Tower Board Rack Info

elmerfudd · Outlaw Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 223 City: Ft. Lauderdale

Has anyone here built one or know what are some good materials to use when making one?

Marlon494 · Newbie Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Posts: 2 City: Norman

I have made great boardracks from plastic with a router. Look up a plastics dealer in the phonebook, and get some HDPE (High Density Poly-Ethylene). I chose 1" thick black HDPE. This stuff is very machinable with a cheap router and a 1/4" straight shank bit. You will have to make a "stencil" to trace the pattern.

Marlon

kevthayer · Outlaw Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 231 City: Benicia

Marlon494, Do you have any pics you can share to give us an idea of what the end product looks like?

Marlon494 · Newbie Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Posts: 2 City: Norman

Sorry it took me so long to reply, just saw the post. Here's a pic. It's a 3D rendering. I made a wooden template of cheap pine from home depot and used the router's follower bearing to follow the stencil. I don't have a picture of the actual boardrack, but it'll look like this if you do a good job.[img][/img]