Store bought wooden rack case carpet covered with clasp on cover.
Make your own rack mount case.
Set up with some gear in it.
Cut to size and secure with wood glue and pocket hole screws for 1 1 2 material as shown.
This is my road ready rack i use for weddings and other quality events.
M5 x 0 8 rack mounting screws probably came with your rack mountable hardware we bought this rack at target for about 30.
Materials four 6u rack rails 8 shock isolation mounts 4 13 lengths of 1 4 angle steel for use as braces baltic birch plywood of whatever thickness i end up.
It s nearly the perfect width for adding rack rails.
Rack mount drawer slide kit consists rack mount brackets and drawer slides that attach to the bracket.
There are many different holes to choose from when screwing in the rails.
Building a cabinet around your computer case gives you ample opportunity to hide cables and other general untidiness.
Allows you to create and add your own drawers to your rack cases.
You will make your drawer out of wood or whatever material you choose.
Diy rack the finished rack.
Wood cases work fine for light touring use and have the advantage of better matching your carpet covered speaker cabinets.
Allows you to create and add your own drawers to your rack cases.
Use whatever works and put a screw every 3 or 4 holes.
If you re really messy you ll find a way to make your rack messy too but generally racks are easier to arrange and a variety of gear can aid in the task.
Rack mount drawer slide kit consists rack mount brackets and drawer slides that attach to the bracket.
Make your measurement for how far back the rails will sit.
3 8 1 2 case wall rivet may be used in conjunction with parts and.
Here s a link to a rack i built last year that i modeled after an argosy spire 7142 2 bay rack.
Might be a good idea to make sure some of your rack mount equipment fits too just in case the blanks are off.
Make a measurement towards the top of the rack and one towards the bottom and then line up the rack rail.
Once you have everything adjusted and square.
Make sure the 2 sides are square.
Half of the drawer slide mounts to the outer sides of your drawer.
Mark the length for the top and bottom 2x4 pieces.
When the case is built i ll cover it with amp tolex and build press fit front and back which will be covered in grill cloth so that the whole rack will look like a small combo amp.
You will make your drawer.
They have the further advantage of being buildable in your own garage at a fraction of the store bought cost.
In this case 3 4.
