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The front panels are custom so can be any width. 8HP probably makes a neater product.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> brianw <brianw@audiobanshee.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 28 July 2026 23:04<br>
<b>To:</b> Mike Bryant <mbryant@futurehorizons.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> synth-diy@synth-diy.org <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [sdiy] 3U Eurorack modules in a 1U rack</font>
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<div class="PlainText">Hmm, in hindsight, maybe this is more difficult than I thought.<br>
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Are your three modules all exactly 8HP in "width"?<br>
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I assume you could fit any combination of 2HP 4HP 6HP and 8HP modules, so long as they don't exceed 8HP total, for each of the three openings, but then you'd need those rails with slots for sliding nuts, or predrilled Eurorack HP spaced screw holes. I guess
you'd have to find someone that offers these in short lengths that would fit vertically in a 1U enclosure, and then you'd need a way to secure them to the top and bottom - or somewhere in the enclosure.<br>
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Yikes. Proverbial Can o' Worms.<br>
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Brian<br>
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On Jul 28, 2026, at 2:34 PM, brian wrote:<br>
> Hi Mike,<br>
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> They're not exactly off-the-shelf, but Front Panel Express is a good place for medium runs like this. They even have some angle brackets that you might be able to use to secure the Eurorack modules to the bottom panel and top panel, so that they are not floating.<br>
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> I have designed plenty of blank Eurorack panels (with custom engraved text) as well as face plates for my own custom Eurorack modules. Front Panel Express is great for this, and they also have some options for building an entire rack enclosure based on modular
components.<br>
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> I have not used their full enclosure products, but I recently watched a video showing how they reinforce the long 1U face plate with those angle brackets to the top and bottom panels to prevent flexing. I'm thinking those could also be used to secure 3 Eurorack
modules (with 12 brackets in total). You could also custom-design the back panel to allow providing Eurorack power as well as audio inputs and outputs.<br>
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> Again, this is not off-the-shelf, and it requires some design work, but the fabrication part is automated and precise. I suppose FPE can get expensive at quantities like 50, because they're more for one-off prototypes, but they also have somewhat of a discount
for quantity.<br>
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> Brian<br>
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> On Jul 28, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Mike Bryant <mbryant@futurehorizons.com> wrote:<br>
>> Yes but I actually need quite a lot of them - about 50 so was hoping there was something off the shelf.<br>
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>> On Tue, Jul 28, 2026 at 8:24 PM Mike Bryant <mbryant@futurehorizons.com> wrote:<br>
>>> Does anyone know of any pre-built metalwork to allow 3 3U Eurorack modules of up to 8HP to be securely mounted horizontally side by side across the width of a 1U rack unit ?<br>
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>>> Yes I know the labels will all be on their sides, but not a problem.<br>
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