[sdiy] modular mounting rails?

[harry]

Just a note (in case anyone cares...)

The standard for rack rail is a 10-32 tap.  You might want
to use this to be compatible with all rack screws.

H^) harry

Don Tillman wrote:

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

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