401 Plinth

Bizzie · Post by **Bizzie** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:40 pm

If you want to investigate the stiff and low mass thing why not try one of the ikea tables, it could be cut out easily and they are cheap and supposed to have very similar qualities to torlite.

pre65 · Post by **pre65** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:49 pm

I believe this range might be the ones ! They have been mentioned on several hi-fi forums.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categ ... ies/09063/

Could I really bear a trip to Lakeside ?

The coloured tables are only £4.99

Bizzie · Post by **Bizzie** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:58 pm

Thats the ones, I made a rack out of them a couple of years back they worked really well.

Dave the bass · Post by **Dave the bass** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:06 pm

pre65 wrote:
Could I really bear a trip to Lakeside ?

Tie it in with a journey to chez Bass to pick up loan Sab's

Just an idea...

DTB

pre65 · Post by **pre65** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:12 pm

I've always avoided places like Lakeside !

Pity they can't do mail order on that particular item.

cressy · Post by **cressy** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:32 pm

i work for them, i think i'll have a word with distribution and see if i can swing something, i wonder if my staff discount is worth using! i'll stick colins 401 in one if i can get em to send one up to our department maybe for 'office use'

shane · Post by **shane** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:26 pm

I shall laugh if it turns out to be good.

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:41 pm

Hi Cressy,

I use a Lack table myself when the deck is away from home. I've even spiked the bottom of the legs which are made out of low density plastic covered chipboard/block. There may even be a degree of hollowness in the central area of the legs. The table top is thin wood made with a cardboard insert to creat that light weight rigidity. If you are thinking of actually sinking the deck into the table top, I suggest you go about making your cut out with care and you may need to reinforce the edges of the cutout to retain conformity.

Regards,

Greg

shane · Post by **shane** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:49 pm

Greg wrote:There may even be a degree of hollowness in the central area of the legs.

Indeed there is. I tried to shorten the legs on mine. They're hollow with chipboard plugs in each end.

Dr Bunsen Honeydew · Post by **Dr Bunsen Honeydew** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:07 pm

Greg wrote:Hi Cressy,

I use a Lack table myself when the deck is away from home. I've even spiked the bottom of the legs which are made out of low density plastic covered chipboard/block. There may even be a degree of hollowness in the central area of the legs. The table top is thin wood made with a cardboard insert to creat that light weight rigidity. If you are thinking of actually sinking the deck into the table top, I suggest you go about making your cut out with care and you may need to reinforce the edges of the cutout to retain conformity.

Regards,

Greg

What you are doing is not using Torlyte or Aerolam nor anything like it, so I would advice not comparing it or forming judgement from it. There is light and rigid and there is light and pretending to be rigid.

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:29 am

Aerolam....not cheap though....group buy anybody?

http://www.conservation-by-design.co.uk/b003.html

Post by **Nick** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:26 am

Can't help thinking there may be a cheaper supplier

http://www.aluminum-honeycomb-panel.com/

Post by **Nick** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:52 am

I have found a supplier in Huntingdon for half inch ali faced Hexlite at £195 + VAT for a sheet. Still not cheap, but better.

Wonder what its like as a material for open baffles?

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:59 am

Only one way to find out Nick....try it!

Here's a company based in East Yorkshire, has some intersting panels...

http://www.normanton.co.uk/panelproduct ... oducts.htm

Bizzie · Post by **Bizzie** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:09 pm

Greg wrote:Hi Cressy,

I use a Lack table myself when the deck is away from home. I've even spiked the bottom of the legs which are made out of low density plastic covered chipboard/block. There may even be a degree of hollowness in the central area of the legs. The table top is thin wood made with a cardboard insert to creat that light weight rigidity. If you are thinking of actually sinking the deck into the table top, I suggest you go about making your cut out with care and you may need to reinforce the edges of the cutout to retain conformity.

Regards,

Greg

The tables I used were the birch ones and they did have solid legs but I've somewhere else that the coloured ones were hollow but it could be that they have changed them

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