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Flat Pack Reader Rails

A sleek, minimalist display solution for museums and exhibits — ships flat and bolts together into a rigid freestanding rail.

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Packing

Configure Your Rail

Flat pack rail — ships in one box

Graphics — choose one
any color, included
Add-ons
Your build $ USD + ground shipping, calculated at checkout
Estimated Lead Time
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Custom-built · incl. +3 wk volume
Ships by
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Then 1–7 business days in transit

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Simple Assembly

Ships Flat, Assembles Fast

Parts ship flat with a few connector bolts & a hex wrench. Assembly is as easy as you'd expect!

Flat pack reader rail parts Flat pack reader rail shipping
// Technical Details

Specifications

Materials
Baltic birch plywood
Length
47"
Height
26" at front / 35" at back
Graphic Panel
47" × 18" on the sloped top
Finish
Includes Upland Signature Finish in your choice of color
Graphics
3mm UV-printed aluminum composite (ACM) Optional — priced in the configurator above, or print your own from the free template
Flat pack reader rail dimensions
Components Included
• 2 leg units
• 1 rail top
• 1 rail stretcher
• 1 graphics backer
Hardware Included
• 1 hex wrench (5/32")
• 8 connector bolts (1/4-20 x 35mm) for rail assembly
• 10 connector bolts (1/4-20 x 30mm) for graphics backer
Upland Flat Pack Reader Rail Dollies
Optional Add-On

Make It Mobile

Add a wheeled base to the flat pack reader rail for easy rearranging in your gallery or exhibit space. The casters lock, so the rail stays put once it's in position.

Optional Add-On
The flipbook on a rail top — a designed photo-album spread in sheet protectors on three steel rings

The Flipbook

Three steel rings through the rail top hold ten letter-size pages, and visitors flip through them like a book. Fill the pages yourself, or have us design, print, and load them for $65 each.

The graphics template marks the page zones, so your artwork stays clear.

+ $275 · Ten pages · Archival sleeves

Design Resources

Ready to Design?

The rail takes one 47″ × 18″ graphic panel — provide ½″ bleed all around, so artwork runs 48″ × 19″. The 1:1 template marks the flipbook page zones and is editable in Adobe Illustrator. Any large-format print shop can produce it.

Flat pack reader rail graphics template — 47 by 18 inch panel with flipbook page zones
Graphics Template 47″ × 18″ · 1:1 scale
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Custom Finishes

Custom Finishes

Your choice of paint color included.

Shipping

Easy Shipping

Ships inexpensively via UPS or FedEx.

Design Services

Design Services

Professional graphics available.

// Common Questions

Frequently Asked

Does the reader rail include printed graphics, or just the rail?
You choose right on the product page:
  • Print your own — the finished wooden rail; produce the graphic panel yourself from the free 1:1 template, at any large-format print shop.
  • We print your artwork — we print your finished files on a 3mm aluminum composite (ACM) panel, ready to drop into the rail.
  • We design + print — you supply the text and images, our designers do the exhibit-scale layout, and we print it. The price includes the printing.
Is the rail stable on its own, or does it need to be mounted to something?
It's fully freestanding — once the components bolt together it's a rigid rail. You can anchor to the floor or wall if extra stability is required.
Do the wheels on the dolly lock?
Yes. The casters lock, so once you've rolled the rail where you want it, it stays put. Unlock them when it's time to move again.
How are the graphics prices calculated?
The panel is a fixed 47" × 18" — about 5.9 sq ft. Printing your finished artwork on ACM runs $252. Design-and-print runs $913: rail interpretation is dense, close-reading work, so design takes about 1.5 hours per square foot at our $75/hr rate — roughly 9 hours for this panel — plus the same printing. You supply the text and images; we make them work at exhibit scale.
Can the rail be used outdoors?
No — the wooden rails are built for indoor spaces. For outdoor interpretation, our Waymaker Outdoor Signs are powder-coated steel with UV-stable graphics, made to live outside year-round.

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