DIY 6U Wooden Network Cabinet Build - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- Part one of my home DIY network cabinet build. Wanted a custom sized home network rack to tidy up and locate all my gear in one place and after searching and not finding anything small enough to fit the space I wanted to use I decided to fashion my own. Used simple 2x2 pine with dowel joints, nothing fancy, this first video shows the basic frame construction.
In the next video I shall start adding power, equipment and network cables. This is a home build and is really being done on the weekends in my spare time, so no time schedule.
After looking for wooden server racks not many are on UA-cam so thought this build may be useful to someone.
Not sure how this will finally evolve but lets see how it goes.
Thank you for watching.
If Ubiquiti wants to donate equipment I can add this into the next video :)
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it's pretty much eco friendly server rack :) It's like one of the furniture manufacturing videos, rally satisfying. I'll go with the similar design.
Thank you
Nice idea and thank you for sharing. I will be building something similar. Your idea is pretty much saving me some $$$.
Please it was some help, let us know how your build goes :)
good craftsmanship!
Thank you
Great work
Nice idea but you need to add a voiceover
I put on some generic royalty free music and it helped.
I have been inspired by your build and decided to try building one of my own.
Thank you, let us know how it goes.
Rays RCs went well, it’s finished just not sure how to attach pics in a UA-cam comment
@@jeremymyers5503 Don't think you can. If you have instagram you could use that, I put my build on instagram also. Congrats on your build
Great work!
Thank you
Very good
Thank you
I was waiting for Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin to appear.
OK.... I guess :)
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When you do the dowels for the side pieces, how do you get the holes to line up? Because you aren't drilling through both pieces of wood that time right? Also doesn't the second pair of dowel holes hit the first pair? Do you drill straight through the dowels that are already in there?
Also may I ask what the exact distance ended up being between the sides?
Used a Dowel Jig Kit, you can find them online, it has a steel centre marker, its like a cone shipped bushing that sits on the dowel, then you line up the second bit of wood and lightly tap the it together, this will leave a pin hole mark that you use as the reference to drill the second hole in the correct place, the kit also has the drill holding tool that keeps the drill bit straight and helps makes the holes straight. With some practice it works every time. Makes it look better than simply drilling the hole into both bits of wood at the same time, this way it hides the holes. Yes in some cases I would have drilled through a dowel, I let each set of dowels I did dry first before doing each step/side, some ended up going through other dowels and some didn't, if you plan it ahead you could probably do the hole so no dowels intersect, but its wood and with the wood glue I don't think it matters to much. I was very surprised how strong this construction method was, it feels just as strong as if I used screws.
@@raysrcsandtech Thanks for the reply man, that helps a lot 🙂
If you mean the inner size its 19 inch, the outer measures 22 inch, the size was based around the rack rails, I started with front side and made every measurement based of them. In fact I didn't really measure it I roughed out the front side first with the rails, placed in on the shelf it was going then put some bits of 2x2 on the shelf and marked them that way, doing this I ended up with a perfect fit for the shelf space I had
Great !! Where is part 2 ;) ?
Actually soon, it just needs editing, had some issues with fans that delay it a little. To be honest this video didn't really get much interest so I dint feel the need to rush out part two. Thanks for watching
@@raysrcsandtech Waiting for part 2 also
Its up and live
I don't have the 1U shelf, so can you share the dimensions of the shelf and frame ?
The shelf is 19" x 1.75" x 10.5" its called "AC Infinity Vented Cantilever 1U Universal Rack Shelf" the frame is 22" x 14" x 11" deep
Where did you purchase the 2 rails from , cheers
Amazon have them, they have different length, they didn't come with screws but again amazon have ones that fit
Can I please get a parts list of everything none wooden used? TYIA
Tripp Lite keystone patch panel / various keystones jacks (from amazon) for ethernet, USB and HDMI, rack rails from amazon and screws. Some basic wood screws, 2 x startech 1U rack shelves (one was new from amazon) other was old I had already not sure where that was purchased.
This proyect works in 12 or 16U size?
The project fits in 6U
Yes, the same idea would work for other rack heights, just use your rack rails as your stating point. If you are building a much bigger rack say 22U or more, you may want to use more wood of larger dimensions to stop it from bowing.
hello, what are the dimensions?
the frame is 22" x 14" x 11" deep
You can go to woodprix if you would like to make it yourself guys.
What wrong with my video.... was it not easy enough
Im here because i looked at cabinets to buy and, BOY they costing too much for me
Didn’t make it through presentation. One of the biggest youtube letdowns is when you come to the site to see a video, but instead get a slideshow or some guy typing into a notepad document. There’s not a whole lot of difference from that and reading a regular webpage that doesn’t move.
Shame you missed the movie pictures after the into
Nice of you to type this all out despite no one asking and you being objectively wrong
@@Jage_ 😂😂😂