Here are the results of my build, followed your plans with some slight modifications. He sent me some photos and your comment reminded me to add them to the post. Want to used cabinet table saw ebay fr online from the comfort of your sofa? What number wood screws would you recommend for attaching the rails to the 2x4s? Gloves come in various sizes, so ensure you get the right size. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. Place the wooden easel on a table or counter, and instantly have an adjustable surface to work on your puzzle.

That's what the Kreg Pocket Hole Jig is for. Failing that, you could just screw the 2x4s together at each of the long ends, two per end. Is it alright to use the variable sized holes to mount into the studs? The lip on that side of the mounting rails is too wide and reduces the width of the equipment I can put in the rack. Not sure what you mean. As long as you have the rails properly spaced it shouldn't restrict the equipment you can put in.

Can you use the form to contact me and send me some pictures? I am planning to create home made rack server to save money. Glad that you shared this I can get some ideas. Keep posting! This is a really cool post! Thanks for this. Makes me think I might be able to implement something similar. I looking for a rack shelf like pictured above from Thomas Kangas. Where did you find yours? All I've search look nothing like that.

Thanks so much for putting these plans online. Typo note: you have "front" as "font" in one section. Hi there, I quite like the plans here but am concerned about the implications of heat dissipation. Is it likely that more heat will be retained as a result of using wood, and having it enclosed on all sides? Rack servers draw in air from the front and blow it out the back.

The rack isn't enclosed on all 4 sides. The doors on the front and back are covered with window screen material to allow for ventilation. Thanks, would there be any other considerations in terms of overheating or fire? Would these be increased if the rear was enclosed? Dry wood ignites at about degF. The hottest part of a server will be the CPU and it would burn out long before it ever got that hot.

The servers wouldn't come in direct contact with the wood. I wouldn't enclose the back because the hot air needs to exit the cabinet so your equipment doesn't overheat. There also needs to be sufficient clearance behind the cabinet for the hot air to go somewhere and there needs to be space in front of the cabinet for the servers to draw in cool air.

The room will also need to be able to handle the heat exhausted from the servers. Cooling may be required for the room to keep the servers at a good operating temperature if the heat output is too great for the space. Basically the same considerations you'd need to take with any rack mount equipment. Obviously this isn't meant for a high density, high performance cluster though. This is meant more for someone who wants to rack mount their test lan setup, home networking equipment with a few servers that do light duty work as is typical in most home networks.

Thank you. I currently have a full size rack and am looking to downsize. This page has been invaluable as have the replies, for which I appreciate. Building a 20u one of these at current. Was going to try fully enclosed doors though but with four high Used Cabinet Table Saw Near Me 90 airflow fans, two on the back, two on the front with baffles to deflect internal sound. Do you think I may still have heat issues? Only going to have a 1u server and some network gear inside.

Thank you very much for your plans. I've built a 30u version using your open frame instructions and am really pleased with the result. I don't even think I'm going to use angle brackets - even for a 30u. Thanks again! Thanks for the great plans. The step numbers seem to be off, though. There's no Step 3 and two Step 12s. Do the hinges have enough clearance that equipment mounted on slides will clear them?

Hey there. Any chance you could post the general dimensions of the rack you built? I am going to start this build this weekend with a few modifications. My servers are in an area of the house where they can be heard from the main living space, so I would like to build in some soundproofing.

To address ventilation, I will be installing 12xmm fans, 6 in the front venting into the cabinet and 6 in the back exhausting from the cabinet.

Anything you feel I missed or could improve before I get going on the project? One you cut holes in the cabinet for fans sound will escape. You could possibly but some sort of air chamber on either side with holes that don't line up but that would make it bigger, more complicated and still would allow a lot of sound to escape. Rack mount equipment generally don't have the quietest fans.

Especially 1u servers. If I were you the first thing I would look into is some quieter fans. There are some 40mm fans available on Amazon that claim to be silent and have good reviews. I agree, I have looked at a couple different designs for air chambers on the top and bottom but that would add almost an extra 2ft of height. What do you think about having a vent on the front of the cabinet and locating the fans to the rear through an offset channel in he rear access door.

That could be bigger and extend the length without causing much bother. As an alternate if the fans were shielded by a quarter circle shield like the ones you find on home forced air vents that would provide a small level of redirection from sound waves would it not?

Here are the results of my build, followed your plans with some slight modifications. Looks nice, would you mind putting a link in your imgur post to my instructions? I like how it looks inside with the finished panels. How does it do in terms of quieting server noise?

A couple of things I would suggest Can you fit a thin foam weatherstrip around the front and back 2x4 frames along with a door latch to seal the doors from letting noise escape? Looks like you left a little bit of lip so maybe you're already planing on that but thought I'd mention. The AC Affinity Fans and thermostat are a nice touch.

I'm a big fan of anything with lights and buttons though. Yeah, you bet, I will add the link now. I havent done noise testing yet, just finished it last night and put the gear in for the photo op. I am planning on using toggle latches on the doors to leave room on the inside in case I need to thicken the doors with insulation for improved sound dampening. I have reversed the front fans, then are blowing in, and the rear fans are venting out.

I also am planning on installing some undermount cabinet lighting to help with visibility inside the rack. The 24db reduction achieved my goal, I am happy with the noise reduction as it stands. I live in a split level home and the enclosure is located in an open area in the first "basement".

Prior to being in the enclosure you could hear the servers anywhere in the house. With the enclosure they are essentially silent unless you are on that level of the home.

