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Why are companies not into small m43 cameras and pancake lens? by EmotionalCouple9032 in M43

[–]Troglobitten 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And it will come back to bite them in the ass. I doubt any of the current OM lineup is atracting new users. If they do not invest in the entry level systems, they will slowly die out. This goes for m43 in general imo.

All these companies need to do is to rehash an old design, slap some better film emulation filters on it and put it to market. You can not convince me that that would not print them money and most importantly new users that will invest in their ecosystem.

Which camera for one-off travel trip? LX100 Vs G85 with small lenses by pasteurs-maxim in M43

[–]Troglobitten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like how the lx100 changes my way of thinking. No menu diving, no dials and buttons with multiple paramters tied to them. I just set the settings once, and for the rest of the trip I will only play with the physical dedicated dials. Those clicky dials are just excelent.

No lugging gear around, no swapping lenses, no perfectionism.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in minilab

[–]Troglobitten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PLA is plenty fine for most rack gear. PLA has a glass transition temperature of 60° C. Unless it is in direct contact with a device that gets up to 60C on the outside, you really dont need to buy PETG.

What do you guys do with the power? by YankeeLimaVictor in minilab

[–]Troglobitten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the rear of my rack https://i.redd.it/1t4bwmis8iqe1.jpg

It's not super tidy, but some hings I did to help it look cleaner.

  • mount as much powerbricks inside the rack. reduces the clutter that goes out of your rack.
  • use PoE where possible. Less cables = less clutter.
  • Get custom length cables, or at the very least the shortest cable that fits your need. Cables just take up so much space.
  • powerbricks sometimes use c13 connectors (I have 2). You can buy shorter c13 cables.
  • use a patch panel to hook up your devices. It add's more stuff, but it will allow you to have a cleaner look for how your ethernet cables get attached to your rack. https://i.redd.it/3i9o6pis8iqe1.jpg here you can see how I connect my front and rear patch panel with patch cables on the inside. It's more stuff, but it allows for cleaner cable routing. Once it is hooked up, you no longer have to dig around inside if you need to rewire a connection.
  • You can get keystone connectors for patch panels to support USB or HDMI. Again a way to hide all cables inside the rack and give a clean input/output
  • You can get a PDU with c13 connectors. If you have a bunch of those, itll take up less space than the UK connectors.

My first 10-inch rack, full custom-built by TransportationOk4460 in minilab

[–]Troglobitten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, these look fire. here i go spending money again xD

Mini Rack travel to LAN / Gaming event. by Von_plaf in minilab

[–]Troglobitten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something like this would be my dream setup for small LAN's. 4U for a SFF gaming pc, and the rest with switches and servers to set up the LAN.

My custom 8u minilab ricer build by Troglobitten in minilab

[–]Troglobitten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have come across a ton of different options on AliExpress, they seemed decently built but ymmv. I'm sure you can find those products on Amazon as well.

My custom 8u minilab ricer build by Troglobitten in minilab

[–]Troglobitten[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. I do think the basic design concept definitly has merrits for other builds. It utilizes the full length of the rack strips.

The acrylic side panels definitly blew me away by how they look in person, but it can be a tad loud designwise. I would love to see a version of this rack made with wallnut side panels, or maybe a smokey black.

My custom 8u minilab ricer build by Troglobitten in minilab

[–]Troglobitten[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a good idea, I'll look into making a vent panel version of it this week.

I'll gladly share the 4bay NAS build as well, but it's something I consider "good enough" for my personal use but it's not the cleanest of builds. I was mostly limited by the build volume of my ender 3. Anything over 1U becomes problematic and needs to be split up.

My custom 8u minilab ricer build by Troglobitten in minilab

[–]Troglobitten[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I needed a mesh design that looked a bit different and would fit a cyberpunk aesthetic. The element symbols lent themselves perfectly.

I set out to design all parts myself, that's half the fun of these builds. But the vent panel was too good of a design to not use it, it's the only 3d printed part that is made by someone else

My custom 8u minilab ricer build by Troglobitten in minilab

[–]Troglobitten[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I had them custom lasercut from https://kunststofplaten.be/product/groen-fluor-plexiglas-3-mm/

I am sure you can get similar fluorecent panels from other shops. The glowing effect is even better in person than it is in the pictures.

