# Where can I get a solid wooden block? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 26, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673 "2023-03-26T15:22:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673/21 "2023-03-26T18:16:17Z")
Good ideas, I’d go for the old college try and use concrete blocks. Spray paint them and decorate as you wish. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673/22 "2023-03-26T18:25:31Z")
> [@NinthAcolyte](#): > > Or does anyone have any alternative solutions? Why not just create a keep-out zone around the rack? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673/23 "2023-03-26T18:37:26Z")
> [@NinthAcolyte](#): > > See above - and yeah, something sturdy is all I need. No particular attachment to wood, though it would be ideal if the solution looked semi-nice. The round base of the stand is a little over 16 inches in diameter. Having trouble seeing so just found the link in the OP. That’s a cool book rack. Wish I had one like that in my workshop. A real or manufactured stone pedestal would be great to prevent tipping if it could be secured to the base of the rack. ---
**Author:** ![NinthAcolyte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ninthacolyte/32/13676_2.png) [@NinthAcolyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinthAcolyte)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673/24 "2023-03-26T18:40:13Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Why not just create a keep-out zone around the rack? It’s an old model which I bought used, as I am fairly impoverished. Model is 670. I can schedule it via app and tell it to start or stop, but that’s about it - no “mapping” at all. ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673/25 "2023-03-26T19:17:41Z")
Don’t elevate, fortify > **[ROPPE Black 4 in. x 48 in. x 1/8 in. Rubber Wall Cove Base. H40CR1P100 - The...](https://www.homedepot.com/p/ROPPE-Black-4-in-x-48-in-x-1-8-in-Rubber-Wall-Cove-Base-H40CR1P100/202761524)** > > No matter what the project, 100% PVC free Roppe Pinnacle Rubber base is ideal for the job. Pinnacle is the professional's choice. This SBR Rubber base is highly durable and extremely flexible, allowing Put around the base of the book rack, probably could get away with just mating up the ends against the book case just to the right, no need to attach the ends together Edit to Add: keeping it loose means you can easily protect your book rack when roomba-ing and throw it in a closet when not needed. ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673/26 "2023-03-26T19:23:57Z")
Put something black in front. Robotic vacs won’t move over a black surface. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673/27 "2023-03-26T19:30:37Z")
I like the idea of a round riser. It’ll blend in better, and it seems like you’d be less likely to stub your toe on the corners. ---
**Author:** ![NinthAcolyte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ninthacolyte/32/13676_2.png) [@NinthAcolyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinthAcolyte)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673/28 "2023-03-26T22:57:56Z")
> [@motu](#): > > Put around the base of the book rack This is another great idea, and a cheap one too. ---
**Author:** ![CRhode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crhode/32/10500_2.png) [@CRhode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRhode)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673/29 "2023-03-27T13:44:50Z")
Are you using Roomba in the generic sense? Uh, I guess I’m missing whatever point somebody else may or may not have made, but don’t you configure your robot vacuum to map the floor to be cleaned? With mine (which is not a Roomba), I can exclude it from parts of the floor, and I’ve undertaken to do that because — guess what — it always gets hung up under the legs on my keyboard stand. ---
**Author:** ![NinthAcolyte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ninthacolyte/32/13676_2.png) [@NinthAcolyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinthAcolyte)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673/30 "2023-03-27T13:49:48Z")
> [@CRhode](#): > > Are you using Roomba in the generic sense? Uh, I guess I’m missing whatever point somebody else may or may not have made, but don’t you configure your robot vacuum to map the floor to be cleaned? Nope! It is an [iRobot brand Roomba 670.](https://www.amazon.com/iRobot-R670020-Roomba-670-Connected/dp/B07JD8PVT3) I bought it used for $45 on eBay. It’s the lowest/oldest/cheapest model I could find that lets you schedule it to run automatically. I can create a weekly cleaning schedule for it, and I can remotely tell it to start cleaning, stop cleaning, or return home. That’s it, no mapping. If I had hundreds or thousands to burn on it, I would definitely have got one that has mapping functions. But I didn’t/don’t. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673/31 "2023-04-02T23:22:11Z")
I’ll bet that if you went to a place that does headstones you could get a nice piece of granite. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673.md?page=1)