does PLA work for this model or should I use PETG or something else?
Raspberry Pi Case / Rack
A fully modular Raspberry Pi server rack.
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@djsf_1575778 PLA works great. That's what mine was printed with.
This is so awesome, thank you for sharing this with the world. I noticed that someone asked for a 5U faceplate and didn't respond back to you, but I would love one. I used the 5U for my 8 port TP-Link switch. I have 5 of the 1U grills I was going to glue together but a slick 1 piece, if it's not too much trouble, would rock. Thanks again, I'll post an update with pics once its complete.
A heads up, I have a few short braided cat6 cables that are really stiff, they can pop the Pi4s out of the tray if I'm not careful or slide the trays out of the rack a little. Get some nice flexible or flat cables for easier management.
@NateArrigoni_708278 I'll see what I can do. Give me a couple days.
Are you wanting something with slots for 5 trays, or just something to fill a gap with a tray at the bottom and top? Do you want airflow or fully solid? (edited)
@dougmeek Just something to fill the face gap with tray slots on the bottom and top would be perfect. A little air flow would be nice but I'm pulling air out from the top to cool it all so it's not crucial. Thanks again and I'm in no rush, take all the time you need. I just appreciate your help!
Honestly this is amazing ... That being said I would have gone with a slightly different approach. I love the whole tray thing, that's a truly great idea. I just would like the option where the panels and doors could be made out of a piece of MDF or something as an alternative (perhaps some cheap alu-profiles and a piece of acrylic) with the trayslides being something you could print and screw onto such an alternative. Would save time (and plastic) and make this print even an option for people with smaller build plates.
@HansEngelen_430635 Sounds like a good idea for a remix.
Any chance you can add a 5u faceplate without the display? I find myself building a second tower due to height, and don't need a display in that one.
@Saxxx0n_806624 Do you still need this? Shouldn't be too hard to do.
what's the minimum bed size to be able to print this? Largest part size I've found is 210x180 but I might missed something. My enderwire shrunk a bit during the conversion (at least for now) so I need to be cautious ;)
@kweg The side panels are 220 x 190 x 10. That's the largest footprint on the build plate IIRC. Maximum Z-axis is 35, which is the fan layer on the top with the hinges. I'm working on another fan layer design for 80mm fans. I should have that done in the next couple months.
omg that cable managment! amazing.
Just printed first blade to test fit my raspberry and another slightly modified to accept raspberry with X825 shield and it looks really promising. It is really great design with lot of thoughts. I am looking forward to print the whole thing and populate it with my Docker Swarm nodes. Thank you Doug!
@owar I can't wait to see how it comes out. Please be sure to post pics of the build.
@dougmeek Yeah of course I will. I am still waiting for the Galaxy silver to arrive for the sides, but I have enough Galaxy black and Pearl red to print trays and faceplates right now :)
Holy shit dude... this is nuts. Love it
@JoshH_27847 Hopefully you made one. It was a very fun project.
