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It’s a nice DIY project but why? Racks cost next to nothing open frame racks that are more stable and better suited cost <$50 new on Amazon and you can buy them
by dogma1138 6y ago
It’s a nice DIY project but why? Racks cost next to nothing open frame racks that are more stable and better suited cost <$50 new on Amazon and you can buy them often for the price of scrap on auction sites.
If you want / need a DIY rack i also recommend using cheap aluminum extrusions those cost next to nothing from China (well pre pandemic at least) and since you aren’t building anything that requires high precision you don’t need to pay a premium for them.
- jstanley 6y ago> It’s a nice DIY project but why? I think you answered your own question.
- dogma1138 6y agoWell I was being nice, this probably creates more waste than it reduces since a rack can be reused many times and the metal can be fully recycled. Lack is essentially made out of paper and resin, there are more environmentally conscious ways to reuse a table...
- detaro 6y ago> It’s a nice DIY project but why? Because it's extremely cheap and easily discardable if not required anymore or something more permanent comes around. It's an alternative to having a switch/machine sit on the floor, not "nobody needs to buy racks anymore". (And at least around here, "racks for scrap value" isn't exactly common, or if it is it's full-height ones with pickup only (or understandably expensive shipping))