Re: OT: rackmount rails

[Steve Shockley]

Jacob Yocom-Piatt wrote:
am out of 19" rackmount rails here and would appreciate advice on 
manufacturers and models for both sliding (attached) rails and the fixed 
kind (L bracket).

i am aware that there is a balance between being cheap and paying for it 
later in labor, frustration, etc.

I've had good luck with L-bracket rails from Gruber 
(http://www.gruber.com/gruberind/Store/Products/34-102100.htm), they fit 
in 1U and don't waste any vertical rack space (many shelves waste 1/3U). 
 I haven't used any of their other products.

I have yet to find aftermarket sliding rails that don't suck.  Either 
get the "right" rails and cable management for your server, or use 
shelves or L-brackets.  All the aftermarket slides I've seen use the 
same slides you can find in Home Depot, Lowes, etc. in the kitchen 
cabinet section.