DIY Stands

DIY Stands -5-

STEP TWENTY-ONE

Get your hole punch jig and place it on a sturdy surface (we used a garage floor). Take one of the desk assemblies and slide it into the corner as shown.

STEP TWENTY-TWO
Flip the top over, sandwiching the desktop between the top and bottom of the jig. Using the two chisels and an appropriate hammer...insert the chisel through the guide-hole in the top face of the jig. Using the sides of the plywood jig as your guide, insert the larger of the two chisels into the jig hole and make punch-cuts on both sides of the guide that will be the length of the hole...then, using the smaller of the two chisels, repeat the process on the other two (short) sides to cut the width of the hole. When you've finished punching the hole in one side, then flip the sheet over, insert the opposite corner, and repeat the process. Do this for all 17 desktops. A J. J. Johnson album, full blast, will alleviate the boredom!

STEP TWENTY-THREE

Now for a few finishing touches. Take the small 1.5" x 6" strips you previously cut. Cement two of them together to make a double thickness.
The resulting piece should be cemented to the top, front center of the desktop's underside. This will serve two functions" 1. It will act as a lip to prevent the front of the stand from bowing under the weight of a heavy book of music. Second, it provides a sturdy base on which to clamp a stand light.

STEP TWENTY-FOUR

You can use white duct tape to cover up the rough edges of this lip...AND...the vertical edge of the desk as well (that's the part where the two original pieces that make up the desk were cemented together...SEE PHOTOS).

STEP TWENTY-FIVE

Slide the top onto the base by aligning the slots.

STEP TWENTY-SIX

Now... insure the face of the base is securely tucked behind the lip...and there you have it! A finished stand! It took us 8 hours (far less than it took me to do these plan pages! Don't ask how long THAT took!)

While we use these stands for rehearsals, multiple other bands we know of have had the fronts decorated with their logos, and they use them for performance. Use your imagination!

How much did all this cost? Not including the cost of our labor for 8 hours, each stand cost us just under $10.00! Depending on your source of supply, your cost could be a bit more or less... but the final price should be fairly close to what we experienced. No guarantee can be offered... do your own math first!

You're on your own!! If you have any questions, send an e-mail to Henry Mason

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