Not quite DIY but lots of technical people on this forum.

I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so need a
bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to hear from
you

Andrew

In article ,
Andrew Mawson wrote:
Not quite DIY but lots of technical people on this forum.

I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so need a
bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to hear from
you

Andrew

Have you tried EBay? The BBC auctioned off the equipment from places like
TV centre and Bush house, and lots of these sorts of things end up on Ebay.

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On Monday, 4 February 2019 15:30:40 UTC, Andrew Mawson wrote:
I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so need a
bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to hear from
you

Something from Ikea cut to size and some rack strip?

Owain

Those were the days when comms folk actually their own measurements and
companies like Imhofs supplied them at silly expensive prices.
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On Monday, 4 February 2019 15:30:40 UTC, Andrew Mawson wrote:
I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so
need a
bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to hear
from
you

Something from Ikea cut to size and some rack strip?

Owain

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On Monday, 4 February 2019 15:30:40 UTC, Andrew Mawson wrote:
I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so
need a
bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to hear
from
you

Something from Ikea cut to size and some rack strip?

Owain

Good heavens NO, the poor RA17 would curl up in shame !

Andrew

On 04/02/2019 15:30, Andrew Mawson wrote:
Not quite DIY but lots of technical people on this forum.

I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14"Â* (I'm
adding an RA137AÂ* L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so
need a bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to
hear from you

Andrew

hah! I just finished converting a piece of not very antique furniture to
house some audio gear.


It's actually relatively simple to make 19" cabinets out of wood, hard
or soft, MDF and what have you.. and fix stuff in with BIG woodscrews.

e.g.

http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...928_131610.jpg


http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...i/BCD_0027.JPG

and

http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...i/BCD_0024.JPG


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On 04/02/2019 15:51, wrote:
On Monday, 4 February 2019 15:30:40 UTC, Andrew Mawson wrote:
I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so need a
bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to hear from
you

Something from Ikea cut to size and some rack strip?

softwood works just fine with reasonable self taps instead of bolts
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Andrew Mawson wrote:
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On Monday, 4 February 2019 15:30:40 UTC, Andrew Mawson wrote:
I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so
need a
bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to hear
from
you

Something from Ikea cut to size and some rack strip?

Owain

Good heavens NO, the poor RA17 would curl up in shame !

It's basically how they're made for areas where they need to look 'pretty'
like the control room of a recording studio. Veneered MDF etc with steel
mounting strips.

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In article ,
says...

Not quite DIY but lots of technical people on this forum.

I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so need a
bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to hear from
you

Andrew

I recall reading an article somewhere - almost certainly
online - where somebody found that an Ikea table had legs
exactly the right distance apart for a 19" rack conversion!

Oh, yes - googling ikea 19" rack brings up lots of suggestions
using Lack and Rast tables. The Rast needs the addition of
metal 19" rack mounting frames but the Lack can be used from
the instant you put it together! See:

https://tinyurl.com/ikea19-rack

or

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/elec...c-instruments-
and-electronic-music-production/1203354-diy-19-quot-rack-ikea-
lack-table.html

Note the double height version - this chap shows how it was
done!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STYolyA7j3E
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Note the double height version - this chap shows how it was
done!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STYolyA7j3E

Just noticed a link to a different method at the bottom of the
first one!

https://tinyurl.com/ikea19-rack2

or


https://www.instructables.com/id/20-...strument-rack-
from-Ikeas-Lack-tables/

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In article -
september.org, lid says...


Note the double height version - this chap shows how it was
done!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STYolyA7j3E

Just noticed a link to a different method at the bottom of the
first one!

https://tinyurl.com/ikea19-rack2

or


https://www.instructables.com/id/20-...strument-rack-
from-Ikeas-Lack-tables/

Absolutely NOT Terry !!!!!

This is an iconic British communications receiver that actually put the
Racal company on the map. It deserves far better than a cobbled together bit
of Ikea tat !

Here is but one of many accolades:

https://www.electronics-notes.com/ar...racal-ra17.php

This receiver saw us through the cold war very well informed from many
listening posts here and abroad

.. . . but thank you for your suggestion

Andrew

On 04/02/2019 18:50, Andrew Mawson wrote:
"Terry Casey"Â* wrote in message
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In article -
september.org, lid says...


Note the double height version - this chap shows how it was
done!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STYolyA7j3E

Just noticed a link to a different method at the bottom of the
first one!

https://tinyurl.com/ikea19-rack2

or


https://www.instructables.com/id/20-...strument-rack-
from-Ikeas-Lack-tables/

Absolutely NOT Terry !!!!!

This is an iconic British communications receiver that actually put the
Racal company on the map. It deserves far better than a cobbled together
bit of Ikea tat !

