Pimoroni NVME Base + Waveshare POE hat (F) standoff/spacer kit for Raspberry Pi 5

This is a replacement standoff kit for Pimoroni NVME base and Waveshare POE hat (F). Somehow I jammed the original ones so bad they had to be ground/cut off, so I designed this replacement kit in plastic.

Aim is for 7mm standoff for NVME base, 16mm for POE hat. You will need 8x M2.5 short heat set inserts.

Print instructions

• Rotate parts 30 degrees on Y axis before printing for added strength

• Needs supports

• Recommend hi temp filament (PETG) or equivalent

• Print 4x of each standoff and one tool piece

• Printing the tool in PLA and standoffs in PETG caused very tight fit for me, but was still usable. Be careful not to press standoffs too hard into the tool or they can get stuck

Assembly instructions

1. Use the tool to hold one (N)VME standoff and one (P)OE standoff securely

2. Use soldering iron to sink the inserts and a flat piece of metal like a 10mm Allen key to press it straight

3. Remove standoffs gently from tool with pliers

4. Repeat for remaining standoffs

5. With the Pi 5 face down, push the 4 NVME inserts through the mounting holes

6. Fold the NVME base onto the standoffs and secure with M2.5*4 bolts

7. Boot Pi, test drive working, flip stack the right way up and insert remaining standoffs. They will clamp firmly to the tongues of the bottom standoffs

8. Attach POE hat and secure with 4x M2.5*4 bolts

9. Test POE working, done!

Disassembly

To disassemble, just remove the bolts for the hat you want to remove and gently pull apart