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Post by jcoutu1 on Dec 6, 2017 13:30:53 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2017 14:25:06 GMT -6
They look great! Did you follow plans or just build by eye? (And can you link if the former?) Love the stain, too. Steel wool/vinegar or a product?
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Post by ericn on Dec 6, 2017 15:19:22 GMT -6
Looking good Jesse!
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Post by svart on Dec 6, 2017 15:47:49 GMT -6
Those are almost identical to how I built mine!
Good job!
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Post by jcoutu1 on Dec 6, 2017 15:54:40 GMT -6
They look great! Did you follow plans or just build by eye? (And can you link if the former?) Love the stain, too. Steel wool/vinegar or a product? Thanks. I slapped together a basic plan in Google Sketchup, but veered off course a bit while building to accommodate for some issues. Basically, I got some sheets of 4x8, 3/4" plywood. Chopped the 8 foot length into 4 x 2' x 23" rectangles. I used 1x3's for the kickplate, so those are 2.5" each and you can see how they are arranged in the pics. We drew a line from the top of the kick plate to 8" back on the top of the box to get the break angle for the slant. I used 1x2 and 1x3's glued and screwed (nail gun on the smaller boxes) as bracing for the boxes and screwed a plywood top and bottom on to match the size. The spacing between the rack rails is 19 3/8" (and that's convenient because there is a triangle on the measuring tape where you need to measure). This is the product that I used to stain/poly. I only put one coat. I'm in a time crunch to get up and running in the new space, so I found the easiest, quickest solution for the finish, but think the results came out pretty well. www.homedepot.com/p/Varathane-1-qt-Ebony-Stain-and-Polyurethane-271464/203946698I'm NOT a carpenter by any means, and I'm surprised by how well the build went. The big rack is 22U x 3, but I should have done 24U. I ordered some 2U rails to add to the bottom. The shorter ones are 14U, but probably should have done 12U for a better height. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2017 18:26:01 GMT -6
They look great! Did you follow plans or just build by eye? (And can you link if the former?) Love the stain, too. Steel wool/vinegar or a product? I'm NOT a carpenter by any means, and I'm surprised by how well the build went. Thanks for the info. Need a stain to match an existing desk and that may be perfect. Forgot to mention space looks great, overall. I'd be happy to work in there! |
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Post by kcatthedog on Dec 7, 2017 5:45:26 GMT -6
Sweet: classic black, like the height and placement of your patchbay: good thinking !
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Post by mikec on Dec 7, 2017 10:27:13 GMT -6
Sure wish I had the skills to build these. I could use at least one more standing rack.
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Post by ericn on Dec 7, 2017 22:06:36 GMT -6
Sure wish I had the skills to build these. I could use at least one more standing rack. A rack straight rack is pretty easy, a simple Kreg Pocket screw jig ($30) and Homedepot and Lowes will cut to length, Penn Elcom rails and your done! |
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Post by mikec on Dec 8, 2017 7:36:53 GMT -6
Sure wish I had the skills to build these. I could use at least one more standing rack. A rack straight rack is pretty easy, a simple Kreg Pocket screw jig ($30) and Homedepot and Lowes will cut to length, Penn Elcom rails and your done! Okay, I admit it, I had to google what a Kreg Pocket screw jig is, and my dad was a shop teacher for over 30 years. I think he was a little embarrassed when I took his class many, many years ago.  |
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Post by ericn on Dec 8, 2017 7:44:42 GMT -6
A rack straight rack is pretty easy, a simple Kreg Pocket screw jig ($30) and Homedepot and Lowes will cut to length, Penn Elcom rails and your done! Okay, I admit it, I had to google what a Kreg Pocket screw jig is, and my dad was a shop teacher for over 30 years. I think he was a little embarrassed when I took his class many, many years ago. Hey I think it was either My neighbor Brian who builds highend speaker cabinets or my old Neigboor Dana who showed me 8-10 years ago, I have been building cabinets for 39 of my 49 years ! Coolest little tool ever, hardly use my biscuit joiner anymore & I give at least one a year as an Xmas present to somebody who looks at like, gee thanks, right. A year later I always hear " best gift ever"! |
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Post by svart on Dec 8, 2017 7:59:00 GMT -6
There's an IKEA cabinet that a lot of folks use for racks because it's 19" wide on the inside.
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Post by ericn on Dec 8, 2017 8:18:00 GMT -6
There's an IKEA cabinet that a lot of folks use for racks because it's 19" wide on the inside. Yeah but no clearance if somebody's front panel is a little wide! |
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Post by matt@IAA on Dec 8, 2017 8:18:08 GMT -6
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Post by keymod on Dec 8, 2017 17:20:19 GMT -6
Nice job, Jesse. Space is looking great
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