{"id":687,"date":"2019-06-01T10:39:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T14:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/?p=687"},"modified":"2019-06-01T15:22:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-01T18:52:08","slug":"homemade-server-rack-work-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/?p=687","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Server Rack &#8211; Work-in-Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I wanted to put my rack gear in a rack. I have my HP DL360, the pfSense router and my Ubiquti Switch 24 and I didn&#8217;t like having them on my wire bakers rack. I didn&#8217;t look neat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I looked into it buying a half-height rack was over CND$500 (plus shipping and taxes). I found plans for making a rack a <a href=\"https:\/\/tombuildsstuff.blogspot.com\/2014\/02\/diy-server-rack-plans.html?m=1\">Tom Builds Stuff<\/a> &#8211; thanks Tom! Total price: about CND$150.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is still a work-in-progress. I am putting on some finished sides (that I can easily remove if I need to). I will update this post once I have that done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190520_144741-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"688\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/?attachment_id=688\" class=\"wp-image-688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190520_144741-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190520_144741-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190520_144741.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190523_202837-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"689\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/?attachment_id=689\" class=\"wp-image-689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190523_202837-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190523_202837-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190523_202837.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I was going to follow Tom&#8217;s plan for the outer enclosure but I clearly realized that I <strong>don&#8217;t <\/strong>have the skills for finished carpentry and I don&#8217;t have all the tools and space required. I also realized that the 2 x 4s that I hand picked are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wood_warping\">bowed, crooked, kinked, cuped <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wood_warping\">and<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wood_warping\"> twisted<\/a> &#8211; yes, all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I decided to use  1\/4 inch Standard Hardboard Panel and used finishing washer and screws to attach the panels to the frame. I decided to use 2 ft. x 4 ft. sheets because I couldn&#8217;t get a 4 ft. by 8 ft. sheet in the SUV. The added benefit is that I also can take off one panel if I have to access the upper or lower half from the side. (Glass-half-full thoughts&#8230;) Here&#8217;s what it looks like now:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190601_160144-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190601_160144-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190601_160144-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190601_160144.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what it sort-of looked like (before a lot of changes):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20180225_201217-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20180225_201217-1.jpg 439w, https:\/\/blog.pelleys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20180225_201217-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to put my rack gear in a rack. I have my HP DL360, the pfSense router and my Ubiquti Switch 24 and I didn&#8217;t like having them on my wire bakers rack. I didn&#8217;t look neat. 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