MOTM

At 4:51 PM -0500 03/16/01, Tkacs, Ken wrote:
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>>>>d00D, you have to think outside the box :)
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>I guess I just can't...

Oh, come on, you aren't even trying!!

>why would you want to do it this way?

Because I haven't come up with a better idea?? :)

>Have modules hanging on either side of a rack?

That way I could have more modules.

>I guess I would have to see this in action.

Well, as soon as someone buys my CEM MKS-80, I'll send the money to Paul,
and then hopefully a few weeks later, I'll be able send you a picture of it.

At 10:48 PM -0500 03/16/01, jwbarlow@... wrote:
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>I'd love to see some MOTM flat cabinet rails, but if nothing happens
>soon, I may have to go to brass inserts in a soft wood rail.

From where do you get these brass inserts??  That way I'll be able to use
the machine screws provided.  Not only will this keep me from having to use
screws that are *gasp* a different color, but I'll be able to swap my
modules around as much as I want (with wood screws the holes would
eventually wear out), and you know, it's not a modular unless you can move
the modules around ;)

At 10:56 PM -0500 03/16/01, Dave Hylander wrote:
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>I made my own.  I bought  1/8" x 1/2" aluminum stock from www.mcmaster.com
>and then laid out the pattern for the drill/tap holes using one of the MOTM
>rack rails as a template.

What an excellent effort!!  That could work with my "flying wing" idea as
well.  While I have a cheap tap and die set (it's handy if you work on
cars), I think tapping all of those holes would be much more work than
using wood with brass inserts.  Also since I can make the wood as deep as I
want, it will likely be stiffer than 1/8" aluminum (which may prove
important since modules will be hanging outside the rack).

As far as banjo playing is concerned, I like Beethoven's 9th from the
soundtrack to _Raising Arizona_ :)