Modded My Sanus Rack

Lazarus Short

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When you have things on a rack, access to the back to switch wires around, or whatever, can be a problem. My wife introduced me to super sliders, so I made new feet so I could slide the rack around on the carpet. A super slider makes up the bottom, and on top of that, I glued a stout, large washer, to keep the super slider from distorting from weight. Glued onto that goes a foot taken off some dead piece of gear. I cut down the screw post with a forstner bit, nippers, and finished up with a Dremel. On top of that went a circle cut from that foamy, non-skid shelf liner stuff. Now for the Sanus legs, I took off the adjustable footers, laid an inch-and-a-half washer on the bottom of the leg, and held it in place with multiple strips of electrical tape. This all sits down onto the purple non-skid stuff, and the rack can be pulled all over the carpet with little effort or drag. Now to see how it does with a full load of gear...will update later.
 

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It works! The whole affair fairly glides across carpet with the weight of the rack, a slab of plex, a 42-pound Yamaha amp, cassette deck, blu-ray player, tuner, phono pre (heavy), audio timer, and (of course) turntable. Access to the back of the rack is no longer a problem.
 

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Thank you. Currently, I'm having fun loading the rack further with wire, cable, and two VansEvers Clean Line Juniors. It just never ends...
 

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It works! The whole affair fairly glides across carpet with the weight of the rack, a slab of plex, a 42-pound Yamaha amp, cassette deck, blu-ray player, tuner, phono pre (heavy), audio timer, and (of course) turntable. Access to the back of the rack is no longer a problem.
Glad it worked Laz. So that 'as seem on TV' really works!!
 

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That's a slick retrofit for moving your rack around, Laz. I haven't had a rack of components that I didn't have to access the back of, so I applaud you for your efforts.

Nando.
 

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Laz: Nothing like quick access. You conceal a bottle of cognac behind the rack, too?

Nando.
 

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All that talk of modding racks and not one NavLinear post.
 
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