JapanAxe Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 There have been threads on various forums about an Ikea shelf unit that can be converted into a cheap and cheerful pedalboard. Whilst strolling cheerfully round Ikea in Bristol today, I came across the [url="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/60150176/"]Bräda laptop support[/url] at £2.90. It is a single piece of plastic measuring 42cm wide by about 30cm deep, with an inclined surface and a non-slip rubber strip underneath. You could fit at least 4 normal-size pedals on this, and there is room underneath to fix a power supply block. I expect it would be easy enough to drill if you needed. I didn't buy one, as I have 2 guitar pedal boards already, and the last thing I need is an excuse to buy more pedals! Anyone fancy having a go with one of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Love the idea, and the angle is cool, but I'd have to be convinced about the plastic lol. Imagine hitting a pedal and crunching through the board Could be great if it's strong though! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazWills Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 paint it green and write Z-VEX on it, $300 mark up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 [quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1423860719' post='2689922'] paint it green and write Z-VEX on it, $300 mark up [/quote] Now there's a thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 That looks brilliant. I was scouring their website the other day, actually looking for a metal shelf or something to convert. That looks great though, it's designed for a laptop, so I imagine it'd be pretty durable. You'd just need a back to carry it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Please note I'm not sure about the 30cm depth. The Ikea website definitely says 42cm wide, and I've just guessed based on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I have one of these for my MacBook. I just tried a foot on it in slippers. It flexes quite a bit and I'm not sure that it'll work with stomp boxes unless you have a pretty delicate stomp. Would the bending not cause problems with whatever you attach your pedals like Velcro? It's very good for laptops though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I've got one that I use at home as a pedal board but I don't ever stand on it, it sits on my desk. I use my hands to operate the pedals, the board is a great way of hiding the cables and tilting the pedals towards me. I don't think it's strong enough to survive being stomped on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 [quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1423869336' post='2690040'] I don't think it's strong enough to survive being stomped on. [/quote] Oh well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Bond two or three together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 It may be perfect then, I have my pedals sat on a small table so's I can adjust the settings on the fly. I sit down to play, not very rock n roll I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1423951798' post='2690907'] It may be perfect then, I have my pedals sat on a small table so's I can adjust the settings on the fly. I sit down to play, not very rock n roll I guess [/quote] Thats what I use mine for. Absolutely great for that, the angle is just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1423934673' post='2690575'] Oh well! [/quote] It would be OK if you were gentle, but if you get too excited it wouldn't end well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Bonding several together there might be a problem as the bends wouldn't stack well as they would all have the same bend radius ? But it might be an idea to bond a piece of something with more stiffness to the flat part. Could try a piece of wood or MDF / OSB. Bond with contact adhesive then fix with nuts and bolts. Bear in mind that the relationship between thickness and stiffness is approximately cubic so doubling a thickness gives roughly eight times the stiffness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Perhaps just a wooden support underneath running side to side that is in contact with the floor and so prevents flexing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 [quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1424125376' post='2693043'] Perhaps just a wooden support underneath running side to side that is in contact with the floor and so prevents flexing? [/quote] I did think about something like that, but it would kind of spoil the elegant simplicity of the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Really nice idea, but a shame it's not metal. I built a board a couple of years ago from an Ikea shelf unit, and the darn thing turned out HUGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckinthepod Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Late to the party here. That is exactly what I use for my pedal board. I started using it late last year and it's working fine. It has a Snark Pedal Tuner, Hartke Bass Attack and a Digitech Synth wah and a four way mains adaptor on top. I put some Velcro hook tap on the bottom and it never moves on stage. I'm sure it would crack if you took a jump on it but it's fine for general use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I use a piece of kitchen cupboard - basically beech veneered chipboard with two rubber feet from B&Q under the top edge to give the angle and stop slip and cut it to fit in a Thomann flight box, valcro-ed the pedals in position - works for me. But i'm sure you could brace up the IKEA rest to look more Rock'n'roll than my piece of beech effect pedal board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Foot Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 [quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1424807971' post='2700727'] Really nice idea, but a shame it's not metal. I built a board a couple of years ago from an Ikea shelf unit, and the darn thing turned out HUGE. [/quote] The gorm board? yeah I did the same, and had the same trouble with it, no bag big enough to take it anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Coffee Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Noted. Must visit IKEA and save a fortune on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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