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  • From: grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>
  • To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: lockable equipment racks?
  • Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 13:24:35 -0400

I think you misunderestimate the capacity of my theoretical evildoers for evildoing, but as a stopgap it may be worth investigating . . .

James Hepler wrote:
Forgive my poor visualization of your setup, but I'm gonna throw out an
idea.

At the UNC student union, we used security bolts for all of our rack gear.
It looks like a regular hex bolt, but it has a pin coming up through the
middle such that you had to have a special bit in order to loosen or tighten
them.

Maybe not what you want, but also maybe a cheaper, easier solution. There
are various kinds here:

http://www.hudsonfasteners.com/security.htm?gclid=CMCOhKb-o5MCFRQNkgodsVpBog

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 1:12 PM, grady <grady AT ibiblio.org> wrote:

I need a name for a widget. I can see this clearly in my head & thus
being a naive American, I assume someone has already manufactured
something similar that I can buy. My googling has failed due to word
problems (i.e. I'm using the wrong word, presumably), so maybe someone
here has a better word.

I have some gear, in standard 19" racks. The gear needs to be accessible
24/7, so I can't put it into locking road cases. However, I would still
like for it to not be stolen.

I have in my mind's eye an arrangement involving a piece of angle-iron
(i.e. a long skinny piece of metal bent at a 90-degree angle along its
longitudinal axis) that's affixed via piano hinge to the side of the
rack, such that it can be swung into place to cover the outer 3/4" or so
of the rack ears, including the bolt heads, or swung away to allow gear
to be moved/removed. It can be locked in place via any normal locking
arrangement, such as a hasp & padlock.

If you've seen such a thing (and know where I can procure it), or have a
better Google Brain than I do for this, please let me know.

Thanks,

Ross
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