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Well, now that I have invested money into a small PA system (by the way, try speakerhole.com for great prices on PA speakers) I would now like to protect the investment. However, I am somewhat amazed at what companies charge for rack and mixer cases.I was wondering if anyone knew of a link, or, had instructions on building equipment rack cases as well as mixer cases. I have found some sites where you can get parts (casters, handles, corners etc.), but none where there are instructions for putting it all together.
Thanks for your help.
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Be careful - one reply said mounting rail separation/spacing is 19". That is the nominal panel width of the equipment to be mounted. The standard for rail spacing is 18 5/16" from mounting hole center to mounting hole center. As far as building your own rack - I would never do that - unless I wanted a deluxe real wood cabinet. There are several rack manufacturers - AMCO, Emcor/Crenlo, BUD, Equipto, Premier Metal, Hammond, Electrorack, etc. I design and build rack systems for industry, but I do not know who specifically makes a good rack for on-the-road use. There are very many different models to choose from those mfrs, but look for this in any rack: must have front and rear mounting rails of the type that have an additional row of screw holes for mounting internal chassis supports. See AMCO, Crenlo, or BUD. The most common racks have "L" shaped rails and they do not meet this requirement. Tapped rails are much easier to use than those requiring cage nuts. Large amps or any other deep equip must be supported with chassis supports, especially for on-the-road use. Welded cabinet frames are much better than cheaper screwed together jobs. If you're lucky you should be able to find something used, but be sure to follow my guidelines. I could help further but only for money. See www.braderengineering.com Good luck.
You can look anywhere on the web. Go to any decent search engine, type in rack rails, and you'll be innundated with parts/etc. avail. If you want the best/non dealer marked up bullet proof cases, call Ramsdell Audio, St. Pete., FL. (no, I don't work for/with them)
I have not seen instructions any where either, but if your equipment in rack mountable, the standard is 19" apart. The rails can probably be purchased at the same place where you purchase the other supplies. One of the reasons for the cost for commercial units is that many of them are ATA cases, which means that they have to meet certain standards set from the transportation industry. If you fly with your equipment, the airlines require that your gear is in an ATA case, unless you plan to carry on your equipment.
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