Here is but one of many accolades:

https://www.electronics-notes.com/ar...racal-ra17.php


This receiver saw us through the cold war very well informed from many
listening posts here and abroad

. . . but thank you for your suggestion

I still think the cirrect retro approach would be a mahogany case with
fretwork edges.




Andrew




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On Monday, 4 February 2019 15:30:40 UTC, Andrew Mawson wrote:
I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so need a
bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to hear from
you

If Sir doesn't want to lash something up out of Swedish offcuts then Messrs Canford Audio, Ltd., offer the discerning customer some lusciously British-built (I'm fairly sure - they used to make their own studio furniture) cabinets in oak and ash, with a variety of door options, from £121 plus the VAT.

https://www.canford.co.uk/Products/1...350mm-deep-Oak

Owain

On 04/02/2019 15:30, Andrew Mawson wrote:
Not quite DIY but lots of technical people on this forum.

I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14"Â* (I'm
adding an RA137AÂ* L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so
need a bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to
hear from you

Andrew

I've got a glass fronted one but that's no good is it? It's about two
foot high.

Bill

On 04/02/2019 16:02, Andrew Mawson wrote:
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On Monday, 4 February 2019 15:30:40 UTC, Andrew MawsonÂ* wrote:
I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14"Â* (I'm
adding an RA137AÂ* L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so
need a
bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to
hear from
you

Something from Ikea cut to size and some rack strip?

Owain

Good heavens NO, the poor RA17 would curl up in shame !

Andrew

There's a well-known hack for turning an Ikea Lack coffee table into a
rack. Here's one set of instructions, but there are lots of better
looking ones on the WWW.

https://www.instructables.com/id/19-...ack-IKEA-Lack/

On 05/02/2019 11:02, GB wrote:
On 04/02/2019 16:02, Andrew Mawson wrote:
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On Monday, 4 February 2019 15:30:40 UTC, Andrew MawsonÂ* wrote:
I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14"Â* (I'm
adding an RA137AÂ* L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver
so need a
bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to
hear from
you

Something from Ikea cut to size and some rack strip?

Owain

Good heavens NO, the poor RA17 would curl up in shame !

Andrew

There's a well-known hack for turning an Ikea Lack coffee table into a
rack. Here's one set of instructions, but there are lots of better
looking ones on the WWW.

https://www.instructables.com/id/19-...ack-IKEA-Lack/



IME the distance between the LACK legs is a bit, er, lacking. Also they
are made of not very dense material (honeycomb paper), and won't take
strain if things are hanging rather that being stacked on each other,
and IF things are stacked then it is a nightmare moving things out.

19" Rack strip is inexpensive, less than 2 quid a strip.
https://cpc.farnell.com/penn-elcom/r...-6u/dp/DP28656

Ye only need 3 sheets of MDF and a backing for something that will sit
on a table, but also think about ventilation.

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On 04/02/2019 15:30, Andrew Mawson wrote:
Not quite DIY but lots of technical people on this forum.

I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so
need a bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to
hear from you Andrew

I've got a glass fronted one but that's no good is it? It's about two foot
high.

Bill

I wouldn't rule it out - how deep is it front to back? The RA17 is 21" front
to back and weighs 67 lbs


Andrew

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On 05/02/2019 11:02, GB wrote:
On 04/02/2019 16:02, Andrew Mawson wrote:
wrote in message
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On Monday, 4 February 2019 15:30:40 UTC, Andrew Mawson wrote:
I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14"
(I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so
need a
bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to hear
from
you

Something from Ikea cut to size and some rack strip?

Owain

Good heavens NO, the poor RA17 would curl up in shame !

Andrew

There's a well-known hack for turning an Ikea Lack coffee table into a
rack. Here's one set of instructions, but there are lots of better
looking ones on the WWW.

https://www.instructables.com/id/19-...ack-IKEA-Lack/



IME the distance between the LACK legs is a bit, er, lacking. Also they are
made of not very dense material (honeycomb paper), and won't take strain if
things are hanging rather that being stacked on each other, and IF things
are stacked then it is a nightmare moving things out.

19" Rack strip is inexpensive, less than 2 quid a strip.
https://cpc.farnell.com/penn-elcom/r...-6u/dp/DP28656

Ye only need 3 sheets of MDF and a backing for something that will sit on a
table, but also think about ventilation.


We put two of those tables in our holidays cottages here on the farm. They
lasted a matter of a few weeks before they went on the fire - they are
rubbish and the thought of hanging 68 lbs off their legs is frankly a none
starter from a practical viewpoint ignoring any other considerations.

Andrew

Andrew Mawson wrote:

"Bill Wright" wrote in message ...

On 04/02/2019 15:30, Andrew Mawson wrote:
Not quite DIY but lots of technical people on this forum.

