[PLUG] Re: local-ish rack suppliers?

[Keith Lofstrom]

If you are on a tight budget but have some time, then consider some
surplus solutions.  The Tektronix RAMS (recycle and material salvage)
store often has 19 inch racks.   The Tek store is open on Thursdays
from 2 until 5, call ahead.  There might also be some racks at Wacky
Willie's.

But a better way to go is a small modification of Rich's suggestion,
LOBOS, lots of boxes on shelves.   Rather than fixed shelves, get
some of those wire-shelf on roller pole systems ( www.metro.com).
This means you can move the system up against the wall, or turn it
around to work on.  The open-wire shelves are nice to wire-tie cables
and power strips and hubs to.  If you can't find these racks used at
one of the surplus places above, they are expensive new.  There are
very expensive but pretty versions at Storables;  but you can go there
and see some of what is available.  In any case, these might be the
way to go for stacks of odd sized boxen.  

Keith

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