Thanks for this! I'll try a ready-made solution. Have fun cutting and fabricating; with a saw and a drill I would likely lose several fingers and drill holes thru my hands. Though interesting, this would not actually help get the command station mounted into a rack... --- In xl7@...m, Nathan Steele <XTCaine303@...> wrote: > > I tried the cisco rack ears from my pix 515E which was the only piece I > had not mounted in a rack and in use. > It looks like they would work, but you would need to put a spacer > between them and the CS body, looks like maybe an 1/8" on each side. the > rack I tested on is one with clip nuts so a fixed hole rack may be > different (t6he alignment wasn't perfect, but I believe close enough. > note that you would need four ears minimum, so 2 sets. > > these universal ones would probably work too, note that the pix 515 has > different mounting holes than say the 29xx series of switches, so those > may not work. > http://www.ebay.com/itm/170871812925?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 > it does not say pix 515e but notice it does have quite an array of holes. > > I think I would opt for the 1x2" angle aluminum. You can cut it with a > standard wood saw blade on a miter box, or a hacksaw. then drill 6 holes > to mount to the CS and 4-6 for the rack. > > I'll post it up after I've done it, a friend had some aluminum he was > going to give me, just waiting on that. > > > > On 10/29/2012 11:19 AM, Nathan Steele wrote: > > > > Maybe... I have some cisco rack ears, Ill check and let you know. > > > > On 10/29/2012 10:40 AM, shakerz25 wrote: > >> > >> thanks; i'm wondering if something already made might work too--for > >> example, search ebay under "cisco rack ears," and you will see many > >> ears that have multiple holes already on the ears that might work > >> (with no drilling, cutting, etc.). i think you would need to use two > >> on each side of the command station, and they may not fit PERFECTLY > >> (like they would not be totally flush with the surface face of the > >> emu), but these might work... > >> > >> what do you think? > >> > >> thx... > >> > >> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com <mailto:xl7%40yahoogroups.com>, Nathan > >> Steele <XTCaine303@> wrote: > >> > > >> > I measured and it looks like you could use 1"x2" aliminum angle > >> > extrusion, cut to length and drilled out in the right places. I > >> have yet > >> > to make mine, but it should work. maybe a little spray paint, or > >> better > >> > yet powder coat.... > >> > On 10/27/2012 2:52 AM, shakerz25 wrote: > >> > > > >> > > Any recent new finds/creations for rack ears? > >> > > > >> > > I recall reading about people considering making some, and/or > >> finding > >> > > some generic rack pieces that could be cut and used with the Command > >> > > Stations... > >> > > > >> > > I'm just looking for a cheap and dirty solution that works... > >> > > > >> > > Thanks! > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > >
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Re: rack ears...?
2012-11-01 by shakerz25