I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so
need a bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to
hear from you Andrew

I've got a glass fronted one but that's no good is it? It's about two foot
high.

Bill

I wouldn't rule it out - how deep is it front to back? The RA17 is 21" front
to back and weighs 67 lbs


Andrew
I wanted one so much when they first came out! I expect they are not
cheap now, even though they are no longer the best possible.

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Andrew Mawson wrote:

"Bill Wright" wrote in message ...

On 04/02/2019 15:30, Andrew Mawson wrote:
Not quite DIY but lots of technical people on this forum.

I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14"
(I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so
need a bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like
to
hear from you Andrew

I've got a glass fronted one but that's no good is it? It's about two
foot
high.

Bill

I wouldn't rule it out - how deep is it front to back? The RA17 is 21"
front
to back and weighs 67 lbs


Andrew
I wanted one so much when they first came out! I expect they are not
cheap now, even though they are no longer the best possible.


Their performance still compares very well with 'modern' equipment in terms
of selectivity, signal to noise ratio etc IF the various components that
degrade are replaced. Mine was made in 1957 and is currently on it's second
round of replacement of capacitors, last done in the 1970's. It's also
having all it's carbon resistors replaced which results in lower noise
figures than when originally made The Wadley Loop relies on accurately
adjusted and aligned band pass filters, the setting of which requires test
equipment that I no longer have, so I've 'outsourced' the job this time


Andrew

On 05/02/2019 13:10, Andrew Mawson wrote:
"Bill Wright"Â* wrote in message ...

On 04/02/2019 15:30, Andrew Mawson wrote:
Not quite DIY but lots of technical people on this forum.

I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14"
(I'm adding an RA137AÂ* L/F converter to my RA17 communications
receiver so need a bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of
one I'd like to hear from you Andrew

I've got a glass fronted one but that's no good is it? It's about two
foot high.

Bill

I wouldn't rule it out - how deep is it front to back? The RA17 is 21"
front to back and weighs 67 lbs

I take it a bog standard "wall" cabinet is not what you are after:

https://www.comms-express.com/produc...net-data-rack/

Not the prettiest things in the world, but robust and well ventilated
etc with easy access for cabling.



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On 05/02/2019 13:10, Andrew Mawson wrote:
"Bill Wright" wrote in message ...

On 04/02/2019 15:30, Andrew Mawson wrote:
Not quite DIY but lots of technical people on this forum.

I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so
need a bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like
to hear from you Andrew

I've got a glass fronted one but that's no good is it? It's about two
foot high.

Bill

I wouldn't rule it out - how deep is it front to back? The RA17 is 21"
front to back and weighs 67 lbs

I take it a bog standard "wall" cabinet is not what you are after:

https://www.comms-express.com/produc...net-data-rack/

Not the prettiest things in the world, but robust and well ventilated etc
with easy access for cabling.



Sadly those are only 19.5 inches deep whereas the RA17 is a bit over 20
inches plus cabling depth

.. . . but thank you anyway

BTW robustness and solidity win over prettiness any day !

Andrew

On 06/02/2019 14:38, Andrew Mawson wrote:
"John Rumm"Â* wrote in message
o.uk...

On 05/02/2019 13:10, Andrew Mawson wrote:
"Bill Wright"Â* wrote in message ...

On 04/02/2019 15:30, Andrew Mawson wrote:
Not quite DIY but lots of technical people on this forum.

I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14"
(I'm adding an RA137AÂ* L/F converter to my RA17 communications
receiver so need a bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns
of one I'd like to hear from you Andrew

I've got a glass fronted one but that's no good is it? It's about
two foot high.

Bill

I wouldn't rule it out - how deep is it front to back? The RA17 is
21" front to back and weighs 67 lbs

I take it a bog standard "wall" cabinet is not what you are after:

https://www.comms-express.com/produc...net-data-rack/


Not the prettiest things in the world, but robust and well ventilated
etc with easy access for cabling.



Sadly those are only 19.5 inches deep whereas the RA17 is a bit over 20
inches plus cabling depth

. . . but thank you anyway

BTW robustness and solidity win over prettiness any day !

You could go for a 800mm deep cabinet, but they tend to not come any
shorter than 12U. For example:

https://www.comms-express.com/produc...cabinet/?Black

or

https://www.comms-express.com/produc...-800mm-d/?Mesh


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On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 15:30:52 +0000, Andrew Mawson wrote:

Not quite DIY but lots of technical people on this forum.

I'm looking for a table top 19" cabinet with '8U' of height = 14" (I'm
adding an RA137A L/F converter to my RA17 communications receiver so
need a bigger cabinet) so if anyone has one or knowns of one I'd like to
hear from you

Have you looked at Canford? I managed to get a suitable (larger) rack
from them. They do 600mm depth at 7U and 9U, at a cursory glance.



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