Turntable wall shelves at decent price?

ClayTune

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Hey guys,

I am looking for recommendations on hanging turntable wall shelves that don't cost more than my actual turntable. Put it this way, I paid $250.00 for my turntable and need something that can support it on a wall because I moved into a new place that has space limitations and now I need a wall shelf for my turntable.

Links would be great.

Of course my best, highest hope is to find one $100.00 or less but let's see what you guys recommend.

Thanks
 
I would believe the best option would be a sturdy shelf bracket design from a hardware store, anchor it to where it can hold your own weight, and work on an adjustable isolation platform from ther.
 
Lowe's sells poplar in some pretty thick sections. Get some 3x3 inch (I think that's what I used for my stand) and make something like this:

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Use titebond wood glue and screw the pieces together with these to hold while the glue dries and as extra insurance:
https://m.lowes.com/pd/HeadLOK-0-x-...ior-Exterior-Structural-Wood-Screw/1000404739

These screws are badass. If you screw from the back you won't see the fasteners.

Make a shelf out of ply and veneer or cap the edge if you want and Bob's your uncle. Use a gel stain on the poplar, it doesn't like standard stain much. You could always spend a bit more and get oak or some other prettier wood.

You can use those same screws to lag into the studs in your wall, use a forstner bit to counterbore the hole if you want to cover the screws.

Total investment not counting time will be ~$60-80 or so.
 
I agree with the above. Making your own is actually fairly easy. There are off the shelf brackets that might do fine too. The 45° brace as above is pretty key.
 
Forget the AK members name who built a terrific wall shelf for around $50, do an AK Google search, if I remember his name I'll update. As for commercial wall shelves the best of the lot are the vintage Target wall shelves that came in standard and large sizes. Another standard sized wall shelf was made by The Sound Organization. Keep an eye on Craigslist and Ebay and AKs Barter Town for preowned wall shelves. As for effectiveness there is nothing better or more practical.
 
Forget the AK members name who built a terrific wall shelf for around $50, do an AK Google search, if I remember his name I'll update. As for commercial wall shelves the best of the lot are the vintage Target wall shelves that came in standard and large sizes. Another standard sized wall shelf was made by The Sound Organization. Keep an eye on Craigslist and Ebay and AKs Barter Town for preowned wall shelves. As for effectiveness there is nothing better or more practical.
Exactly what I was thinking but try an AK search also for DIY.
I found both of mine 2nd hand, one on eBay and the other on A'gon and both much less than new.
 
I used this: https://www.lowellmfg.com/product-tag/fs18-20/
I purchased mine on eBay for $40 shipped. Flipped it over from what you see in the manufacturer pic, set a wooden shelf that I had from an old stereo stand on top to make it look a bit more presentable than just a large black metal shelf. All told about 20 minutes of work and there's zero disturbance to the turntable when walking. Before I set it up walking on the floor made the turntable unplayable.
 
Lowe's sells poplar in some pretty thick sections. Get some 3x3 inch (I think that's what I used for my stand) and make something like this:

4434747c9134f74976b0483eecad9fc4.jpg


Use titebond wood glue and screw the pieces together with these to hold while the glue dries and as extra insurance:
https://m.lowes.com/pd/HeadLOK-0-x-...ior-Exterior-Structural-Wood-Screw/1000404739

These screws are badass. If you screw from the back you won't see the fasteners.

Make a shelf out of ply and veneer or cap the edge if you want and Bob's your uncle. Use a gel stain on the poplar, it doesn't like standard stain much. You could always spend a bit more and get oak or some other prettier wood.

You can use those same screws to lag into the studs in your wall, use a forstner bit to counterbore the hole if you want to cover the screws.

Total investment not counting time will be ~$60-80 or so.

This looks interesting. It would be more involving than simply buying a pre-constructed system but perhaps worth it. Wood is a great stabilizer too.
 
I used this: https://www.lowellmfg.com/product-tag/fs18-20/
I purchased mine on eBay for $40 shipped. Flipped it over from what you see in the manufacturer pic, set a wooden shelf that I had from an old stereo stand on top to make it look a bit more presentable than just a large black metal shelf. All told about 20 minutes of work and there's zero disturbance to the turntable when walking. Before I set it up walking on the floor made the turntable unplayable.
Do you have any current links? There does not seem to be any info there, dimensions, weight capacity or a "buy" link.
 
Do you have any current links? There does not seem to be any info there, dimensions, weight capacity or a "buy" link.

Does this link work? https://www.lowellmfg.com/product-tag/fs18-20/

I just tried it from my iPad and phone and the link works, specs are there and purchase link.

It is rated for 100 pounds. My turntable is about 30, but if it's mounted to studs or seriously burly drywall anchors I wouldn't be surprised if it couldn't handle the full amount. It's more for commercial use than residential from what I've read.
 
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I was using a piece of butcher block with heavy duty brackets. When I put it back up, I will take a picture of it, I just painted so had to remove it.
 
I used this: https://www.lowellmfg.com/product-tag/fs18-20/
I purchased mine on eBay for $40 shipped. Flipped it over from what you see in the manufacturer pic, set a wooden shelf that I had from an old stereo stand on top to make it look a bit more presentable than just a large black metal shelf. All told about 20 minutes of work and there's zero disturbance to the turntable when walking. Before I set it up walking on the floor made the turntable unplayable.
Great choice! I've bookmarked the page. Methinks you could have two of these installed into the studs 3-4 feet apart, and put a wide counter on them. Combined, they could carry 200 lbs.
Thanks for the link!
 
Great choice! I've bookmarked the page. Methinks you could have two of these installed into the studs 3-4 feet apart, and put a wide counter on them. Combined, they could carry 200 lbs.
Thanks for the link!

I'm using one of these now that I got from eBay for about $40, and it works just great, Very sturdy, though tough to align due to its weight.
 
Obviously one must check where the studs run in their wall before purchasing one of these, since the holes are 16 on center.
 
Just thought I’d mention - Ikea has plenty of shelf brackets too, in case you have an Ikea nearby.
 
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