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Tuxy

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dose anyone have the specifacations for biulding my own rack mount unit


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Be more specific. If you want the exact measurments of everything then you'll probably have to get acces to one with a ruler, a tapemeasure, a pen and a pad of paper.

If its for a bunch of 1u router/switches then using 2 empty dvd cases as spacers works really well heh.

But honestly, its not worth making your own, just get a cheap one off ebay. The amount of time you spend, plus materials won't be worth it when you can get a 41ru rack off ebay for $250 and just hacksaw it if its too high haha.
 
yea i need probaly the hole spaceing for screwing the stuff on

check were i live though dude

US$250 + probaly US$500 in postage

thats like NZ$1300
 
Tuxy said:
yea i need probaly the hole spaceing for screwing the stuff on

check were i live though dude

US$250 + probaly US$500 in postage

thats like NZ$1300
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LOL. Didn't notice that you were a Kiwi. Sorry. I have a lot of friends from there. I think Nybbles might be on the right track then.
 
Phandalyon said:
LOL. Didn't notice that you were a Kiwi. Sorry. I have a lot of friends from there. I think Nybbles might be on the right track then.
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I only made my own cuz there's no way I'd have the space to bolt a 2 post to the floor. And my parents wouldve killed me. The plans I used from OCMojo turned out a nice product.... i just need to take some final pics to show off the end result.

You could prob get the rack rails cheap on ebay, and they come in varying sizes. I used 2 of them, but if you had heavy equipment, you may want to consider adding 2 more to the rear posts. The hardest part of the project is the welding.... which really isnt hard as much as it's a matter of having access to the equipment and skills.
 
Yea well I have a small machine shop in my back yard so that’s not a problem

And my welding skills ant to bad (FRRRRRR FRRRR <-- that’s the sound of me blowing my own horn:))
 
Tuxy said:
Yea well I have a small machine shop in my back yard so that’s not a problem

And my welding skills ant to bad (FRRRRRR FRRRR <-- that’s the sound of me blowing my own horn:))
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Ah well hell, you aint got no excuse NOT to build one. If I had the welding skills and equipment, OakFan52 and I would have more racks than we currently do. ;) The cool thing I like about something like this is that it doesnt have to be mounted so it can easily be moved. Also, in doing it yourself, you can dictate the height you'd like it to be.

Overall, OakFan and I estimated that we put about $60 into making each rack. And that was after having to pay my friend to weld. If we could've done the welding ourselves, it wouldve been more like $45-50 per rack.
 
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