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post #106 of 1900
12/23/07 at 2:23am
heres a stand i recently made, from copper pipes




when i have time, im going to take off the paint, and spray it with that speckled stone paint, and wrap the 2 fangs on top with thin rope..
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post #107 of 1900
12/23/07 at 10:28am
Thats really nice in a rugged way....

Love the knobbly bits wehere the pipes were joined....

Im going to have to make one soon when i get my headphones for music, at the pc. My gaming ones just hang on the curtain tieback, cos the top headband is really narrow.

The MDR-CD280's are so comfortable and to my ears sound nice....And i can get them for a fiver....Maybe mod them

I do RM at school (gcse) so i have access to tons of scrap wood, metal pipes, power tools, band saws, band facers, pillar drills etc... And a brand new workshop (well 6) next term!!

Matt
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post #108 of 1900
12/23/07 at 2:26pm
I count 9 pairs of cans around my desk within arm's reach.
Cable spaghetti of death everywhere, cans are getting tangled and I'm regularly tripping up all over the place.
I think I may be in need of a stand.
Too bad I lack, the skills to make anything as nice as what's on show here.

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post #109 of 1900
12/23/07 at 3:14pm
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Originally Posted by ueyteuor View Post
heres a stand i recently made, from copper pipes

*snip*

when i have time, im going to take off the paint, and spray it with that speckled stone paint, and wrap the 2 fangs on top with thin rope..
What did you use to paint it (method, primer, brand of paint)? That looks real nice!
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post #110 of 1900
12/23/07 at 3:38pm

Suede leather on solid tropical wood footer

My suede leather headphone cushion:





:P
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post #111 of 1900
12/23/07 at 6:33pm
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Originally Posted by Bjornboy81 View Post
What did you use to paint it (method, primer, brand of paint)? That looks real nice!
i just sanded the whole stand, and just painted without primer... its flat black paint from wal-mart (the cheap 98 cents one), but i dont like the texture of the stand because you can see the solder joints and stuff, so im going today to buy some of that speckled stone texture paint, and repaint it.. that way you wont be able to see the bad spots
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post #112 of 1900
12/23/07 at 7:02pm
Thanks! I think I might give it a whirl.
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post #113 of 1900
12/24/07 at 10:04am
Please post pics once its re-sprayed....

I personally like the joints ou could see.

I need a stand for 2 pairs (music & gaming.)

I love the woo audio stand, but at that price i cant buy two....

Should be able to do it for free at school...Just have to explain that i have two pairs of headphones, and im a tidy freak....well im not, just when it comes to my pc & desk...!
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post #114 of 1900
12/25/07 at 5:17am
i just resprayed it today, with 3 small coats, and it looks awesome.. a lot better than before. it looks like its made of rock! very nice.. tomorrow ill spray the clear coat on, let it dry, and ill take some pictures
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post #115 of 1900
12/25/07 at 3:34pm
here it is with fresh clear coat.. paint still not completely dry

it turned out pretty cool.. but i had the worst time painting it yesterday. i was too lazy to get a screwdriver and flip open the paint cap, and instead, try to pry it off with my hand, and when i did, the nozzle broke! so one end was in the bottle, the other was the nozzle, so while i was holding the nozzle in place, and painting, paint squirted everywhere on my hands, and dripped down like crazy.. and lots of air got loose and i had to spray it without the nozzle and it was just a bad experience..



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post #116 of 1900
12/25/07 at 4:35pm
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Originally Posted by Tomo View Post
One more thing,

The proper direction to which the headphone should be hanging should be below the arch / gate-thingie. ... You ought to ask the "Punks" at Yasukuni-shrine. I would LOVE to see them get a kick out of it. They're probably only people who gets offended. ... (They kinda worship the war criminals ye know? Yah ... )　

Then again, p1ssing people off never feels so good. Makes me imagine getting kicked in my behind. Yeck!

Now speaking of cool buildings to make into headphone stand, try this one, ...



Sorry for the religious talk thingie. It was not my place to bore people.

Tomo
Oye! Malaysiaaa!

I miss home..
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post #117 of 1900
12/26/07 at 12:32am
I had a bunch of small scraps of 1/2" birch plywood laying around and have more headphones than stands - soooooo....



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post #118 of 1900
12/26/07 at 1:20am
I don't want to be Deputy Downer here (especially on the Holidays) but a lot of headphone stands seem to have no point.

Very few actually save desk space, and almost all compress the headphone's cushions to some degree. I've already had to replace the cushions on my HD600's just from normal use.

I have a simple metal spring mounted to the edge of my desk. It doesn't look fancy but it makes the phones take zero desk space and all the weight is carried on the plastic frame instead of on the headband or ear cushions.

Some phones might not have a problem with headband cushions getting compressed but NO stand should touch the ear cushions, that's just silly.
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post #119 of 1900
12/26/07 at 3:06am
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Originally Posted by Rescue Toaster View Post
I don't want to be Deputy Downer here (especially on the Holidays) but a lot of headphone stands seem to have no point.

Very few actually save desk space, and almost all compress the headphone's cushions to some degree. I've already had to replace the cushions on my HD600's just from normal use.

I have a simple metal spring mounted to the edge of my desk. It doesn't look fancy but it makes the phones take zero desk space and all the weight is carried on the plastic frame instead of on the headband or ear cushions.

Some phones might not have a problem with headband cushions getting compressed but NO stand should touch the ear cushions, that's just silly.
i agree theres no use for stands, i made a few, but i usually just lay the cans on the desk.. i only make them because its fun
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post #120 of 1900
12/26/07 at 6:38am
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Originally Posted by Rescue Toaster View Post
I don't want to be Deputy Downer here (especially on the Holidays) but a lot of headphone stands seem to have no point.

Very few actually save desk space, and almost all compress the headphone's cushions to some degree. I've already had to replace the cushions on my HD600's just from normal use.

I have a simple metal spring mounted to the edge of my desk. It doesn't look fancy but it makes the phones take zero desk space and all the weight is carried on the plastic frame instead of on the headband or ear cushions.

Some phones might not have a problem with headband cushions getting compressed but NO stand should touch the ear cushions, that's just silly.
Well i personally think it loooks better than having cans laying around, and a nice piece of wood is appreciated by most people. I prefer it to my curtain hook! I'd take any of the stands for some money!
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