LackRack v2

[Boycie]

Hi Guys,

Not sure whether to put this in the projects forum or here but figured as it only took an hour to put up it wasn't really much of a project so I present the LackRack v2.

Total cost was £17 not including screws and petrol. The unit will take 7u's and I've personally rated the rack up to 91 kilo's (I sat on it in the shop to test its weight bearing properties ) It consists of:

1 Ikea Lack Table £5
8 Ikea Bygel 55cm rails at £1.50

The rails are perfectly spaced to interlock with the server's inner rails so you can pull the server out and work on it while still in the rack (Once i've bolted it down) this was quite important while still in its present position as man handling servers in the loft is not the easiest. Currently it is supporting 45 kilo's of server.

Front:

Side:

Populated in its temporary position:

Thanks for reading

B

 

[Boycie]

Thanks. Its 55cm deep, there is a 90cm version using the Lack Coffee Table however you cannot buy the rails in 90cm length which was an issue for me.

B

 

[Boycie]

At the moment it is in a temporary position, it certainly won't be staying in the loft during Summer. With regards to the switch, part of it is flashing lights the other part is access, at the moment my office upstairs has no wired access to the router downstairs (To be replaced this week with a new custom built box but thats a new thread) which will eventually go in that rack, I just patch a cable from there to the office when i'm working and I can do it without getting the step ladders out, and it keeps the wife happy because i'm not crashing about in the loft.

Its more just a proof of concept/ home project than anything professional.

Thanks
B