Hey guys! Its lovely to see this community is active on lemmy, keep it up!
Just wanted to share my recent project. Low powered PC is ticking inside of this PLA case and its silent home server
I did put a link in URL textbox, but don’t see it. nvm, there it is:
That looks great. Now I’m considering printing my own case 😄
It looks beautiful!
thanks!
I actually thought this was a playstation at the first glance haha. I can’t tell how mini it is… need something for scale… a banana might help!
288x207x343 mm (WxDxH)
Its small for ATX motherboard, but big enough that I had to splir the case in 4 peaces to fit my printer. Ill get banana next time lol
Very nice, you got that futuristic feeling right
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I’m curious, does the lack of RF shielding from a non-metallic case impact Wi-Fi and such like?
Carefull using PLA. PC components can get HOT and potentialy melt the PLA.
Other then that. It looks very good and clean. Do you happen to share the stls?
I printed a case for a small PC that I user as a home server 3 years ago, and I used the cheapest PLA out there. No warping, nothing broke. It is cooled by a single 80mm.
As long as there’s enough airflow to prevent the PLA from actually heating up, it will be fine.
I’ve also had problems with PLA prints delaminating and becoming brittle over time, especially if it’s being flexed or exposed to sunlight. Some PLA’s are worse than others with this, though.
I use PETG for anything I want to last a long time.
