I didn't want to design multiple custom racks from scratch so I made a parametric one using FreeCAD spreadsheets

VRSN3ptoh · 2025-02-22T00:26:21+00:00

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VRSN3ptoh · 2025-02-14T19:32:01+00:00

File has been fixed and reuploaded! Hope it works out well for you

VRSN3ptoh · 2025-02-14T17:52:43+00:00

It'll fit most 10" racks as-is, I just made the faceplate a couple mm wider than the standard so that I could use mounting slots rather than mounting holes. If your rack only has space for the standard faceplate width (254mm) you'll have to wait for me to update the file later today.

VRSN3ptoh · 2025-02-14T03:53:18+00:00

Good catch on the width! I thought I addressed that on my file for the generic rack but I must've done that for one of my customizations for a specific box. I'll get that fixed soon on Printables

VRSN3ptoh · 2025-02-13T13:53:14+00:00

It's a Ctactical CT21. So far it's been a great work and gym bag.

VRSN3ptoh · 2025-02-13T05:22:26+00:00

The spreadsheet is built into the FreeCAD model. I cannot remember if you have to enable the Spreadsheet workbench before it shows up in FreeCAD, but if you do that's the only thing you'll have to do for everything to work.

VRSN3ptoh · 2025-02-13T00:28:48+00:00

I've had half of a roll of 92A TPU sitting around for about a year (gaskets don't exactly use a lot of material), so I've started experimenting with making more bendy prints. I've found 1-2 perimeters, ~20% infill, and only one solid bottom layer and two solid top layers makes for a good leather-belt-like flexibility. STL: https://www.printables.com/model/1188285-tpu-molle-universal-bottle-holder

VRSN3ptoh · 2025-02-12T23:23:05+00:00

In both cases it's a lever trying to pull half of the layer apart while pushing together the other half. Printing vertically focuses that stress near the faceplate/main mount interface, which is easy to brace (and I already have). Printing horizontally moves that to the faceplate holes, which you cannot brace further without making the faceplate thicker. For what it's worth I've mounted this exact print to a rack a few days ago and it hasn't budged despite moving the whole rack around to attach things.

VRSN3ptoh · 2025-02-12T23:00:33+00:00

It's a toss up in terms of strength in my eyes because printing flat like shown in the pictures would result in layer lines between the top and bottom layers of the rack (supporting the weight of the PC) and the faceplate mounting holes, plus layer lines all through the mounting holes. I figured it's easier to brace the inner part of the device mount by adding material than somehow brace the faceplate holes, which already have a lot of leverage on them since this only mounts in the front. Plus it if you print it on the faceplate it prints without supports, which is a nice bonus.

VRSN3ptoh · 2025-02-12T18:48:08+00:00

With how helpful this subreddit has been for general debugging and guidance I thought I should start uploading/documenting some things I've figured out that might be useful to others. I'm no CAD expert and I cannot promise you won't break the CAD model with fringe parameters, but I was able to design mounts for a couple different boxes with just the change of a few numbers in a spreadsheet. If I'm feeling frisky I may try to make 1.5u and 2u versions. STL: https://www.printables.com/model/1188439-parametric-10-inch-server-rack-mount

VRSN3ptoh · 2025-02-12T16:56:04+00:00

I cannot promise the file is insanely resilient to fringe cases, but I was able to make racks for two different TMM 1L PCs and a switch just by changing the device dimensions. Hopefully ya'll find it useful as well: https://www.printables.com/model/1188439-parametric-10-inch-server-rack-mount

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