FYI- cheap easy pine rack enclosures from IKEA

topp

IKEA "rast" bedside table

bought one of these today- not for mounting gear but for a bedside table! anyways, just eyeballing it looked really close, got home and got out my tape measure and sure enough, it fits 6U perfectly, with 2U on the nose below.

i did a few internet searches and saw that a few people have used these as rack enclosures already. just thought i'd pass it along here.

cost: 15$
inside dimensions are 19" x 10.5" high; 3.5" below- it's 11.5" deep.

cool!

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Pehr · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:27 am Post subject:

I wonder if the designer is into synth-DIY Rolling Eyes

I saw these last time and my first thought was that they culd be used for this.

But I've already bought several 'TRYGGVE'-shelves for a synthesizers DIY cabinet. Perhaps I'll reconsider. Very Happy

Thanks for the info! Very Happy

EDIT: Why not have a rack on the side of the bed? Rolling Eyes

EDIT AGAIN: Nice rack! Rolling Eyes

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:30 am Post subject:

Amazing! THX for posting this!
Very Happy

loss1234 · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:40 am Post subject:

if you wanted to put panels in this, are there rails you can buy that will go horizontally?

thanks

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:47 am Post subject:

Yes.

And you can find an excellent rack frame thingie for dotcom panels here:

http://www.synthesizers.com/cabinets.html

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Wout Blommers · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:48 am Post subject:

Yep!
My wife bought 5 of these and I confiscated them at once. I didn't use any rail, just pieces of wood to mount the modules...

Only, I don't have enough gear to fill 5 'Rast's, so I have a bigger problem now Wink

Wout

topp · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject:

bambam · Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 60 Location: australia

I used one of these for my AS system last year, found rack rail strip for next to nothing (about $12 aus) to fit out one of the tables.
I'm thinking of stacking the second one on top of this one using some of those big heavy duty catches on the sides so they can be held together but then pulled apart....and the bit at the bottom of the top rack will make a space for a single height effects unit or something.
They are such a spot on fit too Wink

I haven't bothered with dot com in them though as they would fill up too fast.

Have attached a pic of the finished rack.

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topp · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:46 pm Post subject:

danielwarner · Joined: Dec 18, 2006 Posts: 47 Location: Sacramento

This is exactly what I need, thanks so much for the tip!

loss1234 · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject:

wow

that looks awesome!!

seraph · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:54 am Post subject:

Pehr · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:30 am Post subject:

I've used 'MACKIS'-boxes to house sequencers. Latest I used it for my Klee Smile

(see build thread)

MACKIS

chriswilliams · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:54 am Post subject:

I was inspired by this discussion of the RAST, but trying to fit 5U high modules in I thought I needed something a bit bigger . I just bought a TRABY shelf unit. Removing the centre divider leaves 8U exactly across and 29" vertically - so 3 rows of 5U high modules plus 1U of multiples perhaps? (and an inch slack space)

Nice and thick sides and isn't too heavy either. And fits my ASM-2 pcb with about 3mm to spare Laughing

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70105070 (the tall one Razz

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Wout Blommers · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:21 am Post subject:

Just one thing we have to ask Ikea then: to sell rack profiles too!

Wout

Etaoin · Joined: Jun 30, 2005 Posts: 756 Location: Utrecht, NL

v-un-v

StephenGiles · Joined: Apr 17, 2006 Posts: 360 Location: England

Other than electronics, DIY is something I require someone else to do for me!

toybox · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject:

v-un-v · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject:

topp · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject:

loss1234 · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:51 pm Post subject: TIME FOR IKEA RACK!!

well. i am almost out of rack space on my 2 racks. (i am going to add multiples or some other small modules to fill the space)

SO-I TOOK my wifes old ikea shelf from our bedside (which housed my never used xbox) and VOILA

here it is: (ready to go)

so should i buy more paia enclosures to put in it or should i just rig up some kind of divider in the middle?

thanks all

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bambam · Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 60 Location: australia

You could always just put in middle rails. keep your eyes peeled on ebay etc though. I recently picked up for a group of us 8 double row euro racks with middle dividers for only $35 each Wink

Adam-V · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:10 pm Post subject:

You serious? $35 for G6 frames?
That's insane!

Cheers,
Adam-V

loss1234 · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject:

i ended up buying some aluminum rails at the hardware store for 4 bucks a piece sawed them in half and got myself a totally usable rack without having to buy ANY subrack or special rails. i think i am done with subracks.

thanks all