{"id":822,"date":"2022-01-10T17:16:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T23:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lab.rapternet.us\/?p=822"},"modified":"2021-10-17T19:13:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T00:13:20","slug":"server-rack-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lab.rapternet.us\/?p=822","title":{"rendered":"Server Rack Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I noticed a bit of damage on my server rack recently. The top of it is starting to crack around two of the screws. This isn’t good as it undermines the integrity of the rack and could cause problems in the future, and so I had to fix it. The lid was crushed downwards, likely due from a heavy object sitting on it (more than likely my NAS sitting on it at some point in time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 Screw Failure Points in View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

My plan was to put some glue into the failure points and clamp it back into shape to prevent the wood from breaking off around the damage. With the breakage points glued up, I would next want to reinforce it, this would include putting in 2 1×4 pieces under the lid against the sides of the enclosure. These would be screwed to the sides from both the inside and outside (6 screws total per board). This should make the entire thing structurally sound and repair the damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n