| 19" Server Rack |
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| Building the rack |
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After drawing up some crude
blueprints for my 19" rack I went to the music supply store and
bought the various parts/fittings to
start my "little" DIY project. |
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I bought the 20 mm chip board precut so I just had to paint it
black.
Two pieces measuring 525 mm x 525 mm for the top and bottom.
Two pieces measuring 525 mm x 650 mm for the sides. |
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The process of making the rack was pretty
easy. I predrilled the holes for the screws to avoid the wood from
splitting. |
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After cutting the aluminum frames and rails
it was time to mount them. |
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I had some problems with the angles on them but that was covered by the
bubble corners anyway.
The bubble corners also holds the aluminum frame in place. |
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I was not able to get a hold of a milling machine to make
"holes" for the handles before I put the rack into use so they were never installed.
A nice thing about the "music rack" is that it slides nicely
around on the bubble corners so I don't need to buy and mount wheels
under
it.
Inside dimensions:
Width: 485 mm
Hight: 650 mm
The width should be 482,6 mm (19 inches) |
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Here the rails have been mounted on each
side the rails are each 0,625 inches or 15,875 mm wide leaving a gap of
17,75 inches or 450,85 mm for the servers.
The horizontal holes in the server front plate for mounting the server
should be 18.3 inches or 464,82 mm centre-to-centre apart.
The vertical square holes in the rails repeats themselves in sets of
three with a centre-to-centre separation of 0,5 inch or 12,7 mm then
0,625 inch or 15,875 mm and 0,625 inch or 15,875 mm.
Cage nuts consisting of a spring steel cage and a "threaded bolt" are
clipped into the square holes on the rails. |
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