{"id":2282,"date":"2023-02-04T16:49:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T16:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2282"},"modified":"2023-02-06T18:35:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:35:49","slug":"spikes-for-mission-stance-speaker-stands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/spikes-for-mission-stance-speaker-stands\/","title":{"rendered":"Spikes for Mission Stance speaker stands"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>A lovely chunky pair of Mission speaker stands from the charity shop couldn&#8217;t be ignored.<\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_2284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2284\" style=\"width: 204px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2284 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-001-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mission Stance Stands\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-001-204x300.jpg 204w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-001-697x1024.jpg 697w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-001-768x1128.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-001-1046x1536.jpg 1046w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-001-1395x2048.jpg 1395w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-001-scaled.jpg 1744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mission Stance Stands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>In great condition, but missing their spikes. That&#8217;s easily fixed though. Isn&#8217;t it ?<!--more--><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Previously I used the Gale stands, shown on the right in the first picture. It is clear to see the Mission is a more substantial stand, the main tube is twice the diameter. They are Heavy too. All the better for my Bowers &amp; Wilkins speakers to give of their best. \u00a320 to the charity shop and they came home with me.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_2285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2285\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2285\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-002-1024x645.jpg\" alt=\"Mission Stance. Taping for spikes\" width=\"525\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-002-1024x645.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-002-300x189.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-002-768x484.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-002-1536x968.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-002-2048x1290.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mission Stance. Taping for spikes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>The spikes were missing. Replacements are readily available, so I thought. Trouble is that the available spikes are either M6 or M8 thread. I tried bolts of both sizes in the Stance base. Neither was entertained. The thread was something in between. Probably M7 ?<\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_2286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2286\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-003-905x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mission Stance with new spike\" width=\"525\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-003-905x1024.jpg 905w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-003-265x300.jpg 265w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-003-768x869.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-003-1357x1536.jpg 1357w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-003-1810x2048.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mission Stance with new spike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>A set of M8 spikes was purchased for \u00a37. I already owned a suitable Engineers tap, so I was able to drill out the existing threads in the stand and cut M8 threads to suit. The whole job took just an hour or so. The spikes were then just screwed in and the nut nipped tight to secure.<\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_2287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2287\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2287\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-004-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"Mission Stance with M8 spikes fitted\" width=\"525\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-004-1024x658.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-004-300x193.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-004-768x494.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-004-1536x988.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-004-2048x1317.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mission Stance with M8 spikes fitted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>These plain black spikes are not as fancy as the chrome spikes which these stands would have originally had. To my eyes though they look smart and cerainly do the job of coupling the stands to the floor, bypassing the weave of the carpet. I didn&#8217;t install spikes on the top. My preffered method of mounting speakers is four squares of blu-tak, cut directly from a fresh packet.<\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_2283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2283\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2283 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mission Stance. A solid solution\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-241x300.jpg 241w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-821x1024.jpg 821w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-768x958.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-1232x1536.jpg 1232w, http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-Stance-1642x2048.jpg 1642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mission Stance. A solid solution<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>I&#8217;m pleased with the new stands. Mission were clever with the naming of this product. It certainly presents a very firm and solid &#8220;stance&#8221; to my speakers.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lovely chunky pair of Mission speaker stands from the charity shop couldn&#8217;t be ignored. In great condition, but missing their spikes. That&#8217;s easily fixed though. Isn&#8217;t it ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-loudspeaker","category-paraphernalia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2282"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2295,"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282\/revisions\/2295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}