Using 80/20 for a Display Center

[bombay317]

I had some https://www.8020.net/ from a different project.  I decided to turn it into an entertainment center of sorts.  I got custom maple boards made to fit into it.

Thoughts?

[Paul Birkeland]

That stuff is extremely strong.  It's somewhat expensive, but so easy to get the exact sizes you need!

[jtori]

Very nice!  Solid, I'll bet.

Joe.

[bombay317]

It is extremely solid! I'm using a 40mm solid extrusion, so it is also pretty heavy.  Because it is aluminum, it is not as heavy as it could be i guess.

There is a deflection calculator https://8020.net/deflection-calculator, and even if i put 300 lbs on it, it would still only move by 1mm!

It is expensive, but the place where they really get you is in all the fasteners.  I just had a bunch of stuff left over from something else, and I didnt want it to go to waste.  Therefore, I build audio stuff, haha!

[Alonzo]

Looks great!!
But with my bad back that turntable wouldn't get much use down that low.
Alonzo

[bombay317]

Alonzo,

That is an interesting point.  I just sit on the floor in front of the center to swap out the records.  I could swap the record player and the phono amp with the headphones and headphone amp if I find out that it bugs me.

Another fun thing about 80/20 is that it has cable tie mounting blocks https://8020.net/shop/12316.html to help keep your cables under wraps.