This might be a little O/T but I guess it is still "hardware". Does this even exist?

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Rhin0

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hey guys,

Ok this is going to be hard to explain without a picture. I guess if needed i'll break out the l33t Paint skills to illustrate. I'll try to do without that first.

Ok picture this. I will have 4 towers all sitting on the floor to my right. I'd like to get them up off the floor a little bit. I have no desk room to set them up level with me and the shelf above me is too high for them. So I am basically looking for some type of rack or stand that can hold 4 computer towers and is roughly 3 feet high and roughly 2 feet deep (stuff could hang out the back some I wouldn't care).

I'm thinking powder coated or painted black metal to match my entertainment center. A wire type mesh stuff that cools well for the bottom and if it had a mesh top or a solid top that would be cool. Even if it was just a stand for them that would be great also. Aside from breaking out the mig welder and heading to the scrap pile I haven't been able to find anything. Everytime I search I end up with big server racks for well server stacks.

This would make my room look so much neater/nicer and keep some of the dust of of my comps. I don't mind them sitting on the floor that much and have never really had a problem with that but i'd like to get them up and off at least a few inches.

Please help if you have ever seen anything like this!

-Rhino
 
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DaveSimmons

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Heavy-duty, open, adjustable steel shelves would do the job. Just don't get flimsy ones, get ones rated as far over 200 lbs per shelf as you can find.
 
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Rhin0

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Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Heavy-duty, open, adjustable steel shelves would do the job. Just don't get flimsy ones, get ones rated as far over 200 lbs per shelf as you can find.
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My neighbor buys those from Sam's club. I'd like something that looks a little better but that is a good idea i'll check those out.

If the shelving lets you pick how many levels you have that could be a good option. Maybe I wasn't clear; I only want a bottom level as a base where I put the towers and then a "top deck" (if you will) to maybe put my printer (that I don't have) and a scanner (that I don't have) on.

More than the likely the top would collect paperwork junk LOL
 
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Ken90630

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Okay, hold on to your hat ....

I've read this whole thread and looked at that Bowery Kitchens cart picture in your last post. I bought a "mobile work cart" from Home Depot about 3 months ago that will have you frothing at the mouth. It has silver colored coated steel legs (that you could easily spray paint black), a wirey steel bottom (tons of ventilation, yet plenty secure enough to put a few computers on) an adjustable middle shelf :), and a nice wood top. It comes with wheels, but you have to install them -- so in your case, just don't install them! (They lock, BTW, if you did want to use them.) It's very sturdy and well built. I almost bought two.

Price? $50ish. I kid you not. I bought it to use as a work cart around the house, as I've been refurbishing my mom's house for the last year or so and needed a cart to put tools & other things on as I ramble thru the back & front yards fixing things, painting things, etc. I also use it to work on my car in the driveway.

Only possible prob? I just looked for you on Homedepot.com and I don't see it. But, that doesn't necessarily mean anything. A lot of stores carry things that aren't on their Web sites, so ....

If the box wasn't outside, I'd run & check on the brand name for you tonight. PM me Thursday (I'm snowed tomorrow and won't be around much) and I'll see if I can get the brand name off the box for you. In the meantime, pop over to HD if you have time and see if they have it. I'm pretty sure they call it a "mobile work cart." It was in one of those display areas at the end of an aisle.

You might look at Crate & Barrel or Hold Everything or those types of stores too if HD doesn't carry it any more.
 
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Rhin0

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Ken,

very cool man.... let me know

I don't have home depot here but I have lowes in town. I will check there but I might go to columbus to a home depot and check


thanks man
 
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Blain

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This thread is FAR MORE Hardware related than some I've seen here lately... FAR MORE :laugh:
 
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billywiggins

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Here is what I use, it works great and the shelves are super sturdy, Ive got 2 Sun monitors on one shelf, that would destroy any other wire rack. Anyways, on the same aisle as these are located are some smaller racks, just like what Ken mentions, and its at Lowes, which is what you said was around you.
 
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PhoenixOrion

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Those things are Metro carts that are used in semiconductor and biopharmaceutical production cleanrooms.

