You could screw the modules directly into the wood rails until metal rails
are available. You can't do lots of module swapping but it will work and
requires no metal bending. Set the wood rails back slightly so that when
you add the metal rails, you have the panel set back that you want.
Flat metal rails in 10U lengths can be cut with a hack saw and butted
together for different widths.
Eric
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tkacs, Ken [mailto:Ken.Tkacs@...]
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 9:44 AM
> To: 'motm@onelist.com'
> Subject: RE: [motm] Rails & Cabinets
>
>
> From: "Tkacs, Ken" <Ken.Tkacs@...>
>
>
> I'd entertain that solution, too, but are such rails
> available? I need to
> get cabinets made pretty soon so I can start using my modular, so I'm
> looking for something that's either available or available soon.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:Crawley, Eric
> [mailto:esc@...]
> Sent:Thursday, February 03, 2000 9:48 AM
> To:motm@onelist.com
> Subject:RE: [motm] Rails & Cabinets
>
> Sigh, I feel like a broken record but the right
> answer for
> this is to use
> wood for the structural support and a simple flat rail
> attached to it for
> mounting modules. The current rails are
> fantastic for rack
> mounting where
> the slop in the cabinet can be tolerated by the
> mechanics of
> the side rails
> but it becomes harder when you try to mount those rails
> where you have
> tighter tolerances.
>
> I'm not a mechanical engineer but I really like simple
> solutions to
> mechanical problems.
>
>
>
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