DJ setups/Mixer porn/New toys thread...

Dubman

mine is hand built myself i was very lucky as my mate owned a big timber merchants. I gave him the rough details on what size i wanted. 3 records high & the width of 2 decks and a mixer. He designed it all on his computer then cut out on his cnc cutting machine. I just wish i put casters on it as it’s impossible to move unless i remove all the records

Amps

Dubman I just wish i put casters on it as it’s impossible to move unless i remove all the records

See my earlier post, not always as easy as you think, and I had mine on industrial wheels, for a ‘New York loft / local refuse collection’ vibe.

vinnyt77

Along_the_Wire Do a bit of trial and error on something like a picnic table / dining room table. Keep raising the height of the tech you’ve got till it feels the right height for you. I like my mixer up by my chest, but that’s too high for some folks…

Amps

vinnyt77 I like my mixer up by my chest

Look out Kenneth, we’ve got a live one!

Amps

Along_the_Wire I would say that the top of your decks /cdjs want to be a bit below elbow height, but everyone is different. If you are happy with the height they are currently, ie, your able to do an eight hour late 90s prog set in the dark whilst chinged off your tits without getting a bad back, then just copy that height. Defo make sure you are happy with the height or you’ll never go near the things.

Mad_Cyril

Amps LOL

Homegrove

If you’re hands are on level with the ground while on the decks I’d say that’s ideal for my back. Custom made would be ideal, but it’s going to be really expensive….

Amps

Homegrove Dunno you know. Not always as expensive as you might imagine, and, you get something that fits the room perfectly and should last a life time. If it lasts twenty years, the extra few quid is worth it imo.

Amps

Homegrove If you’re hands are on level with the ground while on the decks I’d say that’s ideal for my back

Sounds crippling to me, but that is why @Along_the_Wire should experiment and get it right if he goes bespoke.

Dubman

Amps
You forget how heavy records until you have to move them.

Mad_Cyril

Need bigger wheels Amps, like this hipster model. Vinyls only, Peruvian Shufflecore sets in Shoreditch.

Amps

Mad_Cyril Looks like something from the Worlds Strongest Man comps. I can see the ‘vinyl carry’ being in next years comp, six ‘100 piece record boxes’ up the Fabric stairs in the shortest time. Might not replace the truck pull, but who knows!

Old-Dutch

My dad knocked me my one up. On casters so can be moved but weighs a fucking ton

Decks

Amps

Old-Dutch Skills on your old man, tell him he got an upvote from me!

Mad_Cyril

Amps Could also be a manly way of resolving disputes.

Throws down vintage chestnut leather cycling glove.
Fixes opponent with a steely stare.
“I challenge thee to a vinyl-carry”

Dubplates only for the real hardcore, ADID 12’s for the Millenials (and Alistair before SM001 appears to correct me!!)

Old-Dutch

Yes mate - he’s a ledge.

Amps

Dubman Correct. I now have some ‘wheeled’ containers, the kind of thing you see in B&Q, but a bit posher, with nicely rounded handles, should I need to shift them. They just sit empty in the loft, waiting for their moment of vinyl shifting glory.

Amps

Mad_Cyril “I challenge thee to a vinyl-carry”

I read ‘thee’ as three and was thinking three boxes of 100 records would be fuckin nails. Ignoring the weight, you’d have to stack them and the top one would be right in your face. I reckon you’re looking at a weight of about 60kg. Unwieldy is an understatement. Cornering would have to be slow and steady.

Old-Dutch

Mad_Cyril

Old-Dutch
Anyone reckon they could get the first one off the ground??!

303abuser

Mad_Cyril right arm or left?

Amps

Mad_Cyril First one weighs 100kg… I bench that but… reckon the shape of the thing and having to lift it so high would be a killer. Probable broken foot imo.

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