Slant Faced Studio Rack Cabinet!

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I made myself a rack cabinet for my rack mount gear last week. I didn't take too many photos due to not thinking about it until I had applied the first coat of stain.
Here it is anyway. It is a 12 ru space unit with a shelf at the bottom which I haven't actually fixed in position yet.
The wood is radiata pine with 3 coats of Sekkins Teak stain which is steel wooled ("000" grade) in between coats to obtain a smooth finish. In real life the cabinet matches my desk stain beautifully!

I drilled and screwed every rack rail mounting hole just to make sure the rails held the weight of all the rack components. So far I only have 9 ru spaces being used, an interface may well be the next rack piece to be purchased.

I even fitted little casters on the bottom to make it easy to wheel around for cable routing etc.

Here's a few pics.
 

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A few more pics. A couple of blank vented (grill) rack pieces were fitted to provide ventilation.
 

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A few more! :)
 

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Excellent work, Groty! Very nice indeed.

Now you've got me itchin' to build something fun. :D
 
WhiteStrat said:
Excellent work, Groty! Very nice indeed.

Now you've got me itchin' to build something fun. :D
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Thanx White Strat, I am quite pleased with the result. I just need a few more components to fill the rack now! :)
 
Gorty said:
Thanx White Strat, I am quite pleased with the result. I just need a few more components to fill the rack now! :)
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Don't worry. You'll be needing to build a second one soon enough!
 
Nice work GortyDude! :D

it does look suspiciously like a rack another guy built over at A&A.
hmmmm......

:p
 
Dogbreath said:
Nice work GortyDude! :D

it does look suspiciously like a rack another guy built over at A&A.
hmmmm......

:p
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Thanx everyone for your compliments..:)

Hey Dogbreath, my rack cabinet is better than that douchebags over at A&A, he's a poof! :p
 
Dogbreath said:
I know what ya mean. And he's not a slob either.
freakin poof. :mad:


no wait...
wrong guy. :o

sorry GortyDude:D
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I like to have everything in order, I like to be able to relax and not get caught up in a shit fight with leads, cables etc. I even vacuum my studio 4 times a day whether it needs it or not! :D
 
Man I 've been thinkin' about all the work you've done and wanted to give ya a few points. Do with them what you will, but enjoy them!
 
dodgeaspen said:
Man I 've been thinkin' about all the work you've done and wanted to give ya a few points. Do with them what you will, but enjoy them!
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On second thought, never mind I can't give to you now. Maybe another day.
 
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