Good or bad Idea for my DIY gear racks. Help.

[Kiwiburger]

Haven't you got enough rattles and spurious noises in your studio? I wouldn't. I just wouldn't.

Rack gear doesn't need stress relief. Maybe wedge in some small pieces of foam if you want to dampen vibrations and take a little stress out.

If that sounds like crazy talk, imagine this: all your rack gear stacked on top of each other, seperated by small blocks of foam. Would it stand up without stress or damage? Of course it would.

[filthyrich]

I was just saying I would suspend chain across the back so that all of the 1/4" cables going in and out of patch bays etc would have something to keep the pressure off the 1/4" jacks and xlr jacks on the back of my gear. I won't be touching any of the rack stuff with chain.

Maybe you understood and it's just a bad idea...but it didn't seem like it.

[filthyrich]

[AlexLakis]

Plastic cable ties around the back rack rails have always worked for me...Do your racks have them?

[filthyrich]

I made my racks myself, so there is nothing in the back for me to tie anything to. I guess I could just use the 0--- hooks into the side walls and tie the cables together and hang them off the hooks with garbage bag ties.