by enlightenearth » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:34 pm
Making your own version of the CH01 certainly is possible, but is it worth the trouble? I highly doubt it. The CH01 more solid than most of rack gear I run across, and is actually quite pleasing to look at.
If you have your heart set on making your own, I would suggest buying one from SCA first. After seeing what a great product it is, you may decide not to try for yourself. But if you still want to, inspect and measure it all you'd like. It should make the custom version easier if you can see the original firsthand. Then if your custom attempt doesn't work, you have the original to fall back on. If the custom chassis works, then you know how to make more. Resale on the CH01 should be good if you don't want to keep it lying around.
But seriously, for the convenience and price, the CH01 wont be beat.