What's a Good Lab Rack

Anybody know if these racks are any good?

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

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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.

cleveoh

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

ehnde

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

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.

Slowhand

You could always head on over to your local IKEA and pick up a LackRack or two.

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.

ChooseLife

Slowhand wrote: »

You could always head on over to your local IKEA and pick up a LackRack or two.

Ha-ha-ha, this is awesome!

Can't beat this $20 server rack:

johnwest43

Ive got the 12u skeletek and i love it.

GA1

ChooseLife wrote: »

Ha-ha-ha, this is awesome!

Can't beat this $20 server rack:

VERY ingenious!

astrogeek

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

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

Dantrak Net *- New and Used Networking Equipment and Peripherals. Skeletek Racks and Accessories.

switchrat

GA1 wrote: »

VERY ingenious!

How do you ground wood?

sides14

drum roll......take the wheels off. Each piece of equipment would have to go to a single connection point.