HDD enclosure for Raspberry Pi (or SATA-to-USB)

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This is a custom enclosure designed to house two 3.5" SATA hard drives connected via SATA-to-USB adapters, specifically tailored for use with a Raspberry Pi. I needed a way to connect my old desktop's 3.5" hard drives to my new Plex media server running on a Raspberry Pi, so I created this enclosure from scratch. My previous media server had died, and I wanted to replace it with a Raspberry Pi-powered Plex setup, but the dead server used 3.5" hard drives for storage. Even if it didn't, those drives are cheap, making them an attractive option. I couldn't find any suitable enclosures online, so I decided to design my own using OpenSCAD. This enclosure worked out perfectly for my Plex media server, prompting me to print another one to expand the capacity of our RetroPie system by adding more cheap hard drives. Now I have a black version hidden in a cabinet and a purple one on display. The design holds two drives together (a main drive and a backup), secures SATA-to-USB adapters for those drives, and allows me to screw a Raspberry Pi case onto the enclosure. To use this enclosure, you'll need to print the matching Raspberry Pi case, which can be found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:922740. I've printed the linked Raspberry Pi case over a dozen times, even creating a remix for CNC routers. It's become my go-to design, and others can easily adapt it to this HDD enclosure with minimal modifications. The VESA mounts made integration seamless. Assembly instructions are included in an attached PDF file.