For example you might have a web server for your corporate website a file server for your terabyte of un pirated media and sundry networking equipment let s say all of this gear totals 8u or about 14 of vertical height.
Diy 19 server rack.
What you ll need materials.
Diy 19 server rack a while ago i purchased sun fire v480.
Adhering to the eia 310 standard for 19 rackmount equipment these mounting rails are universally compatible with 19 server racks.
Make a 350 550 mini server rack for 70.
2 pairs of 20u eia 19 rack rails can be found on ebay and on amazon 5 8 2x4 studs.
4 6 1x4 boards that match plywood poplar 1 4 x8 sheet of 3 4 plywood birch.
Also the pieces of equipment for both of these racks are 19.
Let s say you have some rack mountable servers in your house.
Universal design mounts to almost any 19 server rack.
So i decided to make one myself.
That s a positive of using audio equipment s rack as a server rack.
On top of these the angle iron of the audio equipment rack is sturdier and thicker than the usual server racks.
Either the cabinets or racks were too big to handle or too expensive to buy or ship.
As this is a 19 mountable server case i went looking online for cheap preferably sun microsystems 19 server cabinets racks.
Diy server rack rail dimensions.
However this search remained unfruitfull.