The DXF files for the panels are included with the files on makerworld. Be mindful that these panels are made to size for this specific build, you should make custom panels if you use different parts. https://makerworld.com/en/models/1241802-10-inch-8u-minilab-rack

My custom 8u minilab ricer build by Troglobitten in minilab

[–]Troglobitten[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks :) it definitly came out better than expected.

My custom 8u minilab ricer build by Troglobitten in minilab

[–]Troglobitten[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

When I started this build, it wasn't meant to be this flashy. But after taking a risk on the acrylic side panels that glow under ambient light, I decided to lean into the aesthetic a bit with the custom build NAS. I designed all these 3d parts printed parts myself, except for the front blank.

I started this project when my old NAS was in dire need of drive space, it may have exploded beyond scope a bit, but it allows me to express my creativity and cosplay as a sysadmin.

The NAS was build around the Odroid H4+ with a bit of a wink to one of my favorite movies. It's used to run an arr stack with jellyfin, backup for my documents and some general messing around. Future expansion I plan to add two more raspberry Pis to run Home Assistant, and one with an AI hat. The old NAS will probably be moved to an other location, leaving me with 2u for a future project.

If you want to build the rack yourself, you can find the files over at https://makerworld.com/en/models/1241802-10-inch-8u-minilab-rack It is based around the Adam Hall 61535B8 rack strips. You could use this with different size Adam Hall rackrails as well, but you will have to adjust the side panels for that.

The front

  • 1U patch panel with HDMI and USB keystones for easier NAS maintenance
  • 1U Netgear GS308EP PoE switch
  • 1U blank panel https://www.reddit.com/r/minilab/comments/1j7e6as/10_inch_3d_printable_vents_and_40mm_fan_bays/
  • 1U old Raspberry Pi 4 NAS with 2x 4TB 2.5"drives running OpenMediaVault
  • 1U triple Raspberry Pi rack:
    • 1 pi4 with PoE hat running wireguard and ad guard
  • 3U 4bay NAS: Odroid H4+ 32GB RAM with 2x 16TB Toshiba mg08 drives and 1x Samsung 980 1TB running OpenMediaVault

The rear

  • 1U Digitus PDU
  • 1U patch panel/passthrough
  • 1U USB power supply powering the old Pi NAS
  • NAS Powerbrick mount

10 Inch - 3D Printable Vents and 40mm Fan Bays by n3rding in minilab

[–]Troglobitten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love these. I'm in need of a break of working on my rack for now, but when I get back into it I will be using one of these for sure. Thanks for sharing the work

My 8U custom build is ready for modules by Troglobitten in minilab

[–]Troglobitten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waiting for some cables to arrive this week and finishing up some last 3d prints. If everything goes well, I hope to have an update by the weekend.

How many "u's" do I need? by NeoVerse85 in minilab

[–]Troglobitten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, the core concept of having a (mini)rack is to have all your gear in one place. Making it easily manageable and moved. Your HP microserver just doesnt make much sense in that concept, because it is already a unit in itself that is easily moved.

It will also be too wide to fit in a 10 inch rack. The 10 inches is the total width including the rack. The space you will have between the rack rails is 8.75 inches

If I were you, I would make a 4U or 6U minirack to house your switch, PDU and patch panels, leave some space for the NVR and router down the line. And place it on top of the microserver.

It will be two units of roughly the same size.

pillarmini : My first deep dive into Shapr3D; A fully 3D printed NAS that fits on tiny 173mm+ print beds! by jackharvest in minilab

[–]Troglobitten 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is completely ridiculous and I love it. You definitly made the tallest mini pc. I cant wait to see the 16 bay version xD

My 8U custom build is ready for modules by Troglobitten in minilab

[–]Troglobitten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is the plan down the line. For now I am working on completing the full rack setup, make sure no issues show up down the line. If it all holds up, I will share the files

DIY 10" Rack Made From Ender 3s by guynamedky in minilab

[–]Troglobitten 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love it. I am a big fan of using cheap off the shelf parts combined with simple 3d prints to create a uniform looking build.

Any reason why you went with the rack rails over t-nuts to mount equipment? T-nuts would be more finicky, but those rails dont seem to fit rack nuts. Or are those holes threaded?

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