Re: [sdiy] modular mechanics

[Roman]

I make rails from 2 pieces of aluminium. L-shaped one, 10x20x2mm, bolted together with 5x15 bar laying in the corner of L.
Then I drill holes in this bar and make threads for screws. Actually I predrill all 84 holes of 19'' frame to about 3mm so it looks cool. Only some of those are then drilled to about 15mm and threaded.
You can see the result here:
http://www.sowa.synth.net/m_pics/m_shfrontprel.jpg
or here:
http://www.sowa.synth.net/m_pics/vco4.jpg

Making 3 frames (6 rails) cost me maybe 10EUR in material and another 10EUR in broken drills and threaders ;)

Roman

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Od: Fdi <fdi at ran.es>
Do: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Data: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 20:26:59 -0000
Temat: [sdiy] modular mechanics

>Dear list,
>
>How do you attach the modules on a non-wood frame?
>I was thinking on a rack frame (SKB pop-up case), but my research is
>discouranging me, so I ask on a more generaly...
>May be I'm not seing something that is common practice for others...
>
>Thank you to all that replied until today about the front rails.
>I'm surprised of the very few possibilities (specifically two), and they are
>so expensive... ($34 per pair in the case of the strips of the pics I posted
>before. I plan to build three cases 4*3U, so 34*16=$544!!!, too much for a
>bunch of metal strips I think, and that's a special quantity price)
>
>Fernando
>
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