Northwest alder wood base

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Offline Gary PC

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on: June 29, 2013, 09:28:32 AM
The Pacific Northwest Alder wood base looks awesome, yet I have a block of Rosewood I would like to use.

What please are the LxWxD dimensions of the aluminium plate and the overall height of the standard wood base?  Also what are the inside box dimensions or alternatively what is the width of the rabbet or ledge that the plate sits in - thank you,
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Reply #1 on: June 29, 2013, 10:32:25 AM
Gary,
 Of course someone will have an answer for you shortly, but I just had to chime in and say I hope you can use the rosewood for the base. What a beautiful wood that is. I got a bunch for a steal and used it on my speakers. Best buy ever.


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Reply #2 on: June 30, 2013, 05:00:01 AM
The panel is 12" x 12" x .100" The bases are about 3-1/2" tall.

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Reply #3 on: June 30, 2013, 11:31:43 AM
Thank you!   My that is a good size, larger than I imagined by an inch or even two each way. 
From the photos on the website it looks like a 1/8" ledge will be about right as there are screws for the output jacks quite close to the bottom right corner.  Besides I can always fine tune the ledge in spots with a round file later, perhaps even starting with a 1/4" ledge.  From my seated position I might taper the box so the front of it is lower than the back.

Thank you.

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Reply #4 on: June 30, 2013, 11:46:59 AM
If you found that those screws were bumping into your wood, you could fill the holes in the chassis with epoxy, drill and tap them for a 4-40 thread, then use very short screws that don't poke through the chassis plate.

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Reply #5 on: June 30, 2013, 12:07:21 PM
Yup, I agree, that if you have to get a little creative it's worth it for the full effect.


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