On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 09:03:59PM -0600, Spencer Russell wrote: > So, I'm the proud new owner of a rackmount computer, with > rackmount LCD monitor purchased off of eBay. I'm hopefully soon > to be the owner of an equally snazzy rackmount multichannel I/O. > I am not, however, in posession of a rack in which to mount my > new toys. So I'm thinking of building one myself. Especially > because I'd like to have one that accomodates the monitor as well > as the gear, and an eventual rackmount mixer, and I haven't seen > one that would organize things in a usable way. Has anyone built > their own racks before? It doesn't seem too complicated, but I > thought I'd see if there are any common pitfalls I might miss. > The hard part is going to be trying to make a roadworthy rack, > but I might leave that as a separate project, once I get this > under my belt. If anyone has any ideas on a DIY road rack, they'd > be appreciated. You can buy pre-milled rack rail from large electronics shops, just screw it to the left and right front sides of a cabinet. You have to be carefull to get the allignment just right, but its not too hard. Alternativly Quikloc make a rnage of modular rack gear, I expect you can make what you want out of that. - Steve