They come in 316L stainless steel (very expensive) or chrome for home/kitchen use.
 
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Tiamat

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Originally posted by: billywiggins
Here is what I use, it works great and the shelves are super sturdy, Ive got 2 Sun monitors on one shelf, that would destroy any other wire rack. Anyways, on the same aisle as these are located are some smaller racks, just like what Ken mentions, and its at Lowes, which is what you said was around you.
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I use a smaller version of that. THose are great and easy to put together. If you live near an Economy True Value Hardware store, you can pick the sizes you want, and the amount of shelves you want.
 
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piasabird

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You might try a work bench if they will fit inside the space. They also have this with a pegboard back. You also get a work surface with this as well as 2 drawers.

Work Bench
 
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Muscles

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My suggestion is to build what you're lookin for yourself. From what I understand all you need is one shelf and above that a table top. It would be pretty easy to do with wood and it would be damn sturdy :p
 
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Ken90630

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Just a quick note to tell 'ya I didn't forget. I was gone all day today (just got back), so I'll see if I can find the box tomorrow and give you the name/model no. off it. I'm gonna be out runnin' around tomorrow & doin' some last minute Christmas shopping, so if I'm near a Home Depot and have time, I'll run in and get a SKU for you or something (if they still carry it).

BTW, some of the things these other guys are posting pics of are similar to what I'm describing, but not quite the same. Some of them may work for you if for any reason you can't get or don't want the Home Depot cart. Cool thing about this one is that not only is it of good quality, but it was surprisingly inexpensive. :)
 
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uOpt

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You could also get a bunch of 19" cases for your computers. Definitely raises the geek factor.
 
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Ken90630

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Hey, RhinO,

Gosh, I hate to tell you this after getting your hopes up, but it looks like Home Depot doesn't carry that cart anymore. :( I went over there today to look for you, and the carts are nowhere to be found. Some lame looking plastic table is now in the space those cool carts used to be. I asked two clerks if they still carried the cart, and neither knew what I was talking about. Guess that meant no.

What I can tell you is the 'brand' is Space Works. Only prob is that I think that's sort of Home Depot's house brand for this stuff, 'cuz it says on another Space Works product, "Distributed exclusively by Home Depot." :roll: Big help, huh? Sheeesh. I thought I had saved the box (which would have a SKU on it) and had it outside in my storage shed, but I don't -- guess I must have tossed it out.

Anyway, the elusive Space Works cart is actually very similar to what BillyWiggins and Need4Speed posted pictures of in this thread. Only difference is that the cart has a solid wood top, and locking wheels, and it only has three shelves (including the top). So you wouldn't be paying for a huge rack and more shelf space than you really need.

What I'd do is maybe get one of the baker's racks or industrial shelf units like Billy & Need posted pics of, then modify it yourself. You could, if you're adventurous enough, just take a hacksaw and cut the thing down to size a bit -- instead of being 5' tall or whatever, you could just cut each of the four side supports down to, say, 3' or whatever seems right to you. Then just get a thick, flat hunk of hardwood (Birch would be nice) and cut it to size to serve as a top shelf. That's what I'd do. Could be done in less than an hour. :)

These racks are pretty cool. If I had multiple computers in a room, they'd be what I'd use. :cool:
 
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Ken90630

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This just in: :p

I found the box. Here's as much pertinent info I could get off it for 'ya:

Space Works "Mobile Work Center"
Model # 209-247
38" Wide X 33" High X 20" Deep
"Platinum Epoxy Finish" (looks very similar to powder coat)
400 lb weight capacity
Bar code # on the box is 6057900464
Manufactured by Homer, TLC & distributed exclusively by Home Depot
The # (SKU?) on my receipt (found that too) is 760579004648 (is called a "work table" on the receipt)

Maybe you could take that info to your closest Home Depot & see if they still have any. Hope you find what you're looking for. :)

EDIT tonite: I happened to be at Target today and saw a kitchen rack very similar to what Need4Speed posted a pic of. It had three shelves (all wire) and was about waist high. Price was $39.99, I think. You could put a solid wood top on it and it would be functionally identical (or better) than that $450 Bowery Kitchens cart you had seen.

Ken
 
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