Universal Rack Mount Brackets

Universal Rack Mounting bracket

Customize it here!

Easily mount basically anything in a rack. If it fits and you can follow an instruction manual, it can be rack mounted.

I provide two pre-configured bracket panels:

• Apple TV 4k Mount (1st Generation ATV4K (A1842)- any later models will not fit.
• A blank slot. This will be great if you don't intend on using both slots.

Next, there's two end pieces. Don't mix them up, or you'll have a slightly wonky panel. Honestly, not sure why I made them just slightly different, but they are. The one that goes on the right side has a small notch cut into the backside of it.

To attach everything, you'll need 6 M4 screws with corresponding nuts. It's easy to assemble, just connect each end piece to the other and screw it in.

I want to build my own!  

Chances are you don't have all the same equipment as me, so as a result, you'll want to find a way to rack X device. This is a fairly straight forward process, and you shouldn't have any problems if you follow these customization instructions.

1. If you don't have one, create an OnShape account.

This is the editor I used to make this, and it's where you'll have to do this too. Don't worry, it's easy and free. If you don't have an account, go ahead and create one. If you have one, skip this.

You can do this at onshape.com.

2. Go to the project link

I included the link a little earlier, but here it is again. You'll want to go here, sign in, and click on that hamburger menu in the top left. Then, click “Copy workspace". Save it to your workspace, and now you can make edits to your copy.

3. Go ahead and make edits

Now that you have a personal file, go ahead and make some edits. To familiarize yourself with the workspace, try the OnShape tutorials. A little YouTube won't hurt :). I also recommend that you take a look at the brackets I've already uploaded. These will give you a little info that you may need to help make sturdy functional brackets. For example, with the Apple TV, there's a minimum of 3mm lip to make sure it's held in well.

Look up the dimensions of your device or measure it yourself and adjust the blank to reflect these changes. I would recommend that you add a little extra space around your device- not all printers are the same and if yours isn't dimensionally accurate, you make have some issues with the end result.

It starts with a sketch. Just hit sketch, select the back of the blank panel, and just start playing around if you're not too sure what you're doing.

Alternatively- Download the .step and open in your editor of preference.

No, you don't need to use OnShape. I used OnShape, mainly because I prefer it. However, the .step files can be imported into the majority of editors. If you don't want to use OnShape, download the .step files and edit from there.

All design is by me. I've spent lots of time and effort working on this, and ask that you please credit this file. If you plan on publishing a copy, please, remix my file. This will help make sure that your file can be easily found, and that proper credit goes to where it belongs.

Since many factors can change, please not that I'm not responsible for damaged equipment- poor installation and other factors can affect your usage of this model. Design for devices that you're comfortable mounting.

I've licensed this file using a Creative Commons Attribution—Noncommercial—Share Alike license. You can view more about it here.