Over the last few days I’ve deconstructed a wooden shelf from Ikea’s GORM line of storage units, and rebuilt it into a Pedaltrain-like home made pedal board. Here’s the result of about three hours total work:
The GORM shelves come from the factory just begging to be made into a board. There are several size options for the shelves, however only two are really suited for pedal boards. I have chosen the wider of the two shorter shelves, which is close to the size of a Pedaltrain 2. The other, smaller size is almost a near match for a Pedaltrain Mini.
While I was comparing the sizes of the shelves in Ikea, I noticed that the GORM shelving system, because it was modular, was also sold as individual height extenders. These height extenders are essentially a 2×4 with holes drilled in specific increments. When I saw that two long planks were only $3, I snagged them and decided to use one as the back of the pedal board; the pre-drilled holes are perfect for zip-typing power supplies and cords underneath. The planks were also close in width to what I wanted the rear of my board to be in height.
Alright, now that we’re done breaking down your purchases from Ikea, it’s time to start building the actual board…
