What's a Good Lab Rack

cleveohcleveoh Member Posts: 38 ■■□□□□□□□□
Anybody know if these racks are any good?



Skeletek C24U 30" Rack Mount FRAME 24U for Cisco Router

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  • ehndeehnde Member Posts: 1,103
    cleveoh wrote: »
    Anybody know if these racks are any good?



    Skeletek C24U 30" Rack Mount FRAME 24U for Cisco Router

    Hell yes. I have the C16U-HD. They're extensible if you need more room later on (unlikely for a home lab unless you're this guy: Lab Overview (Scott Morris)

    The skeletek racks are very solid and cheap. They even come with cage nuts.
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  • cleveohcleveoh Member Posts: 38 ■■□□□□□□□□
    My home lab currently consists of:

    2 3725's
    1 3660
    2 2600's
    3 2500's
    2 2950's
    2 3550's

    1 Adtran 550
    1 master switch power controller
  • ehndeehnde Member Posts: 1,103
    cleveoh wrote: »
    My home lab currently consists of:

    2 3725's
    1 3660
    2 2600's
    3 2500's
    2 2950's
    2 3550's

    1 Adtran 550
    1 master switch power controller

    You've got all of that on one power controller? Dang....

    All of that would look real nice mounted. Maybe you could throw in a patch panel too :D

    One other nice thing about the skeletek racks: There are holes on the top of the frame. I used those holes to mount a wooden shelf (painted black to match the rack). That shelf holds 2 Cisco 1721s. It could probably hold a laptop if you wanted to set it on there to console into your terminal server standing in front of the rack or whatever oddball equipment you might have.
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  • SlowhandSlowhand Mod Posts: 5,161 Mod
    You could always head on over to your local IKEA and pick up a LackRack or two. icon_lol.gif

    Seriously, though, the Skeletek racks tend to be rock-solid. A lot of people I know, as well as a large number of people on TechExams, use them.

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  • ChooseLifeChooseLife Member Posts: 941 ■■■■■■■□□□
    Slowhand wrote: »
    You could always head on over to your local IKEA and pick up a LackRack or two. icon_lol.gif
    Ha-ha-ha, this is awesome! icon_lol.gif

    Can't beat this $20 server rack:
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  • johnwest43johnwest43 Member Posts: 294
    Ive got the 12u skeletek and i love it.
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  • GA1GA1 Registered Users Posts: 8 ■□□□□□□□□□
    ChooseLife wrote: »
    Ha-ha-ha, this is awesome! icon_lol.gif

    Can't beat this $20 server rack:
    Stack-up-your-rigs.jpg

    VERY ingenious! icon_thumright.gif
  • astrogeekastrogeek Member Posts: 251 ■■■□□□□□□□
    cleveoh wrote: »
    Anybody know if these racks are any good?

    Skeletek C24U 30" Rack Mount FRAME 24U for Cisco Router
    I love my Skeletek C20U-HD......but the downside is it is a constant reminder that I need more equipment to keep my two 2600XL routers company icon_lol.gif

    Just so you know, you can also buy these racks at the website below. The one you have chosen has a 30" foot base extending behind it so if space is a concern you can get them in 24". The 30" can be expanded to hold a server if you are interested, but for me it's just 6 more inches closer to stubbing my toe

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  • switchratswitchrat Member Posts: 13 ■□□□□□□□□□
    GA1 wrote: »
    VERY ingenious! icon_thumright.gif
    How do you ground wood?
  • sides14sides14 Member Posts: 113
    drum roll......take the wheels off. Each piece of equipment would have to go to a single connection point.
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