LackRack: IKEA's cheapest table is perfectly sized to rackmount computers (2020)

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Post by bluehatbrit » Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 1:47 PM UTC

LackRack: IKEA's cheapest table is perfectly sized to rackmount computers (2020)
wiki.eth0.nl

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Post by redhal » Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 1:56 PM UTC

Also works great as a 3D printer enclosure https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2864118

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Post by trollied » Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 2:02 PM UTC

Needs a (2020).

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Post by tssva » Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 2:02 PM UTC

redhal wrote: post #2

Also works great as a 3D printer enclosure https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2864118

My Biqu B1 is in a lack enclosure.

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Post by bmitc » Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 2:02 PM UTC

redhal wrote: post #2

Also works great as a 3D printer enclosure https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2864118

Lack is made out of super cheap particle board. Is it stable enough to sit the 3D printer on? I would assume it would add some errors to the printing process.

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Post by DonHopkins » Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 2:06 PM UTC

That looks a lot sturdier than Apple's iRack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw2nkoGLhrE

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Post by shagie » Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 2:06 PM UTC

The less advert laden site: https://wiki.eth0.nl/index.php/LackRack

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Post by daneel_w » Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 2:06 PM UTC

The melamine pads under the feet of the Lack tables become brittle with time and eventually crack under only 30-ish kg of weight, causing the table to slant. My own experience.

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Post by zhdc1 » Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 2:08 PM UTC

Had a LackRack(ish) running in my closet for a year or so.

It's a good and dirty way to free up space on top of your server(s) for a monitor and keyboard.

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Post by actually_a_dog » Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 2:08 PM UTC

bmitc wrote: post #5

redhal wrote: post #2

Also works great as a 3D printer enclosure https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2864118

Lack is made out of super cheap particle board. Is it stable enough to sit the 3D printer on? I would assume it would add some errors to the printing process.

I'm not even sure I'd trust it to hold more than a single 1U server as depicted in the article, for that matter.