[linux-audio-user] [OT] DIY Racks

[omjn]

hi spencer,

at the moment I'm housing my rack gear in a home made rack frame of 
sorts.  A friend had some old modular aluminum lieing around, the square 
tubing type that is joined together by those plastic corners to make a 
bookcase frame.  It's quite handy as the tubes also have a ridge which 
is supposed to be for mounting shelves - I think it's probably from the 
70's or something because it's all mission brown baby - these make an 
ideal holding ridge for a desktop to place all my non-rack effects units 
and the like on, as well as a mouse/keyboard surface.  I'll probably 
eventually use the ridges to also install some flush side walls to 
enclose it and hopefully deaden some of the fan noise.  Being aluminum 
it's sturdy but not overly heavy.  They still stock the stuff new, 
albeit without the ridges, in non-offensive colours like black and 
unpainted and 2metre lengths at a local hardware chain here, so you 
might be able to find some wherever you are. 

One thing I would be wary of with computers is heat build-up in any 
enclosed unit, so if that's your intention it might be prudent to 
incorporate a 120mm exhaust fan running off one of your computer's 12v 
rails or something of the sort being fed by an air intake...

michael

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. 
>
>Thanks!
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