Entry 121 – 3U Rack Build – Part 1
When a Failed Build Leads to Success It’s funny how one thing can quietly prepare you for...
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Entry 120 – 3U Rack Organization
First Steps Into Outboard Gear: Choices, Constraints, and Learning as You Go If your home...
Entry 119 – Unboxing Day – Part 3
Choosing a Direction: Why Our Studios Become What They Become I’m not certain of the exact...
Entry 118 – Unboxing Day – Part 2
Sometimes You Just Have to Buy the Thing You Wanted I remember the first time I saw the ART...
Entry 117 – Unboxing Day – Part 1
When You Get the Rare Chance to Do It All Again It’s not often you get the chance to redo your...
Entry 116 – The Outline of a Rack Unit
When Planning Stops Working and You Just Start Cutting Building the extension for my 19-inch...
Entry 115 – Tray Completed, Rack Begins
From Perfect Plans to Practical Compromises In a previous post, I talked about how many...
Entry 114 – Starting the New Keyboard Tray
A Small Modification, Done Just Right One of the studio modifications I’m still rather proud of...
Entry 113 – A Few Practical Upgrades – Part 2
Organization, Trial and Error, and Finding What Works In several recent posts, I’ve touched on...
Entry 112 – A Few Practical Upgrades – Part 1
When a Small Decision Changes Everything In a previous post, I talked about managing space in a...
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