/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1295430
>10 or 15mm aluminum extrusions and laser cut panels.
not a bad idea. personally, I used an old, scrap, steel cover panel I happened to have, and reinforced with 1/2" square steel stock. Pic related(still kind of a WIP). I built this partially as a learning experience, and partially to buy into the flat board PC meme. But up until now, I was careful to fully support the hardware directly on the frame. That HDD bracket is my first attempt at a major structural piece, and is the only thing holding that HDD in place. I am really pleased with how well it turned out. But I don't think I would try to build anything without some type of metal skeleton to build around

>>1295499
yeah, you seriously need to fix that shit. If I can give you bit of advice, I would say start small so you can get a feel for it. Just try to make it work for now, and worry about making it look nice later

Also plan ahead for shrinkage and warping with your printed parts. I dont know if you can tell from that pic I posted, but I designed those HDD brackets with precise screw holes in the middle, and sliding screw holes for the rest.