Used this for my audiointerface. Works great and is super cheap. I wonder if the fit is pure coincidence or if there is a useful norm behind this.
Probably coincidence. I first learned of this from Frankie Bones probably at least 5 years ago.
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#22This reminds me of another wood rack. When we first setup the college's server room, we really couldn't afford proper server racks. The carpentry program decided they weren't really that tough to build. They took all the measurements and specs for size and where the holes had to be and went off and said they would get the job done. So, I showed up to install the new servers and gazed upon beautiful oak server racks.…
I built my own rack for my apartment homelab as well. It's just unfinished pine, but it's a horizontal rack instead of the typical vertical rack to make better use of my limited space. Here's the album on imgur: https://imgur.com/a/D0lXM
Clever setup. Very space-efficient. Do you find you get much utility as a standup in the entry way? Or is it used more as a server and you just have the monitor and keyboard there in case you need to log in quickly?
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#23Also works very well as a 3D printer enclosure http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1843235
Thanks for the link!
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#24I used to work IT for a somewhat large fan convention. For all the servers and switches we had to roll in for our needs (registration, store, etc), I build a wooden rack [0] [1] that rolled on casters. We could prep everything before loading in, and then we got there it was literally roll it in and start everything up.
Couple years ago I built another one for a friend [2] that we mounted on a wall in his basement.
[0] http://www.robpeck.com/2008/01/diy-19-rolling-rack/
[1] https://www.flickr.com/photos/codelemur/albums/7215760380481...
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#25That is cool, but personally, I would just buy a rack.
I purchased 3 new 42U (for the unfamiliar, that's roughly 6'6") 4-post racks locally last week at a cost of $450 CAD each plus another $100 CAD for delivery (dude with a truck, not a big courier). Fully enclosed, fans on the top, 1 movable shelf, castors and a (albeit terrible) PDU. I bet I could find something similar in the realm of $100-250 CAD at a smaller size with similar features. They're not the greatest but they're definitely better than an Ikea coffee table.
There are decent cheap racks out there, it's not like you're forced to buy either a APC NetShelter or a coffee table.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
I built my own rack for my apartment homelab as well. It's just unfinished pine, but it's a horizontal rack instead of the typical vertical rack to make better use of my limited space. Here's the album on imgur: https://imgur.com/a/D0lXM
Hopefully this isn't a silly question, but do you have a concern about the exhaust/heat hitting the floor instead of having enough room for it to escape?
I thought the same thing. I would also be really concerned about people shaking it when steadying themselves remove or putting on shoes.
Beatiful workmanship though, I wish I could fabricate things like that.
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#27Nice, but how do you deal with the noise?
In your living space? You just tune it out eventually.
Sounds really weird when you turn everything off though...
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
I built my own rack for my apartment homelab as well. It's just unfinished pine, but it's a horizontal rack instead of the typical vertical rack to make better use of my limited space. Here's the album on imgur: https://imgur.com/a/D0lXM
Clever setup. Very space-efficient. Do you find you get much utility as a standup in the entry way? Or is it used more as a server and you just have the monitor and keyboard there in case you need to log in quickly?
The monitor and keyboard were just for initial set up. I soon got an iDRAC and now control the system entirely over the network, so the monitor and keyboard have been relegated back to emergency diagnostic status - that is, they're sitting in my closet for the time being.
Instead, the top surface now holds my daily carry gear and anything I need to take with me in the near future, such as gifts for family.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hopefully this isn't a silly question, but do you have a concern about the exhaust/heat hitting the floor instead of having enough room for it to escape?
I thought the same thing. I would also be really concerned about people shaking it when steadying themselves remove or putting on shoes. Beatiful workmanship though, I wish I could fabricate things like that.
I'm not really concerned about the exhaust heat. There's a decent amount of clearance, and the fans are gonna be way stronger than convective currents. Since it's also at the bottom of the stairs, it also sits in what is usually the coolest part of my apartment.
If I need more support while handling shoes, I just sit on the stairs or lean against the wall or hold on to the railing. In other words, there are an abundance of anchor points that aren't free standing.
And thanks for the kind words. This is the first thing I've fabricated out of wood in years. It was very satisfying to finally finish it - metaphorically, as it's not actually stained or sealed.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
I built my own rack for my apartment homelab as well. It's just unfinished pine, but it's a horizontal rack instead of the typical vertical rack to make better use of my limited space. Here's the album on imgur: https://imgur.com/a/D0lXM
Hey, thanks for the tip on OpenSCAD!
It's a handy tool, that's for sure! Funny story about it though - when I took it to the maker space where I could use some tools, the two older guys who help run it scoffed at me for using OpenSCAD - they're used to graphical - and admittedly easier to use - tools. They pointed me at another tool they liked called On Shape, but I haven't done much with it. I feel more at home with OpenSCAD for now.