DIY server rack...

[TransformedBG]

today i got started on a server rack. hadent had any luck finding any 20ish U racks on craigslist for cheep. everyone wanted over 200.. so i was like Shine that build my own.. Started following a guide i found online:
http://tombuildsstuff.blogspot.com/2014/02/diy-rack-server-plans.html











not quite done... miss cut a board so i need 1 more 2x4

 

[knoober]

Whatcha mountin' in there? Just curious

Also is there any reason to go with those rails over the slotted angle iron you can get at your local hardware? I can see that there are are two sizes of hole and the pattern, but I am not sure if you could improvise on the rest of the hardware needed for mounting.

I will be watching this thread because I was just dreaming of building a rack the other day as well. I wanted to put mine in an old refrigerator though!

 

[TransformedBG]

Whatcha mountin' in there? Just curious

Also is there any reason to go with those rails over the slotted angle iron you can get at your local hardware? I can see that there are are two sizes of hole and the pattern, but I am not sure if you could improvise on the rest of the hardware needed for mounting.

I will be watching this thread because I was just dreaming of building a rack the other day as well. I wanted to put mine in an old refrigerator though!

i have an app on my phone called mobile performance meter that allows me to get points.. i can cash the points in for gift cards.. picked up up off amazon for free needless to say.

 

[knoober]

Gotta love low priced items !

What I meant though was would material bought at the store be similar enough physically? I dont know what other parts plug into those rails so I cant tell if I could substitute local materials. Although when I actually looked at the price on those rails, I realized that they were only a couple dollars more, so the only reason to shop in town would be if you "gptta have it now"

 

[TransformedBG]

Gotta love low priced items !

What I meant though was would material bought at the store be similar enough physically? I dont know what other parts plug into those rails so I cant tell if I could substitute local materials. Although when I actually looked at the price on those rails, I realized that they were only a couple dollars more, so the only reason to shop in town would be if you "gptta have it now"

pretty much.. plus they work really well for my application.. i plan on adding a couple old computer in a couple 4U cases just to mount them up there.. one will become my PFsense rounter, the other a home media server. Then i will probably slap up a few cisco switches just to toy with and learn. This is eventually going to be my lab so to speak. I want to get into network administration one day, just havent had the time to finish out my certs.

 

[Dalchi Frusche]

Awesome DIY Rack. I saw that link last week when I was getting some ideas for my basement stair rack. Did a mockup in Sketchup to get an idea of what I was looking for.

 

[Silver_Pharaoh]

Awesome DIY Rack. I saw that link last week when I was getting some ideas for my basement stair rack. Did a mockup in Sketchup to get an idea of what I was looking for.

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Looks really cool Dalchi!

Did you ever finish the rack Transformed BG??

 

[Dalchi Frusche]

Looks really cool Dalchi!

Did you ever finish the rack Transformed BG??

Thanks SP, I started a build log here.