize the tower.
If you guys want a sketch of this I will prep and post it.

They will not break like those stupid fold up pole mounts
This will get rid of the need for stacking the tops above the sub cabs which defeats the object of good sound
Had a bit of a rethink on this and I lean towards cutting a base plate for the cabs to rest on
The base can then be attached to the two legs by using spring catches which are freely available,
between 4 and 8 should be enough. 1/2 inch ply can be used for this.
Remember the cab can be tilted a bit by placing wedges underneath at the rear and the whole thing can be strapped down when using more that one cab.
Transporting the stand should present no problems, as it will pack flat under the rest of your gear and should last a long time.

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Re: Portable Structure for Raising the height of DR,Jack,OT and any other Cabinet

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Mkulu wrote:
Mkulu wrote:Cut two pieces of 3/4 inch ply wood about 8 inches wider than the width and length of the cab.
The lenght (height) of the timber will be the bottom edge of the Cab.Say about 5 to 6 feet or dependant on your average stage height above audience level.
Down the center of each board cut a slot halfway down length wise just so the ply thickness can fit snugly into it, very little movement.
Now join the two boards into a cross by slotting them together.
Cut a few wedges out of timber, Douglas Fir is fine or something similar.These can be used to help steady the tower on stage and get it level.The reason for this kind of construction is portability.
Now put your Cab on top of this.It should be very stable.
If needs be catches can be fixed to the top of the ply and the cab to further help stabilize the tower.
If you guys want a sketch of this I will prep and post it.

They will not break like those stupid fold up pole mounts
This will get rid of the need for stacking the tops above the sub cabs which defeats the object of good sound
Had a bit of a rethink on this and I lean towards cutting a base plate for the cabs to rest on
The base can then be attached to the two legs by using spring catches which are freely available,
between 4 and 8 should be enough. 1/2 inch ply can be used for this.
Remember the cab can be tilted a bit by placing wedges underneath at the rear and the whole thing can be strapped down when using more that one cab.
Transporting the stand should present no problems, as it will pack flat under the rest of your gear and should last a long time.
QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME,REFINING THIS A BIT MORE

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