[sdiy] modular mounting rails?

[Don Tillman]

   From: ElmacacoX at aol.com
   Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 15:47:15 EST

   those of you who build your own modular cabinates and stuff, what
   do you use for the rails?  and where can I get them?

I just built a modular enclosure with MOTM-compatible mounts.  I tried
to do a nice job and it turned out to be a lot of work.  (Surprise.)

For the rails I used an L-shaped 3/4-inch by 3/4-inch, 1/8-inch thick,
aluminum beam, available at Home Depot or any well-stocked hardware
store, drilled holes with a #29 drill, tapped them to 8-32, and took a
slice of the beam off with a band saw to bring it down to 1/2-inch by
3/4-inch.

(I attempted using an L-shaped 1/2-inch by 1/2-inch steel beam, also
available at Home Depot, but tapping steel screw holes must require
special skills and knowledge that I don't have.  I kept breaking the
taps.)

If you don't have access to a drill press and band saw (or if you're
smarter than me and you don't want to go through that much trouble) 
you can either get mounting brackets from SynthTech or use wood rails.

  -- Don

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Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California, USA
don at till.com
http://www.till.com