MOTM

Nice one, Ken!

But I probably don't have the space (height) in the cabinet to compensate for 
the base of the L shape. I'll definitely check it out, though.

- Robert


On Wednesday 19 July 2006 19:57, Tkacs, Ken wrote:

> Another thing that you can do in a pinch is use normal rack rails. What
> I mean by that is the kind of rails that you would buy if you were
> constructing your own 19" rack enclosure. I only looked at these
> quickly, but something like this:
>
> http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-RAX-RKRL6--m-11_65_271.html
>
> I used such a setup for a while before diving into the woodworking. In
> fact, this might be the same exact brand that I used. I had three pairs
> of these rails about 12u "high" each. Turned horizontally, I bolted two
> of the pair together back-to-back (they are L-shaped in cross-section),
> with the third pair split as the "top" and "bottom" rails. After bolting
> a bunch of MOTM modules to these, the whole thing holds itself together
> with no other back or sides (naturally, for your safety and the safety
> of your modules, you wouldn't want to leave it like this, but as an
> interim measure, this worked for me).
>
> All I'm saying is that if the Stooge flat rails are ever really gone for
> good, maybe turning to something like these rails and building a cabinet
> around them would be the way to go.
>
> One thing to be aware of - the tapped holes in a 19" rack are a size
> larger than those in the Stooge flat rails. I don't remember the exact
> sizes off-hand, but if Paul is shipping #8x32 machine screws with the
> modules, then you need #10x32 I think for the rack (whatever standard
> rack-mount screws are). The holes in the corners of MOTM modules "just
> about exactly" pass a #10, so you may end up nicking the paint a little
> bit (inside, in the mounting holes normally covered by the screws). Just
> mentioning this because it's not and perfect fit and if you're sloppy
> the screws may dig into the sides of the mounting holes a tad.
>
> But it does work. And they're relatively cheap. There are other lengths
> available - see the sidebar at right.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
>
> Ken T.