Re: Flexy Rack design question - David Aiken

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Re: Flexy Rack design question

Posted by David Aiken (A) on February 28, 2006 at 00:08:20

In Reply to: Flexy Rack design question posted by boconnell on February 27, 2006 at 18:25:04:

The only 3 problems with what you're proposing that I can think of are:

1- the rear post blocks access to something. That's fixable by increasing the depth of the shelf, something you may have to do anyway to ensure there's space on each shelf for the component if you cut off the rear corners.

2- accessing the rear of components is going to be a pain with the shelf placed well into the corner. Make sure all interconnects are long so you can pull the components forward far enough to get at things.

3- corners are a great pace for strong bass tones so placing a rack there may cause vibration problems for the components.

If you go ahead with the idea, get a large sheet of paper and map out a shelf shape on it, then place your largest component on top of the shape and check out that things will fit and that the rear post isn't going to block anything. Better to waste some paper and get it right than to build and find that something isn't going to work because the shelf won't take the component because you cut off part of the corner where a rear foot of the component would go, or that the rear post isn't going to leave you with sufficient space for a connection.

David Aiken

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Topic - Flexy Rack design question - boconnell 18:25:04 02/27/06 (13)

Here's some ideas - use plexiglass ....see link - EdM 12:18:39 02/28/06 (4)

Re: Here's some ideas - use plexiglass ....see link - boconnell 14:29:55 02/28/06 (3)

You can get the plexiglass / acrylic in black ! * - EdM 14:42:08 02/28/06 (2)

Re: You can get the plexiglass / acrylic in black ! * - boconnell 15:17:19 02/28/06 (1)

www.mcmaster.com - EdM 15:31:50 02/28/06 (0)

consider this as well - bobp 11:34:38 02/28/06 (3)

Re: consider this as well - boconnell 11:47:13 02/28/06 (2)

Sourcing of threaded rods - bobp 13:00:49 02/28/06 (1)

Re: Sourcing of threaded rods - boconnell 14:01:08 02/28/06 (0)

no problem . . . - troporobo 00:55:48 02/28/06 (0)

Re: Flexy Rack design question - David Aiken 00:08:20 02/28/06 (1)

Re: Flexy Rack design question - boconnell 07:37:33 02/28/06 (0)

Re: Flexy Rack design question - TopPop 20:05:13 02/27/06 (0)

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Re: Flexy Rack design question - David Aiken 00:08:20 02/28/06 (1)

Re: Flexy Rack design question - boconnell 07:37:33 02/28/06 (0)

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