Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I get the impression that the main reason DCs need special ventilation is due to sheer number of servers producing a lot more heat combined.
As well, savings can be had by running separate hot/cold aisles - cold air goes into the front of the racks, and the hot air is of course found on the other side of the racks, so that hot air is the focus of the chiller.
Beatiful workmanship though, I wish I could fabricate things like that.
If I need more support while handling shoes, I just sit on the stairs or lean against the wall or hold on to the railing. In other words, there are an abundance of anchor points that aren't free standing.
And thanks for the kind words. This is the first thing I've fabricated out of wood in years. It was very satisfying to finally finish it - metaphorically, as it's not actually stained or sealed.
OpenSCAD seems to be a great tool, are there any reference guides or tutorials you recommend to use it?
Instead, the top surface now holds my daily carry gear and anything I need to take with me in the near future, such as gifts for family.
I didn't do a whole lot of planning for airflow, but it seemed to work ok. The back was more open than the front. I built out a metal frame that was inserted into the box, but afterwards realized that I probably could have just bolted the rack mount rails to the wood and called it a day.
Unfortunately, it was kind of big and unwieldy for keeping in an NYC apartment. I wouldn't be surprised if it's still sitting in the Brooklyn apartment where I abandoned it during a move.
When we first setup the college's server room, we really couldn't afford proper server racks. The carpentry program decided they weren't really that tough to build. They took all the measurements and specs for size and where the holes had to be and went off and said they would get the job done.
So, I showed up to install the new servers and gazed upon beautiful oak server racks.
It was quite functional, but did bring up and issue that LackRack owners might take into consideration: "don't forget to do proper grounding". Fortunately, the school's electrician knew his business and did his part.
I do admit it looked better and was easier to use than the current dull, commercially bought one in the building we later moved to. After all these years, I sometimes miss the old one, but I would have probably gone steampunk on it and that can be bad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFCuE5rHbPA