I may attempt to Used Delta Cabinet Table Saw 02 build a shield around the inside of the ventilation openings to reduce the noise further, but i suspect it would only be an additional couple of decibels and would only do it for my own interest not expecting any significant performance improvement.

That's pretty impressive noise reduction! Don't knock that 3db with the weatherstrip every little bit counts. Do you have enough room to put some roxul on the doors? If the 1u server isn't running very cpu intensive tasks it might be worth swapping the fans with some of the ones I linked to above. CFM Used Cabinet Table Saw Ebay Jobs may be a little less but those stock 40mm fans sound like model plane engines. I do have room to put Roxul on the doors, I will probably try it at some point. I might trim it down a little bit instead of using the full thickness.

But the noise reduction i'll get out of it wont be a huge improvement so I am less motivated to get it done. Any suggestions? You can barely hear that sort of difference, but it's down at domestic background noise levels. Another way of thinking about is is as the difference between one rack and two.

The weatherstrip is an easy add-on. I have enjoyed your project and am using it as a basis for my server cabinet build. When I'm done, I'll post pics. Aloha there! Your instructions are pretty thorough, but I'm very curious about the screws used to attach the rails to the 2x4's Since I'm going to just give it a try with some 2x4's and a Kreg Pocket Hole Jig, I hope Lowe's will be able to help me find the right size Thanks for the post though! I will send pictures if it all works out!

Maybe adding an air filter of some sort thin foam would help keep the equipment inside a bit cleaner as well as add some sound proofing! Step 12 mentions adding filter foam to the screens. Christopher Cogswell who left some comments above yours used solid doors and added soundproofing insulation. He sent me some photos and your comment reminded me to add them to the post. Hello, I am planning to build this at some point.

However, I am wondering how much weight this cabinet could sustain. Any rough figures that you cuold give, please? Thank you G. Currently have 5 R's, 2 's, and 1 Waiting on the rails for my Dell 15FP rack console to arrive. Must say, easy build, and it's sturdy as all get-out.

Thanks Tom! Hey, your build looks awesome. I have a Dell R with Ready Rails so I could really use the square-holes opposed to the round holes.

Where did you happen to buy the square hole rack rails? You have the instructions in Step 1 backwards: "The rails will have holes on each side of the angle. The side that has the variations will be where the equipment gets mounted. The side with the more standard spacing screws into the stud.

Tom, I really enjoyed reading your post and have decided to use your instructions as the basis for an idea I've had mulling around in my head for a while now. I have for a while now been contemplating an NAS for my home network. I think I've decided to go the rack mount option. To no avail, after coming across your article I have designed something that I think will fit my bill and wanted to share it with you. I have a couple screenshots of a 3d model I put together I'll go ahead and email you separately.

Looking for ways to improve it as best I can before I actually build it. Did you use the Kreg HD jig for this, or will the R3 kit works just fine? I don't think using Roxul is a good idea. It's made of mineral wool and slag. If any of the slag got into your servers, it could short things, clog airways, or act as abrasive on fan motors and other moving surfaces.

I've built out most of a cabinet based on this plan. Right now i'm putting the finishing touches on it and am pondering what to use to dampen the sound. It's difficult because green glue isn't commonly sold. I'm intending to use the aluminum door idea and keep it closed. I'm wondering what the sound benefit really is to using dampening on the sides only as it seems Chris did a solid front and back to remove the sound.

I am building mine too almost the same as your's but i had a ton of melamine laying around so i went with this for the panels. I will have for now one t and 1 t in it 10u already gone. This is brilliant. Thank you for sharing. I'm going to build my rack based on this, but 12U instead of 20U and it will be open for more airflow. Tom, Thank you for making the guide. Purchased it and I'm almost complete. One step I do not see in the instructions is how to install the Cam Lock.

Do you have anything that relates to this step. Never installed a lock and I've been looking through youtube for a demonstration of a L-Handle Cam lock install and haven't found anything great to follow yet. I referenced these plans to build a 16U studio rack for a live audio application - I was very pleased with the results - the only thing I changed was to use 1x4 finish boards. I also attached the rails with nuts and bolts at the top and bottom of each rail, along with wood screws every 3" on the rails, for extra strength.

The end result may be less strong than with using 2x4s, however it'll be more than strong enough for the application amplifier, mixer, wireless microphone receivers, desktop PC, HDMI matrix, 2 drawers and a power conditioner. Tom, I'm the guy who has the unclaimed pictures third from last in your post. For some reason I'm unreasonably excited you found my pictures, and I just wanted to thank you for these plans!

I've yet to have a single issue with the cabinet and recommend this build all the time to other colleagues with homelabs. Great stuff. And thanks for featuring my build on your post! Hi, Great plans, thank you for posting this. One question: the 2x4's in the picture look as if they were planed, but I don't find a mention of planning the studs in the instructions.

Did you plane all 2x4's on all sides? I'm having trouble building this.. I can't know for sure about the calculations, because it's all in Inches Can you, maybe, convert it to metric units for other users around the world? There is no direct Metric equivalent to the ALS measures.

You'll have to settle for CLS measures. I have almost completed building an enclosed rack, but one thing is bugging me: How do you secure it from falling eg, when you want to pull out one of the installed servers? It cannot be anchored, so I am thinking that installing adjustable feet in the front could potentially be kind of a solution. Hi, I was wondering if you could give me an approximate screw count for each screw. I just need to know so I can get the right amount of screws.

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