Make Your Own Rack Mount Case

They have the further advantage of being buildable in your own garage at a fraction of the store bought cost.

Make your own rack mount case.

There are many different holes to choose from when screwing in the rails. This is my road ready rack i use for weddings and other quality events. Set up with some gear in it. Make sure the 2 sides are square.

It s nearly the perfect width for adding rack rails. Allows you to create and add your own drawers to your rack cases. Make a measurement towards the top of the rack and one towards the bottom and then line up the rack rail. Might be a good idea to make sure some of your rack mount equipment fits too just in case the blanks are off.

3 8 1 2 case wall rivet may be used in conjunction with parts and. Building a cabinet around your computer case gives you ample opportunity to hide cables and other general untidiness. In this case 3 4. 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.

Once you have everything adjusted and square. Rack mount drawer slide kit consists rack mount brackets and drawer slides that attach to the bracket. 3 8 1 2 case wall rivet see product description 0 09. Cut to size and secure with wood glue and pocket hole screws for 1 1 2 material as shown.

The link has pictures of the building process and pdfs of the visio files i used to design the rack. Half of the drawer slide mounts to the outer sides of your drawer. Here s a link to a rack i built last year that i modeled after an argosy spire 7142 2 bay rack. Diy rack the finished rack.

You will make your drawer. Store bought wooden rack case carpet covered with clasp on cover. Rack mount drawer slide kit consists rack mount brackets and drawer slides that attach to the bracket. Wood cases work fine for light touring use and have the advantage of better matching your carpet covered speaker cabinets.

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. Mark the length for the top and bottom 2x4 pieces. Make your measurement for how far back the rails will sit. Hopefully you will get some ideas on ways you can set up your kits.

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. Use whatever works and put a screw every 3 or 4 holes.