Building a New 20-Space Rack
I was really bummed when my 20-Space Raxxess mobile rack disintegrated on me with all of my most expensive gear in it. The bottom collapsed and then the whole thing twisted breaking the sides as well. I was not at all impressed with Raxxess’ design after looking at it closely. The entire weight of both sides of the rack is held up by 6 metal pins in 3/4 inch particle board. Not a good design. So I called Raxxess and they agreed to send me the broken parts after they grilled me about how heavy my equipment was and what I was using it for. It’s a rack and I put audio gear in it and it broke because the design is bad. The guys on the phone were pretty snotty, but they did agree to send me the replacement parts and they did it pretty quickly. Then I thought, “Do you want to put your favorite rack gear in a rack that previously disintegrated?”
The broken pin holes on the bottom plate of the Raxxess rack
A detail of the broken particle board
So I decided to build a replacement instead. The new version is MUCH stronger, better designed, has bigger casters and it is generally awesome. I DIY. It would have been faster and maybe cheaper just to buy a new crappy rack, but I wouldn’t be very proud of it!
Top Corner of New Rack
Big Fucking Wheels (For Off-Road Recordin')
Side View of New Rack
Cable Tie Mounts
Cable Tied Power Cables Down the Right Rear
Fully Wired Rack with Optional Squirrel's Nest
I would love to see other people homemade audio equipment racks! This one is probably only going to be loved by me and the family of squirrels that made their home in the back!
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June 14th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Overbuilt audio rack + fat beefy wheels = clear out the damn squirrels so I can ride that thing up and down the driveway!