On 06/25/2013 12:14 PM, Lloyd Brown wrote: > Or you could use the square-hole racks and cage nuts, which is my > preference. That way you can use any of the "rapid-rails" that the > equipment might have come with, and if you strip the threads, you just > throw away the cage nut, and install another. > > Every once-in-a-while I have to install something in a direct-threaded > rack, and I'm always really annoyed.
Definitely square-holed racks are nice. And our servers had rails that just snapped in with no screws at all. But even with my cnc plasma table I don't think I could cheaply and effectively make a homemade rack with square holes especially with standard mild steel 1/8" angle stock. Maybe if I had a nice punch and dye I could do it easily enough, using thinner stainless steel stock or something. Food for thought... /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
