It’s always fun being able to use my 3d printer for my lab, and since I got a new server to replace my virtual host, it’s time to do so again! I plan on printing out a 1u rack mount unit for the Dell mini PC that I’m replacing my giant 4u virtual host with.
I’ll be using this mount from Printables. Below is a full parts list, though I’ll be skipping a few steps (the back plates and screws for them).
- 2 x PC mounts
- 2 x backplates
- 4 x M4x60 screws to assemble the sides
- 4 x M4x12 screws to attach the back plates
The mount is printed in 4 pieces technically, though I’ll just be using two of them. The four pieces are the two PC mounts, and then two backplates to hold them in. I’m not using the backplates at this point in time though.
The mount requires the rubber feet to be removed, luckily they’re slotted into the bottom of the PC, so pulling them up and out of easy enough to do. They can also be put back in later if you want to pull it out of the rack.
I printed it in PLA with a 0.2mm layer height and 10% infill. It printed out pretty quickly on the Bambu’s (12 hours for each mount)
I’m happy with the results, it looks great and is holding up the pc in my rack while taking up SIGNIFICANTLY less space than the previous virtual host I had.
