DIY Lack Rack Server Shack

This all started a couple weeks ago, when I decided I would finally start my own home lab and realised how expensive server rack are.... so I went looking for a cheaper alternative.

So here comes another Lack Rack, for those that don't know, as documented here the 55cm Lack Tables from Ikea are the same size as a 19" rack, so I decided that I should procrastinate my ongoing house renovations and venture out to ikea to make my own server rack. Where I ended up getting the Lack coffee tables to make the enterprise edition.

Overall assembly was pretty easy and straight forwards, all you do is screw things together exactly how you think you would. Although it's actually impressive how cheap the Lack tables are in both cost and construction. Luckily though, for when I was having problems I had my two helpers Lord Trazyn the Infinite (ginger) and Inquisitor Katarinya Greyfax (tortoise).

One thing I would say, is I wouldn't recommend using the server rack rails at the side, as they didn't line up amazingly for me, I would just screw them directly in and stack them on top of each other, unless your planning to make something custom, like I plan to, with 3D printing out some racks for tiny PCs eventually.

Additionally, for me, size mattered a lot as it only barely fit through my stair cupboard doors, with the total height of the portable sever rack being 925 mm and my door being 935 mm. That said the rollers are surprisingly good, although I did end up upgrading to 8, over 4 pictured.

BOM

2 X LACK Coffee Tables https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/lack-coffee-table-white-90449905/

1 X Pack of Furniture rollers, I ended up using 8 of the 12 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DX9LL42L?ref=ppx\_yo2ov\_dt\_b\_fed\_asin\_title&th=1)

4 X Straight joining plates https://www.diy.com/departments/abru-steel-perforated-plate-l-140mm-w-60mm-t-2mm/251040_BQ.prd

Plenty of 4 dia x 30 mm wood screws