My Personal Projects

DJ Table

DJ Table

Introduction

Inspired by the sleek, functional design found on JJ Boooth's projects, I embarked on creating my own DJ table tailored to my specific needs and aesthetics. This site documents the journey from conceptualization to the final product, detailing each step of the process for fellow enthusiasts and DIYers.

inspiration

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Important facts

Before diving into the construction, it's crucial to consider the dimensions and specifications of the equipment and materials to ensure everything fits perfectly and functions seamlessly.

Name	Value	Comments
Size of a record sleeve	31.43 cm	Normal vinyl cover size
Size of a singles sleeve	18.50 cm	Singles vinyl cover
Good height for a DJ table	100.00 cm	Plus the height of the DJ equipment

Equipment	Height [mm]	Width [mm]	Depth [mm]
CDJ Nexus 3000	118	453	329
CDJ Nexus 2000	114	415	320
Xone:92	88	358	320

List of Woodcuts

A precise list of materials and dimensions is essential for efficiency and minimizing waste. Below is a comprehensive table listing each piece required for the build, along with their dimensions and quantity.

ID	Piece	Amount	Height [mm]	Width [mm]	Thickness [mm]	m^2 p.P.	m^2 total
1	Side walls	2	960	600	18	0.58	1.16
2	Slot dividers	9	412	482	18	0.20	1.80
3	Center horizontal divider (shorter)	1	482	1764	18	0.85	0.85
4	Singles level	1	482	576	18	0.28	0.28
5	Bottom and Top	2	600	1800	18	1.08	2.16
6	Floor piece front and back	2	120	1700	18	0.20	0.40
7	Floor piece sides	2	120	464	18	0.06	0.12
8	View protection for equipment	2	100	1764	18	0.18	0.36
9	Front horizontal	6	100	279	18	0.03	0.18
10	Front vertical	5	842	100	18	0.08	0.40
11	Front wall	1	842	1764	18	1.49	1.49
12	Top piece (CDJ level)	1	600	1764	18	1.06	1.06
	Total						7.71

Model

For easier visuailzation (And to ensure the above cuts really work :3) I created a small model out of cardboard.

I used 2mm thick cardboard and used a scale of 1 to 10. With that the thickness of the cardboard almost matched.

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The back of the DJ table with space for records, headphones and other things.

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The front of the DJ table with small spaces for decoration, i.e. singles, plants, lava lamp, etc.

NOTE: As of now, the model does not have the cuts for the holes in the very top to put the CDJs and mixer in. They will come soon.

Cut list

After creating the model, I prepared optimized cut list based on the table of the list of wood cuts above. I used a software I found online to draw the images. I came up with 2 different versions:

Wood glazing

I chose a teak wood glaze for the spruce to enhance its aesthetic appeal and protect the surface.

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glazing-2

So before any of the assembly steps are done. All pieces are proprely coated. Unforunately the sides of the pieces did not come out evenly colored.

To fix this, I'll sand the sides that are visible after the assembly with a sander and re-paint them later.

Metal Parts

Here is a table listing the metal parts needed for the assembly:

Part	Type	Details
Big Screws	Self drilling long ones	Used to screw together the wooden pieces directly
Small Screws	16mmx2.5mm	Used to screw the L-Shapes to the wood
L-Shapes	Metal wide L-Shapes	Used for stabilization

Make sure to use the appropriate size and type of screws, L-shapes, brackets, nuts, and washers for the assembly.

Assembly

Some impressions of the assembly of the piece. Unfortunately I did not make as many pictures as I hoped, because I got too much into the flow of finally assembling it.

Also, excuse the chaos of random things everywhere. We had a water damage and had to get literally everything replaced because of mold :)

assembly-1

First I assemble the bottom piece to the side pieces to form a wide U shape.

Then I places the vertical front pices on the gound and placed the front panel wall on top of them. This ensured that the wall insode the U shape had the correct distance from the ground.

Then I added the center divider, again by using slot divider parts to ensure the distance from the bottom piece was 100% correct.

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A view how it looks when standing up.

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Using the same technique with the slot dividers to ensure the correct height from the horizontal center divider, I mounted the top piece.

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To allow the cables to be hidden, some wide hole was cut in. I drilled two big holes with a drill on each end and connected them with the jigsaw.

Later on I added another such whole on the further left side of the DJ Table (Where we have the power plug in our studio)

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The front view protection was mounted. Together we decided to not lower the front piece into the DJ Table, bu thave it directly at the outmost point, creating no deepening..

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Better view of the top and hole

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The slot divider pieces were then added. This required a lot of measuring and caluations

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Afrer all slot dividers, the second top view protection and floor piece were all assmeblied, they could soon be put together.

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Abother angle

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The holes for the CDJs and mixer had to be cut out of the top plate. This was done drilling holes along the markings and usind the jigsaw to cut out the pices.

Attention Cut along the "thin" middle line parts first. This way these don't have to hold the weight of the whole piece when being the last attached part to it. I.e. perpendicular to the wood grain first, when along.

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