Rack Rails: Railing Against the Nothing

[Tom Bomb]

The intention is to build a rack inside a pinewood shelf unit that's structure looks a lot like this, part of a suite that will be adopted for the purpose.​

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Different dimensions in this case — shorter, with 27" of width and just 17" of height in the first tier which will be the location of this particular rack; loads more depth — 14" — to play with.

One rail will be butted up against the left wall, the other rail 19" in, and with or without vertical support — I don't think it's needed as there should be enough strength in the free-standing steel.

I'm thinking of these rails maybe, cut to size, modified perhaps to make feet although an L-bracket, top and bottom, would be a lot easier.

Am I on the right track?
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[N. Kentucky Bass]

Lots of rack gear must be connected / adjusted on the rear side. You need to plan for easy rear access -- especially power cord and cable management. Maybe create a thicker base for roller wheels?

 

[Tom Bomb]

Certainly so Thanks for chiming in.

The unit, dimensions-wise, reflects this box below, almost to a tee,
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The only difference being that the one I have is engineered differently — same as the units in the first picture — very robust, also flat-pack-able. They describe these things as vintage, these days — dreamt up some time in the eighties. Hard for my brain to get around but I'm not complaining. A while ago I picked up an entertainment unit, identical in design to the box. That will be housing other, more permanent machinery.

That top tier is ideal for the narrower units which will float there nicely, if I don't fasten them somehow. It's a very stable unit — takes my weight easily. You can see, there's not much in the back that's going to get in the way. And the whole thing easily pivots so I can get around and into the business end, whenever I'm wiring it up. It's portable enough to go places.

There's also a patch-bay in this design. It's a good size for my humble purposes, didn't break the bank. Mind you, these things are fetching big bikkies today. Looks nice too
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[Tom Bomb]

This is pretty on-the-money​

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