ROLAND SYSTEM-1M SYNTHESIZER STAND
(12/4/15) This is the stand I made for our new "Roland System-1m" synthesizer. My initial idea was to use the left-over metal, Sylvia and I had purchased to make the stand for our Roland JP-08 synthesizer but the remaining sheet was too small. I was then going to make 2 "side sections", which bent-back and could be screwed into a board. Before I could begin making that, I had a better idea… I would simply cut 3 grooves into the board:
My ideas kept making this design more and more complicated, because we would have to buy rubber "feet" or find a way to attach some type of rubber to the bottom of that board.
At one point, as I was digging into this design, Sylvia suggested I simply use the soft-rubber "pipe tube" that we found. Cut it to the width of the board and then cut a slit in, long-ways, into it. Make 2 of them and slide them over the edges of each end of that board. "What a great idea! Why didn't "I" think of that?" This design not only keeps the System-1m from sliding on the board but also keeps the board from sliding on a table or desk. It does rock a bit, however.
So here are some photos of the finished design… and, "yes", the "feet" of the System-1m will probably cut completely through those rubber sections. Before they do, we'll be looking for some type of big, wide (maybe 2-to 3-inches wide) rubber band that we can wrap around those board-edges, in place of those rubber tube pieces.
- 1 for the entire front-edge of the System-1m, and
- 1 for each of the 2 back "feet"
My ideas kept making this design more and more complicated, because we would have to buy rubber "feet" or find a way to attach some type of rubber to the bottom of that board.
At one point, as I was digging into this design, Sylvia suggested I simply use the soft-rubber "pipe tube" that we found. Cut it to the width of the board and then cut a slit in, long-ways, into it. Make 2 of them and slide them over the edges of each end of that board. "What a great idea! Why didn't "I" think of that?" This design not only keeps the System-1m from sliding on the board but also keeps the board from sliding on a table or desk. It does rock a bit, however.
So here are some photos of the finished design… and, "yes", the "feet" of the System-1m will probably cut completely through those rubber sections. Before they do, we'll be looking for some type of big, wide (maybe 2-to 3-inches wide) rubber band that we can wrap around those board-edges, in place of those rubber tube pieces.
- Note: After creating this "Stand", I noticed that the sponginess of the rubber "feet" made the unit too unstable, especially when connecting and disconnecting Patch Cables.
- I currently have a sheet of rubberized Shelf Liner wrapped around that board — across its widest part. Although this does work, we're thinking about buying some "Plasti Dip", rubberized spray, to coat the entire board. This should do the same thing as the Shelf Liner but without it drooping in some places AND we're going to use Sylvia's favorite color: "Purple". So it will look nice against the "black" of the System-1m.
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This is the Roland System-1m sitting on the "stand". You can see the front-edge of the board and most of the soft-rubber tube on this edge. It's just wrapped around the board and being held in place by gravity. No glue. No nails.
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In this photo, you can see the back.
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This is a photo of the "stand" without the System-1m sitting on it.
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Here you can see how the soft-rubber tube simply slides over the edge of the board.
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In this photo, I've removed 1 soft-rubber tube and stood it up on its edge, so you can see the slit I made along its longest edge.
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This is a closer look at one side of the "stand".
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This is a closer look at the back of one edge.
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This is a close look at the back of the opposite edge. Looking down from above.
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Here, you can see the front-left edge from another angle.Notice that I used the included "Rack Mount Ears" to lean and hold-up the System-1m. I simply turned that strong piece of metal in a different orientation from its intended purpose and only used 2 of the include 3 screws.
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This is a close-up view of the front-left edge.
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Another look from the front-left edge. Notice the gap under the board. The only "feet", pieces of this "stand" which touch the table, are the soft-rubber tubes.
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