I say “proper” rack because I was going cheap and didn’t realize this one uses threaded holes for mounting instead of the square holes + cage nuts like a big boy rack. (The uprights actually have the square holes on the sides, but the way it assembles, they are just about 1/2" too narrow to accommodate rack mount equipment)
Nothing too crazy… AT&T craptacular modem, Ubiquiti gateway, couple of switches, media server chock full of refurb drives, pihole to keep the ads away, and an ancient laptop for a console. But it was all scattered on some plastic shelving before… Now it’s at least on a wheeled rack where it kinda looks like I know what I’m doing.
Next step is cleaning up the cabinet above it, including a giant mess of coax cables lying in a heap 😅
Dang, that sounds like a beast! I thought about trying to find something like that used, but i think my wife would have (rightfully) shot me down haha.
Printing some inserts/mounts is a great idea!
If you search for the inserts you’ll find people selling them on etsy for shockingly expensive prices but I was always able to find models free elsewhere
https://www.printables.com/model/494697-1u-ethernet-switches-panel like this
https://www.printables.com/model/590749-raspberry-pi-4-1u-rack-mount
Appreciate the suggestions! I love the idea of a modular 1u panel that can swap in various small devices. I think if I had to, I could probably manage to model up something custom, but that is bordering on being not-dull… 😅