balaftuna
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filling monitor stands
#932864 - 07/08/11 01:50 PM
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Hi. Finally, after almost a decade I got off my lazy arse, chopped my desk to
fit my size and got the monitors to sit on STANDS. The stands need a filling
and the instructions say that ideal filling is "lead shots". Where do I get this? or is
there a more common alternative? Many thanks. Shay.
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JM-1
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Re: filling monitor stands
[Re: balaftuna]
#932876 - 07/08/11 04:27 PM
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Dry clean sand would do perfectly...
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mooblie
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Re: filling monitor stands
[Re: balaftuna]
#932880 - 07/08/11 05:11 PM
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Some people use (non-"lightweight") cat litter.
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Re: filling monitor stands
[Re: mooblie]
#932887 - 07/08/11 06:17 PM
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Lead shot, or it's current ROHS equivalent is available from fishing tackle , and shotgun
ammunition suppliers. Sand mixed with Lead shot is another
answer..... or just sand... any of the above will do.....
or "inert filler" as supplied by www.customdesign.co.uk 44(0)1912624646 which is what i now use. it's heavier than sand...and slightly coarser
, so less likely to leak out over time.... and ROHS friendly.
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Dynamic Mike
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Re: filling monitor stands
[Re: balaftuna]
#932910 - 07/08/11 10:51 PM
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It probably depends upon the design, but if you're using sand, line where the base joins
the uprights with blu-tak. Otherwise it creeps out. Forever!
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Martin Walker
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Re: filling monitor stands
[Re: Dynamic Mike]
#932989 - 08/08/11 11:44 AM
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Quote Dynamic Mike:
It probably
depends upon the design, but if you're using sand, line where the base joins the uprights
with blu-tak. Otherwise it creeps out. Forever!
Some hollow stands are provided with suitably sized plastic bags
that you drop inside and then fill, thus preventing the creeping menace (works for me with
dry sand anyway  )
Martin
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Dynamic Mike
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Re: filling monitor stands
[Re: Martin Walker]
#933145 - 08/08/11 11:43 PM
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Quote Martin Walker:
Quote Dynamic Mike:
It probably
depends upon the design, but if you're using sand, line where the base joins the uprights
with blu-tak. Otherwise it creeps out. Forever!
Some hollow stands are provided with suitably sized plastic bags
that you drop inside and then fill, thus preventing the creeping menace (works for me with
dry sand anyway )
Martin
That sounds like an even easier solution. Also worth noting that sand from the
beach comes to life when it gets warm...another false economy I won't be allowed to forget
in a hurry. 
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balaftuna
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Re: filling monitor stands
[Re: Dynamic Mike]
#933151 - 09/08/11 12:21 AM
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Many thanks guys! The tip about the blu-tak was just in time. I asked for dry
sand and when I got home found out it's plastering sand which is a bit different than what
I expected, but I decided to use it anyway, at least temporary. All the best.
Shay.
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Martin Walker
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Re: filling monitor stands
[Re: balaftuna]
#933227 - 09/08/11 12:07 PM
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The phrase that pops back into my memory at this point is ‘oven-dried silver sand’ Apparently that’s the one to go for if you can get it, although as long as
it’s dry and inert just go for what’s cheapest (although oxygen-free sand is supposed
to result in a better transient response  ) Martin
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zenguitar
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Re: filling monitor stands
[Re: Martin Walker]
#933324 - 09/08/11 08:20 PM
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Quote Martin Walker:
...although
oxygen-free sand is supposed to result in a better transient response )
Only if you have the grains
poured in the correct direction
Andy 
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Martin Walker
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Re: filling monitor stands
[Re: zenguitar]
#933488 - 10/08/11 05:13 PM
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That goes without saying surely?  Martin
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zenguitar
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Re: filling monitor stands
[Re: balaftuna]
#933582 - 11/08/11 01:36 AM
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Have you learned NOTHING from the Cornish Witches Martin!!! The magic only
works if you repeat the words out loud and often. It's not enough to believe, you must
evangelise. Andy
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