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Topic: My simple rack case tilt solution. |
George Kimery
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Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 4:45 am |
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Here is something I came up with a coup!e years ago that I think some of you can use. It solves 3 problems when you sit your rack next to you on the floor.
1. It tilts the rack towards you making the controls easier to see and to adjust the controls.
2. It gives an exit out the back for your cords.
3. It gives air circulation for your gear.
What you are seeing in the photos are folding door stops. They fold into the case for packing and told out and lock into place when in use. They cone in a plastic bag from Home Depot and are labeled "kick back". This is the locking feature that is essential. The 3 Lowes stores in my area do not have the kick back, on!y the normal ones.
On my SKB case, I was able to bolt them directly to the case (top back side). On my Gator case I had to make some small pad spacers out of 1/2" plywood. I glued them in and clamped them overnight using Lock-tite PL Premium construction adhesive, which is the best stuff for glueing just about anything, that I have ever found. I decided I didn't want to drill holes in my new Gator case.
Hope somebody can use this.
Break a third.....
George
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Ian Rae
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 5:36 am
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Very enterprising, George, but I thought that's what your spare VP's for 
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George Kimery
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Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 6:20 am My simple rack case tilt solution.
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OK, Ian, you have just made my simple solution not look so simple. But what happens when you have to use your spare pedal? Put your RV-3 under it?
Just joking with you. Lots of roads lead to the same place. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 6:56 am Re: My simple rack case tilt solution.
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| George Kimery wrote: |
OK, Ian, you have just made my simple solution not look so simple. But what happens when you have to use your spare pedal? Put your RV-3 under it?
Just joking with you. Lots of roads lead to the same place. |
You use the bad volume pedal.
Cool idea.
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Chris Boyd
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Leonia,N.J./Charlestown,R.I.
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Ian Rae
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Redditch, England
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 10:58 am
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Seriously, George, I admire elegant solutions such as yours - I'm just too lazy to carry them out!
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Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 2:57 pm My simple rack case tilt solution.
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| Ian, I'm with you. If I had thought of just jamming something under it, I would probably not have went to the trouble I did on two cases. Heck, I even have a beautiful mahogany wedge block I could have used. The door stops are more convenient and I can't lose them. |
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Ian Rae
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Redditch, England
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 3:14 pm
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The fact that you can't lose them is the clincher
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Make sleeping dogs tell the truth!
Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
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Tony Dingus
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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 6:15 pm
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Love all of your ideals George. I still have your version of the knob gaurd on my Nashville 112 and still use the string wedge .
Tony |
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 7:24 pm My simple rack case tilt solution.
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| Tony, thanks for the response and comp!iment. I am going to be making some more of my magnetic arm rest pads soon. If you don't have one, PM me your address and I will comp you one when available. I think you will really like it once you use it. |
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