Eurorack DIY Wooden Rail support

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Regular rails for Eurorack Modular Synthesizers are difficult to source, heavy and prohibitively expensive. To assist beginners in keeping costs and barriers to entry low, I designed these 3D printed supports for wooden rails to be used with lasercut (and/or other) cases. For decades (before eurorack was invented) modular synth cases were made with wooden rails permanently glued in, after some years of moving modules around, the wood would usually strip and deteriorate. For this reason I have designed them so the wooden strips can be switched out with new ones if they need replacing. The files include an .skp (sketchup) file if you wish to modify the design(post up a remix here). An .stl file of a single piece, and a .upp file of 12pieces to be used with 3DUP printers. It is best to use a reasonably hard wood like Oak. Pine splits too easily. I recommend predrilling a small pilot hole before screwing in the screws for the first time to also limit splitting. The Oaks dimensions are 9mm x 9mm x the length of your case. The picture contains information about the Oak I use here in Australia from the hardware store Bunnings. The bolt that goes through the case and into the support is M5 and secures to an encapsulating nut in the support. The picture shows how to place the nut in the support - nut point angled into the supports thick base plate then press down with your finger to lock the other side of the nut in. The picture shows the product I use from Bunnings. The nut you use may be a slightly different size. If it is too small, a little bit of glue to hold it in place should work. If the nut is too large then you will need to adjust the .skp or .stl file. Sometimes I find the the bolt doesnt go through to the nut straight and locks the thread, this can be caused by the 5mm hole in the support(file it out a little) or the bolt itself isnt straight(unscrew and try again at a straighter angle). This design is offered free for you to use for personal use only, a lot of my time has been put into producing it and I hope you enjoy using it. Id love to see your pics and remixes put up here. These designs are not for redistribution or resale. For truly unique and crazy modules for your Synthesiser go to:http://nonlinearcircuits.com/http://nonlinearcircuits.blogspot.com