Justification
I wanted to build a custom NAS, but I couldn't find any case worth it. Too expensive, or nonsensical, or too big, too ugly, too small… The best option was to use an old pc case I had lying around, give it a makeover to look like a Fractal Design and print a drive bay. No downsides.
Characteristics
- You can use it inside a case like I am (obviously I made it to fit mine) but you can also use it on its own.
- Minimal use of filament and the geometry makes it really easy to print.
- The bay can fit up to 10 disks and 4 80mm fans for cooling. (Actually, it can fit 12 drives if you modify the design).
- I printed it in TPU with 100% infill. I thought that the TPU would absorb any vibrations from both the drives and the fans. But it can be printed in whatever material you want. But if you print it in TPU, print them one at a tiime so that stringing is not a problem.
- The disks and fans themselves are what makes the structure sitff, but in case you are using just a couple of drives for now, like I am, I also added stiffers to place instead of a fan or a drive. Print as many as necessary.
What you'll need:
- You'll need to print 2 top, 2 bottom, 2 top mirror, 2 bottom mirror and 4 joiners. They are cut in the middle to fit smaller printers.
- M3x8 screws to attach 6 of the drives and M3x12 for the 4 drives that overlap the joiners. M3 nuts in case you don't have drives on the joiners. The fans use regular fan screws.
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