Looking for some rubber...

[eggrole1]

I am looking to get 2 pieces of rubber to build a custom HDD rack for my current project. They need to be 1" x 6" x 14" each. I am not sure where I would go about getting these, so if anyone has an idea plesae LMK!

Here is a simple drawing of what im looking to do:
rubber hdd rack draft

 

[akira34]

Good luck in finding that exactly... I did a google search and found one place that has it in close to the thickness you want. You'd need to double it up (since it's up to 1/2" thick) and buy a lot more than you want. I don't know if it will handle the heat from the drives too well either, it might not. Give them a call/email/whatever. If they don't have it, maybe they can point you in the correct direction. Of course, YOU could have found the same info via google... http://www.alasco.com/flooring.htm

 

[Zepper]

McMaster-Carr may have something too.
.bh.

 

[Mday]

make sure you get an extended warranty on all those drives that you'll kill from the static.

 

[Zepper]

The static problem is not too likely but to be sure I would get or make grounding straps for each drive. To drain off, the static generated from disk rotataion needs a true earth ground to the drive case. True the cases these days are probably grounded thru the negative power leads, but it doesn't hurt to provide an alternate path.
.bh.

 

[eggrole1]

thanks for all the replys. Im looking into that stuff linked in the first reply. Seems like it might be too plyable. Grounding the drives was always a must, just didn't put it in my shady diagram.