![]() ![]() I used a fine drill bit to drill pilot holes and short Philips screws to hold it in place. ![]() I screwed this to the back along the centerline. ![]() I cut the spare piece of plastic board, which is approx 5mm thick, light but rigid laterally. This braces the unit laterally, stops the records from sliding too far back AND does not create a large "drum skin" on the back of the unit. Hence I decided to apply a central brace spanning both the top section of the lower row and the lower section of the upper row. I was concerned that if I used a single piece of board to cover the entire back of the EXPEDIT, it might resonate. My speakers sit on two seperate KALLAX 2x1 units as stands, quite close. I found some plastic board that had been used for some roofing soffits, though any hardboard or plywood should work. So I'd been thinking about how I could add additional bracing to stiffen the unit. It's just a consequence of the type of construction system used, and is only an issue if you have a turntable resting on it The unit was put together correctly with the internal bracing shelves the correct way round, and with glue along seams, everything is tight. To be precise the rectangular shape of the unit can slightly become a parallelogram, if shoved. It's a Thorens deck with a suspended sub chassis, and while immune to most vibration, doesn't like this kind of sudden sideways movement. With heavy equipment on top, I found that if I nudged or knocked either top side, this allowed a degree of sideways sway in the unit which would cause my turntable to wobble. It's been great but has two problems I wanted to address :ġ) Because the system has no back panel, the records can be pushed too far back.Ģ) While the structure is strong and fairly rigid, there was some lateral movement. My turntable sits on top of an EXPEDIT 2x4 cabinet, laid along the long side, with some felt feet to support it from the floor, and you can use KALLAX in the same way. You can augment the joints with PVA wood glue for extra strength. If you follow the instructions the system is strong and should not collapse. The system comes flat packed and uses bolts and dowels to hold the system together. These are easy to make, cheap to buy and perfect for record storage. Like many record collectors around the world, I have a number of IKEA cube cabinets from both their EXPEDIT (older) and KALLAX (newer) ranges. ![]()
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