Yep Michaels experiences echo my own. My first DIY cab had wooden rails
and it proved to be a real pain as my module collection increased and I
needed to shuffle the modules around.

My current cases use standard metal rails. These can be a tad tricky to
install - especially as my cab is double width and you need to screw two
together - but it's worth the extra effort.

If your carpentry skills are non existent you can always track down a
local cabinet maker. Important thing is to plan it out well.

If you are having a sloped section remember to allow for module depth
not interfering with the lower row of modules, either keep the slope
shallow or include a spaced section - can be used for multiples (lots of
them) :)

Rgds

David

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From: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com [mailto: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com ]
On Behalf Of Michael Wagner
Sent: 30 August 2006 21:19
To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: 1 Wooden Doepfer cabinets



On 8/30/06, brownchonald < chonald@... <mailto:chonald%40gmail.com>

> wrote:
> Are there any cabinets, like the old Moog Modular cabinets, for
> Doepfer modules
>
> I don't like the way the suitcases look. I want some wooden.
>
> I know of www.nice-racks.com, but I'd like some that is a little wider
> than just 19 inches. Is there anywhere I can get something like this

I don't know about the ones you can buy, but I built one myself,
although I'm not a good/experienced woodworker. In fact, I'm a quite
bad one... The cabinet itself is not that big of a deal (well, you
have to invest some time, but it's not that hard to build it
accurately), but I had problems with the "rails", which in my case are
wooden... I wouldn't do it that way anymore, instead I would go with
the standard-rails, that Doepfer-cases use. It's hard to get good
screws for wood in that tiny size, and if I want to move modules, I
have to be very careful not to break the wooden bars. (I had to use
thin ones because I built a sloped cabinet).

Hope, that helps a bit,
-Michael





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