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Do you think Paul would ever consider making such a panel? It could
probably be made from a single piece of 1/8" aluminum (8.75"x19.25") with a
7"x17.5" opening cut and bent back 90 degrees to form a simple support for
the rackmount stuff. I made up a quick PDF (because I always seen to
visualize better on paper) of my interpretation of this panel. Maybe the
"rails" could be reenforced from the inside. For asthetic reasons, I'm
thinking the rackmount stuff should be mounted to the inside of this panel
to solve any problems due to different panel thicknesses. Let me know if
I'm dreaming... -Nate

From: J. Larry Hendry <jlarryh@i...>
Date: Tue May 2, 2000 9:31pm
Subject: Re: Lots of questions


I have seem the Expressionist open. I would never try to
hack it into a
different enclosure. However, I have experienced the
same concerns as you.
My stuff is currently in a 19" rack, but I am only
nano-seconds away from
starting my wood case once the flat rails become
available. And, like you,
I want some space 19" rack stuff (maybe 3 or 4
pieces for me). I have two
solutions, and I will probably use both at one time
or another.

My very bottom cabinet (in the end) will probably be
5U tall and have MOTM
modules on one side and 19" rack space on the other
side. In the mean
time. I am building two cabinets. First a 24U X 11 U
slant cabinet. That
will hold 48 MOTM units and two magic busses
(another story). I plant to
make a special metal mounting bracket that will bolt
into 11 MOTM units of
width and give me 4 19" 1U spaces. I can move it
around my case as I see
fit. I will be happy to share the plans when
complete. However, one could
easily design their wood case with a combination of
19" and MOTM. If you
make your case 23 MOTM units or more wider, you will
have room for 2 19"
rack units side by side either above or below the
MOTM modules. Given that
the flat rails will be 12 spaces, 24 sound like a
nice round number.

My $.02
Larry Hendry