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Old 31-05-2009, 12:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi,

I have a 7 month old who will be crawling before too long.

Can anyone recommend something similar to a fire guard to help keep prying fingers away from my Home cinema equipment ?

Some of the kit components is housed in and on an Ikea Oppo TV unit , plasma is wall mounted above it so that is less of an issue. Right of the Oppo I have a tower of components. Left of the Oppo is a floorstanding Left main speaker; right of the tower components is the right floorstanding main speaker.

I do not want to try to rehouse everything in a cabinet as it would be a nightmare to rehash things, hence why I ask about some type of fireguard . Any suggestions most appreciated.

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Old 31-05-2009, 12:10 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I faced the same problem and couldn't find anything suitable for my rack. I have a double box width rack. Most adjustable fireguards appeared to be flimsy in my opinion. I did see an adjustable firegaurd on john lewis website, but the holes appeared to be quite big ie little fingers could easily get caught.

In the end i made my own out of 3 bits of "pinboad" (plywood with holes), made boarders with normal plywood (stuck with glue) and hinged them together.

It means that remote controls work through the holes (you can drill more as well) as long as you ar directly in front of the rack.

In the end i spent circa 20 quid rather than buying a new rack with doors. Once the little fella is in bed, i'll take it off if we're watching a film.

I could try to take / post a picture if it helps.

Good luck !

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Old 31-05-2009, 12:45 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I faced the same problem and couldn't find anything suitable for my rack. I have a double box width rack. Most adjustable fireguards appeared to be flimsy in my opinion. I did see an adjustable firegaurd on john lewis website, but the holes appeared to be quite big ie little fingers could easily get caught.

In the end i made my own out of 3 bits of "pinboad" (plywood with holes), made boarders with normal plywood (stuck with glue) and hinged them together.

It means that remote controls work through the holes (you can drill more as well) as long as you ar directly in front of the rack.

In the end i spent circa 20 quid rather than buying a new rack with doors. Once the little fella is in bed, i'll take it off if we're watching a film.

I could try to take / post a picture if it helps.

Good luck !

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Hi a picture would be great. Here's a pic of my main setup attached.

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Hi mate

I hope this works. I dropped the res on the camera to reduce file sizes.

You have to make sure that your little one wont tip it up when he/she is using it to lean on when standing (as mine is). For me, this meant having the hieght at exactly the same height as the rack, so you can't grap it. I had the local timber place cut all the wood to size, so i just put it together and drilled a few extra holes - i'm rubbish at DIY

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PS - Here's a link to a thread that i posted about getting a different rack / cabinet

Child Friendly AV Stand - Advice Please

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