My home-built rack

[Track Rat]

Looks very cool sir. I love to build my own. By the way if any one wants rack rails and is in the St. Louis area I have LOTS. Six footers.

 

[applejax]

nice rack lol... sorry anyways yeah I'm gonna build some of them for myself some time ....lol

 

[Giganova]

Looking great!

Wanna send me the blueprints so I can make one, too?

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Wanna send me the blueprints so I can make one, too?

Heres a starter. Side and front elevations. Just guessing but it'll work. If you want sections, let me know BTW, the panels are 3/4" thick, I guessed at the corner trim being an inch. Ir wraps around the panels edges.
fitZ

 

[Giganova]

Rick that's fantastic! Thanks a bunch!!

I just ordered a pair of 18U rack rails. Shall I just scale your drawings?

Thanks!

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Shall I just scale your drawings?

Scale? They ARE scaled. The dimensions are true. Lay out the sides just as the dimensions shown. The spacers at the base and the top fit BETWEEN the end panels. The top overhangs front and ends. You can use butt joints, rabit joints, dados, or what have you., Fasten with nails, screws, glue or whatever you have and what ever you want it to turn out like. The trim can be substituded with iron on wood tape. It comes in a roll. Or use your imagination. Even "T" mouldings, hardwood of another color, or aluminum extrusions..or paint. Hell, you don't even have to use hardwood ply. Use MDF and paint the MOFO. The IMPORTANT thing is the INSIDE WIDTH dimension. Rack mount equipment is 19". Make your case 19 1/8". That gives you a 1/16th on each end for clearance. Or make it tight, but some equipment is a hair oversize sometimes. Anyway, I just guessed at the dimensions of HIS case. These will work for most gear. If you have DEEP equipment, such as AMPS or such, simply add a couple of inches to the DEPTH dimensions. Good luck. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
fitZ

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Hello Gig, here is a MORE detailed section and a view of the end panel layout. The previous dimensions were for illustration only because of the trim...hard to determine reality with that. This is better. Just add the trim and VOILA!! I show dados and rabits in the end panels, although you could build it just using butt joints. Note the use of a subtop and bottom which fit BETWEEN the end panels. If you use butt joints, simply make the bottom and the subtop 19 1/8" long. That will space the opening correctly. Same with the front and rear base, and the top rear spacer. If you use 1/4" deep dados and rabits, add ONE HALF INCH to the length of the bottom and subtop(19 5/8")
BTW, since the FINISH TOP overhangs, thats why I added a subtop. Makes it easier. Just lay the finishtop on the subtop and fasten from inside through the subtop.
Well, good luck.
fitZ

 

[metalhead28]

Hey those are pretty close to my dimensions (I'm just a little taller and a little deeper) The only suggestion I would make is concerning the lip at the front that is 4" from the bottom. On mine I made that lip perpendicular to the slanted face so as to allow the rack equipment to continue all the way down to that bottom corner instead of having to clear the horizontal member. Just a suggestion.

 

[metalhead28]

I threw together a quick picture of the side panel to illustrate what I was saying in my last post.

 

[metalhead28]

Giganova, I'm guessing you were asking about scaling since you've got an 18 space rack in mind? You just need to determine how long the front salnted face will be to accomodate those rack rails and scale the other dimensions accordingly.

 

[Giganova]

That's right, Metalhead. Shouldn't be a problem to make the whole thing bigger. Your scetches are awesome and a big help, Rick & Metal!

 

[Noisybob]

I like the rack. I need some good equipment to fill one now. Cool pictures.

 

[bileshake]

Nice rack metalhead. I have to build the same thing but maybe double wide. Thanks for the inspiration, I'll post some pics when I get something done.

 

[metalhead28]

Thanks everyone for the comments. I thought I would post a picture of the finished rack in use in my studio room. Just don't pay attention to the lack of killer gear filling it up!

 

[rpe]

Lookin' fine my man!!

 

[Giganova]

Looking great!

 

[mattimus]

i love the rack... im building one too... im gonna be in 'construction/wiring' mode for about a month soon enoigh.. and thats just cuttinga hole for a window and wire the place up.

hows the behringer v-amp pro? i want to grab one and was wondering if its any good?

im mostly using its s/pdif outs to send to my soon to be purchased m-audio project mix I/O for ghost tracking guitars

 

[andydeedpoll]

i'm quite liking the funky little speaker stands you've got there too!

did you build those yourself too?

Andy

 

[metalhead28]

i love the rack... im building one too... im gonna be in 'construction/wiring' mode for about a month soon enoigh.. and thats just cuttinga hole for a window and wire the place up.

hows the behringer v-amp pro? i want to grab one and was wondering if its any good?

im mostly using its s/pdif outs to send to my soon to be purchased m-audio project mix I/O for ghost tracking guitars

Thanks.
The V-Amp pro ain't bad. I pretty much just use it for scratch tracks as I'm not a big fan of modelers on the whole. It does have some usable sounds though. I'm sure I like it as much as any other modeler I've tried.

 

[metalhead28]

i'm quite liking the funky little speaker stands you've got there too!

did you build those yourself too?

Andy

Thanks. Yep, I built those funky little speaker stands too.