Building a basic flexy rack can be very simple and cost efficient. The idea is to build something that will hold all of your home theater components. You can make something as simple as I have, or build something huge that surrounds your TV and holds bookshelf speakers. The thing that flexy racks give you is the ability to change things around after they're constructed. You can raise, lower, and even remove a shelf just by removing a few screws. They allow for maximum customization.

           The idea is to have threaded metal rods, pieces of wood as shelves (I used fake wood for mine, but you can use any wood you like), and small nuts and washers that hold the shelves in place. By drilling holes in the wood you can thread the rods through, and then slide on the nuts on either side of the wood to fasten the wood in place. It is then a shelf, and can easily hold the weight of many home theater components.

           I wasn't able to find any "in production" photos of the process. But below are the plans that I developed and used to build my rack. You can feel free to utilize these, or customize them as you wish.

Measurements

Top Shelf
Length - 25"
Width - 15"
Thickness - 3/4"

Space between top and 2nd shelf - 9"

2nd Shelf
Length - 25"
Width - 15"
Thickness - 3/4"

Space between 2nd and 3rd shelf - 5"

3rd Shelf
Length - 25"
Width - 15 1/2"
Thickness - 3/4"

Space between 3rd and 4th shelf - 5"

4th Shelf
Length - 25"
Width - 16"
Thickness - 3/4"

Space between 4th and bottom shelf - 6"

Bottom Shelf
Length - 25"
Width - 16 1/2"
Thickness - 3/4"

Length of the 4 metal threaded rods - 29 1/4"

Computer Rendered Images

Perspective View

Front View

Side View

Finished Product

• Here is the final flexy rack.
• A close-up showing how the nuts "clamp" the shelves into place, by putting one on both sides of each piece of wood.
• A close-up of the very top of the flexy, which is basically a nut screwed in until it is level with the threaded rod.
• And on the bottom of the rack are four small plastic feet to keep the unit balanced.