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Step 6Preparing the rack case
Before things got too hectic, I decided to start working on the actual rack case. Since the case was made of decent aluminum, it was time to break out the Dremel and various drill bits and manual files...
The text for the labels was just printed out from a regular inkjet printer onto regular paper - I then smeared some clear-drying superglue across them to get them to stick to the painted metal. Not the most clean way (or professional way) of doing it, but it works, and none of the labels have come off to date.
The covering over where the LEDs and the 7-segment display is came from some old thin, black wire-mesh I had lying around.
For all the cuts / dimensions / spacing / etc. - this is really where the AutoCAD drawings came in handy -
The text for the labels was just printed out from a regular inkjet printer onto regular paper - I then smeared some clear-drying superglue across them to get them to stick to the painted metal. Not the most clean way (or professional way) of doing it, but it works, and none of the labels have come off to date.
The covering over where the LEDs and the 7-segment display is came from some old thin, black wire-mesh I had lying around.
For all the cuts / dimensions / spacing / etc. - this is really where the AutoCAD drawings came in handy -
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