{"id":69,"date":"2015-08-10T21:55:26","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T19:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zyrex.org\/?p=69"},"modified":"2015-08-11T13:05:56","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T11:05:56","slug":"new-home-made-server-rack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zyrex.org\/?p=69","title":{"rendered":"New home made server rack"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I have had the current server rack<\/a> for about a year now, and it has served its purpose well. But it was time for a new, better looking and more practical one.<\/p>\n

I had planned this for a bit, size-wise, and ended up with something a bit lower, but deeper than the last one. Now nothing sticks out of the back anymore either.<\/p>\n

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Top and bottom being routed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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As seen in the previous picture I’m using 16mm MDF-boards. I’ve measured up and cut the top and (soon the)bottom plate here and routed a 16mm wide groove for the wall to fit into. Doing this makes the structure very stiff, and hopefully completely square.<\/p>\n

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Ready for assembly!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Everything ready for assembly. I’ve predrilled three holes in each groove in case I wanted to fasten the top and bottom extra with screws. I then filled the grooves with the correct type of glue and hammered down the sides. It’s a very tight fit! Rubber mallet was quite necessary.<\/p>\n

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One down, one to go<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I made sure that what I would use as a front was perfectly flush – as good as I managed at least… Checked the angle with an angle-tool, and it was 90 degrees – all good!<\/p>\n

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Starting to look like something…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, filled the top plate with glue in the grooves to and hammered it down. I then secured the top with a total of 6 screws, just to be sure. I know MDF doesn’t take screws so well, but glue, screws and the general TIIIGHT fit of the boards should make this connection real strong.<\/p>\n

After wiping of all dust I painted it. I used Jotun Lady Pure Color 02, Super matte in black. This paint dried so fast that I could paint two layers in the same evening. And it really was matte and tough.
\nOh, and for the rack rails, I bought it from this ebay seller.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Paint on and rails in!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Detail of the groove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Time to carry it inside! …heavy…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Here it is together with the old one…<\/p>\n

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I’ve placed the rug underneath it on purpose, because I couldn’t put wheels under it because of a height-restriction I set myself (Wanted it to go underneath the step the old rack crashes into), so because of this it’s quite impossible to move when fully populated. Now I can slide it around on the rug, albeit barely because of the weight.<\/p>\n

The finished rack looks like this, with a shelf on the backside for the power adapters and excessive TP-cabling.<\/p>\n

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The cables in the back are VGA and USB to the file-server.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Details..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Top to bottom:<\/p>\n